Convice me, SNOB vs. Brendella

And I will look at the one for sale by the other member. I am assuming it's in the classifieds.

While I can't comment on the other brand of boat you're looking at, you will not be disappointed with the Sport. I bought a '99 two years ago and I just love it. The versatility others speak about is having a very nice wake to slalom behind, as well as a good hull for wake boarding, in addition to the storage has already been commented on. Plenty of room for 6 adults and gear, and even a few more with kids. So it's an excellent family boat.

I wouldn't get too excited about the one you're looking at with no trailer, it will likely be there. But you do owe it to yourself you look at the '93 that's for sale by one of our members. Looks like a very nice boat, and a unique color.

Good luck.

I am new to the Correct Craft family having bought my first (1986) inboard last summer.

I can speak to the level of quality of CC boats. Having spent all of my summers on a chain of lakes on northern Wisconsin, I have been exposed to a vast amount of boats with varying degrees of quality. But let me tell you, nothing surprised me more than taking my Nautique on the St. Croix river (and sharing it with 40+ foot yachts) and the boat handling the waves amazingly well. The only rattle I get is from the keys...otherwise the boat is amazingly solid. The quality of my Nautique is something I had never experienced before. Even reading the manual had a level of quality about it (well, the writing) that amazed me. It's as if Walt (the founder of CC) penned it himself.

Oh...BTW...these are the kind of boats I deal with on the St. Croix river. The boat handles the waves so well, I cannot come up with the proper words to describe it, other than...quality:

Also I am not sure but a 93 Ski Brendella may not have the turned down bow, I think that came later or was a different model.

93 ski brendella

M3Fan wrote: I know 2 people with Brendellas. They are wood and their stringers seem to vaporize with rot moreso than other wood ski boats. IIRC they are known for more-often-than usual rot issues. Amazingly the guy I know with a '96 was able to send it to MB for a warranty stringer replacement last year! That's pretty incredible MFG backing.

If your friend was able to do that, fantastic. MB does boast that it has the best warranty in the business. However, I don't see why they would warranty a boat made by another company. BKH

bhectus wrote: Boats w/o trailers are hard to sell! My advice is wait it out a little bit and then lowball her when it doesn't sell right away. It is a risk but you have the upper hand! There's plenty more boats for sale and lots of desperate people trying to sell them.

I agree...when you're looking to buy, you get excited, and most sellers know it. Without a trailer, it's gonna be a harder sell, take advantage of it. $10K with a trailer seems more reasonable.   

I know 2 people with Brendellas. They are wood and their stringers seem to vaporize with rot moreso than other wood ski boats. IIRC they are known for more-often-than usual rot issues. Amazingly the guy I know with a '96 was able to send it to MB for a warranty stringer replacement last year! That's pretty incredible MFG backing.

TRBenj wrote: Dreaming wrote: - 1993 was the first year of 100% composite construction(stringers) for nautiques... This is true for the Ski Nautique and Sport Nautique... but may or may not be accurate for the '93-94 Excel/BFN. Not really relevant to this conversation, but just FYI!

True thanks for the reminder

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.

Boats w/o trailers are hard to sell! My advice is wait it out a little bit and then lowball her when it doesn't sell right away. It is a risk but you have the upper hand! There's plenty more boats for sale and lots of desperate people trying to sell them.

NADA bites for boats... IMHO

10K for a 93?

Dreaming wrote: - 1993 was the first year of 100% composite construction(stringers) for nautiques...

This is true for the Ski Nautique and Sport Nautique... but may or may not be accurate for the '93-94 Excel/BFN. Not really relevant to this conversation, but just FYI!

[QUOTE=cojab] but can you guys tell me what's the pro's and cons between them. QUOTE]

To get yourself a balanced opinion,you could go to Brendellafan and ask them. Oh wait-- there isn't one Seriously tho one of the side benefits is to be able to get on here and find help. Granted they help you here with any inboard but sooner than later you'll want to be in a CC.You'd be hard pressed to find a nicer group of people.

MC actually had EFI in '93... including the multiport LT1. It was a rare option though... you dont see it much beyond the 25th Limited models (which got it standard). Thats Indmar though.

CC had been using PCM exclusively for ~10 years at that point, so I wouldnt expect that other manufacturers were getting access to their "latest and greatest" before CC... so unless CC saw the TBI motor as risky, and purposely chose to wait a year, my guess is that they would have gotten it as soon as it was available.