76 Ski Tique themes

I thought I remember seeing a Ski Tique with red letters and red top stripe with a blue lower stripe on a 76 (although it might have been a Ski Nautique or a different year). I seem to recall all red interior. Can't find any pictures now.    I'll continue to look.

Mojo wrote: Whatever the striping (graphic) color is, go solid inside to match. Can't go wrong, never go out of style, never get laughed at..... Solid color, same color piping.. Have them just stitch in the pleats with the padding and it will come out perfect !!! Moj'

77 with all stitched pleats:


the X with all stitched pleats:

Yeah, I know Gary- the Spradling Flotilla that CC used was one of the ones that was discontinued just a few years ago. Luckily the Dolphin seems to be readily available!

It seems you double posted... so here are mine and Pete's comments:

TRBenj wrote: 87jct90 wrote: I really like keeping things factory or making it look like it could have been factory. I've deviated from original a few times- though in general, I definitely prefer they look just like they did when they came out of the factory. I cant say that Ive ever regretted a "keep it original" decision. I cant quite say the same for my other choices of modifications- and I happen to think I have pretty good taste, in general. Over time, my enthusiasm fades for the personal touches I previously added... with the 2 exceptions being engine modifications and structural improvements, of course. CC never did any bicentenial boats, as far as I know. I can only think of a few boats that look good in red, white and blue- the '73 Ski Nautique is one of them. That wouldnt look quite right on a Ski Tique though, IMHO. Definitely dont embroider anything on the interior. Most people use artistic freedom on their own boats. Its actually rarer to have a really nice, all-original boat. I know that those are the ones I always appreciate more when I see them! Just my 2 cents.

8122pbrainard wrote: I agree with Tim on this one. Yes, there are some times that one must go non original but in this case, I feel you may be going "too far".

Tom, thanks for compliment on my (former) '78. I know my Uncle Todd is enjoying it now! Although I still think they look great, the interior and carpet choices I made on that boat were some of the ones I probably would not repeat. We're trying to keep the Barefoot Nautique much more original- at least appearance wise. We installed blue grass carpet and when the time comes, will be replacing the interior with original pleated blue skins. The original vinyl (Flotilla Blue Horizon) is no longer available, but I've identified a suitable replacement that still has some of that "marbling"... Dolphin Naugahyde DOL-71 is a good match for the medium blue CC's from mid 70's through early 80's. I would highly recommend it! [We're using the burgundy version on our '80 Ski Nautique as well.]

FYI, replacing packing is about the simplest job to perform on a direct drive. Its a <$10, 15 minute job.

Hey Jonathan, good to see you back on here. I just wanted to put in my vote for "keep it original"!! My vote for the sweetest Tique interior has to be Tim Benjamin's old '78. The original blue seats looked really 70's, I think his white pleated seats were really classy and still looked "original" enough to be true to the period. I was planning on going that way if I had kept your boat. Although I do think the Spirit of '76 idea has a little appeal - I was born in '76 and it was a little detail that attracted me to that boat Anyway I think the blue/white/black outline logos look fantastic on those boats.

How did the boat treat you last summer? We had a great summer here, but plenty of little issues with my new boat that had me missing the Tique occasionally! Hope she's still treating you as well as she did me!

-Tom

Make it look like a Master Craft at least then they would be able to claim they built a Quality boat

Lol I have the flag pole, I was afraid of making the boat look too tacky. I don't mean that in a bad way. I love the red white and blue but sometimes it can be overdone. I just like how the car companies came out with special edition bicentennial cars that were not overdone. I might scratch the idea and just go original.

I am planning to overhaul my interior within the upcoming weeks on my 76 Ski Tique. I really like keeping things factory or making it look like it could have been factory. I was thinking about doing a bi-centennial look on my boat. Did Correct Craft do anything like this in 1976? If not, do you think it will be neat to set it up that way? Or should I just stick to factory specs?

I am planning to rebuild the whole boat eventually, but my seats are rotted through so I am going to start there. If I do a bicentennial theme, I was going to do the interior as red, white, and blue and I was thinking about stitching into the seat '76 and so on. I really don't want to make it look like a 76 Master Craft (stupid boat)

If I did this theme, I would later on down the road make the Ski Tique signature on the side also somehow an American flag theme.

What do you think? Good idea or bad idea? Or any ideas would be great, I was also thinking about doing something special on the motor cover.