I have a '93 Ski and an '88 2001. I will list the relative good and bad points that I have experienced. Ski : no wood in the floor/stringers, more space (storage/seating), handles better, quieter (single exhaust vs. dual), one piece windshield, 1:23 transmission (faster to plane), sloped transom (awkward to sit down and put your board on), more solid platform (but smaller), smaller wake (need 3 times the weight to get the same wake as the 2001). 2001 : extremely fun wake, doesn't need much weight (little bit better fuel economy), louder, wood in the floor and stringers, less storage space, more unstable with weight, two piece windshield (bar in the middle), transom better to sit down on, less stable platform (but bigger). It's really hard for me to pick a favorite. They are both good buys for < 10K. I like the wake on the 2001 better, but I like driving the Ski better.
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