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    Posted: July-17-2023 at 8:01am
Originally posted by Wilhelm Hertzog Wilhelm Hertzog wrote:

Originally posted by 359 359 wrote:

I thought about converting my 2001, but the kids like tubing, my wife wants to learn to ski, and I want to try wakeboarding. Maybe I'll just start with some ballast bags and see how it goes.


That's definitely the way to start, IMHO. I suspect you give up quite a bit of versatility in terms of behind the boat activities when converting to V-drive, leaving aside the massive scope of the project itself. One of the most appealing aspects of the 2001 hull to me is that, with a relatively small boat, I can wakeboard, wakesurf, slalom ski and pull a tube just by varying where and how much ballast (or a wake shaper) is used.
Thats partly why I bought the boad I did. The kids can tube as well as learn to ski, and I can learn to wakeboard and wakesurf. I'd like to have more interior room, but it's usually just me and the kids. Sometimes my wife comes with us. (five total)
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Originally posted by 359 359 wrote:

I thought about converting my 2001, but the kids like tubing, my wife wants to learn to ski, and I want to try wakeboarding. Maybe I'll just start with some ballast bags and see how it goes.


That's definitely the way to start, IMHO. I suspect you give up quite a bit of versatility in terms of behind the boat activities when converting to V-drive, leaving aside the massive scope of the project itself. One of the most appealing aspects of the 2001 hull to me is that, with a relatively small boat, I can wakeboard, wakesurf, slalom ski and pull a tube just by varying where and how much ballast (or a wake shaper) is used.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 359 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June-28-2023 at 10:58am
This was a pretty awesome read. I'm glad to hear your son is doing well and you were able to keep the boat. The picture of him a few pages back looks just like my boy.

Theres a few things I may have missed, like the ski pylon and how you connected the exhaust.

"Passing along" to a father of three? My kids are 9,7, and 4, and just getting into tubing. I thought about converting my 2001, but the kids like tubing, my wife wants to learn to ski, and I want to try wakeboarding. Maybe I'll just start with some ballast bags and see how it goes.
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Well my son if off to school in a few months and I'm hitting the the road in my rv. I would consider passing this boat to a new caretaker if it felt right.
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Glad things continue to get better.   You really built the most unique Nautique I have ever seen and it was well thought out and finished in a very short amount of time considering the thousands of hours needed to complete the project.  It is great you were able to keep it.
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It's been a long time since I've seen this thread. Seems like a lifetime ago from looking at the pictures. The boat has served us flawless over the years. Only thing I've ever done is a impeller at year 7 and trailer tires year 8. Just this year I had to rebuild the carb and pickup in the dist. Don't think any machine has ever treated me this good. It has taught kids to ski,board and skate. It raised my family on the water. I learned how to barefoot on this boat along with all my friends. I would post pictures but it looks exactly the same and the forum is a little challenging with the linking. Hope everyone is doing well.
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I just read 21 pages of this thread, I joined the forum in 2014 so this is brand new to me.
First, very happy that your son recovered and your family survived the stress of a challenge that serious. Amazing that he recovered.

The boat build was a very interesting read with a lot of very creative work done in a very short amount of time. Very Nice and Thank You for the read!
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Wow, I cant believe it's been that long. Glad to hear your son is doing well and the boat is still alive.

Mine has given zero problems over the years (maybe in service a year or so longer than yours) I don't remember exactly. I wonder if anyone else did a conversion over the years.

This was the second email i received today from two projects I was involved with years ago and had long since gone quiet. I heard from an old acquaintance in Italy regarding some vintage motorcycles for the first time in 6-7 years. Emails came in an hour apart....
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Wow,that's a blast from the past. A decade to be exact and seems like a lifetime ago for me. For anyone interested my son is doing great other than being grounded for some slackery.
The boat has been a family friend to us for ten years and has given almost no problems. It functions well and still looks very nice after all these years.
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So I just re-read all 20 pages this afternoon for the fun of it and to learn a little more about stringer jobs and gelcoat work.

I was hoping f&f you could give us a little update on most importantly how your son is doing, and secondly how the v-drive 2001 is doing?

Pictures are of course the best way to show how the boat is doing!
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Pretty good now,we started footin last year before all this went down and got a few months in.Looking foward to this year.
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Ryan,
Good to hear you're hanging in there. I was up in Altus last week and was wondering how things were going.
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Ryan,

Continued thoughts and prayers for your family. I'm glad to hear that there are positive things coming from the struggles you are going through. God works in mysterious ways to help us learn to trust and grow strong. Keep us all posted and hang in there.
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My sons health is good but we have been far from well.I lost one of my best friends less than a month ago and didn't axcept death as a part of life until I lost my *************** soon after which was followed by my wife losing it big time.Funny to me how she held it together our entire marriage even through my sons cancer treatment only losing it after watching me.She literaly has been wearing a mask for ten years so you could imagine how good it feels to take off.Coming out on the back side we are doing better than we ever have but it is still ruff.
Makes you appreciate everything takin for granted on a daily basis.Makes you want to live in the now where life unfolds in front of you instead of the future or the past like I had been for decades letting life pass me by.
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Man was I pumped when I read that your son was doing well and that your family has been doing well through this major challenge.

We will continue to keep you and your family in our prayers as cancer is a tricky beast.

Can't wait to see more pictures of the boat too!
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Glad to hear everything is back on track for you.
Welcome back!!
Also glad to hear you could keep your beautiful CC, which truly is one of a kind... But as you said it so well, replaceable nontheless, unlike your son.

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Hope everyone enjoyed there winter holidays.Im still here along with my son and my wife.I also managed to keep our nautique.It has been a wild ride that I couldn't explain with twenty pages of text and if I could it would be hard to beleive.I did however learn more in the last month than the last ten years of my life.
Anyways,I am looking foward to working on the nautique again and will post pics when we get started.
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Ryan,

Glad to hear your son is doing so well. Our thoughts are with your family.
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Ryan, please know you and the boy have a pull or anything else you may need. I'm right down the road.

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glad to hear the news also....

if you are interested in talking about selling it please email me at caddyondubzz@aol.com or call me at 443 497 0063
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Ryan,

Glad to hear about the good news. Continue to keep us all posted and don't hesitate to let us all know if there is anything you need.
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Hey Ryan,

You can bet your son is in more people's prayers than you realize. Ten years ago my son Chris was diagnosed with a brain tumor and for months afterwords I would bump into people that I didn't even know who told me they had been praying for him. I was very comforting for us at the time and is still very touching.

BTW, that was 10 years ago and Chris is doing fine now, even though that was not the original prognosis from the docs. Keep us posted.

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Its no big deal Jon,they made thousands of correct crafts and I could replace it no problem any day of the week.The same cannot be said for my son who's personality could never be replaced or duplicated.So far we have been very lucky,his cell count is down from 185,000 to 5,000 so it looks like we should be going home today.
As far as finances my wife secured top notch insurance years ago so we shouldn't have any problems other than a few weeks of missed work.I do appreciate the offer but in our situation it would be stealing from kind hearted people.
The only thing I ask is you keep us in your prayers.
Thanks,Ryan
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The only thing that is more impressive than your boat build is your willingness to sacrifice it for your family. I am sure you will find a great new owner for your boat. I wish I was in a place to buy it but unfortunately right now that is not in the cards. I wish there was more I could do to help your family. If you would post your paypal address I would be honored to send a few bucks your way to help out.

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83ski,I have no idea what the boat is worth.I assume it would be about the same as restored 2001.If your interested we can talk about it when we make it home next week.
The way its looking now we should be leaving sunday if he continues the way he is.
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Ryan

Cute little boy you've got there. He looks like a tough one, and it sounds like you've raised him the right way. Running around outdoors, climbing trees, skinning knees, and eating well is makes for a strong kid, able to better handle life's difficulties.
i have not read this whole thread, just the last couple of pages. But what I do garner from your posts is that you and your family have the foundation to handle what has been dealt you.
Being in Michigan, I doubt our paths will ever cross (possibly at a future reunion?). But I'd like to see your boat, but more important, I'd like to meet you and your family.
As others have said, you're in our prayers.
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well i would make plenty of use out of it.....i hope your family is making out ok...keep us updated..

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Gotta ask.. is that a picture of your son setting in the front seat, back on page 18 of this post?   What a smile!!!



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