Opinions on 1st Wakeboard boat

check out this one in iowa, I like those colors and price seems reasonable. This gets you the open bow, more room, gt40 engine and no wood in the boat for under 10K and its one state away. I would call the guy.
93 Sport

jo-e90 wrote: Jllogan wrote: check out this one in iowa, I like those colors and price seems reasonable. This gets you the open bow, more room, gt40 engine and no wood in the boat for under 10K and its one state away. I would call the guy. 93 Sport The price seems a little high considering this boat in the link below probably sold a little north of $11K with GT-40 MPFI, Factory FCT2 tower, V-drive, nice skins, half the hours and 4 years newer. http://www.reachoo.com/ads/29836689#tampa-1997%20Ski%20Nautique%20Super%20Sport,%20310%20HP,%20wake%20tower%20%28Belleair%20-%20Largo%29%20$14200

That ship has sailed my friend. Plus, the guy with the 93 Sport is likely open to offers. He says OBO.

TRBenj wrote: I think that '93 Sport in IA is pretty aggressively priced. I think I can count the gen 2 (all composite) Sport Nautiques that Ive seen priced below $10k on one hand.

Tower and skins would add another $6k plus low reasale on a post 1000 hour boat. I will make an offer. thanks
I've just seen better deals out there but the distance hurts and long distance test drive.http://www.boattrader.com/listing/1997-Correct-Craft-Sport-Nautique-98833553

jo-e90 wrote: TRBenj wrote: I think that '93 Sport in IA is pretty aggressively priced. I think I can count the gen 2 (all composite) Sport Nautiques that Ive seen priced below $10k on one hand. Tower and skins would add another $6k plus low reasale on a post 1000 hour boat. I will make an offer. thanks I've just seen better deals out there but the distance hurts and long distance test drive.http://www.boattrader.com/listing/1997-Correct-Craft-Sport-Nautique-98833553

Well Im not saying that is the best deal in the world but its available and it looks like you could work with him on it. Plus I like the color scheme but thats just me.
Also I dont see a need to replace all the skins right now, pace yourself. No 15 year old boat is gonna have brand new skins. So if you spend 11,000 on that one from GA it still needs skins and a tower. So its out of your price range. also there is 500 dollars worth of gas between you and that boat. That 93 is in the next state and the main difference is the hours and most guys will tell you here thats not as important as the care.

Are you looking for a boat to use or the best deal in the country?

whatz

Jllogan wrote: Just so you see another part of the market check out this awesome moomba for 9500. Its got a tower,check, awesome interior..........check............ I feel like that 93 is looking like a better deal every second. 96 moomba

I really like the way this '93 was cared for and comes with tower. Too bad it is a ski.
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forsale/details.asp?ID=6052&sort=&pagenum=1

How about this '93? Has about half the hours of the gray '93.
If that could be had for $11k, which '93 would you go for?

http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forsale/details.asp?ID=5607&sort=&pagenum=1

you didnt like the 90's-rific ski box? aka moomba?

ugh - monster towers are the ugliest towers made. They look like wide spaced tent poles after a hurricane ripped off the tent.

That purple '93 Sport looks to be in pretty good shape.
I would not sell mine for $12,500.
The bigger, open bow boat sure is nice!

bhectus wrote: You're pickier than my ex-wife.

Its just a matter of not regretting my decision.

jo-e90 wrote: lewy2001 wrote: I agree with Tim that 93 Sport is well priced. The longer you look the higher prices will go as summer gets nearer. The hour meter is the last thing I would look at in any boat over 5 years old. Maybe not the last but I feel that general condition and maintenance are far more important than a hour meter that is so easily manipulated. So... should I buy a boat without test drive?

I would highly recommend that you don't do that unless you have no other option. Even if you have to spend say $350-400 for airfare to fly somewhere to test drive, it will be money well spent in my opinion. When I test-drove the supersport, that is where I found that the steering cable needed to be replaced, water was leaking from port-side exhaust hose into the muffler, and packing needed replaced. I used these things to my advantage to drive the price down further than it already was. Things you find wrong with the boat are your bartering chips in most cases.

OK, Joe, don't take this the wrong way but I'm really questioning your direction here. You're all over the map with the questions, everyone is giving you some real solid advice on different boats you've been asking about (and there have been a LOT), you're asking about test drives, and you have also been told that now is the best time to buy due to it being winter, etc etc. And you just say that you will have to wait until summer? I guess I am a little confused. It was 75F here today in FL. There's a ton of boats for sale in warm climates right now and the prices are the best they're gonna be all year. Are you really looking for a boat or just jacking everyone around and having a good time? And wtf is up with the Uncle Buck link? Where is its relevance to anything on this entire thread? If you are a John Candy fan at least post the vid of him skiing behind the jet boat in The Great Outdoors, that was a good scene.

Ok, here is my $.02. I think it is very important to test drive. That's just me, but you're not gonna buy a car w/o test driving right? You're darn sure not gonna marry a woman without a very long test drive either. Same goes for a boat. You have to be comfortable driving the boat. That's where it either clicks or it doesn't. Like I said, plane tix are relatively inexpensive all things considered. But you don't need to get to that point until you've narrowed your search to a few good boats you are really interested and talk with the owners. This is another extremely important step. Are they mature owners? Do they know about the boat? Ask maintenance questions, and who has done the maintenance, what intervals, etc etc. It's pretty easy to tell right away who "knows" their boat and who doesn't. The guy that bought my '96 asked me all kinds of questions about it and I was totally fine with that. I was glad he did. He drove from Texas to buy it sight unseen and I wanted to make sure I built a mental picture of the boat (as well as sent him numerous pics) so that he knew EXACTLY what he was getting before he got here.
   There are a lot of really great buys out there right now, but you can't get sucked in to finding that perfect boat for that unbelievable price. Chances are very high it isn't going to happen. I bought the Supersport you saw. It needed work, but I expected that. I went and drove it and took in everything that was wrong with it and figured in my head how much it would cost to fix everything and made my offer accordingly. I guess what I'm trying to say is if you want a perfect boat, then buy a new one. If you want a good boat at a great price, then you're going to have to expect that there will be little things here and there that need fixing or replacing. But that's part of the fun of owning an older boat, and its even more fun when you can fix it yourself. I hope you find a great boat that you really enjoy. You just gotta jump off that ledge and take a risk. If you happen to fall along the way, there's plenty of people on here to help you get back up.

Just asking.

On another note, I have called, texted, emailed many boats for sale on this site and found that many are either not for sale or they dont reply. I have tried to report these to Keith but they remain. Don't know his screening process. I have offered to pay for correctcraft dealer inspections on some and the owner backs out or says its not for sale right now. I have also made reasonable offers $100 under asking price and no response. I figure if people cannot find the energy to make a phone call or email, they probably didn't have the energy to properly care for the boat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4v-crPSrj0&feature=related

OverMyHead wrote: Jo, there just are not as many correct crafts here (MN) as other parts of the country, but they do come up.

Yep...took me 3 years to find mine.