Old School Saltares, Piratas

[sybrmike]

Looks nice, Cadunkle. Hope mine looks that good some day...

Is it just my completely biased opinion, but aren't those Salts just timeless?

[cowwboy4]

Here's some pics of the late pirata (stolen spring of 2010)





Brand new 454
New floors / stringers
Big air tower
PP wakeboard pro
wetsounds with full custom stereo.
2k in ballast.
I miss the ole girl

[cowwboy4]

I'd love to find a saltare shell and build a v-drive diesel 2-speed with in floor ballast.

[sybrmike]

Stolen? Man, that sucks! Any insurance?

Great pics - Damn fine looking boat for sure & the wake pics look awesome (especially trailing the boat). What was your set up for the 2k ballast?

[cowwboy4]

I've got an awesome insurance agent so it was very well insured.
But still sucks!!! I had just put the batteries back in tower speakers on hadn't put the sacks jackets etc back in it thankfully though.

I had a triangle bag in the bow and two 400's in the back compartment on top of the fuel tank. When surfing we would pull one bag out and put it next to the motor.
I ran it one time with two 400's next to the motor and one in the storage and the front half full and I was a wee bit spooked but it was such a great wave.

That picture is bad since the girl was just learning and kept the board at the top of the wave and just plowed through it.

[Stickleback25]

There are alot of nice rides out there! My last boat was a 17' shallow runner fishing boat and I upgraded in May to this 88 Saltare. We had a great time this summer. I'm glad this site is here for us Newbys to learn all this good info. Cant wait til spring. I gotta get a different prop I think for better take-off. Its fine with 5-6 adults, but with any more it takes awhile to get up to speed for wakeboarding.

[87SunSportMikeyD]

That is a GREAT lookin boat! She deserves her own thread with about a 100 pics!

[Okie Boarder]

cowwboy...stolen? That sucks. I remember coming by to check it out. Are those pictures from Arcadia?

[Ptownkid]

Damn, that all white scheme looks killer! Jealous of those of you who have anything but teal (mine's teal). Can't wait to get her painted!!!

[cowwboy4]

Yep from the same place you looked at it.
Was working late and they hooked up to it mid day right after my neighbor left for work.
I showed it a bunch of times and figure it was someone who looked at it and was really doing a little bit of shopping.