Convice me, SNOB vs. Brendella

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I will go with Brendella.

MIskier wrote: That era Bredella will be an excellent ski boat, but will have a mediocre wake board wake. Quality wont be up to that of the CC, but they certainly are not cheapo boats like a moomba.

I know Moombas are less expensive than most, but do they have quality issues? Other issues?

I vote Nautique but if thats not enough see if there is a ski brendella forum and ask those guys there is a reason that everybody compares there inboard to a corect craft buy the Nautique in 10 years you will thank us

The Ski Brendella is very similar to the 2001 Ski Centurion we owned. Very pretty boat, but just awful on the water unless it was flat. It took water over the front so easily it was dangerous. Approaching an oncoming wake with passengers in the front the first time, I slowed way down, and gave it a little gas at the last moment. 6 inches of water came over the front, and drenched everyone. The only way to clear even a moderate wake and stay dry was to almost stop, and turn sideways, which gave a very spooky rolling sensation. Very poor design for the real world. My SN is so superior, it's hard to believe they are the same size boat. Every time we cross a big wake, my wife and I just look at each other and smile in amazement at the difference. Don't buy a boat you haven't water tested like I did, it's an expensive mistake.

I hadnt seen that Ultra. Thank you. I went to see the other boat and what a dissapointment. I didnt even stay long enough to get pics. the pictures they showed of the boat were obviously much older as the interior on this one was terrible. Carpet and upholstery was wet and had mold. Scratches all over the gel coat. The hull had places where the there was no gel coat left on it and was down to bare fiberglass. I assume from beaching the boat. Rubber bumper around the boat was gouged everywhere. The new found trailer was horrible and was about two feet short of reaching the transom. The bunks were 2x6 and were on edge as opposed to the hull resting on them. To top everything off the owner did not even bother to get it de-winterized so we could run it. After that it is definitly off my list of boats Im looking at.
On a somewhat good note I went and looked at the Brendella since it was just another 1 hour away. Much better shape, ran great and I know I can get the guy down considerably. (7000 to 7500) The wood stringers just has me leary on that one though.

I leave in the morning to go look at the boat. Hoping the lake is clear so we can get it in the water. If not my plan is that if I like it I will put a deposit on it and have the owner bring it down off the mountain and we can test it on a lake down here.
I'll post some pics when I get home.

mainly just apply some common sense, look for the bow to be against some kind of bowstop, look for the transom to be very close to flush or to stick out from the end of the bunks-if its too short that might not be good depending on how short I suppose. look for the bunks to be in full contact/supporting the hull. Look for good tires. watch for rusted parts/ brakes/ master cylinder. Take a hyd jack and jack it up and spin the wheel and listen- if it grinds...you probably won't get too far. If the boat is really nice and the trailer sucks it looks like you could always get a better trailer and sell off the other and possibly break even on it.

If you have pics you should have posted them then they can really give you some opinions.

There is a mid 90's sport trailer for sale in OH for 500 bucks. Check the craigslist thread.

Get it home, if the trailer is totally crap - I bet someone would help get one of the trailers above out to CO. Or use UShip, as a matter of fact, I know a guy that is hauling stuff this way from the West Coast this week, he might be able to haul a trailer back on his return trip. Found him via Uship.com, lots of those opportunities out there.

bkhallpass wrote: It makes no sense that MB would warrant a boat they did not make, but hey, if they want to, that's fantastic. BKH

Maybe it was Calabria. That would make sense since a guy he skis with is a Calabria rep.

ultrarunner wrote: SNOB's are larger, longer and heavier boats than most of the SN's

Hollywood wrote: FYI "SNOB" is commonly referred to for a SKI Nautique Open Bow. Sport is only one extra letter anyways...

Tiger76 wrote: I payed 10k for my 93 sport a few weeks ago with trailer and think I got a good deal. Hope everything goes your way.

Let's see some pics...

Well I'm going to go lake test the Sport this Friday. The lady came up with a single axle trailer for it so Im going to check it out. Going to see if I can get it for a bit less than the 10k shes asking for it. She told me she is "just dying to buy this other boat" so I was very happy to hear that!

Here is an Inboard Trailer,

Should be pretty cheap to get relocated for you.