2001's? What is there to know?

[Bob's2001]

I have a Fat Seat and it fits well in the 2001. You don't really want it full of water, just 1/3 to 1/2 and the rest inflated with air. A tower or extended pylon with racks will get your skis and boards out of the way. A cooler behind the driver doubles well as a seat. There is a lighter socket on the dash and you could easily add another power outlet toward the rear if you want.

the2001.com is mostly wakeboarders dedicated to these boats
correctcraftfan.com is a great rescourse for older nautiques.

Both of the places noted by jon have some good info and there are also boats listed for sale. Good luck and happy boarding.

[882001]

If you want a boat that you can load up with all of your friends and spend the day on the lake with wakeboards, coolers, fatsacks, tubes, than the 2001 is NOT a good boat for you..

ahhh como on jon i do it all the time. i think its fun. a little cramped but fun, its not a cabin cruiser or anything. the storage is non existant. makes everyone bring less crap.

[surroundsound64]

My 81 is very similar to the 2001s. The wake on those is awesome for boarding. Storage? Why do you need storage? You should be out on the water when the boat is going. hehe. Yellow_Flash_Colorz:

Naw... we do what Austin was talking about. Although, we have little gunnel shelvs, I guess is the best way to describe it, since it's a LTD. model. But we stick the skis in there on the shelves in the gunnels, and the board sits on the floow behind the driver between the engine and side.

Ok, lets talk ignition and starter. As it came from the factory, it has a points and condenser ignition system. All the stuff today has electronic ignition, or breakerless ignition (same thing different word). Points and condenser work fine if your distributor is in good shape. To make a long description short, on the distributor cam coming out of the engine that the rotor attaches to, there are 8 lobes, representing each cylinder. As the cam rotates, the lobes pass by the points. As they do, they open the points. This is where the condenser comes into play, if you know much about electricity, I'm assuming not too much b/c you weren't sure about the ign. systen, you'll know what a capacitor does. Basically to make a long description short, it stores up electricity and releases it really fast. The flash on a camera is a capacitor, or condenser.

Anyway, as the points open, the circuit is opened, therefore no electricity flows. But, the capacitor is charged and releases, sending electricity through the points ultimately getting to the spark plugs. All this to say that sometimes the points get dirty or the condenser gets old and it doesn't work right, therefore causing the engine to not run.

You can put in a breakerless ignition system for about $150. Definately worth the money if you're having trouble with the points and condenser. It's a very easy install. About 4 screws, 2 in and 2 out or so, and then setting the timing. A breakerless system does all that explained above, except electronically. Probably the hardest part about the elect. ign. install is setting the gap, but that's not hard, and you have to do that with points anyway so you mind as well get elect. ign. if you're having problems.

But, don't fix what isn't broken. So if it's working don't jack with it. hehe.

The starter really isn't a factor.

Hopefully that helps. Have fun!

The way this actually works is based on the principle that a collapsing electromagnetic field releases a electromagnetic pulse. Your points break a low voltage (about 9V, lesssened from 12 by the ballast resistor) circuit that feeds the primary coil in your ignition coil. That coil is surrounded by a secondary coil which feeds the high voltage ouput used for the spark plugs. When your points break the circuit, the low voltage magnetic field in the primary coil collapses, and the resulting pulse is absorbed by the secondary outer coil windings. That high-voltage current is sent to the distributor which doles it out to the appropriate plug. The electronic conversion simply replaces the points with a solid state switch.

Here's a little trivia for you since you obviously are familiar with this stuff. Yellow_Flash_Colorz:
What's the turns ratio from primary coil windings to secondary?

[Laptom]

V1/Z1 : V2/Z2 V=voltage Z=windings

[surroundsound64]

V1/Z1 : V2/Z2 V=voltage Z=windings

Or you take the ratio of the voltages and get the windings. Vp/Vs = Np/Ns.

[882001]

what are you guys? smart or something? im 1 step away from a talking monkey! ice is 32 degrees and beer is delicious with it on them.

[jon4pres]

If you want a boat that you can load up with all of your friends and spend the day on the lake with wakeboards, coolers, fatsacks, tubes, than the 2001 is NOT a good boat for you..

ahhh como on jon i do it all the time. i think its fun. a little cramped but fun, its not a cabin cruiser or anything. the storage is non existant. makes everyone bring less crap.

I have done it too but I prefer to go out with 3 of us so that I get to ride more.

A tower or extenden pyon with racks on it will free up A LOT of space in the boat and if you want to wakeboard will help you there as well. Something else that is a very popular upgrade is to put a different prop on it to help with the weight but you will lose some top end speed.

Buying a boat without steady income is probably not the smartest thing to do. Old boats break, Stuff happens and it will happen to you. Between gas, repairs, new gear, upgrades, and maintnance boats are really expensive.
If you want to turn one of these into a wakeboard boat you will probably want at least:
Pylon = $100
Racks = $100
Fat sacs and Pump = $300
Wake rope and handle = $150
Insurance & Registration = ?????

B - Bet
O - on
A - another
T - Thousand

I know this is discouraging to read but having a boat sitting in your driveway on a beautiful day with no money to fix it or money for gas is going to be a lot more discouraging

[ag4ever]

Just the reason I waited till after college to get mine, and then I could afford the full blown version.

But then again, I am about to drop it off for the "full service package" so I am sure I will be "BOATing".

Boat = hole in the water in which you throw money.

[surroundsound64]

Amen to what Jon4pres said! Don't even for a second think that you aren't gonna have to spend several hundred on it in the first year, even if you buy it and it's been all updated. lol. Something is going to go.

I mowed lawns and did other yard work all summer to pay for my boat outtings during high school. The schedual worked great. Go to the lake in the mornings when the water was smooth, then mowed in the afternoons. It was a lot hotter when I was mowing, but I didn't care. It was worth it. When the boat was running right I'd get to go several times a week. No boss to tell me I had to work.

[wakeboarddrumma]

I know i will probably have to spend some on maintnence, and i talked with the parents about that, and they are fine with that if they have to spend it. It sounds like i am spoiled, but i really am not, considering i am not going to spend a bit of my paycheck for a year, I think i am doing pretty good. I have already began selling a lot of the things i don't use anymore (RC planes, Drums etc.). I will be getting ride with people this summer for wakeboarding, and i would do that till i am out of college, but the thing is, i feel like i am paying gas money, for other people.. and for what i would spend doing that, i could easily maintain my own boat.. (20 bucks a weekend get pretty pricy).

Again, i might be crazy for trying, but i will go down knowing i have my own boat.

[AbunDiga909]

Yeah, gas money hits your hard... but if they are your friends I bet they will chip in... they should... Just let them know your situtation and be like if you dont pay your money's worth of gas money I cant afford to fix my boat none of us will be on the water....

[wakeboarddrumma]

yea, they are good guys, I will also still be working then, so it shouldn't be a problem.,

[wakeboarddrumma]

Ok, i also have one more question. There are vents on the bow i have seen. If you take a wake over the bow will it be wet under there through these vents?

[AbunDiga909]

I've taken water over the bow a couple times. Since the boat is so light, and there is very little weight in the bow compared to today's standards and the rest of the boat, the bow doesn't go under very often. Out of 5 times I'd EXPECT the bow to go under, the rubrail stays virtually dry 4 of them.

Those are the vents to the blower, so they go right to the engine. Its so hot and try in there that I wouldn't worry about a dunk here and there. It probably evaporates so quickly it doesn't damage anything. I would prevent this from becomming a habit, but don't lose sleep over it if it happens every now and then, you'll have bigger issues to worry about...

[wakeboarddrumma]

Ok, and what are normal repairs for them..

My dad was wondering if there is a seal on the driveshaft or if it will ever leak etc.. He is getting into it a little bit.