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67 ski nat
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Good to know. If I ever run across 3” copper tubes cheap might switch just for looks and coolness factor
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TRBenj
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Have had several muffler-less boats and can confirm skiing behind the loud ones for long durations on a regular basis can suck! I don’t put them on my 16’ toys but boats doing heavy pulling duty all get them. Been there, done that.
The difference is not huge from the drivers seat, can be noticed a little more from the back seat. Where the difference is really noticed is behind the boat and from shore- if youre looking to alert your neighbors then deleting mufflers will do the trick! Can confirm that the more metal in the exhaust track, the louder the results. Compression ratio is also a factor, as is exhaust manifold material (cast iron seems to dampen a little more). The little boats do sound great with straight pipes for sure. |
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Riley
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I've found mufflers are a little quieter, but only noticed when sitting in the back seat. I haven't put them side by side, but haven't noticed any difference between copper, stainless steel and all rubber. I once had a guy from CT tell me he wouldn't ski behind a boat without mufflers as it would hurt his ears. A gross exaggeration.
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samudj01
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Our ski tique has fiberglass mufflers. I thought the pipes would be significantly louder. I can’t tell but haven’t had them side by side. Plus those old mufflers may only be glass pipes at this point. Haven’t had rubber hose. Others can prob answer your question better.
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78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409
Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351 |
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67 ski nat
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Well done. Beautiful job. Your bildge is very nice.
I’m curious if you can tell straight metal pipes are louder than rubber 3” hose. Bet sounds great Enjoy |
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Riley
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Beautiful boat, great job!
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81nautique
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Man that’s a great looking boat. Awesome work as usual.
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You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails
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samudj01
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Rubber water hose. Ordered online. Cut it longer than the metal upright.
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78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409
Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351 |
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Toeboat
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You did a fantastic job! Enjoy your summer.
What did you use to cover the trailer guides? |
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Toeboat
89 BFN w/454 bought new and still love it. 06 Ski Nautique w/ZR6 72 Promo |
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KENO
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Heard an old Beach Boys song on the radio today that made me think of your project .....some of the words were
I'm pickin' up good vibrations She's giving me excitations They're both classics
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samudj01
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Take 2...Other than a prop issue, we put her in the water and ran all weekend. Felt good to get this one running. Thanks to all who fielded questions over the process...special thanks to Keno, Zach and Tim, sorry for my texts when things were going wrong...much appreciation for the responses. And to Reid for selling this one to us, we wanted join the orange boat club. It threw curve after curve and took triple the time we were hoping but it turned out well. Still some odds and ends to tackle but hoping to get to enjoy it this summer. If anyone is ever on Badin Lake, stop by and say hello.
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75 Tique
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“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.” |
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phatsat67
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Let’s go, only got to drive one orange boat in NC but I won’t hold it against you.
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samudj01
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The engine is back together and ran nicely on the hose. All aligned etc and ready for water test this weekend.
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78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409
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samudj01
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Picked up the engine this morning. Balance was off. They fixed. We are hoping to start reassembly of external parts tomorrow evening. Fingers crossed. Slight chance it hits the water this weekend but weather isn't looking too good.
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78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409
Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351 |
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samudj01
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Been a tough couple of weeks/months in regards to the Skier. Got the engine in and had a very bad vibration at around 2000rpm. We troubleshot everything we could (unbalance weights, disconnect tranny, run on engine stand, etc etc.). Long story short the engine shop has it back apart and we are waiting on a call. Always something with this one.
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78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409
Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351 |
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1980SN2001
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Wow, very impressive, looks better than new!
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1980 SN Project
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Donald80SN
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She is a beauty for sure. Nicely done.
What's next? LOL !!!
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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S. 1968 Ski Nautique, Project. |
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Jonny Quest
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Love the Creamsicle colors. Very nice resto job gents. Well done.
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2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
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75 Tique
Grand Poobah Joined: August-12-2004 Location: Seven Lakes, NC Status: Offline Points: 6107 |
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Very nicely done, guys. Looking forward to a ride in it this spring.
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Riley
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Beautiful boat. Great job!
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67 ski nat
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Beautiful. I can’t wait to see sea trials
Well done gentlemen |
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2001SAN
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She looks awesome! Very impressive work.
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing...
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samudj01
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78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409
Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351 |
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Morfoot
Grand Poobah Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5312 |
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Very impressive fellas. She's a beautiful boat. You guys do great work! Light at the end of the tunnel is a few feet away.
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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samudj01
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We have alignment issues with this pump. We had to do some work on the water pump bracket and some shimming to get it where it looks good. It does have 1-1/4” inlet and outlet which is nice because so does the tstat housing and the trans cooler. I would be game to look at others. This impeller is wider but not larger in diameter.
We made it to the boat for yesterday evening and this morning. Throttle and trans cable connected. Wiring cleaned up/connected (after below pic). Batt cables run forward to box. Fuses installed. Fuel line and fuel filter installed. Bilge pump hose installed. Raw water hoses installed. Exhaust tubes installed. Floor fitted. Next up…doghouse install, dipstick fitting and some other small items. |
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Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351 |
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KENO
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I'll guess that you have a Sherwood L80 pump right now Dave.
It's a slightly overgrown G21 and has 1 1/4 inlet and outlet fittings and the impeller is slightly bigger in diameter and width. There are other part numbers too for the same pump with 1 inch fittings If you were to put a G21 in it's place, you'd probably run into some alignment issues. I'd probably stick with what you have assuming it fits right. It's discontinued but plenty of parts are available for it. |
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Riley
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Ah, and I was just remembering the PCM 351 pump we have is a 1" and not 1.25" like the Commanders have.
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TRBenj
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Not the pump pcm used on the 454 (g55)… looks like a scaled up g21.
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AZ86SKI
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Very impressive progress. It is looking great!
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