Correct Craft Sport Nautique

I have a 2001 Correct Craft Sport Nautique with a PCM Ford GT-40 310 HP engine for sale. Both the boat and the trailer have clear North Carolina titles in my name.The hull and top deck have been polished and buffed, and the Sport Nautique decals have been replaced, as well as the pinstriping.Custom SeaDek pads were fabricated at the SeaDek factory for this boat, and they are now installed at all entry points of the boat. This really adds to the looks of this boat, and it also makes entering and exiting the boat safer.The windshield frame and exterior vent covers have been freshly powder coated, and look great.New battery cables have been run (both positive and negative) with new terminals with adhesive heat shrink. These cables are larger than factory (1 AWG). This fixes a known issue with these boats where corrosion gets into the original cables and lowers the voltage to the dash, causing gauge issues.The Fuel Control Cell (FCC) filter has just been changed, along with the oil and oil filter. New spark plugs have also been installed.The ballast system was not working when I bought the boat. Water was just going into the bilge when the pumps were activated, and no water was making it into the tanks. I have completely rebuilt the factory ballast system, and it functions well now. The lines between the pumps and the tanks have been replaced. There are now no leaks in the ballast system, and the system functions as it did from the factory. The ballast level gauges are also functional. The ballast system in this boat consists of two rear tanks totaling 400 pounds of water.In order to get to the bottom of the ballast tanks to fix the leaking hoses, the fuel tank had to be removed. I took this opportunity to thoroughly clean the fuel tank inside and out.I also thoroughly cleaned the carpet under the gas tank and rear seat. You wont see this with the tank and seat in place, but it was dirty under there, and I figured I might as well clean it while everything was out.The steering was a little bit stiff, so while everything was out of the boat for the ballast work, I went ahead and replaced the steering cable too. You can steer this boat with one finger now!The muffler and fiberglass exhaust tubes had some wear and were leaking a little bit, so I took those to my fiberglass shop and had them completely sealed and sprayed with new black gelcoat. While they were out, I did a thorough cleaning of the bilge. The exhaust system is quiet and leak-free now, and looks great!The dashboard was cracked when I bought the boat, so I replaced it with a brand new dashboard from NautiqueParts. This is supposedly the very last New Old Stock (NOS) dashboard for this era of Nautique. There are no more new ones in existence anywhere.There is a well-documented issue with this era of Nautiques where the original digital speedometer and tachometer displays fail. Nautique has a replacement kit that includes a new speedometer and tachometer, and those replacements had been installed before I bought the boat. The problem with these replacements is that they do not match the other gauges in the dashboard. I went ahead and replaced the other four gauges (oil pressure, volts, fuel, and temperature) with the same style gauges as the newer speedometer and tachometer. I also replaced most of the original factory wiring on the dashboard. The factory wiring uses spade connectors that are not marine-grade, and corrode over time. All of the new wiring is marine-grade wiring with ring terminals and adhesive shrink wrap. This will keep these gauges functioning properly for years. Also, since the new speedometer is GPS-based, the pitot tubes and pick-ups have been removed from the back of the boat and the holes have been filled. This eliminates another possible source of water entering the boat. These new gauges, along with the new dashboard, look outstanding!Lots of small parts have been replaced as well. Things like the gas shocks on the passenger seat and rear hatch, small fasteners, etc.The upholstery is original, and is very presentable, but it is not perfect. There is a tiny (1/4) slit in the drivers seat base, along with a tiny slit on the back of the engine cover. Two of the three rear seat bases (just the bases, not the backrest) have some cracks in them. There is also one area of piping on the passenger seat that has the gold vinyl beginning to come off. Most of these issues are very hard to see, and most people probably would never even notice them (except for possibly the rear seat bases). The good thing is that the rear seat bases can be recovered without concern for matching the rear seat backrest because the backrest is white and red and the seat bases are brown.The engine runs very nicely. I spent several hours cruising around in this boat this week and it just works great. All lights work, including the interior courtesy lights. It has a 3-speed heater installed that works well, with a shut-off valve to keep water from flowing through the heater core in the summer. It also has a provision for connecting a water hose to the engine for running the boat on land.The trailer is a 2002 Magnum single-axle. It is the correct trailer for the boat (meaning it was specifically built for a direct-drive Sport Nautique). All trailer lights work, and it has a swing-away tongue. The tires are only a few months old and are in perfect condition, and the bearings have been greased recently. The previous owner of the trailer did some touch-up painting on it, and the color does not match perfectly (see pictures), but the trailer functions very well, and it has a clear North Carolina title in my name.Because the original speedometer and tachometer were replaced before I owned the boat, the total hours on the boat are not known. The hours were stored in those original gauges, and no record was kept of the total hours at the time of gauge replacement. The new gauges show about 153 hours, but that does not include the hours that were on the boat prior to gauge replacement. I have owned over twenty Nautiques over the years, and have restored many boats with varying numbers of hours on them. I would estimate, based on the overall condition of the boat and the engine, that this boat has somewhere around 500 hours on it total, but that is just my estimate.So, what issues does this boat have? Well, not much. The stereo head unit is not original and does not work. It is in a terrible location from the factory, and the sun and any rain that may hit the boat falls right on the head unit. The JL Audio speakers, subwoofer and amp look good, but have not been verified as functional. The depth finder and the air/water temperature gauge do not work. It appears the sun has caused the digital displays (under the throttle arm) to fail. The small vinyl issues mentioned above are the only vinyl issues that I have found. The carpet is in good condition, but it is original and is not perfect. The windshield door is a tight fit at the top when closed. It may just need a little further adjustment, but the door is tight at the top and there is a little gap at the bottom when closed. The rubrail has a wear mark on the port side. The trailer is not beautiful, but other than the brakes, it is totally functional.The boat has been garage-kept since I have owned it, except when I have been running it on the lake. The propeller, shaft and rudder are in good condition, and the boat drives true and smooth.I do my best to provide lots of good pictures and a thorough description, including any known issues, of anything I sell. I encourage you to come and see the boat in person. I would prefer not to sell this boat to anybody sight-unseen (not because there is anything wrong with it, but because I think it is important for buyers to see exactly what they are buying). I am happy to show the boat and take potential purchasers out on the water for a test ride if they are seriously interested in purchasing the boat. There is a boat ramp at my house, so this can be done quickly and easily. I am happy to answer any questions about the boat and trailer.