SCM - 2006 Ski Nautique 206

[NautiqueJeff]

We got the rudder out of the boat today. Almost ready for the fun stuff...

[MN Ryan]

C'mon, Jeff. The previous owner already did most of the work of getting the rudder out for you.

[NautiqueJeff]

True!

[SilentSeven]

Do you also plan to repair the hydrogate? From the picture, it almost looks like it was gone before the accident happened. Or maybe you guys pulled it off before the photo was taken?

[Lakejackson]

How do you get the upholstery so clean? Does the mold return? I can get my vinyl looking new, but in a few weeks they start to mold/mildew again.

[NautiqueJeff]

Do you also plan to repair the hydrogate? From the picture, it almost looks like it was gone before the accident happened. Or maybe you guys pulled it off before the photo was taken?

This boat doesn't actually have a hydrogate. On boats designed for them, but not ordered with the option, a static plate was installed. And yes, I am replacing it. Here's the part:
https://nautiqueparts.com/hydro-gate...-196-206-2006/

How do you get the upholstery so clean? Does the mold return? I can get my vinyl looking new, but in a few weeks they start to mold/mildew again.

This boat really didn't have much mildew or mold. This was mostly just REALLY thick dust and dirt. We'll certainly keep an eye on it, but I don't expect it to come back.

[NautiqueJeff]

We pulled the prop and shaft. Check out the bend in this shaft!

[NautiqueJeff]

First pass with the sander on the swim platform. We're going to refinish this one to better-than-factory. Both sides will look brand new soon.

[SilentSeven]

On boats designed for them, but not ordered with the option, a static plate was installed.

Interesting...didn't know that a 'static plate' was even an option. Learn something new everyday huh?

That prop needs to be mounted on the wall of shame!

[MN Ryan]

Ooof!

[Tigerxj]

When I was a freshman in college, I was out with a girl on my dad's 1995 MC Prostar cruising around 25-30mph. There was a little windchop that day. it was only after the boat was launched out of the water while underway that I noticed the mostly-submerged dock ramp floating in the water. I guess we were going fast enough, we literally left the water, so we only suffered a bent forward tracking fin, and no damage to prop or rudder. Cracked the hull. That led to his purchase of the 2004 Nautique 206.

another time, when I was about 10yo, in his 1971 CC mustang, in a downpour on a sunday trying to get the boat out of the water to head home, he and my uncle did not tie the boat down after getting it loaded on the trailer. Their house at that time had a really steep driveway to back the boat into the garage. boat slid off the trailer and dropped onto the driveway. But no real damage to rudder, probably a bent lip on the prop. So I agree this was not only an event on land, but had to have been some pretty good speed, and **** lucky it wasnt worse for the boat! that interior sure cleaned up nice.

[Kmayotte]

Jeff- what's your swimdeck "better than factory" program? Need to do mine.
Grit sand paper, finish oil etc.

[NautiqueJeff]

Depends on how bad they are. This one wasn't in bad shape, it just hadn't seen oil in years. We sanded the whole thing with 80-grit. That's all this one needed. We just use the regular Star Brite teak oil, and they come back looking really good.

The underside looks as good as the top. I'll post some pictures of that later.

Bottom picture is just the first coat of oil. We typically oil them until they stop absorbing it. Sometimes that's as much as fifteen coats.

[NautiqueJeff]

Got all of the underwater gear off. It is pretty much all in the trash can.

[NautiqueJeff]

Lots of engine maintenance on this boat today.

FCC filter was pretty dirty. Probably never been changed. Not the worst I have seen though.



Impeller may have been original too. Not sure. Either way, it needed to be changed.





Oil and filter were changed too.