'93 nautique

thanks guys for the complements on my purple/black 93 sn have owned since 95 with 80 hrs back then 700 hrs now got rid of proteck .boat will be passed on to my son at some time.(how could not like purple,wife gave ok and she got a anniversary ring tied to the mirror on delivery from rons nautiques,still married 32 yrs

Bag_Man56 wrote: Orlando76 wrote: Mojo wrote: Didn't like the purple ?????????? Seriously?? And the red outside with a purple inside looks better?? WTF.. Is it me?? That is one ugly ass combo.. Better have just painted it white.. Or never mind, just leave it alone.. I couldn't agree more. Wow guys, iim just going to take a look at it. I'll admit the inside should've been done at the same time. Obviously my taste is not as high as yours, but like I said I can deal with cosmetics. If I do end up with the boat it's hard to be proud first timers with this floating around.

My comment has nothing to do with your taste or why you're looking at this particular boat. It had all to do with the odd choice in color change, while the interior looked to be a great shape. maybe the guy was planning a change down the road,,, whatever. Just making the observation.. Sure its a cheap starter unit. I started with a lot less... ((((( But it sure did look better)))) hahahaha.. Good luck on picking up your 1st Nauti !!!

Ramlin single axle Joel, if it's as nice as the pic looks that Sport will sell quickly.

Bagman if you can stretch the budget a bit that Sport would be a great fit for you and your family where you may outgrow a closed bow much sooner then the larger roomier Sport.

Smart to stay true to your budget. Don't spend money you don't have.
On the other hand, need to spend what you do wisely. A cheap boat may cost a fortune. Patience is the key, and also the most difficult, IMO.

BKH

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/eat/boa/6092842710.html
Here's a sport a lot closer (comparison only to the NC sport) while both are sweet boats I have a hard time going past that 10k$ mark

Agree with Quinner. For a non competitive skiing family, that 99 sport looks sweet. And it is OBO. And a great color combo and comes with some good extras. I am biased as I have a 99 sport, but nonetheless I think you would enjoy the open bow and extra storage. The ski wake is not bad at all for a recreational skier. If you could swing the extra $$, it would be a good option to look at, wouldn hurt to make an offer, never know when the owner may say yes. Plus most here really like the GT-40, I do.

Bag_Man56,

I get it. Not the first time guys on this site have rained on someone's parade. The thing is, the opinions are objective. There's nothing to be gained or lost by telling you what they see. People on this site are amongst the most active buyers and sellers of these older Nautiques. Most look at sales adds for these boats daily. So they have a pretty good idea of what the market will bear in terms of both price and tastes.

Rather than focus on whether cosmetically pleasing, or not, my perspective that you should focus on the economics. I don't think you are getting sufficient discount on that boat to overcome the non-standard cosmetics. I did a quick search and found a nice 93 in Orlando asking 8500. Another in Minnesota asking 9000. There are dozens in the 10-12 asking range, and would probably sell for less. Here in CA, I see this era of boat under 10K, often.

So, if you paid 7500 for the boat, there is no way you could fix the graphics, or the upholstery for less money than you could buy another boat ready to go. If you go the upholstery route, even a cheap job will exceed 1500. If you go the graphics route, who knows.

Personally, I would think that if you can't get that boat for $5K or less, then I would pass. Even if you can get over the aesthetics, you will have to find another buyer that can get over it when you want to sell.

My unsolicited $.02

BKH

Mojo wrote: Didn't like the purple ?????????? Seriously?? And the red outside with a purple inside looks better?? WTF.. Is it me?? That is one ugly ass combo.. Better have just painted it white.. Or never mind, just leave it alone..

I couldn't agree more.

Gary, will you guys be trailer boaters or will you have a home dock??

Not sure if you can swing a few more bucks but a 99' sport will have a very comparable slalom wake to the 93' yet offer quite a bit more seating, space and storage then the 93'. You give up a little of the "sports car" tracking/handling but it does not sound like you will be running the slalom course so that should not matter.
Saw this 99' Sport in the diaries, looks like a nice boat.
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forsale/details.asp?ID=9482

You guys are great. We're not competition skiers or even close. I'm really just tying to get into a quality boat for the family (5 and an 8 year old) that the kids can enjoy for a while to come. I want it to run when we get to the lake and have a great day while out. Smaller cosmetics I can deal with like the decals and stuff. Would like the interior to match but can be dealt with. I assume the "re-gel" is a lot better than a paint job? Don't need to worry about any of that stuff either.

Then it probably has the standard 351 w/240HP not the Proboss with 300hp, in 93' both those motors had carbs.

Yea Gary, that's like buying your chick new booby's and then having her wear nothing but turtle necks, geez

I'd bet big money it wasn't gelled. Either way, pass pass pass.

Sorry TimBob! ;)

According to the email I received from the owner this morning, it is NOT the Protech and it was re-gelled in 2005.

I too have skied on that lake back in the 80's, nice little lake.