Now available for sale is this beautiful 1998 Ski Nautique. This boat is finished in black and zephyr with gold metal flake pinstripes and accents. This boat has the 5.8L HO carbureted engine that produces 290 horsepower with a 1.23:1 transmission. The engine has 571 hours on the clock. The propeller is an Acme 422. It also has the factory-option extended pylon and the factory-option depth finder. This was my personal boat for the summers of 2023 & 2024, and over the last few months it has had a number of improvements completed to bring it to its current condition. Here are a few.
Gelcoat freshly wet sanded, polished and buffed
New pinstripes
New graphics -- all of them
Windshield frame freshly powder coated
Speedometers refurbished
New throttle knob
New steering cable
Freshly rebuilt carburetor
New distributor
New spark plugs
New spark plug wires
New fuel pump
New fuel lines
New fuel/water separator filter
Freshly refinished swim platform
Everything works as-designed, and the engine runs very nicely.
While this is a very nice vessel, it has not undergone a full restoration, and it does have some imperfections. I try to list as many imperfections as possible when selling a boat so that there are no surprises. Here are a few of the imperfections:
The center windshield support bar is missing.
The carpet is not new, and is showing signs of wear.
The vinyl, while very nice, is showing some signs of wear, especially on the black panel on the driver's seat. The engine box has a couple of small tears as well.
This boat had a tower installed at some point, and the patch job on the holes, while not terrible, is not perfect. If you look closely, you can see where the tower was mounted.
The center rear seat cushion is missing.
There is a small scratch in the Zephyr gelcoat near the tip of the bow. See the next-to-last picture below.
There are speakers installed, but there is no stereo head unit.
This boat can come with a trailer, or if you do not need a trailer, the price can be discounted.
The available trailer is a 2002 Ram-Lin single-axle (this is the one in the pictures). This trailer was just refinished by Ram-Lin, and received new paint, new bunks and steps, new carpet, new LED lights, new brakes, new bearings and seals, new coupler, etc. It is basically a brand new trailer. This trailer came from a non-title state, so the trailer will be sold with a bill of sale only.
The boat has a clean and clear North Carolina title.
Price for this boat:
$16,900 (reduced from $18,900) with the nice 2002 Ram-Lin trailer
$15,900 (reduced from $16,900) with no trailer
Please contact us with questions.
More pictures from September 20, 2024 are below. Please scroll down.
