I had a Mastercraft 1994 Barefoot with 200 hp Evinrude OUTBOARD which was simply brilliant....then Traded/ specced/ ordered a 2007 Mastercraft x14. Ordering that was like ordering a new 911...agonizing option by option. Opted for the 400 HP Direct Drive only because I wanted the boat to reach 50 MPH..which for a MC x14 is very fast. I loved that boat...sold it to a friend of mine and when I saw it last week...still looked brilliant. The MC forum is really excellent. I was on it a lot back in the day and looked a hundreds of photos before speccing mine and asked members to weigh in on options. If you find a barefoot with the 200 hp johnson or evinrude power in perfect shape...don’t discount it as an option. It is inexpensive- awesome seating layout and old school...and when everybody is stepping all over the boat -spilling drinks...doesn’t twist you up.

 

Go old school V bottom.
That way when you are finished skiing you can scare the s#it out of your friends.

 

haha I love skiing behind old outboards. Favourite boat I've ever skiied behind was a J-Craft. That thing could also do 70mph, without batting an eye.

Overdraft, I get what you're saying. Ideally, would still want an inboard, just because you can make it a pretty decent wakeboarding boat, by just adding a tower and weight. You can make it a good barefooting/teaching boat, by adding a boom off the side. And it can be a world class ski boat. I agree that these boats are a bit compromised for a regular boat, but a) a porsche is a bit compromised regular car, b) compromised = character and c) we have a good inboard/outboard which can be used for everything else.

Love all the comments here guys.

 

it was sad to see Evinrude go under.
yeah I did a lot of skiing behind Jcrafts, the 21 was the best of course, the smaller ones you could pull around while skiing behind.

 

Couldn't resist pulling out old shots. Good times for sure.

 

Muskoka - One of my friends is selling his Ski-ray.
I want to say its a 93? Interior is ok. Like no rips or tears, but certainly tired. It needs a polish. Maybe a wet sand.
Engine, has been tuned. But, if it were mine ... carb rebuild.
no tower. center tow bar.
This was the ski boat that I was dragged by, when I was 20.
It is currently floating in Port carling. Message me and I will share his phone number.

 

Hey, I really appreciate the connection, but I'm a year or two away from actioning this. Plus, I'm sure he can get a hefty covid premium that I would be unwilling to pay.

 

But you don't know what he is asking? Its getting cool, and he is not a sales guy.
You never find the right boat when you are looking.
They fall in your lap, when you are not looking.
I would think it is under $9k. But i don't know, not my boat. Just offering up a phone number.
But I understand ...

 

Again, really appreciate it, and I get what you're saying. My issue is that a) this would be held at the family cottage, and thus would need some buy in from the family and b) in my case, this isn't the "right boat". Would prefer fuel injection, 350 small block, plus tower/boom. But still need to do a bunch of research to determine what is the "right boat" for me, and don't want to jump in because there is a deal. I do appreciate the lead.

 

big smoke. pm me. id be interested. i love old ski boats. my cottage is about 10 min from pc. thx.

 

is that your vking rod?. used to have a vegas then a few allisons/ stvs... nothing like a 2.5 merc.. (260,280,drag) nothing.

 

Not mine, but I had one. All the performance toys and ran mid 80's. I eventually sold it because no one would get it anymore.