1979 Ski Nautique
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Printed Date: May-28-2024 at 9:10pm
Topic: 1979 Ski Nautique
Posted By: jkileus
Subject: 1979 Ski Nautique
Date Posted: August-28-2015 at 2:12pm
| I'm going to buy a 1979 Ski Nautique. I was wondering if it has more of a flat wake for skiing or larger wake for wake boarding? |
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Posted By: C-Bass
Date Posted: August-28-2015 at 2:53pm
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That is probably going to get a pretty subjective answer. What wake are you used to? ------------- Craig 67 SN 73 SN http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6103" rel="nofollow - 99 Sport 85SN |
Posted By: jkileus
Date Posted: August-28-2015 at 4:06pm
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Was hoping for a flatter slalom wake. |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: August-28-2015 at 4:17pm
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It will definitely have a nice ramp for board sports. Regarding slalom wake, by todays tournament boat standards, no it is not very good, compared to most boats of it's same era, it has a very nice slalom wake. See CBass' post above |
Posted By: a0128
Date Posted: August-28-2015 at 4:51pm
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Not sure how this is going to get you a rampy wake for boarding. Doesn't displace enough water. Adding a bunch a ballast will help but only marginally. Hull is better suited to skiing than boarding IMO.  ------------- If money can't buy happiness, explain beer and boats. |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: August-28-2015 at 5:01pm
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Can't answer why, maybe because the hull is so narrow? Owned 2 different CC's with that hull and both had a decent wake for boarding. Never used any sort of ballast other then human either. Sold my 80' to my neighbor and his kid used to ballast it up big time and believe me, it made a big difference. |
Posted By: a0128
Date Posted: August-28-2015 at 5:13pm
I know the 83- 84 2001 hull produced a decent wake for boarding but of course the hull design was different.  Never got to try wake boarding back when I owned my 1979 Ski Nautique as it hadn't been invented yet! ------------- If money can't buy happiness, explain beer and boats. |
Posted By: Dreaming
Date Posted: August-28-2015 at 5:14pm
| I can't imagine a 90-92 NWZ is that much more expensive than a decent 1980 boat. If I were looking for a budget ski wake, that's what I'd be looking for {:)} I think a skier would be much happier with a NWZ hull than either a first/second gen ski, or a 2001, unless you were particularly looking for the older hull styles. There were leaps and bounds of wake improvement through the years. |
Posted By: baitkiller
Date Posted: August-28-2015 at 7:24pm
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I have a '79. The wake is like tripping over a coffee table. At 18-23 mph it will boot you straight up. With a pair of 400 lbs sacks it damn near collapses my knees. Not rampy at all, steep and firm with a straight up vertical kick. My kids love it. Great to learn on. With no ballast my oldest can throw his whole bag of tricks. With ballast he just throws them bigger. Slalom wake at 29 is OK, its better at about 32 with 80' of rope. Still better than my outboard though. ------------- Jesus was a bare-footer............. |
Posted By: 71CCMartinique
Date Posted: August-28-2015 at 7:33pm
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At 20 mph, my 71 Martinique throws a large wake. At 28 mph it is what I consider flat. Maybe not compared to modern hull designs but I like it. Not sure if the hull design is the same or what speed you intend to board but at 22 my Martinique is a PIA due to planing. It's hard to keep at a steady speed. When I first tried boarding, in the mid 90's, the high towers or extended poles were not as common as today. Our intended speed was between 20 and 22 mph. This was a constant fight by the driver. My driver got tired of fighting the boat and picking me up so I went back to slalom. It'll run 25 and above all day at the same level which makes it good for us to ski behind. We don't run the slalom course, just a lot of cut and jump. ------------- ....and the adventure continues. |