New 2001 owner

Sampson 182 wrote: Welcome to the 2001 boat club I love the color scheme of Black/red/white. Its got to be my favorite next to Grey/blue The boat looks like its in top 10 condition by far. Any issues you see from your first look over?

You call that black? Looks navy blue to me. Maybe the pictures are bad.

My test drive / "sea trial" was seamless. It was quiet, smooth, lots of power. It made the lake feel small. I truly hope the motor is trouble free for me. That is my biggest worry buying a boat older than a few years. The only issues really are cosmetic, and they are pretty minor.

- center bottom of hull needs gel coat
- stereo doesn't work and hangs loose - I'd remove it but there are some holes cut
- horn doesn't work
- lame rear speaker install, definitely removing, need carpet (is this it?)
- trailer bunks need some refastening
- some hinges
- one speedometer has bugs in it, see if I can clean
- need a cover

Some of this may be obvious, but I'd rather say something you already know than be quiet while there's a chance you could make a costly mistake

Netdewt wrote: My test drive / "sea trial" was seamless.

"sea trial" is just slang right? if you plan to use in salt water you will need to flush the engine meticulously. they're not made for that.

Netdewt wrote: - center bottom of hull needs gel coat

Once you fix it, don't drive it up on the beach like the PO or that will come back

Netdewt wrote: - stereo doesn't work and hangs loose - I'd remove it but there are some holes cut

Keep some of the gel you use to patch the bottom if its gel holes, otherwise don't let that keep you off the water. I've seen plenty of good running boats with a hole in the dash or a spot of bad carpet

Netdewt wrote: - horn doesn't work

air horn, $10 fix, makes you legal, gets you on the water

cool boat, looks like a great find, congrats and welcome

IAughtNaut wrote: Some of this may be obvious, but I'd rather say something you already know than be quiet while there's a chance you could make a costly mistake Netdewt wrote: My test drive / "sea trial" was seamless. "sea trial" is just slang right? if you plan to use in salt water you will need to flush the engine meticulously. they're not made for that.

Yeah. That's what a sailor I know called it. No saltwater anywhere near me. The boat has never left MN/WI, as far as I can tell.

The seller already had an airhorn in the boat. Good to go.

I just listed things I see needing attention someday.

The speaker and stereo holes are in the rear sidewall carpet, in the upholstery behind the throttle lever and opposite, and in the dash for the head unit.

Whoops ....I forgot that the 89 went to a 1 to 1:23 tranny so it wouldn't be a 540 or 542. The 2068 seems a bit pitchy to me but trbenj is the prop guru around here so he'll chime in with what should be on there for what you wanna use the boat for.

Platform brackets can be purchased here.......

Removeable Platform Brackets

The horn can be replaced or could be a simple task of making sure its cleaned up and wiring checks out.

To each his own on the stereo but its already there so if it we me I would replace it. Definitely go with marine grade speakers but I've always just dropped in a non marine head unit. I've been out on the water at sunset many a times with the girl of the month having a cocktail and listening to some Kenny Chesney or Buffet. It is a nice addition to have on the boat IMHO but I'd definitely replace the rear boxes. A guy on a now defunct 2001 website came up with a cool speaker box that incorporated a cup holder. He made a frame, pulled a Tshirt across it, epoxied it up, covered it in glass then carpeted it. Really cool addition to his boat.

lewy2001 wrote: The 2068 is just a 470 with more cup. Would not be my first choice for a 89 but should work OK.

What would be?

So the black is really blue?...the trailer is blue?...the black side and the strip on the interior is not black !?😯

Congrats ! The 2001 club is a club you'll join and never leave. If you do you'll be back some day. Did that boat perhaps come out of Warsaw Indiana ?

Ahh cool. Now that I think the one for sale down here might have been grey hull not white.

Single exhaust came in 1989. Hard to flip but anything is possible.

Congrats on the new boat!!!!!

I love that your stripe colors are opposite of me.


and if you need more room in the garage, we added a swing away tongue, but did require some front end modifications.

There were a handful of changes for 89

I like.

I started taking out the stereo. I think I'm going to make some teak "junk" pockets in the back to cover the carpet holes. I don't want to deal with recarpeting right now. The old speakers aren't going to work. I want a clean classic looking headunit. That seems hard to find.

The depth finder is a thru hull unit - the epoxy came unglued. Once I fix that it should be good to go.

I like this Fusion unit. It's fully enclosed and looks nice and simple. But not cheap at $250.

I found the 422 prop to be a bit too much for my '89. That could be the 1100 hours though.

I am satisfied with the 1442, has good response at wakeboard speed.

I think the picture is compressed. That is a Perko part number,the description in their catalog says it's 3 feet long