My new (old) boat!!!

starman31 04-08-2003, 12:12 AM

My friend just got my new boat for me today.

I am going to go pick it up next weekend. It is old but it is my first boat so I decided to start cheep. The funny thing is that this is my parents old boat that they sold in 1996.

It is a 1982 Ski Centurion. Not too bad of a boat for 4,000 bucks. It runs and has a tower. That is all that matters to me. I am going to get a fat sac for the back and maybe put some weight in the front but I'm not sure how much to put there. Any help would be great.

(laptom) · (laptom) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 04-08-2003, 5:24 AM

Have fun with it.. The boat looks pretty nice and I wish if I had the tower.

Cheers Tommy

fun9c1 04-08-2003, 5:43 AM

Sweet looking boat! What's the motor, 351? Congratulations! Did your parents buy it new?

(gfyone) · (gfyone) **Join Date: Dec 2002** 04-08-2003, 7:05 AM

nice looking boat.... looks like one I have seen in Santa Cruz....

Have fun

(magic) · (magic) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 04-08-2003, 8:26 AM

Funkster has a Nauti like that. His is weighted nice and throws out a sweet wake.

http://www.wakeworld.com/cgi-bin/Discus4/board-profile.pl?action=view_profile&profile=isaac_d_fun k-users

Maybe he will see this post, or email him. If I remember right he has about 1500# of ballast in it.

starman31 04-08-2003, 8:42 AM

Rob L. - Yes the motor is a 351 and ya my step dad bought it new in 82 and then gave it to my step brother. He then sold it and now I am buying it. Small world.

scott - I grew up in Santa Cruz and the boat is still there so I'm sure that this is the same one you have seen.

(timmy) · (timmy) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 04-08-2003, 8:49 AM

that is tight. I like it!

(parkcityxj) · (parkcityxj) **Join Date: Mar 2001** 04-08-2003, 9:07 AM

That's a cool story. Was that boat painted black by the factory? Sac it out and you'll have a good summer. I wish I could find the sweet 89 Nautique 2001 my parents had new at the time.

starman31 04-08-2003, 9:25 AM

jay - No the boat was brown when it came from the factory. The guy I bought it from painted it black. He didn't do the best job but it is ok as long as it pulls me. }

(wdayne) · (wdayne) **Join Date: Jan 2002** 04-09-2003, 5:21 AM

hey starman, what is the crazy looking apparatus sticking out behind the boat? it looks like another trailer hitch........of sorts.

laterdayne

6more 04-09-2003, 5:51 AM

Dayne - It looks like the tongue of another trailer. There must be another boat parked behind this one.

Congrats on the new boat. Small world indeed. At least you know most of the boat's history. Have fun with it.

starman31 04-09-2003, 11:43 AM

Dayne - Ya that is the tongue of my friend boat.

(h20jnky) · (h20jnky) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 04-09-2003, 12:25 PM

Is that a Zero Flex? Way to represent that the "old-school" is still live and kickin'........and you managed to keep it in the family! Congrats......

(wiltok) · (wiltok) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 04-09-2003, 2:05 PM

Congratulations!! New boat or old - your first boat is still exciting! Mine was a 88 ProStar 190 (which I am selling) - and I hate to get rid of it. Have fun...

starman31 04-09-2003, 2:14 PM

Ryan - Yes that is a Zreo Flex tower. The guy I bought it from put it on the boat. Didn't do the best job buy my friend is going to fix it for me. Nice to have a friend that can weld.

(monstertower) · (monstertower) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 04-10-2003, 9:32 PM

A bad day boarding is betting than an excellent day at work, nice ride - enjoy !!!

yea_yea 04-12-2003, 5:18 PM

Hey great boat my first was an 84 centurion that I bought last summer.

(hillbilly) · (hillbilly) **Join Date: Aug 2002** 04-14-2003, 5:46 PM

spencer how is camp far west?I live in Woodland and ride the river most of the time thinking about hitting up camp far west early in the season.Is it worht the hour or so pull out there?By the way sweet boat,I got an 86 nauti last year and totally love it.

(33drew) · (33drew) **Join Date: Apr 2003** 04-15-2003, 7:52 PM

Another sweet thing about the direct drives from the 80's is when they are unweighted they are a blast to drive and do powerturns.

wakeboardbum247 04-16-2003, 7:05 AM

dude that thing actually looks pretty sweet

starman31 04-16-2003, 9:03 AM

Jeff - I know that I put Camp far West down as one of my home lakes but I have only been their once. Now that I have a boat I am going to be going there a lot more. The one time I went there we didn't like it too much but from what my friends tell me the lake it good on the weekdays. I guess it is crazy on the weekends. If you want to know more about it give me a month or so and I will tell you what I think about it. I live like 10 miles from there so I should be going there a lot.

Thanks to everyone for the posts about my boat. Going to go get it this weekend. It was raining to hard this weekend to get.

swpmwinc 04-16-2003, 9:21 AM

Jeff&Starrman31 Camp far west is not a bad lake not that great for boarding it has alot of go fast boats and guys with mullets. It is really close to Woodland though. It is more of a drive but there are some great lakes within 40 miles or so of you

wranger 04-16-2003, 11:34 PM

Great looking boat mate!!

(scottyb) · (scottyb) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 04-17-2003, 1:34 PM

I wish i could have bought that for 4000. That is awesome. Congrats!