Ski boat enthusiasts?

[Joe Seahawk]

I just became a Ski boat owner, any other enthusiasts out there?

I bought a wakeboard boat, I can't wait to spend the summer dragging my 2 teenage boys around the lake.

I found a great deal on a 2005 Malibu VLX Picking it up on Friday!

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

I’ve got a good friend that’s been working on an Imp with a 5.7 SBC engine and it’s been one thing after another for him.
The cracked block was actually about three years ago. After fixing that it’s been hull problems. He thinks the trailer may be tearing it up since it wasn’t made for his boat and it’s right where the center rollers are that the hull keeps cracking.

OMG! That would be bad, never have experienced any hull problems.

Speaking of IMPs, I bought a basket case once. It was a very early I/O, that was basically an outboard, broken down and laid over, with the engine part inside. Had lots of fun and made $$ on it when I broomed it.

[Joe Seahawk]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

Looked it up, nice boat.
Didn’t say what motor it has but the options for that year were a 330 Horse and a 505 Horse motor so I’d assume the 330 Horse is a small block V-8 and the 505 Horse is a big block.
When you go to look at it get down and look closely at the engine block a couple of inches above the oil pan. Look both sides of the block from front to back and what you’re looking for is any crack at all. It might appear as a thin line with a little rust along it. This means that the motor wasn’t properly winterized, some water was left in the block, it froze, expanded and it cracked the block.
Go ahead, ask me how I know.

This is partly how I got a good deal on the boat, the previous owner let the block crack, so the boat was engineless, my $5,000 deposit funded the new Indmar Monsoon 340, after the new engine is installed (which it is now) we will do sea trials (Friday) and I will either get my deposit back if the boat is not satisfactory, or take it home that day. I fully expect the dealer (Bakes marine) to do a fine job on the motor install, the engine will also be warranted for 2 years. apparently they did not want to fund the engine install because sales are slow right now.

I'm pretty excited about the boat, I really hope there are no problems that arise during sea trials.

[googlegoogle]

Pawnstars = Boat = 'Bust Out Another Thousand'

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by Joe Seahawk

This is partly how I got a good deal on the boat, the previous owner let the block crack, so the boat was engineless, my $5,000 deposit funded the new Indmar Monsoon 340, after the new engine is installed (which it is now) we will do sea trials (Friday) and I will either get my deposit back if the boat is not satisfactory, or take it home that day. I fully expect the dealer (Bakes marine) to do a fine job on the motor install, the engine will also be warranted for 2 years. apparently they did not want to fund the engine install because sales are slow right now.

I'm pretty excited about the boat, I really hope there are no problems that arise during sea trials.

Sounds like you scored then. You get a deal on the boat and a fresh motor. Hard to beat that.

[Lono]

I used to think I would really like to ski. Then i tore my hamstring this summer learning. I decided im too out of shape and fat. I'll sip on some captain and watch everyone else do it though.