196 owners Please give opinion

[toddrswenson]

I have seen one Air 196 in all my years on this forum. I would love to have one. I have a 1997 Ski Nautique but would love a TSC1 SNOB. Anyone interested in selling. Sorry for the hi-jack.

[DanielC]

Get a 1997 through 2002 SNOB. Put a tower on it. Put "Air" graphics on it. Add a ballast tank.

You now have a "Air 196".

Super Sport and Sport Correct Craft boats became "Super Airs" and "Air Nautiques" with those three changes from the factory.

Some boats also got an extended center pylon. It was sold as the "air" pylon. this same pylon was also put is some earlier boats as a "Barefoot" pylon

[toddrswenson]

I know exactly what you are saying DanielC. With a 2002 you get the updated helm without the ugly "N" graphics. That being said. It's hard to find a 1997-2002 SNOB. Believe me, I've been looking.

[tracyda]

Sorry, but youre mistaken. Unless you had a SNOB (which used the TSC1 hull through 2002), the '02 would have been the TSC2. With the exception of the SNOB "Air 196" graphics package, it did not get the "196" moniker until the 2003 model year.

Check here:
2002 brochure

2003 brochure

Yes, sorry typo, meant tsc2 hull. I had thought was called a 196, but reality is same boat as 2003 (hull) so maybe that is why as simply what everyone referred to it as.