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    Posted: August-03-2012 at 12:47pm
I know some CC guys like Supra...or thought I knew that.

Buddy is looking for a wakeboardish boat, found a pretty nice 90 Supra for sale and was wondering if it would be composite floor/stringers or wood and glass like our older CC's.

Other things to look for?
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Mine's a 99, i don't know how much about the older ones.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Patman79 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August-03-2012 at 1:00pm
Like most manufacturers Supra switched to composite in 93' I have a 98 Saltare and it has been an awesome boat. I'm trying to get rid of it now only because we don't do a lot of boarding and we want a center console. Anybody wanna buy a 1998 Supra Saltare?!
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Send some pics to me Pat. emails my username at gmail.com
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Thank you sir, I'll send it to my friend.
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Patman is correct all 93s are composite there were a few 92s. The tell is the round windshield. None of the 90s are composite and they can have the same stringer problems as early CCs. Check the Supra forum for more info.
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Seen some rotten supra's first hand and they're no different that our CC's. I'd say doing a stringer job, if one was so inclined, would be much hard as you'll have to remove the deck.

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I tried a search without any success trying to find Andy's complete thread on his Supra stringer job. It got pretty intense with the work he had to do especially removing it's cap. However, the last time I did see it, he had removed all the pictures from photobucket so the thread was pretty blank.


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i had a 87 saltere and the rot issue in these buts is much worse then any cc documented on this site.to look at my boat you would never know.it was all original,looked great and had very low hours.you could have cleaned the stringers out with a spoon
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I saw an older (mid-late 80's) Supra Sunsport the other day going by on a trailer. I found it interesting how little V there was in the hull as compared to the older Correct Craft's of the same size/purpose.

The Southwind and Martiniques all had very deep V's. The Supra's seem to have virtually no V at all. I would think they would have a much better ski wake for bigger, open bow boats vs. the CC's.
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I would reconsider the option of a 90 Supra altogether. By the time you weight it down to what you need to get a normal (not extreme) wake, it's nearly sinking. There is a lot less rom for error compared to a Nautique or Mastercraft in the same age/price range.

Great skiing boats though !
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I also own a 89 Supra Sunsport. I bought it new in 89. The old Supra boats were built by George Fowler. They are Totally different than any other boat built at that time. Way ahead of their time IMO.The hull is a deep V bow with a flat ski boat like aft. What model are you talking about?
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Sorry for the late reply. It's a 90 Supra Saltare
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote nautique frk Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August-06-2012 at 1:08pm
older Supras are really prone to rot, the thick carpet used would hold in water and moisture. To do a correct stringer, floor replacment removing the deck cap is needed. I like the lines and hull shapes of the 80's to mid 90's Supras, usually a deep roomy boat that rides good.
They were way before everyone else on having a luxury inboard with an open bow and tons of space. There is a 86 Supra Beast (Big Block) in need of restoration near me that I have considered picking up for cheap
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote The Dude Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August-07-2012 at 8:17pm
I had an 87 Saltare that I liked a lot. However, mine had the floor and stringers redone in 1999. PO did the job and said he wold never do it again. I think it's a pretty common deal for them.

Last week I skied behind a 89 SN and a 90 ts6comp. They had identical engines. I'd chose the SN any day for almost every factor. It was faster out of the hole, rode better, doesn't nose dive as easily, has more room, more comfortable aft seat, more accessible storage... The wake on the Supra may have been very slightly softer at 34mph, 15 off. I like the lines of the Supras back then, but the SN would have been my choice.
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