Hull Difference Pre TSC

skiing at 36 is just a "few" years behind me. Unlikely that this boat is gonna pull me in the course but when/if it does, its gonna be in the 30-32 at most range.

So far I have found 3 boats that fit. Of course no way any of them are within 500 miles of here. One in Maryland, One in Orlando, and there was one in NH, which is close, but as its the twin to the one in Maryland but $2K more and is gonna need iterior while the one in Maryland has a new interior/carpet already. Orlando looks really nice with GT40 but gee, its only 1800 miles away.

I have a question on The protech motor picture that I posted above. Its from a 94. Can anyone tell me what these were rated HP wise, and is there any way to tell which transmission these boats came with, or do you have to ask/see it.

I think the main difference in the pre-TSC hulls is the wake at longer line lengths. The sweet spot on my '02 (TSC2) is 28 to 35 off, but the biggest improvement over the pre-TSC boats is the 22 wake. In my experience, this has been the pattern through the years with many boats; I started behind a '73 MasterCraft that had a jump ramp for a wake at 15 off, but was barely there at 28 off/36mph. My '81 Nautique was slightly better at 15 and 22, and just a bump at 28.

The ProTec was definitely a disaster/learning experience--the common cure was to "regress" to a Holley! My '02 is a dream in comparison in terms of powerplant--worth making friends with your banker to make the step up.

It is interesting to see the table with all the various design iterations--makes me slightly nostalgic for the old '81, which would peg the speedo way before full throttle. When I built the motor in '94, I cleaned up the ports slightly and added an aluminum intake with a little stronger midrange. I had already converted to electronic ignition, and kept the Holley dialed in; when I was too tired to ski at the end of the day I would amuse myself by embarrassing my buddies in their new boats...

I can honestly say that when skiing behind newer boats than mine, up to the 2012, at 28 off and beyond I can't feel any significant improvement over my boat--at least that's what I'm going to keep telling myself unless I have a financial windfall..