Competition Barefoot Boats, Non CC

Actually if you load 5 people in a BFN the wake gets the hump goin too.

Steve,
If am not mistaken Ron had the 409 (6L)put into the Sanger. Wish I had in the Sport Nautique.

If it's a Blue Scorpion like the one pictured it's from Mercury Racing Division. 377 ci/ 377 hp. "377 Scorpion"

This guy does not even know he's selling a barefoot boat.

Barefooter for sale

I've skied with Rich, and Temby and Jerry, you know I ski with Willie, I've skied at Diablo since before it was made longer. I did work in Temby's show as a skier and camera op a couple of years. I don't think we could get Scott out to foot.

I can't put a face to the name, Davidson is the last name of Sanger Boats owners!?

I was just down at the factory to see my friends new boat he has the first "Dagger" DXII.

Barefoot Nationals is at Diablo Shores this year so we will all be out there.

Sanger never built a Boutique...that was Correct Craft.

I don't know that I'd argue for crafstmanship Tim. I think other brands
have better fit and finish than Sanger.

But, I've talked to the folks who build them. They beleive that wood makes for a better performing boat. Agree to disagree, that's fine. I don't really buy that either. But they seem to sincerely hold this belief.

Again, with the warranty they've put forward, the wooden stringers are a non-issue for a new boat buyer.

Used boat, buyer beware, just as a buyer needs to beware when buying an older CC with wood stringers.

To date, I have only seen one Sanger that needed a stringer job. I don't keep a tally, but I am familiar with a lot of Sanger boats. Now, these boats are fairly new. I don't think Sanger started making the inboard Ski Sanger line until 86 or 87. What I have seen a lot is the ski pylon pulling out of a Sanger. The pylons were mounted a to a crappy plywood cross brace. I helped a neighbor fix the pylon mount in his 91 this summer. They seem to be doing a better job with that as well on newer boats.

BKH

I'd argue craftsmanship because these boats don't fall apart after 20 years they are still solid.

"you can fill the boat with water leave it there for 3 years, you can raise fish in the boat" LOL

TRBenj wrote: ski boats are small and pretty darn stiff

Sanger does do some special things to make their skiboat stiffer than the competition's boats.

Bulkheads are added which significantly increase the hulls strength and rigidity.

getting closer to done.
The first DXII to get "The Dagger" gelcoat graphic.

a little hard to see some of the detail

gelcoat lines ---none of this is tape or decal or stickers