Interesting Craigs List finds

My old Sport had them on the transom and I remember them being (literally) a pain in the ass when trying to get your board on. However, mine weren't that low down on it.

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

I didn't notice the snaps...ugh.

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

Nice one owner 93, but the owner is pretty proud. If it is as nice as it sounds, the (to-be-negotiated) price could be worth it.

With the lack of windshield and cramped front seat, I'm not sure which Jim Carrey pic is more appropriate.

Mini bike from Dumb and Dumber:


Or the bugs in the teeth from Me Myself & Irene:

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.

especially storm or skutsch. lmao

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

I'm with Chris. There are no spray rails but the chine is painted where they should be, and continued to the stern.

Keep gas coming out of the tank vent from ruining that beautiful paint job.

Yes, all changes you describe happened for '70... and Im betting the 2nd gen hull grew 3" too (and the brochure wasnt changed until '73).

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

I took a look a few years back with a ski buddy who was looking for a project at the time. Floor was rotten with a "new" ply floor screwed on top. Owner was very proud of his boat but it was the epitome of a basket case.

edit - double iPhone post.

The bracket for the Airguide may have been an option, or it may have been dealer installed... but either way, there are a lot of boats out there that dont have it (mine included). Thats not a great determination of age or anything else, unfortunately. The switches, fuses and gauges are all probably non-original. Same goes for the seat... the boat is REALLY hacked up.

I'm skeptical that any change actually occurred in '73 when the listed length changed. Ive looked at both hulls up close and theres nothing obvious that changed that I can see. Next time I have both nearby I'll break out the tape measure. Until then, unless someone else can prove me wrong, my bet is that it was a goof in the brochure and all 2nd gen SN's (70-81) were 17'9". Im not aware of any changes to the spray rails in '68 or '69- only when the 2nd gen hull debuted in '70.

Tim - I need a guide for these generation changes on the Ski . I thought the changes in 68-69 were slight modifications to remove the wooden spray rail. In 73' they went from 17'6" to 17'9" so I consider that to be a significant change in the mold or a new generation.

Anyway, I was placing it later in the generation due to the steering wheel configuration - no mounting bracket under the wheel for a airguide (yes it could have been removed) and those switches or fuses look 70's vintage (again those too could have been added). I probably would be willing to bet my Dad's 63 and my Sport that the seat is NOT original, so I wasn't even looking at that. At any rate it sure is hacked up.

'69 was the last year for the 1st gen (61-69). Why does it have to be a later one? Only the early ones have the front bench... through '65 maybe? Pretty sure Ive seen buckets in '66. Same goes for my '67.