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  1. #1
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    Default new to supras and need some help

    so here it is. i'm josey and live in florence al on wilson lake, so i've always been on the water and around boats and actualy build hotrods for a living, anyways i got into wakeboarding last year goin out on my neighbors 1990prostar190. granted i'm not that good just now getting confident wake to wake. but have my own board and really enjoy it. so i have been saving for over a year and have wanted my own small wake/ski boat for a few years and now am finally goin to bite the bullet and buy one. now being a starving college student i have only been able to save around 5 grand. so i have found 2 boats close that are in my range. 1. 89 ts6m new interior, clean boat with 580 hrs but with no add ons. 2. 89 comp new interior,wake tower,6 speakers but with 1200 hours. so i will be adding a tower nomatter what that is why the 2nd is really cathing my eye. would the extra hours bother you? any suggestions as to what to look for would be great. i know the stingers and floors to check for rot and both boats are 351, and am actually in the process of helping a friend rebuild a 351 in an 84 2001.

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    1200 hours is definitely not a lot for an '89. The general consensus is that these engines should go for close to 2000s before needing any kind of major rebuild. You would probably want to have the compression checked, but my guess is that you are already on that!

    Be careful...this will be a gateway boat!! Before you know it you will be moving up the ladder to something bigger and more expensive

    Good luck!

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    yes my compression test kit will be goin with me to when i go look at them. and i want this to be my gateway boat, figured that i could pic one of the older classic supras up, play with it and improve it for a season or 3 and turn around and sale it for what i have in it.

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    Sorry to burst your bubble but I would HIGHLY advise you stay away from Comp models unless you are a dedicated slalom skier. They are a tournament ski boat which means they sit really low in the water and they are designed to make a minimally small wake. With respect, from someone who has been there, your consideration set could be:

    1: Supra SunSport, Saltare, Maurauder, Pirata,
    2: SN 2001

    You would have a very tough time surfing a comp for example. Sorry to my bros AND homies who have Comps you guys rock too, but it's a fair warning I feel.
    --WakeMikeys 1987 Supra SunSport--
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    Mikey is right. I have an 85 comp and love the way it sits and rides in the water. It's very low profile and sleek but it is not the boat to try to surf behind. Of course you can wakeboard behind it but the better you get at that, the more wake you are going to want and that limit is going to be rather low with a comp. You said you have been behind 190 Mastercraft so you can imagine the wake to be about the same. Again, the Comp is a great boat, but it just depends on what you want to do behind it and what your expectations are.

    Good luck and I hope you get exactly what you are looking for.
    Owen
    1985 Supra Comp ts6m

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    Yeah it's not that it won't pull a few wakeboarders no problem, but once you try to weight it down, it gets pretty scary to drive. If you are dead-set on this boat, there are people who weight them and even surf them. It's just not as easy. Ask Jet and Maple.

    On the other hand, if you find a SunSport, you're going to have a surf wave that rivals any 21' boat out there. The wakeboard wake is plenty big for learning beginner and intermediate inverts, 3's, 5's, etc.
    --WakeMikeys 1987 Supra SunSport--
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    I am really sorry to Hijack this thread so bad. Here are a couple boats I found in your general area that I would recommend at least having a look at or investigating further.

    I realize some of them are a couple hundred miles from your current location. If the boat was the right price you could factor in your road trip to pick it up into the cost. You get an adventure, and a boat at the same time.

    If you MUST have a comp then I would look at something in this range first

    http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/boa/2064006891.html

    If you dont mind driving a bit farther and have the $5000 anyway then I would consider one of these ones

    http://okaloosa.craigslist.org/boa/2037176868.html

    http://batonrouge.craigslist.org/boa/2050818440.html
    Last edited by stinky_1; 12-11-2010 at 10:41 PM.

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    Cool

    If I could buy again would I buy a Comp? Yes! Like I said above, I also slalom so I like the smaller wake. There are times when an open bow would be nice. He needs to consider life cycle and use. If going to invest a lot of $$$ to make a Comp a board boat, may not want to do it. It is a dry (no built in ballast) limited storage boat. When it comes time to sell, he'll have to find a slalom minded buyer. If he is a die hard boarder may be better to build a Sunsport over time. The hull is a classic and will be serviceable for years! But, not as classic as the Comp )

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    I assumed that the OP was more wakeboard oriented which was why he is saying he would be putting a tower on whatever he buys.

    I will agree that adding a tower with lots of racks on it is a great way to keep the boat clear of clutter though. as far as I am concerned it is the ONLY way to make some of these smaller boats work.

    Thank you for your honest opinion, especially stating the reason why you would go with the comp over the other options. I guess what we really need is the OP to come back and state what exactly he is planning to use this boat for, and then we could better give our opinions. I always assumed he was looking for a budget boat he could wakeboard on.

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