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New to me 1979 Ski Nautique
Well guys, new to the forum. Was a previous TT poster. But now that both my father (had an '08 X-Star, upgraded to a G23) and myself (first boat 1979 Ski Nautique) are Nautique owners, I thought it was appropriate to join up. Now that I'm officially a boat owner, I'll definetly be hitting you guys up for some advice in the future.
Glad to finally have a boat of my own! Came across it on Craigslist that a local dealer was advertising at a steal and just couldn't pass it up.
Engine's running great, starts after two pumps. But this last weekend I burnt up the clutch packing and am having a new transmission put in this week to the tune of $1k, Ughhh. Hopefully this is that last major issue I have. (fingers crossed)
Had to replace the dash switches for bildge, blower and lights. That was a bit of a debacle, but the guys at Nautiqueparts.com are life savers!
Plan on putting a stereo in before the end of the summer and functionally it'll be good to go.
There are a few things here and there that I'm going to make winter projects for this year:
-Ski pylon eye was sheered of somehow, so i'll need to replace that as well as tightening the pylon to the hull.
-May replace the auto-bildge, as I have to operate it by hand to have the float kick on the bildge. Either the float doesn't work properly or I never let it get high enough to actually kick on.
-Oil pressure gauge and right speedo are not working (hopefully the pickup is just clogged for the speedo, not sure I got all the junk out when I made my first attempt to clear it out)
-All the vinyl will have to be replaced as it has outlived it's shelf life.
But for it's age, I really can't complain. It's going to be a great starter boat for me, and I'll make sure I take great care of her for future prospective buyers.
I look forward to corresponding with everyone. But hopefully I'll be to busy on the water.
Glad to finally have a boat of my own! Came across it on Craigslist that a local dealer was advertising at a steal and just couldn't pass it up.
Engine's running great, starts after two pumps. But this last weekend I burnt up the clutch packing and am having a new transmission put in this week to the tune of $1k, Ughhh. Hopefully this is that last major issue I have. (fingers crossed)
Had to replace the dash switches for bildge, blower and lights. That was a bit of a debacle, but the guys at Nautiqueparts.com are life savers!
Plan on putting a stereo in before the end of the summer and functionally it'll be good to go.
There are a few things here and there that I'm going to make winter projects for this year:
-Ski pylon eye was sheered of somehow, so i'll need to replace that as well as tightening the pylon to the hull.
-May replace the auto-bildge, as I have to operate it by hand to have the float kick on the bildge. Either the float doesn't work properly or I never let it get high enough to actually kick on.
-Oil pressure gauge and right speedo are not working (hopefully the pickup is just clogged for the speedo, not sure I got all the junk out when I made my first attempt to clear it out)
-All the vinyl will have to be replaced as it has outlived it's shelf life.
But for it's age, I really can't complain. It's going to be a great starter boat for me, and I'll make sure I take great care of her for future prospective buyers.
I look forward to corresponding with everyone. But hopefully I'll be to busy on the water.
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