Sport Nautique or Sierra Supreme

I am looking at buying a late 80's Early 90's inboard.

Have owned in the past 1984 Barefoot Nautique, 1986 Correct Craft Martinique and 1984 Ski Supreme.

I am currently looking for an open bow that I can put a wake board tower on.
My budget is approximately $10,000.00

I was thinking of an early Sport Nautique 89-90 as my target.
I am aware of the wood stringers in the early Sport Nautique's.

Locally there is an 88 Sierra Supreme for sale that I have arranged to take a look at.
I was happy with my 84 Ski Supreme however this was more of a slalolm wake than a wake board wake. My understanding is that in 84 the Supremes did not have foam and therefore the boat was lighter producing the slalom wake but that the wake characteristics are different in an 88 Supreme?

Also I read on here that Supreme was using composite stringers after 87.

Based on the Sierra Supreme being lower in price to a comparable Sport Nautique and the idea of composite stringers it seems like a relative deal.

Is there something I might be missing or overlooking when comparing the two?

Regarding supreme, i can add the 84 was the last of the wood stringers and open cavity. 85-on were composite and foam filled

The sierra can throw a big wake when slow, it will be very different than your 84 was.

I've ridden a lot behind my friends' 90 or 91 Sport Nautique. The biggest difference between the wake of that boat and the later ones, in my opinion, is the width - the distance wake-to-wake is less at the same line length as compared to the later hulls. The shape is really similar, and it throws a decent wake with a bit of ballast (they run fat sacs on both sides of the engine). With the integrated swim deck and sloped transom, it was also pretty easy to take a wave over the transom when running ballast. Still, it was a pretty good wakeboarding setup for a direct drive.

Also, I shopped around and found mine in Texas for $8k. I replaced the stringers and did a few minor things and we love it so they're out there for under $10k. We also have perfect pass which is a must for wake boarding imo. It has really saved my marriage!

That is an awesome price for a Super Sport, I definitely want to move into a V-Drive at some point.

I ended up buying the 1988 Sierra Supreme and have started another Topic for Supreme owner's as Supreme is now part of the Correct Craft family.
Supreme Owner's Forum