87 Ski Nautique 425hp?

Someone claims, they have a 1987 Nautique, with a 454 with 425hp for sale. Was that motor an option?

That one has been on Boattrader for a while.I e Mailed about pictures about a month ago with no response.

Slow is the word on the 87.Between Baby and Other toys I might find time this winter to finish.Just moved jobs to a Performance type shop.It will be OK to bring the boat in and work on it this winter so I may be the only guy in Wisconsin towing a Nautique in the Snow ! Here is a couple of floor shots before we tore it out.It was broken off of the hull all thru the center.You cannot see the repairs in the Bilge area so I will try to locate those pics as well.

Nope, no confusion. I personaly have footed behind 3 different 80's 2001's with the 425 HP engine, all reside on one lake, there are still 2 there.

It was an 'undocumented' option.

all CC's until late use RH props unless they have switched motors/tranies

I believe so, a factory original '85 I personally had a timing light on, so I was very aware of the direction of the front pully, CW when viewed from the front.

I suspect PCM said you can have the engine any rotation you want, as long as it STD.

Observed one in a stars and stripes Mstercraft powerslot, too.

The 2001 has better manners at 50 + mph, but can bite you.

79nautique wrote: don't confuse engine rotation with prop rotation. when they went to the 1.23:1 tranny all of the engines also went to std rotation fron reverse rotation. But I'm sure you knew that already there didn't you slick.

Kinda hard to miss since I have a LH motor and RH prop, friend.

Ultra, its looking good. Cant wait to see it finished at GL next year.

BTW, I kept looking at the floor seperation pics trying to figure out what the hell was going on. I put the last one right side up and now it makes a lot more sense.



Not a pretty sight. Water must have been running right down there, soaking the foam and the stringers. How bad did everything look when you took up the floor?

TRBenj wrote: 79nautique wrote: all CC's until late use RH props unless they have switched motors/tranies Not that I dont believe you Chris, but thats contrary to what Ive heard. Have you seen one of these 425 hp 454's in person?

i guess your becoming the resident know it all that doesn't know d*ck about any thing, f**king punk a$$ kids these day's what the hell are you going to do to the motor to increase it from a 330hp to 425hp motor???? first thing I'm going to do is reverse the rotation?????? f**king idiot, bullsh*t jack a$$, you f**kin gind the cam differently, mill the heads, increase the compression douce bag you don't create a completely different line to run it down in the factory. Makes a whole lot a since to create new test stands and all the other bullsh*t for a hand full of motors.

I just change my signature and then he goes off in this thread, damn!

Ok I have to remember this thread to come back if I ever get a dry spell of bobchris.

Chris you need to get a babysitter once in awhile or find a clean whooore that's cheap.

Hollywood wrote: I just change my signature and then he goes off in this thread, damn!

Hollywood,

Perfect timing on the signature change

Theres enuff stuff in this thread alone for everyone on CCF to get a "79" signiture tag line and a cheap clean whooore in change.

79nautique wrote: i guess your becoming the resident know it all that doesn't know d*ck about any thing

Is it weird that Im kind of proud to be on the receiving end of that spiel?

Chris, PCM didnt supply motors to Correct Craft exclusively. I know there are plenty of older MC's with LH PCM's. I wasnt implying that there was a "special" a$$embly line for the few 425 hp motors. It probably used existing HO automotive heads and cam- which may explain the standard rotation. The fact of the matter (at least from GottaSki's experience) is simply that those motors were LH rotation.