95 Ski Nautique ok for wakeboardin |
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ccfan_nc
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Posted: August-11-2013 at 1:09pm |
I'm a long time fan of cc and just about to purchase my first one! I have a choice between a very nicely maintained 88 with 700 hrs or a pretty well maintained single owner 95 with 470 hrs priced better.
I slalom and I'm just getting my kids into water sports. I'm sure we'll want to learn wakeboarding. Although I like the 95 roominess, I'm concerned the wake will be too flat for wakeboarding? I've definitely read that on searches already. Wondering if kids could still have a good time on a wakeboard on a 95 or do I need to stick with the 88? |
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bhectus
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Get the '95. It will still have plenty good wake for wakeboarding. I could do any of my inverts and spins behind my '96 that I wanted to with some added ballast.
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ccfan_nc
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bhectus -- thanks for your prompt reply! How much ballast did you add and where? I've read about some folks adding 1k# which doesn't leave a lot of room for skiers. What was the optimal wakeboard speed?
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Bri892001
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How old are your kids? Are they 15-19yo budding competition level riders?
If not, I would go with the 95. That would be a No Wake Zone hull like mine. It makes a nice little ramp at wakeboard speed. Yes, the 88 wake would be bigger but... With the 95 you have no wood stringers, more room, and more accessible bow storage. You may potentially also have a more powerful engine potentially. Although, it depends on the option as it could be the same also. |
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bhectus
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I put a 600lb on each side of the dogbox. So 1,200 lbs total ballast. With 4 people in the boat plus ballast it puts out a very respectable wake for a slalom boat. Speed all depends on the rider. I rode at 23-24mph at 75' of line.
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'02 Ski Nautique 196 w/ 5.7 Apex bowtie - Sold
'87 Barefoot - sold '97 Super Sport Nautique - originally custom built for Walt Meloon '97 Ski Nautique '83 SN 2001 |
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MI-nick
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what he said...i did basically the same thing for years in a '93...now have an '88 and a Super Air...both of which are better (obviously) than the '93, but the '93 was perfectly adequate.
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As far as I can tell, I'm not quite sure...
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ccfan_nc
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Thanks everyone for replies and thoughts. I test drove the 95 and it was pretty beat up compared to the 88. Plus the price came down a bit on the 88 and had a flitepipe and bimini top and was in excellent condition. So we're now official SN owners and really excited! Will post pic to our profile.
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KRoundy
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Congrats on your new boat! A test drive was the right idea.
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