Model 2001 Ride Quality

audiodude wrote: the 2001 is a good wakeboard boat or so I have been told, I'm not a wakeboarder. If you want a boat that will do everything you will have to make some compromises.   The 2001 will pull a tube(I know, I know), ski, wakeboard, trick ski, but if you have a bunch of people for a sunset cruise and cocktails not so great.   For our party needs we will be buying a Pontoon or deck boat and use the 2001 for what it is meant to do.

This was the original intent as we also have a decent Pontoon boat. But bc we live in the no wake zone and you have to go a distance thru it to get out, the back and forth of two boats is a PIA so it has sat unused for three years. This is another big factor in getting a larger more multi purpose boat.

well if you are interested in selling the pontoon I might be interested.

You're probably right although my wife thinks I'm a beverly hillbillies kind of guy

fgroce wrote: We have had a 2001 since 1984, and in 1988 Dad got his second one and still has it. Wife complains about the ride being rough at times. Guys don't have that problem. We picked up a 2002 Ski Nautique last summer and the wife likes the ride a lot better, It does not bounce as hard going over the wakes. The 2001's are cool boats like them a lot, but I like my 2002.

Is that because wives have these body parts that like to bounce a lot over waves that we don't have?

I find the boat I want then tell the wife we are going to look at a boat and maybe upgrade from our current boat. I already know I want it. Then I play cool and examine everything while she warms up to it.   So far each time she comes up and tells me we need to buy this boat but does it sly so she does not give up our negotiating position.   At this point she has bought in so there is never that discussion that I got the boat I wanted because I can always point out she told me to buy it.

My 2002 Sport Nautique can take big, sometimes ruff, water a lot better than my 80 Ski Nautique did. It is wider, longer and heavier. I live at a lake with big water and it is a better fit for a busy weekend on the lake than my second generation was. However, my Sport is not a competition three event boat.

merbesfield wrote: We just got back from the lake we were beat to sh*%#t today. Busy day on lake. I know next to nothing about these boats, just found good deal on my lake and bought it. I see all these fancy bigger newer and of course more expensive MC and SN hauling butt and slicing thru the wakes. We are getting killed. So why would someone own one of these? Seriously, not trying to sound like a jerk, I'm asking. My boat is very nice, but needs some love. Interior and likely stringers etc. When I see the amount of work that is required to rebuild the stringers coupled with the terrible ride, I just have to wonder, what am I missing.

I don't have a SN2001, but I almost bought one years ago. I do have another brand 80s inboard though. Why would someone own one? Firstly, it's a beautiful classic vehicle... Just like a 390 4 speed Ranchero, a 427 Galaxie, a CB750, or a Norton. Not everyone likes cookie cutter new boats that look, sound, and drive like every other brand new boat. Not everyone wants fancy electronic gizmos and the obligatory lack of gauges. Give me a big block, straight piped, square windshield inboard any day of the week.

Beyond that, there's no way I could justify spending $100k+ on a new inboard. I don't borrow money for toys (assuming I wanted one), and I can think of many better uses for that money than a brand new boat. $10k or a bit more and you can have a restored 80s inboard with that classic style, a great wake for your preferred sport, and the modern amenities that actually have value like a tower, perfect pass, heater, and seat furnaces.

I put 75-100 hours a year on my inboard in the northeast, and 95% of that is at 22 MPH pulling a rider... Usually dawn patrol and off the water by noon. If you don't primarily use your boat for watersports then an inboard ski boat is probably not the best choice.