plan B

[nelbird]

The deal on the 96 Sport fell through. Now I am thinking of starting out a little smaller. This will be our first inboard and we are just getting into skiing and wakeboarding. I'm looking at the mid to late 80's ski nautique 2001 models. Are these good boats to do both. Anything I should look out for. I have my eye on a 85 2001 the guy said was in good condition, 700hr and well maintained for 8,000 is this a decent price.
Thanks Ken

[NautiqueJeff]

You might want to take a look at THIS DOCUMENT (http://www.planetnautique.com/CorrectCraftManuals/2001.htm). It gives an overview of things to look out for on older Correct Crafts. Sorry to hear that the deal on the Sport fell through. Sometimes these things are for the best though.

[skinautique]

Nelbird,
Sorry that fell through. Here is my question to you: how much time do you plan on skiing and how much time wakeboarding? Answer that and I will see what I can do to continue to help you. Did the guy refuse the offer?

[lucky]

Nellbird,

The 2001 is a great wakeboard boat, I love mine. This is sort of a shameless plug because mine is for sale right now. Check out my '82 on the classifieds. My boat is turn key ready loaded with all the desired options of a new wakeboard boat. If you have any questions about the model in general though I am always happy to assist.

[NautiqueJeff]

If you're interested, pictures of Lucky's boat can be found HERE (http://www.nautiqueplanet.com/lucky/).

[SGY]

My first CC was a 1988 2001. It was an awesome wakeboard boat. We also skied behind it quite a bit--despite a pretty hard wake. But, skiing never was bad behind it. The boat ran like a top and was truly a pleasure to own.

Do your homework and find a nice one. The 82 by Lucky looks really nice. The good thing with these boats is that they hold their value. So, if you decide that you don't like it or you want to upgrade, you won't get hurt.

P.S. I sold my 1988 for $11,000. It had around 350 hours on it and was in excellent condition.

[get6]

nelbird,

i have a 95 sport that i am just getting ready to list. it is in perfect shape, always garaged, 400 hours. i am in northern california. where are you? if we are close enough, maybe it is worth discussing.

get6

[nelbird]

Nelbird,
Sorry that fell through. Here is my question to you: how much time do you plan on skiing and how much time wakeboarding? Answer that and I will see what I can do to continue to help you. Did the guy refuse the offer? My kids will probely spend the most time wakeboarding my wife and myself have only skied. I want to take wakeboarding up this summer. It will most likely be 60/40 wakeboarding more. The guy would have accepted my offer but I backed out after taking a closer look at my budget. The boat was great, the new motor only had 50 hours on it. It was hard not to buy it. I will upgrade in a few years. But I am definitely buying a CC.

[882001]

i really like my 2001. the only complaint i have is room[esp w/ fat sacs].. and we have learned to deal w/ it just fine. the wakeboard wake is awesome, better than most new "wakeboats"

[morfoot]

My 88' 2001 is still my "other" pride and joy. I agree that there isn't alot of room with a 560pd fat sac in it but my girls (8&5) just accept the fact. The 2001's are great buys and retain value because of the wake they throw. I would recommend buying a extended pylon for sure if it doesn't already have one. You could install a tower but it sounds like $$ is an issue. Extended pylons are under $400.00 easily removable( bridges on lake, boat covers,garage, etc). They make great flagpoles too!! I'm almost 37 yrs old so I'm not a hard core trick thrower. Hurts too much and body doesn't recover like it used too. Man if only I were 22 again! A tower just seems too hard core for my personal tastes. ( sorry to those that have em') If you go to www.correctcraftfan.com under gen discussion/buying a nautique this weekend heading, you'll find more tips and things to look for before buying your first inboard.

[skinautique]

One other option might be to get an early 90's ski nautique. A better skiing wake with a great wakeboarding wake as well (same hull as the sport you were looking at, just shorter). But it will give you a little more interior room (8.5 foot beam). Might be atleast worth looking at! Good luck to you and if you need more help, let me know.

[Nor*Cal]

I'm looking at an 84 SN2001 tomorrow. The seller is asking 2k and the boat has a bad transmission. I am going to do a compression test and run the engine. Assuming the engine checks out, how much would a complete rebuild of the transmission cost?

If the engine is not running what should I check to see if the engine is not worth repairing.

For 2k I could drop 4k into the boat and still be around or under the market price for these boats.

Any thoughts would help thanks...

[thevogt]

Check this place out. I found this while looking for a trans for my '93 Sport Nautique. Don't know if I need one yet, just making plans if I do. Seems reasonable. I was quoted $600-700 to rebuild my PCM 1.23:1. There is a link on the eBay page to their website.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=26455&item=2478306778&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT
Hope this helps.

Gary

[Rick]

I bought my 66 with seawater in the engine. I pulled it and thought while its out I wold have the Tranny done. I had a complete rebuild including shaft( the most expensive part) done by the West Coast dist Boatswain Locker in Newport Beach for $980. The Engine I had completely rebuilt balanced with a new blck 2k. Hope this helps