New Pics - Updated Progess - 82 sn

Here is my 82 nautique, I posted a while ago after I got the carpet installed. Well now, I have stripped the paint, awaiting to repaint the stripe royal blue.

Here is what I installed so far...
1. Pioneer Cd Head Unit
2   Rockford Fostgate 6.5 speakers in custom boxes on inside of hull.

3. Kicker 300 watt amp
4. JL Audio Sub

5. Electronic Ignition
6. New Battery
7. New Exhaust Hoses
8. New Carpet
9. New Drivers Seat with Flip Up
10. Re did the motor box, observers seat, and combing pads

11. Built a back seat, storage for life jackets and gear

12. New tires on trailer
13. Replaced all the floor from the pylon to the battery box. - Solid as a rock, I made a few additions to make it stronger than factory

14. Polished the ski pylon









Sorry about pics it was getting dark.

Still To Do:

1. Tower should be installed Monday
2. Tower Speakers
3. Paint the stripe royal blue
4. Redo the teak deck and shifter knob



What do you think???

Thanks, this website and the regular members has been very helpful in every step.

Jason

Nice work, good show
I like the simple monochrome.
Forget the tower speakers unless you like getting flipped off all day, and nobody's going to give you a tow if it ever quits on you. Consider a waterproof walkman.

I'm with GottaSki big time. I really enjoy loud rock and roll too but I rarely enjoy other people's music (especially rap and hip hop which should be outlawed). I become unhappy (and sometimes angry) when I am forced to listen to rap and hip hop being projected in all directions at unecessarilly high volume by some unconcerned disrespectful punk. (I'm not calling you a punk, I am just saying I don't like to have the joy of my day lessened whenever I encounter one.) Maybe I should say what I feel?

By-the-way, that is one nice looking boat. You have done a great job. I wish I had one of those seats. Although, it maybe too wide to fit in my little boat anyway.

Magnet attracts metal almost as much as Bazooka tubes attract DNR.

I am not old, but wise enough to know what will attract your local law enforcement agency, and they will find a reason to fine you for something!

Enjoy the water, but don't turn the lake into a night club.

They have lakes in Kansas?

Yes we have lakes, we also just got this new fangle thing called the internet!

All kidding aside, I appreciate the comments. Like everyone knows on this site, these old boats are a lot of work, but they sure are fun.

On a side note, I was at the dock when I was testing the boat out on friday, and there was some old friends from high school putting in a 90's Sea Ray with a 5.0. 225 hp i/o.   Anyways I just dropped my boat in the water, and was idling out while my friend was dropping the truck off and talking to these guys on the way back to the dock.

Well long story short, they were joking about wanting to know if I wanted to race them. About that time I was leaving the no wake zone and I put down the hammer, my friend said after they heard my get on it and the 350 purr to life, they changed their mine and thought that my boat would wax their boat.

Be a prior owner of an i/o, there is no way I could have matched their top speed. My Four Winns with the 190 hp, could do 50 after you trimmed her out on smooth water.

I would think with all the torque, I could maybe beat them off the line, however I just got the stock prop on it. I really could care less for top speed, we strictly board and ski, not much cruising.

Jason,
Super job!
That boat looks real slick.
(IMO the tower & stripe will take you back a step - but ya gotta go with what works for you.)
Boy, that drivers seat would fit the colors in my boat perfect - got any info on where ya got it?

Jason-

Nice work....reminds me of my rig, except for I went with white and kelly green on the interior (combing pads and stripe down the midddle of the engine cover)

I think your learning from the posted comments that a few of these guys haven't realized that it's the year 2005 and wakeboarding isn't a passing fad. That's the reason I allways keep my questions strictly technical, and save progressive wakeboarding talk for other sites.

As far as the tower goes....it is absolutely necessary to take you to the next level in your riding (I know you already know this, but others don't seem to understand).

Everyone must remember that all of us who own a 2001 model have seen the value of their boats rise with the discovery of it's perfectly shaped wake for boarding.

One more thing..."spoiled, gay tree hugger" ....WTF?.....it's funny how old people have to ridicule others when they think differently.          

I am amused, (not offended, mind you, just amused) by people that talk abut the primary upgrades to their boat as being the new kicka$$ 40 gigawatt stereo and 27 speakers and 4 subwoofers and .... I guess I have to remember that this is a boat site, not a skiing site, but I would think a love of skiing (ok, or boarding) would be the common thread. What is hence important about a boat is how it pulls and then, for us vintage folks how it has held up and how good it looks. I find it strange that what kind of stereo is involved is so important. I have always been much more impressed with what is on the back end of the rope versus what is at the front end of the rope. Although with my new interest in vintage boats, the condition of the vintage piece is worthy of note. However, I am not particulary impressed if someone happens to have the dough (or lack of fear of debt)to go out and buy a 50 grand ski boat for tubing or if the greatest selling point of a boat is its CD player.

OK, I've vented, go back and have your fun. Just don't play your music too loud near me.

75 Tique (AKA 'Old Fart')

Yikes!
I think my computer just jumped to WAKEBOARDER.COM!!!
Nope I scrolled up and I'm still here at correctcraft.com
This is where the old guys say "In my day I ski'd on wood skis and liked it!"
The young bucks say "Piss-off and crank up the tunes"
But we all LOVE Nauti's
(& I LOOOOOVE the bikinis!)

To each his own, I just mentioned everything that I had done to the boat this winter. I wasnt bragging it, and I was quick to point out that I am not out to be blasting people off the lake and I would respectful with my music.

Yes I am young, and my views might change when I am older, but I am not out telling you how you should enjoy your nautique.

Your are right, you might be on wakeboarder.com, because I really didnt think posting pictures of my nautique (that I spent the last 4 months working on) would be ridiculed because I gave four lines to what kind of stereo I put it in it.

Give me a break, I will think twice about posting pictures of my boat anymore on this site.

Jason,

I think you're letting the old schoolers
get the best of you. Ever met an old
fart that doesn't like to give grief to the
young guys. That's what they call fun.

One thing old
timers enjoy even more than yanking the chain of a young guy, is the simple elegance of
quality craftmanship. You do great work. Trust me you're respected for that.

Keep the pics coming. You're really adding to this site.

BKH

No ridicule here Jason.
I love your boat. You should be very proud of it. Great job!
I just get a chuckle out of how quick some of these posts can go off in the wrong direction.
Keep posting pics and showing us that boat.
(I still love bikinis )

Hey,

I'm all for upgrading. I just hung up my old Northland Custom Slalom for a great new Maharaja. You should see the shine on that oak.

Your right, thats a stretch