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Old ski boat photo archive
I’ve been carefully researching old ski and wake boats so that when we buy one we make a good decision. Unfortunately less than half of advertisers in the Trading Post bother to include a photo with their ad, which doesn’t help somebody with low power boat knowledge to visualise a potential buy. (Note to sellers - you’re crazy. Pay the extra cash and include a photo you dorks.)
So as I browse through eBay and the TPost I save many of the photos that I find. Here’s the collection so far, I’ll add to it as I go.
‘73 Skicraft
‘83 Skicraft
Flightcraft Phantom
Gilflite Javelin
Ramsay Cheetah
Gilflite Laser
Performance Craft Boss
Flightcraft XL225
Gilflite Spitfire
Caribbean Jaguar
Pride Panther
Pride Cheetah
Flightcraft Bandit
Kate - October 22, 2006, 10:38 am
Hmmm… I think I recognise that sunset one!
Marty - October 22, 2006, 12:34 pm
Best photo of the lot I reckon
Bryce - October 23, 2006, 10:05 am
are those penrite oil bottles on the deck of the stinga? cool boat though.
my fav is the yellow performance craft.
Andrew Skeen (Skeeny) - October 24, 2006, 5:01 pm
Hi Marty,
I’ll try and send some pics of my restored Riviera Craft 15foot fibreglass 1970 built with fully worked 202 putting out around 220hp, we get down the Barwon river now and then. I’m all so a river officer this year.
Cheers skeeny
Kevin - November 5, 2006, 10:25 am
The Performance craft boss ski boat (Tequilla) on your site is mine and is used on the manning river.
It has a 350 chev motor and is a great social ski boat.
Great to see all the other boat photos.
PAUL - November 22, 2006, 1:18 pm
mine is (was) the white javelin. (upgraded since. Great boat, gilflite really did know how to build quality boats back then. Engine 351 cleve, highpole, boarding platform, dog clutch. Good luck in ya search for a boat.