well this is my 2nd boat. I bought my first one last year as a begginner boat at the beginning of the summer, used it for the whole season and sold it in the end for a little more then i bought it for so it was a real good experience for me. I also really liked the boat, it was a 17' bayliner capri i/o open bow...would have been perfect it it was a little bigger...and the motor was a 4 banger with a little blowby so some more power would have been nice also, but then it was good on fuel too.
I just bought a 1984 Century CTS (competition tournament skier) today. Its in pretty good shape and its a really sharp looking boat and it looks like its made to go fast. I just had a few questions regarding it and if anyone was familiar with these maybe some things I should look out for....since this is a little nicer boat than the last one and I want to make sure i'm doing everything right.
well the motor runs perfect, its got a mercruiser 260 horse chevy 350 with a borg warner velvet drive....is there anything really important to know about these? Its a inboard boat. The previous owner pointed out 3 little fins on the bottom of the hull called "skegs" i think it was...he said they made it turn on a dime...what exactly do they do?
I also got a knee board, wakeboard, waterskis, and a tube with it...and he threw in a water bladder. Its this big plastic thing that is filled with water to weigh down the back of the boat to make larger wakes. Does anyone have any experieince with one of these?
also the pole that sticks out of the floor for tying the ropes to is right behind the capitans chair. Is there anyway I could move that back more so I could put people in the back of the boat without getting hit by the rope when I'm turning? Can I just tye off tubes to the back of the boat on those metal things on each side, or is it much better to use the center pole mast thing?
how hard is it to put a new finish on these boats? There are some minor cracks in the paint that look cosmetic for the most part. I was wondering is there a special kind of paint I need to buy? Can I just sand it down and throw a new coat on or what?
also lastly how much is one of these boats worth about? I paid 3k for it all and I want to make sure that I didnt overpay for it.
thanks for the help!
I just bought a 1984 Century CTS (competition tournament skier) today. Its in pretty good shape and its a really sharp looking boat and it looks like its made to go fast. I just had a few questions regarding it and if anyone was familiar with these maybe some things I should look out for....since this is a little nicer boat than the last one and I want to make sure i'm doing everything right.
well the motor runs perfect, its got a mercruiser 260 horse chevy 350 with a borg warner velvet drive....is there anything really important to know about these? Its a inboard boat. The previous owner pointed out 3 little fins on the bottom of the hull called "skegs" i think it was...he said they made it turn on a dime...what exactly do they do?
I also got a knee board, wakeboard, waterskis, and a tube with it...and he threw in a water bladder. Its this big plastic thing that is filled with water to weigh down the back of the boat to make larger wakes. Does anyone have any experieince with one of these?
also the pole that sticks out of the floor for tying the ropes to is right behind the capitans chair. Is there anyway I could move that back more so I could put people in the back of the boat without getting hit by the rope when I'm turning? Can I just tye off tubes to the back of the boat on those metal things on each side, or is it much better to use the center pole mast thing?
how hard is it to put a new finish on these boats? There are some minor cracks in the paint that look cosmetic for the most part. I was wondering is there a special kind of paint I need to buy? Can I just sand it down and throw a new coat on or what?
also lastly how much is one of these boats worth about? I paid 3k for it all and I want to make sure that I didnt overpay for it.
thanks for the help!