What are these for 1979 Ski Tique
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Topic: What are these for 1979 Ski Tique
Posted By: NC_Tique
Subject: What are these for 1979 Ski Tique
Date Posted: April-24-2011 at 2:40pm
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I have just purchased a 1979 Ski Tique. I was wondering what the two stainless metal tabs were on the lower transom. They stick down about a 1/4" below the hull
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Thanks from a new Correct Craft owner..... |
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Posted By: horkn
Date Posted: April-24-2011 at 3:00pm
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Sure don't look factory to me.
Looks like those cover up the speedo pitot pickups. Do you have a speedo on the boat that works? ------------- 78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/horkn/fish/nautique.jpg |
Posted By: dochockey
Date Posted: April-24-2011 at 3:25pm
 The Tique had only one speedo ------------- 1989 Teal Ski Nautique 1967 Mustang Harris Float Sunfish |
Posted By: NC_Tique
Date Posted: April-24-2011 at 3:33pm
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I have not had the boat in the water but it has the Airguide pilot pickup on the left side
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Posted By: dochockey
Date Posted: April-24-2011 at 3:39pm
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I guess I would ask the PO
it looks like they are an L bracket of sorts. Has the boats floor been worked on? ------------- 1989 Teal Ski Nautique 1967 Mustang Harris Float Sunfish |
Posted By: dochockey
Date Posted: April-24-2011 at 3:41pm
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I guess I would ask the PO
It looks like they are an L bracket of sorts. Has the boats floor been worked on? Welcome to the site I'm sure we will get to the bottom of this  ------------- 1989 Teal Ski Nautique 1967 Mustang Harris Float Sunfish |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: April-24-2011 at 5:03pm
| A huge mistake! |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: April-24-2011 at 10:10pm
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Homemade trim tabs, early version of the hydrogate LOL. My bet is the boat porpoises like heck without them so that was someones fix. ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: NC_Tique
Date Posted: April-25-2011 at 12:12am
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So by the last post what would be the true fix??
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Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: April-25-2011 at 12:33am
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The true test may be to remove them and see how differently the boat rides, May be that you'll want to put them back on, I do think they're there to fix a ride issue. They may bring the bow down for a better handling boat with a little sacrific of speed. ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: Waterdog
Date Posted: April-26-2011 at 2:07pm
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Nothing like that on my 77 Ski tique. When the boat porpoises (over 50 mph) people in the back seat helps. ------------- - waterdog - http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=3896&sort=&pagenum=2&yrstart=1978&yrend=1978" rel="nofollow - 78 Ski Tique |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: April-26-2011 at 4:22pm
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I had a similar homemade set on an old 1971 Mastercraft that porpoised like crazy. They pushed the bow down for better handling while towing a skier. ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: connorssons
Date Posted: April-26-2011 at 9:48pm
 
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81nautique wrote:Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: April-27-2011 at 12:46am
At least it was a 71...  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: April-27-2011 at 9:49am
Yup, I've owned as many Mastercrafts as I have Correct Crafts. That's the only thing in my closet thought, anybody else...Buehler? ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: April-27-2011 at 12:27pm
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I'll go ahead and dig my grave.
I have always thought that the most beautiful ski boat sitting in the water was the White w/ Green metalflake MasterCraft. |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: April-27-2011 at 1:20pm
I'll jump in there with you. I always liked the original stars and stripes boats...mid 70s to early 80s. Low lean and mean. Someone on here was saying one reason they were inferior is they were flat bottomed and were no good for rough water and they had a low freeboard. Yeah...they are ski boats, how often are you out skiing in rough water and the low freeboard is just more desirable for a number of reasons. Don't want to get wet? Stay on the dock. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: April-27-2011 at 1:43pm
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Neither one of my CC's 16' or 18' porpoised unless there was people in the back.
I would remove the metal pieces, repair the holes. |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: April-27-2011 at 2:30pm
Larry, It depends whether the tubers got out on the lake before you or not!  ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: April-27-2011 at 3:18pm
Pete, If the tubers beat me out, or even if they come out after me, being the courteous boater I am, and given my respect for tubers, I always leave so as to not mess up their good tubing water. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: April-29-2011 at 3:40am
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Some Ski Tiques will porpoise without weight in the back. Some will do it with 2 people in the front! In my book, thats a good thing- that makes for a faster hull. I say remove the tabs.
As far as MC's go, they are good looking boats. Good skiing too. Driving them is not much fun though- even on our 180 acre lake, they ride like crap. 80's MC's and Ski Supremes will almost break your back going over your own wakes. ------------- |
Posted By: GottaSki
Date Posted: April-29-2011 at 12:03pm
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Just wanted to add...
I've witnesed insane porpoising, and correcting the carbuation and ignition made it dissappear. Poor state of tune can make a boat flop. No tabs, no ballast, no adding hook, no bull. So if it bouces, don't rush to put them back on, first keep digging. ------------- "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worthwhile as messing around with boats...simply messing." River Rat to Mole |
Posted By: NC_Tique
Date Posted: April-29-2011 at 8:48pm
| I am ready to get her in the water but I am working on re-wiring the boat and getting everything just right. I found PVC pipes connected to the manifolds and fuel systems issues. I was in the marine industry and I know when it's not right. |
Posted By: horkn
Date Posted: April-30-2011 at 2:06am
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PVC pipes in the manifolds?
As in Plastic elbows that connect the exhaust manifolds to the feed hoses for cooling water?? If so, those were factory, and work just fine. My 78 has them and I saw no reason to replace them when I painted my manifolds after I put on better heads and intake. ------------- 78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/horkn/fish/nautique.jpg |
Posted By: ultrarunner
Date Posted: May-03-2011 at 8:51pm
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Not sure about trim tabs. But in any event, you might as well fix that curl in the prop blade while you have the boat on the trailer.
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Posted By: NC_Tique
Date Posted: May-03-2011 at 9:11pm
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I didn't know those were factory. They will stay then.
The prop just looks that way in the picture. By the way on a reverse rotation engine which way does the dizzy spin. I have the wiring harness apart so I can't turn the boat over to tell. Thanks this is a great forum. |
Posted By: boat dr
Date Posted: May-03-2011 at 9:25pm
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CCW ------------- boat dr /diaries/details.asp?ID=4631 - 1949 Dart /diaries/details.asp?ID=1533 - 1964 American Skier |