94 sanger Open bow vs SN 91 Sport

I have 1991 Sport (620) hours that will need new upholstrey and carpet after this summer. Boat runs great. Somebody wants to trade me for his 1994 Ski Sanger open bow (800) hours, interior in good shape, only one small tear. Carpet in good shape, runs good. Steering assembly recently replaced.

I know that this is nautique forum. But maybe somebody has a technical opinion about which is a better boat.

This discussion might help somewhat, at least some food for thought:
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=25215

Something to keep in mind, your 91 Sport has wood stringers, and could potentially rot. If the Sanger is all composite, that would probably be a good deal for you, but I don't know the facts on the Sanger.

So you foot a lot? Sangers are known to be good barefoot boats, but your Sport might have a better Wakeboarding wake.

I got to see a '92 Ski Sanger up close on Sunday in Wisconsin. Beautiful boat. The guy that owned it cruised up to us to check my boat out, and see if we could provide a driver and spotter to help him with his Sky Ski habit. My son's were glad to oblige, and got a lesson on how to Sky Ski as part of the deal.

I don't think Sanger ever went to composite stringers, but, they supposedly use a proprietary treatment in which they claim their wood stringers will not rot. It is a trade I would consider. Just depends how attached you are to your Sport.

I think I need some more detail before being able to answer your questions.
What model Sanger are we talking about here? What engine is in each boat? What would you mostly be using the boat for? Slalom, wakeboarding, barefoot, general cruising? How many people would you be mostly bringing along with you? Have you driven the Sanger at all?

Yes, this is a CC forum and I don't own a CC. I also don't own a Sanger. That being said, if I was to win a lottery today and I could buy literally any boat of my dreams, it would be a Sanger DXII Barefooter. No question, hands down and not even think twice about it. But I am a barefooter and the Sanger is the cream of the crop as far as barefoot boats are concerned.
I've been in a lot of Sangers. Same for CC's. Both make phenominal boats. The fit, finish, drivability, skiability and quality of construction are extremely well done in each one so if anybody tries to tell you that one is any better than the other construction and quality wise, I would challenge that all day.

You need to be able to honestly answer the questions and then hopefully we can help steer you in the right drection.   

The Sport Nautique is a 91 which also has wood stringers. The engine is a PCM 351

The Sanger is a Mercruiser 350

As long as everything checks out with the Sanger I m sticking to my word and taking it. Its tough decision. The Sport Nautique runs so strong and it leaves a pretty sick wake.

Makes be wonder why the guy with the Sanger wants to trade. Seems like a better deal for you.

I'm guessing the Sport would put out a better Wakeboard wake, that's probably the thing. Is the Sanger owner a wakeboarder?

That's a spammer....pay no attention to his comment.

Brian,
I can only go by what I've driven and skied. But I also admit that the only Sangers I'm familiar with are the Barefoot boats of inboard and outboard variety. Overall quality have been top notch in every one that I've experienced. Steering has also not been an issue in any of the inboards I've driven. Outboards are a different story but that's apples vs. oranges. I've been impressed. Maybe it was just the owners who have tweaked them to that point but then, I find it hard to believe that they drive so similar then.

I certainly respect your opinion when it comes to different boats as I don't know of many people who know so much about so many different boat manufacturers.

At the end of the day, I don't have any issue with either of those boats. I'm a Correct Craft guy, and absent some unbelievable deal, I don't see myself owning a Sanger, but that's ok. One of my neighbors is the exclusive distributor for every Sanger made, and they are built about 100 miles from my house, so as you might imagine, there are a lot of them in our area. I've certainly looked at Sangers as an option for my brother who is in the market.

What I don't get is this trade proposal. What's motivating the Sanger owner to make this trade? The 89-92 Sport is a fine boat, but it's not typically considered one of the most desirable Correct Crafts ever made. The Sanger has a bit more room in it, handles rough water probably better than the CC, is faster, is comparable in wakeboarding, and is poorer in waterskiing. Overall, kind of a big wash.

So, what's wrong with that Sanger? Or, why does the owner want out? Does he or she just have some special desire to own a 91 sport?    I don't know. I'm just not immediately seeing the need for a trade.

BKH

Is there foam in the 91 Sport? If there is then that might be a good reason to go to the Sanger.

I'm looking for a good reason to trade too????

why do you want to trade?

do a search on foam here if you don't know about foam

if you do go for the Sanger you could get it checked out first in downtown San Jose at Topside Marine, they know Sangers real well.

JohnSFbay wrote: Why do you ask about the foam? what does that mean?

The foam traps water which not only adds weight to the hull, but tends to rot the wood stringers much sooner than a non-foam boat.

So John did you get the Sanger?