loud SN

Gary: no, it's not new to me. i've had it for two years and before that an '84 ski nautique that i had for 20 years. and the sport nautique is twice as loud as the ski nautique.
74Wind: it's me that is antique, not my boat.
8122pbrainard: thanks for the welcome! great to be here! as i said above, i've had the boat for a couple of years. i bought it so my wife and i could do some occasional slalom skiing but mostly for recreational use (as in cruising around drinking beer). i used to do a lot of competitive barefoot waterskiing but my shoulders won't take it anymore. so i really didn't need a power boat but there was no way i was going to buy an i/o or outboard so i went for the sport nautique because it had the open bow. i haven't figured out how to post photo yet. when i do i'll post some. thanks again to everyone.

PS: As your name is Antique Boater, what else do you have? If it's antique it's likely an inboard and therefore much louder than the modern boat you speak of, correct?

antique boater wrote: My '96 Sport Nautique is quite loud. This is obviously not a problem when skiing but for cursing around it's pretty annoying.

Maybe your boat has Tourette's. Seriously though is this boat new to you? Sure they are louder than an I/O but even my Super Sport with the motor in the back and with therefore short exhaust hoses is not loud. I guess it's all what your used to.

Search "fresh air exhaust" it's a tip that goes underwater. I believe it quiets down the noise at idle.