Interesting Craigs List finds

Tim - you have seen a lot more of these boats then I have, so I will always defer to your expertise! I would agree that when they dropped the wooden spray rails (it must have been 1970 then?) and also made significant changes to the top cap, they probably also added that 3" in the hull length (and forgot to change the brochure) that all makes sense. So does this boat have the wooden spray rails? Ahh who really cares its a crappy hacked up boat. I apologize for the thread jack - I always enjoy these little sidebars in this thread, but really appreciate learning more about the Ski Nautique generation changes.

TRBenj wrote: If you look close, this basket case does have spray rails.

Tim I think thats just a dirty water line. If you look close in the last pic it continues all the way to the back.

Edit:
Now that I look at it I think its a painted line of some sort as it doesn't go around the stern.
I'm still trying to figure out what the stainless plate screwed to the stearn was for?

It's actually an accent stripe either painted or decal. Not sure there were any spray rails on that heap. I want to say there were holes poorly filled before the paint job but it was a few years ago.

At slow speed, w/o the spray rails that thing has to be chucking water everywhere, or maybe it doesn't... Somebody ought to steel any of the gen one parts off that boat that are left and scavenger the engine and cut that thing into little tiny pieces never to be seen again. $3800 that is CRAZY.

Hollywood wrote: I'd have a hard time giving $800 for that. Maybe $300.

I think this is one thing that we ALL can agree on.

I just want to see a picture of a normal-sized dude sitting in that front seat trying to drive.

Somebody needs to take one for the team and visit this boat just to take that picture.

Would have to stop at first big dumpster I saw on way home after purchase.Neighbors would never let me forget dragging that home like that.

Come on, thats some great porch furniture. Think outside the box!

skutsch wrote: I apologize for the thread jack -

I think it's been established that it's not possible to threadjack the Craigslist thread. The various detours are just part of the fun of it!

The 93' sure looks great except that cover and all those snaps

75 Tique wrote: Back to the $3800 boat....I looked at a chair at the same upholstery shop where that guy got his interior done.

Threadjack- approved.

WTF Larry? That thing has to be 10 ft tall

The only place where the snaps look really offensive is on the transom there.

I got see that being a handy cockpit cover to have in certain situations. It's cool to have quick protection from pine needles/sap that you can install entirely from inside the boat.

75 Tique wrote: Back to the $3800 boat....I looked at a chair at the same upholstery shop where that guy got his interior done.

The guy who owns the chair forgot his boot

OverMyHead wrote: 89' Sport Nautique - 130 Hours! - $12500

So is that a 90 sold in 89?

That integrated platform just ruins the look of that boat for me.   That's the one thing that CC did with those 1st gens that I never could understand.

Gary S wrote: Most likely,serial number would confirm. The most interesting part is how you'd tow an 89 foot boat.

Haha saw that too. Also, it's 2014 and you can take 1 or 147 pictures without a difference in price. Get one without your damn hand in the way!