My green Skier

Really enjoyed the writeup Tim, and really nice work, just a great looking boat!

Colors like that are interesting, to say the least. When they were new they fit in ..... then a few decades go by, and people look at it like "what the hell was Correct Craft thinking" ..... then a few more decades go by and the color is so cool looking that people turn and point when you ride by.

I love it, "didn't push it much past 52". Based on how mine feels at 40 that always sounds like an emergency in a 16' hull!

Sounds excellent Bill, we're booked for July.

Ah WL- yes... April is still early spring for us northerners but now I am following. Hope John coerces you to come along. There has been some talk of reviving the CT mini, would be great to have you guys out here in any case.

Morfoot wrote: .......seems we've had better weather there that last two years y'all had it then at Badin Lake.

Huh? You hittin' the Schnops before lunch today Tim? Remind which planes NOT to get on to today.

Great write up and pictures!

I gave a friend a Honda SL350 for a wedding gift back in the 70s.

I have a picture of her back in the day. You had a great canvas to start with

June update... I sanded and buffed out the hull a few weeks ago, and installed new emblems this past weekend. The discolored gel at the waterline that has been there since before I owned it is finally cleaned up.



Engine break in is just about done... guessing I have close to 10hrs on it now. No bad behavior and it runs very strong. It seems to like the larger 1214 Acme, guessing its turning in the 5000rpm range based on the speed and my calibrated ear. I will have to send the tach out for repair next offseason. Almost time to add a little more timing and dial back the jetting and see what it is truly capable of.

What tach is in there Tim a Mk 24 Teleflex?

No, no Teleflex gauges on this boat. One of only a few boats I've seen with Medallion gauges. There are no brand markings on the tach (unlike the 2" gauges) so I'm not certain who made it. My plan was to send it to Kocian for evaluation, and possible modern guts replacement (like Steve W had done).

Interesting... the 6cyl on the 71+ version is pretty rare. I can only think of 2 Skiers that didn't have v8's after the hull changed. The 6cyl Chrysler was very typical on the preceding 16'1" version that was offered 68-70.

Tim,
Very nice. Great job.

She is a beauty .

AirTique98 wrote:       Loved the story and love these old school colored boats...very, very cool! John must have missed your comment that next water test was scheduled for White Lake as the last I heard he was planning on being there. Appreciate the open invite.....might just get there one of these days...on the bucket list. By the way the dock has been cleared and booked for "flyers" the last week of July!!

jeez I wish I knew how to 'double quote'......but anyhow...

Bill's 1st Correct Craft was a 'green' one......will never forget the 1st time I saw it at Rocky River boat launch.
We skipped Wl in favor of the 50th Icebreaker for the WSWSC..
Am hoping that dock gets plenty of use in July



john

Well done!

Looks great Tim, Takes a long time to put hours on a boat that you don't ski doesn't it. Think it's going to take me all summer to break in the Hurricane.