Potential buyer
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Printed Date: December-04-2024 at 4:27am
Topic: Potential buyer
Posted By: yater
Subject: Potential buyer
Date Posted: December-18-2004 at 7:06pm
| I'm absolutely hooked on these boats. I have spent the last 7 summers bumming rides on friends' boats and I'm ready for one. I've spent countless hours on and behind an '85 barefoot nautique and an '82 ski nautique. I also helped my roommate build his '62 century resorter (we actually wakeboard behind it) a few years ago but I LOVE the old nautiques. I'm just thinking out loud here but I'm a college student with a limited budget and can swing the $5000-$7500 range. It seems there are plenty of nice ones at that price. Is there anything I really need to know about the '82-'89 nautique before I commit to anything? |
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Posted By: 882001
Date Posted: December-18-2004 at 7:26pm
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http://www.planetnautique.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=PostWrap&file=index&page=http://www.planetnautique.com/CorrectCraftManuals/2001.htm
86-89 have way better interiors. 89s have a gear reduction tranny {no big deal imo}. all share same hull. ------------- kemah texas http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=163&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990 - 1988 skinautique "2001" |
Posted By: yater
Date Posted: December-18-2004 at 11:24pm
The more I look through this site, the more hooked I get. I know that the '85 had a much nicer interior--nicer seats all around and maybe longer? It also had a 454 but that '82 REALLY ran well. More motor than I would ever need. I also really like the ski tiques and see a few nice ones in the "diaries"--man, I can't WAIT!!--oh yeah, I'm in Texas if anyone has a lead I should check out
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Posted By: 882001
Date Posted: December-19-2004 at 1:42am
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where in texas. the barefoot is a different hull than a regular 2001. i dont see needing the 454 unless your pulling a bunch of longline barefooters. ------------- kemah texas http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=163&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990 - 1988 skinautique "2001" |
Posted By: yater
Date Posted: December-19-2004 at 2:55am
| I'm not interested in the barefoot for myself. A buddy of mine has one and I've spent most of the last 7 years on it. His parents bought it for him brand new in '85 when he was 14 years old. Just gives you an idea how tough that boat has been. She's REALLY thirsty and has great pull out of the hole but I don't need it. I was refering to the interior as compared to my other friends '82 2001. The barefoot is more comfortable. I guess I'll have to settle for whatever I can afford right now but it looks like I can't go wrong either way. I've found plenty of '82-'85 2001s right around my price range--Oh, I'm in Tyler, Tx |
Posted By: yater
Date Posted: December-19-2004 at 3:33am
| Also, what about the '76-'81? I see some great looking '78s--any significant changes between then and the 2001s? |
Posted By: yater
Date Posted: December-21-2004 at 2:11am
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Anyone? I see they used the 351 in the '78 nautique. Any major difference between that and the early 2001s?
Also, I've tried to contact Bob Bryant with the white '78 nautique for sale in arkansas but haven't gotten a response. Does anyone know this guy/boat? |
Posted By: 882001
Date Posted: December-22-2004 at 2:26am
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78 imo the wake is too steep for wakeboarding. get a 2001. ------------- kemah texas http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=163&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990 - 1988 skinautique "2001" |
Posted By: yater
Date Posted: December-22-2004 at 2:48am
| Ok, just going through my options here. Does anyone use a tique for wakeboarding? I love the idea behind the tique and don't have a big "crew" to haul around. Keeping the boat in the garage would be very nice too. Has anyone added a skylon to a tique? A tower is out of the question |
Posted By: jelly
Date Posted: December-23-2004 at 4:03pm
Looking for my first 2001...I guess in the 84-89 range. I've always admired the Barefoot model, and from what I'm reading it's a pretty powerful boat. I always regret when purchasing cars not getting the v8 instead of the v6. Is the 454 Barefoot just not practical? In other words, I don't want to purchase a regular ski nautique and regret not getting a barefoot. Primary use would be wakeboarding/kneeboarding, and crusing the lake with the wife and kid. Any thoughts on this? I've seen a lot of nice 454's in the 11-13K range... |
882001 wrote:Posted By: mrese
Date Posted: December-23-2004 at 7:23pm
| Don't get confused and think a "regular Ski Nautique" is an underpowered Nautique. It is not the same as a V8 vs a V6. Like 88 said, unless you are pulling mulitple longliners, there is more than enough power and torque in the 240 hp to suffice. No one can say what you may regret later on, but rest assured that the "regular Ski Nautique" will satisfy the requirements for wakeboarding/kneeboarding, and cruising the lake. You may even get to cruise and little longer between fuel stops with the "regular ski Nautique." |
Posted By: 97sport
Date Posted: December-23-2004 at 8:17pm
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I use a extened pylon on my sport and it works great. Also a friend has one one his Ski Nautique and it works for him, but he has to add alot of weight to get the wakes rideable. The boat should fit in a 24 foot garage with no problems. Getting back to the 454, You will never need that much power. A 351 will pull the balls of a brass monkey. ------------- life is short live it!!! |
Posted By: jelly
Date Posted: December-23-2004 at 10:42pm
So pulling a 220 pound wakeboarder is cool? If you’re just cruising around, is there a huge top speed difference? I would assume both the 351 and 454 would run around 45-50mph at best?
Hahahahahahahha. The last time I was in a 454 was 10-12 years ago, but I do remember it being very powerful. I also remember going around a 1-mile island at full throttle and using a quarter tank of gas with the 454. So basically what you’re saying is the 454 is about as useful as tits on a bull? I mean all of the 454's I've seen around people seem to be getting 11-13K for them, what is a good price range for the 351 say between 84-89? Thank you both for the great input... |
Posted By: jameski
Date Posted: December-24-2004 at 12:24am
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With the 351 in my '78 I can barely crack the throttle and pull multiple boarders up. As a matter of fact, I have never found ANYTHING that my boat is underpowered for (and we do it ALL!). One time I was towing a disabled Bayliner and I would only give it partial throttle because I was afraid I would break the ski pylon out of the floor. These boat are used for pulling pyramids of 15+ skiiers at the shows. I've never understood using the 454. I guess it's like the motorcycles with a Chevy V8. ------------- current boat http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1977 - 94 Sport Nautique previous boat http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=601 - 78 Martinique |
Posted By: 97sport
Date Posted: December-25-2004 at 12:59am
Jelly I have a friend who is 245 lbs. and never use more then half throttle at best and I'm 200 lbs. The 351 with a carb. will pull both of us on slalom skis. Never even grunt's. On wakeboards the pull is even easier. My sport tops out at 47 m.p.h. @ 4800 r.p.m. Never knew how good a nautique was until I got one. What a pull. ------------- life is short live it!!! |
Posted By: 502 Python
Date Posted: December-25-2004 at 3:03am
| For boarding I could never see needing more than the small block. For footing where top speed matters for one foot tricks, a big block or an otboard is the only boat I have found to get me to 46 mph for tricks. For slalom or boarding, my GT-40 was way more than adequate!! |
Posted By: jelly
Date Posted: December-26-2004 at 2:37pm
Better gas mileage with plenty of power...sounds like the Ski Nautique is the way to go!  Thank you everyone for the great input. In this thread it seems like the 86-88 have nicer interiors...thoughts on that?
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