Looking for a late 80 or early 90 SN

I looking to buy a late 1980's to early 1990 SN. I live in NC

I found mine on ski-it-again.com Keep and eye out there too.

http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forsale/details.asp?ID=8072

You could by my 89 (in my signature)    

I am looking to buy a 97-99 Ski Nautique.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/boa/5217509589.html

Not sure if it's still available but this was in Atlanta a month ago

Sampson 182 wrote: I too am from NC. Just hang around craigslist and keep searching for ski nautique. Good places to keep an eye are around Raliegh , Charlotte , and Fayettville.These areas have high numbers of Nautique's available cause of lots of Lakes and Nautique dealerships in the area.

If you watch Craigslist, they do come up a lot, all over North Carolina. Winter could be a good time to buy price wise, but may not be as good in terms of convincing the seller of the need for a thorough water test. If you are patient, you can probably find what you are looking for at a reasonable price without driving too far. Without looking hard, there are 3 pretty close to Raleigh/Durham on Craigslist that fit your description. There is one recent ad for an 87 in NC in the site's for sale section. White Lake Marine has an 85 listed at $7,900.

What are you planning to use it for?

The link to the boat that is list on this sight did not work not the Atlanta link.

instead of picking a boat, why not start by telling us what your budget is and how far you're willing to travel. for example, let's say you have 6k, so late 80, early 90 seems reasonable. maybe somebody on here knows of a 95 that you could get for 6, but it's 10 hours away. from NC you got a lot of options. and there's a lot of guys here who are real good at finding deals.

If you are skier Id opt for a NWZ 90 and up boat. Better yet a 93 and up, so you avoid the wooden stringer boats.
If you search they come ofter in that price range.

kapla wrote: From 92 and up also a HO engine rated 285hp option came available vs the base 245hp offered in the previous years... Search for ProBoss engine, ford 351W power plants.

Plus be very careful looking at 91 to 94's with the Protec ignitions if a conversion hasn't been made. You can read all about the conversions here. If the boat hasn't been converted, you may want to factor in the cost with your budget since sooner or later the system will fail..

Lake Royale. It is near Bunn, NC

For skiing I would shy away from the late 80s "2001" hull and rather get an early 90s boat.

Yes I ski behind my '83 but that wall of water in the middle likes to test your knees

There was a Platinum Edition 95 Ski Nautique with 150 hours listed on this site last week.   I thought that was underpriced for the model and hours.
150 hours is near brand new even though the boat is so old. I would stretch for it if still available.

EKirby wrote: My budget is around $6k. I am willing to travel for the right boat. I am looking at the boat in Atlanta that is listed in this tread. That is about 5 hours away.

There is a mechanically inclined ATL CCFAN who just happens to also have a red 2001....since you're 5 Hours away maybe he'd be willing to go take a peek?

1999 SN $6000

Seems super cheap, but never hurts to look into it.