jla@inuxd.UUCP (Joyce Andrews) (07/25/85)
I live on a 1500-acre lake that gets rough on weekends. I am
looking for a ski boat that my teenagers can handle and that I can
enjoy for cruising around on the lake.
For various reasons, including the fact that everyone in
Indianapolis is on the lake on a nice Sunday afternoon, I decided
not to go under sixteen feet. Because I want to pull my boat out
of the water once in a while and take it to other lakes, I am
looking at eighteen feet and under centerline length.
I have decided I want an I/O. I have also decided that I want
170 hp.
I have seen two boats that I like. One is a Wellcraft. The
other is a Sea Ray. The prices are close, but the Sea Ray is
more (the Sea Ray seems to be worth more selling as a used boat,
too).
Which one do I buy, and why?
Joyce Andrews
Indianapolis
ihnp4!inuxd!jladewey@gitpyr.UUCP (Dewey Baxter) (07/30/85)
If you are serious about skiing, there is no substitute for a Ski Nautique or other inboard ski boat (Master Craft for example). These boats are all around 18' and can be trailered. However, they are all inboards and will cost more.
mem@bubba.UUCP (08/01/85)
> If you are serious about skiing, there is no substitute for a Ski > Nautique or other inboard ski boat (Master Craft for example). These > boats are all around 18' and can be trailered. However, they are all > inboards and will cost more. I couldn't agree more! My boyfriend and I bought our first boat last October - a 1973 Ski Nautique - and just love it. We paid $6800 for it, and it is in perfect running condition. Of course, we did not buy this boat for partying, we are serious skiers. We can only have four people in the boat at a time, but that's fine with us. Our boat is 19' long, and we keep it at our home (meaning we trailer it). Of course, it is an inboard, which I personally like better that outboards. Where are all the serious skiers? I never see any postings from y'all, but I know you're out there! Mary Esther Middleton ut-sally!cositex!mem