Opinions on 1st Wakeboard boat

Need help finding a good used wakeboard boat with a GT-40 for about $11K

This thread left me confused - http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65921/98227.html?1076734216

I dont know my CC hulls for wakeboarding and cannot afford a SAN. Have read the SN's from 1990+ hulls did not favor wakeboarding like other CC models.

Could someone in california look at this DD for me? http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/boa/2767067442.html

or would a V drive be better. I am a beginner wakeboarder.

thanks ahead.

Would you go with an older excel or newer sport DD with the GT-40?

jo-e90 wrote: Would you go with an older excel or newer sport DD with the GT-40?

If money wasn't an issue, the Sport. You're talking $5k+ difference there though.

hmm that 105,90 is concerning, usually a good rule of thumb is they should all be within 10% of each other.

jo-e90 this thread clears up the changes to the Sport hull.

Sport Hull Changes

Jody (F1 Inboards) was working at the factory at that time. So it is straight from the horses mouth the TSC stickers on the 98 Sport are just for marketing purposes.

I can add my 2c here, went from a 89 SN2001 which I only just sold before Christmas to a 98 Sport. The wake on the 2001's is quite a vertical wake and it is hard to get enough weight forward to get a more progressive ramp. I find the Sport wake has that nice progressive ramp which is easier for most beginners to intermediate riders. The 2001 loaded wake is more suited to advanced riders who have great timing on their pop off the wake. The 2001's are great boats as they require very little weight to get a boarding wake. We hardly ever used ballast bags as long as there was enough adults in the boat.

I still prefer the 2001 wake to most anything else. Load it up just like HW said with enough weight that it barely planes off and it is just perfect. Boots you to the moon. It is steep and the water feels rock hard when you hit it, but if you know how to ride it you will learn to love it. Still regret selling my '83.

jo-e90 wrote: Its crazy how you can get into some mid 90 SN's for a little more than what some are asking for their 2001's

My personal opinion - at some point a boat is not new, it's not a classic, its just old. It looks like you might be from Southern California. Correct Crafts of 82-95 are kind of just old boats here in CA, and it doesn't matter a whole lot if it's 20 years, or 25. Here those boats go for 5-12K. Better shape, higher end of the scale.

I tell you what's crazy is all the wrong answers you were getting on wakeworld. I know there are some Nautique owners over there who know these boats much better than that.

BKH

As a 2001 owner (my first boat) and wakeboarder you can't go wrong with an older correct craft but as you have a little more budget than I had and have more choice being US based I would go with a sport 1993 or newer to get away from the wood stringers.
A sport will enable you to progress with a great shape to the wake without being intimidating and as you progress you can add some ballast but take it easy, charging at a massive wake before you have good technique and are ready is a really bad idea.

Find yourself a nice example and be prepared to travel/fly to look at them, there are lots of nice examples out there but they just take a little time and effort to find them, getting a good dialogue with the seller is also a must as you will soon find out more about how the boat has been treated and used.

Yes. The sport is what helped elevate the wakeboard revolution. That was the original quintessential wakeboard boat and ultimately what the first Air Nautique was based off of. For the most part, all CC did was add a tower and some ballast and graphics.

The most reliable motor is the one that has been maintained the best!

jo-e90 wrote: http://www.onlyinboards.com/Details.aspx?ID=29568 Would this boat have a reliable motor as the GT-40?

Mercruiser Mags are Chevy based, and a Mercruiser. So, I would have to think parts are readily available. Also, from images I've seen of them, they look pretty straightforward. A friend of mine has a Merc Black Scorpion (an uplevel Mercruiser engine with higher output) in his Malibu and it's been very reliable for him.

jo-e90 wrote: Which one of these boats have the most reliable motor? http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=59748

That's a tougher call, you'd have to go from boat to boat. I agree with Snobsessed. I was surprised to see Malibu Sunsetters so affordable on the spectrum, but that seems like a good option.

Don't get too hung up on the reliability of a particular motor, these have all proven the test of time IF they have been looked after, my view of the motor is that its something that can be worked on and even replaced if you need to. The most important thing IMO is the hull of the boat, you need to choose a hull that fits with your chosen activities.
Your original post states you are looking for a wakeboard boat, this limits your options to the 2001, sport, super sport and the MC 205 (96 onwards I think) / early DD X-Star. There were a few changes around the 205 hull around 96 which turned it into the X-star DD which is what you would be looking for. Personally I would stick with Correct Craft and stick around here where you can get all the help you could possibly ever need and know that there is nothing that the guys on this site cannot help you resolve.

I went through the process of buying a boat last year and its just a nightmare trying to find something that fits your requirements and is in great condition. My UK budget only really left me with the 2001 as an option for wakeboarding but I was tempted by other brands and different hulls but none of them would have suited my needs and I would have ended up selling it to fund another one within a year or 2 max.
Don't forget its the hull you want so possibly think about reducing the budget for something that needs a bit of work and spend the extra on getting it back to looking and running great. You have seen some of the work on this site that has been done to various boats and there are some amazing transformations.

Hang in there as a Correct Craft with your name on it is just around the corner

Jllogan wrote: Jo where are you at? what part of the country are you in?

MN

No CC's , just a Centurion servo 230 and MC X1.
How is it possible to test all boats at a reunion?

Jo, Check out the reunion section, there are several around the country. depending on your time frame and resources, green lake is the closest. that will be a mini reunion this year, but there were about 40 boats there last year. If you could get down to Florida for SJRR It will be well attended. You can easily get a full weekend on the water without bringing a boat. CCFans are just the best people in the world. I have seen guys that I know have a thousand hours into restoring their boat toss their keys to another member. Two years ago my son received barefoot instruction from members we meet at a camp fire the night before. I was able to partially return the favor last year when the same group had boat problems, and needed a way back to the camp ground with the wives and kids. I sent them off in my boat, my only concern was that the boat would not let them down. The stories I read here of members hospitality continually inspires me to be a better person.