1970 Ski Nautique Wake

[glsurf]

Was wondering if anyone could give me any ideas about what to expect with a 1970s era ski nautique wake. I would like to know how it compares to an 02 TE or the 89 2001. Any help? Is this boat worth buying? Thanks!

http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diari...970&yrend=1989

[surroundsound64]

RE: 1970 Ski Nautique Wake

Looks worth it to me!

From what I understand the wake is descent. I've never been in one though.

[TRBenj]

RE: 1970 Ski Nautique Wake

Are you asking about the wake behind a 70's era Ski Nautique, or the Marauder you linked to? They are 2 very different hulls. What wake are you interested in? Slalom? Barefoot? Wakeboarding? Tubing?

[glsurf]

RE: 1970 Ski Nautique Wake

Wakeboarding and I like to go big. I'm not sure what kind of boat that is but I'm going to check it out this week. It's got a 426 Chrysler so I could weigh it down. Is that a Marauder because it's an inboard, I think?

[SquamInboards]

RE: 1970 Ski Nautique Wake

Looks like a cool boat, clean for sure. If the maurader is anything like the barracuda I can tell you that there is not much of a wake at all. Maybe with a lot of weight but certainly not as is. Like I said though, it is a different boat so maybe the wake is cool, no SANTE or '89 though. You can probably get a '82 - '86 nautique for not too much more, might not be as purdy but at least it's a 2001.

[Rick]

RE: 1970 Ski Nautique Wake

At wakeboarding speed the wake should be pretty big. It won't be as well shaped as the newer hulls but I don't think size will be a problem

[surroundsound64]

RE: 1970 Ski Nautique Wake

Go for a test drive/ride.

[glsurf]

RE: 1970 Ski Nautique Wake

Yeah, I'm going to check it out tomorrow and if it looks worthwhile I'll test it. I should just bite the bullet and get the 02 SAN TE. Bit of a difference.

[JMurph]

RE: 1970 Ski Nautique Wake

That is a big swing from the 1970 Marauder to an 02 SANTE. I love the look of that big Chrysler. That boat appears to be really clean. Keep us posted on what you find out tomorrow.

[glsurf]

RE: 1970 Ski Nautique Wake

Yeah, the swing is huge, but it's either pay for a boat in full or make payments; and I don't really want to make payments.

[glsurf]

RE: 1970 Ski Nautique Wake

Checked out the boat yesterday and it's really nice. Someone is going to get a pretty sweet boat for a low price. The 426 started right up and sounded really powerful. It's a bigger boat than I thought it was as the gunwhale (sic) is pretty deep. Plenty of room for sacs and people. For me, it's just not the right time to buy a boat, but I will keep looking and if anyone you know is interested, this is a gem.