Reproduction 1986 Dash Plates
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Category: Buy and Sell
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Printed Date: April-27-2024 at 5:33am
Topic: Reproduction 1986 Dash Plates
Posted By: akora12
Subject: Reproduction 1986 Dash Plates
Date Posted: March-13-2013 at 4:16pm
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I recently made a reproduction dash plate for my '86 Silver Nautique and decided to make it available to anyone else in need. I spent over 100 hours designing the template and graphics for the plate so that they are an exact match to the original. The plate is created from a sheet of raw aluminum that is machined to size and incorporates the bend at the bottom. In contrast to the original plates that were screen printed, this plate is abrasion resistant and has a life expectancy of 20+ years of constant outdoor use! I opted to leave off the lower warning labels since the decals are available, and replaceable if scratched by the keys, which is common. A single plate runs $550, which includes shipping with custom packaging to protect the plate. A group buy with two or more orders drops the price to $450 per plate. I'm literally clearing just enough money on these to justify my time dealing with the printer, so while I know the price is a bit costly, it's the actual cost for the printing and materials. Production takes approximately 3 weeks. Feel free to email me with any questions. Ryan    ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
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Posted By: bhectus
Date Posted: March-13-2013 at 5:22pm
Holy $hit that is awesome.  ------------- '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 |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: March-13-2013 at 5:30pm
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Ryan, Those look amazing. Wish I had the extra cash to throw down... Maybe some day. ------------- |
Posted By: KRoundy
Date Posted: March-13-2013 at 5:53pm
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Zach - maybe N3 should stock those? ------------- Previous: 1993 Electric Blue/Charcoal Ski Nautique Current: 2016 Ski Nautique 200 Open Bow |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: March-13-2013 at 6:47pm
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I would but I don't see the demand on boats that are only worth 5-8k bucks. Plus there would be more mark up from me. Thats direct pricing from the company Ryan works with. I would love to put one on mine bcause it would probably outlast the boat ------------- |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: March-13-2013 at 7:29pm
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$300 set up plus $150/panel sure seems cheap to me Zach. That might go down with a higher quantity than 2? I find it hard to believe you couldn't sell a couple of these! Nice work Ryan, it's beautiful! ------------- |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: March-13-2013 at 7:41pm
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Nicely done. ------------- |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: March-13-2013 at 7:53pm
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Thanks for the warm feedback everyone. Zach, we can chat on the phone if there's s possibility for N3 stocking these. The price gets better with quantity. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: March-13-2013 at 8:59pm
| Looks Great !!!!! |
Posted By: jmarchal
Date Posted: August-12-2013 at 3:48pm
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Hi Ryan, The dash plate looks amazing. I know you mention that you opted to leave off the warning labels however is it possible for them to also be screen printed for a true original look? If so, will that add any cost to the production? Regards, Jeff ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: August-12-2013 at 4:26pm
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Color screens aren't very durable, which is why I opted to produce the plate without the warning labels. Correct Craft went to the sticker labels in '88 so having them for this application is still on par with the factory methods. By keeping the stickers separate, I was able to keep production costs as low as possible and still guarantee a minimum of 20 years of constant outdoor use. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: jmarchal
Date Posted: August-13-2013 at 11:23am
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Thanks for the quick reply. Do you have any others interested in purchasing the dash plate? My thought is we could order together and save $150 each. Is this a possibility? I am willing to hold my order until you have two or more to produce. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: JPASS
Date Posted: August-13-2013 at 12:42pm
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Looks great. I would so buy this if it was for my year boat. ------------- '92 Correctcraft Ski Nautique |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: August-13-2013 at 1:35pm
I've had a few one-off orders so far, but no group orders. If anyone is interested in a dash plate anytime in the near future, please let me know and I'll notify the respective parties and obtain the reduced pricing. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
jmarchal wrote:Posted By: jvhstl
Date Posted: August-13-2013 at 3:21pm
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I am interested in a dash plate if we can bundle a few orders together to reduce the production costs. I too am not in a big hurry, the dash plate on my boat has needed some attention for the past 10 years.... akora12, I sent you an email expressing my interest. I hope you received it. Thanks in advance for sharing this. |
Posted By: jmarchal
Date Posted: August-15-2013 at 11:22am
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That came together quickly. You now have an order of two with jvhst1 and I. Are we able to proceed at the discounted amount assuming jvhst1 is agreeable? How do you take payment? PayPal? Please touch base when you can. Thanks. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: August-16-2013 at 9:24am
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jvhsti and jmarchal...please private message me your email addresses and I'll send you individual paypal invoices. Thanks for your interest! ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: ChristinesMarine
Date Posted: August-16-2013 at 9:43am
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Ryan, Please email me at NautiqueSkins@aol.com. We may want to stock some dash panels. Thanks, George |
Posted By: subpainter
Date Posted: August-16-2013 at 12:22pm
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will this dash plate work on the 85 SN? If so I would definitely be interested in one. |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: August-16-2013 at 12:39pm
It will fit, but the graphics are a bit different since '86 was the 25th anniversary year for the SN. Also, you'd have to drill two small holes to the right of the tach to mount a distribution block on the backside unless you relocate it. It was moved lower on the '86. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: Got Tiques
Date Posted: August-16-2013 at 1:25pm
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Ryan, How close is it to the 86 Barefooter sizewise, and would you consider changing the "Ski" to "Barefoot" and delete the 25?? Todd ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4811" rel="nofollow - '78 Ski Tique |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: August-16-2013 at 1:41pm
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Todd- can you shoot me some the rough height and width of your plate, and I'll see how it matches up with the SN layout. I can certainly adjust the graphics for your application, but I suspect the printer will charge another $100 setup fee. I got that charge covered when I printed my own plate so I didn't have to transfer it on to any subsequent buyers. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: P71_CrownVic
Date Posted: August-18-2013 at 11:40pm
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As much as I shouldn't.............. I'm in if we can get enough people. I seriously have been looking to dress up my tired dash. The graphics are all worn...you usual 27 year old boat stuff. Let me know! And if this works out, then I'll seriously have to get my Air Guides refurbished... ------------- |
Posted By: tillerytiques
Date Posted: November-04-2013 at 11:04pm
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Ryan, Any hold-outs for a group buy. If so, I'd be interested. My original is in great shape except for the hole cut for a radio. Would like to put it back to original some day. ------------- Stuart 2006 SV-211 TE 1986 Ski Nautique 2001 Concord, NC Lake Tillery, NC |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: November-05-2013 at 9:51am
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Stuart, there are currently no hold-outs for a group buy. I had a couple of orders a month or two ago so most people are just buying as needed. If you'd like to wait, just send me a PM so I can get a hold of you if more orders come in. Thanks! ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: November-05-2013 at 10:27am
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Ughhhhh, you're going to make me buy one of these some day. It's just money right? ------------- |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: November-05-2013 at 2:06pm
It's well worth the money, and I can say that because my dash was more than what I'm currently charging!  ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: November-05-2013 at 3:17pm
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Haha yeah. Seems as if my floor operating properly is more important than a shiny dash at this point though ;). ------------- |
Posted By: lakedog55
Date Posted: November-10-2013 at 2:58am
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Ryan, Lakedogg 55 here whats my special price for selling you the template? Just kidding they came out very very nice. Maybe next year in the middle of a rebuild now. Very sweet ------------- Lakedog55 |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: November-10-2013 at 10:39am
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Ha, I wish I could have bought the template! I spent a ton of hours getting the plate to be an exact match to the OEM one, but I'm happy with the end result. Thanks for the interest everyone! ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: lakedog55
Date Posted: November-10-2013 at 2:09pm
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I sold you one out of a 84. But how you got them that perfect is wonderful. Hats off. Mike ------------- Lakedog55 |
Posted By: nautique frk
Date Posted: March-11-2014 at 8:24pm
| Ryan, That looks awesome !! |
Posted By: ScottZ
Date Posted: March-12-2014 at 12:24pm
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Nice dash plate! ------------- Scott Zuelzke Lake Mitchell , AL 1984 Ski Nautique 1972 Skier |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: March-13-2014 at 2:43pm
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I'm glad everyone likes the plates. Here are a couple of pics of the dash plate installed (with lower stickers added). http://s46.photobucket.com/user/akora12/media/DSCN2707_WEB.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s46.photobucket.com/user/akora12/media/DSCN2701_WEB.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: ScottZ
Date Posted: March-13-2014 at 2:49pm
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Nice Is it possible to send you the old dash plate and have it reprinted? ------------- Scott Zuelzke Lake Mitchell , AL 1984 Ski Nautique 1972 Skier |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: March-13-2014 at 3:48pm
The graphics have to printed on a flat piece of aluminum before the holes are laser cut and the lower taper is bent. However, I went to painstaking lengths to make sure every detail of the plates are exactly as they came from the factory, including the plate thickness and material. In regard to the printing process and materials, the plates are actually better than factory. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: TRIP
Date Posted: March-13-2014 at 4:04pm
Nice! I'd be interested in one for an '85 (after I finished a dozen other projects...  )------------- http://www.flyzone-cr.com" rel="nofollow - FlyZone Costa Rica Wakeboarding http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=8406&sort=&pagenum=1" rel="nofollow - 1997 Super Sport |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: March-13-2014 at 4:06pm
I plan on setting up an '85 plate here soon so please let me know if there are any others interested in that version. I started with the '86 since that's what I have, but I have to imagine there are more people in need of the non-anniversary specific plate. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: ScottZ
Date Posted: March-13-2014 at 5:16pm
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OK. Just a thought. I did not see that question being raised earlier in this thread. ------------- Scott Zuelzke Lake Mitchell , AL 1984 Ski Nautique 1972 Skier |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: March-13-2014 at 9:53pm
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Ryan, I completely missed this thread!  The dash plate looks fantastic. It's always a pleasure to find someone willing to spend the time and effort reproduce anything as close to original as possible. Great job!  ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: jmarchal
Date Posted: May-20-2015 at 12:24pm
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The installed dash plate looks amazing! I cannot wait to finish up my install. Where or who did you source the warning decals from? I have searched the forums with not much luck. Yours appear to be a perfect match to the originals. Thanks. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: May-22-2015 at 9:56am
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Jeff, I'm glad you got the dash installed and looking good. If you get a chance, I'd love to see some pics of the finished product. The decals can be purchased from Paul... http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13737&PN=1&title=re-produced-correct-craft-decals" rel="nofollow - here's the link to his original for-sale post. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: skinaut
Date Posted: June-02-2015 at 11:42pm
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That's beautiful Man I need one too. Unfortunately I can't justify the cost with my priority list. Nice work akora12 ! ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/images/3984/photo1.jpg" rel="nofollow - 86 Ski http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/chinewalker/boats/May820015.jpg" rel="nofollow - 70 Centurion |
Posted By: jwweathers
Date Posted: July-09-2015 at 12:44am
Did you ever get set-up to reproduce the '85 dash plate. I am interested. Thanks, Jeff |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: July-09-2015 at 10:03am
I actually have a batch just being completed now. It's too late to jump on that order, but I can easily get another one started. For those interested in the '85 panel, please voice your interest here. Jeff, I'll message you. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: mpr156
Date Posted: July-10-2015 at 2:39pm
| Some interest here....cost estimate? |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: July-10-2015 at 2:51pm
For a small group buy, it would approximately be $450 per panel for the '85 version. The price drops to $350 per panel for an order of at least 5. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: 86ER
Date Posted: November-11-2015 at 3:00pm
| I am interested in the 1986 dash panel. I only need one, but I'll take two and hold on to one for someone else in the future if it makes it easier for you. Sent you a PM as well. |
Posted By: tillerytiques
Date Posted: November-16-2015 at 10:12pm
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I still have an interest in one for my 86. Sent you a PM. ------------- Stuart 2006 SV-211 TE 1986 Ski Nautique 2001 Concord, NC Lake Tillery, NC |
Posted By: Davidjohnson
Date Posted: November-19-2015 at 10:02am
| I am redoing my 1986 2001 can you send me the picture of the dash plates completed? Would be happy to buy one if it looks like a good match I don't remember it having any curvature on it . My boat is in Austin Texas and I live in San Antonio I got up there's refurbishing it for me |
Posted By: akora12
Date Posted: November-19-2015 at 10:16am
David, Photos of the completed plates are posted above in this message, both on and off the boat. PM'd. ------------- '86 Silver Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: jwweathers
Date Posted: November-21-2015 at 8:53pm
| Do you have enough for an '85 dash order? |
Posted By: bwinn
Date Posted: November-22-2015 at 8:33pm
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Posted By: Davidjohnson
Date Posted: December-31-2015 at 2:34pm
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Hi -when will I get. My dash plate I ordered? Thanks |
Posted By: 67nautique312
Date Posted: March-18-2016 at 12:26pm
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Ryan, do you still have these for sale? thanks Paul, I sent you a PM... ------------- 1963 Classic (handed down to my daughter) 67 Riviera 68 barracuda 1971 Ski Nautique Promo 86 Silver Nautique 1995 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Footin95
Date Posted: October-20-2016 at 12:13pm
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Hey Ryan, Are you still making these 86 Nautique dash plates? If so, I'm interested in buying one |
Posted By: RSB3
Date Posted: December-21-2016 at 11:38pm
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Are you still making dash panels? I would like to redo my 1985 ski nautique 2001, cost? Thanks, Bob ------------- RSB3 |
Posted By: Silver
Date Posted: January-30-2019 at 7:32pm
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Are these plates still available? Thanks. Tom ------------- Tom |
Posted By: ScottZ
Date Posted: February-13-2019 at 11:13pm
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Are these dash plates still available??? ------------- Scott Zuelzke Lake Mitchell , AL 1984 Ski Nautique 1972 Skier |
Posted By: chavonbravo
Date Posted: May-05-2019 at 7:06pm
| Interested in 85 dash plate, still making em? |