2009 Correct Craft 216 Team Edition Direct Drive

[CradGen2]

Nice looking boat. I would purchase 2 boats for the family. Get him a WB boat and your a closed bow Ski. I've not skied behind a 200V yet, but the 211 was not a good cross over boat. I liked the 216 better as a crossover.

[heliskier]

I have not decided yet what I will do. I have looked at the Sport Nautique 200 & really like it. I am going to ski behind it in the next couple of weeks. If I go with 2 boats, I can leave 1 at the private ski lake & the other at Lake Martin which is about 140 miles away and get both for nearly the same price as the 200v. I still can not believe the price of new boats now.

I may just keep the 216. It is a very,very good boat and when I look at dollars & cents (or should I say sense),that would be the smartest thing for me to do.

It is supposed to be in the 70's this weekend & I am ready to try out the water next week. My SKi Safe policy starts again March 1 & I am ready to go.

[DanielC]

I will be honest with you. I have seen inverts and 360 spins behind my boat, a lot of times without ballast, or even a full load of passengers.
My boat is a 1997 Ski Nautique.

I have also have a friend that got good at wakeboarding behind a 16 foot mid 1970's Fiberform, with a 70 HP Johnson outboard.

My advise is to keep the 216. If your son cannot throw good stuff behind it, getting a dedicated wakeboard boat will not improve him that much.

Slalom skiing demands a good wake for that discipline. You might want to try a 200V, to see if is is an improvement over the 216. Take your son, and see how it wakeboards too.

But I think buying two boats is just a little over the top, but it really is your choice.

[Chattwake]

I disagree. The wake behind a boat, like a 210, that is made for wakeboarding is more consistent and better shaped that what you have. Also, the wake behind a boat like a 210 can get huge with enough weight and retain its shape. It is much much easier to learn behind a boat like a 210.

[DanielC]

I am going to respectfully suggest that with a huge wake, you never really learn to pull a hard cut. And that limits your potential.
You learn to cut harder with a smaller wake, and when you get the large wake, you can go even bigger.

[Chattwake]

Well, I've found that you tend to get injured when you end up trying to use speed to learn tricks instead of using the right size and shape wake. Just my .02. I think sound fundamentals are actually learned quicker behind a boat with a better wake.

[heliskier]

Still interested in selling the boat. Have used it a couple of times the last month and the hours are around 135.

[heliskier]

Hours now around 150. I had decided to keep boat,but have been made a deal that is making it hard to give up.