Ski Boat | Ski Boats For Sale

You can't beat a nice hot summer's day with the spray in your face and a fast boat beneath your feet - unless it's a fast pair of skis under your feet! A popular water sport, water skiing has been around for over eighty years and still going strong..

It does make a big difference when water skiing to have the right ski boat. Better ski boats should have small wake and have nippy maneuverability and turning capability, and remember bigger is not better. Having an inboard engine can make a better ski boat model but not always the case, and while many people ski using general purpose deck ski boats, the best are purpose built.

Australia has a variety of ski boats for sale since there are so many of them and most are great for Australian conditions for water skiing. It would be easier to single out those slightly less fabulous than the rest than to pick the best, and you can't go by price. Australia is a country popular for water skiing, and they know how to build the right boats to do the job.

If we were to name a few, then of the popular ski boat ranges in Australia, One of the major ski boat manufacturers in the world Lewis is liked by many. Lewis ski boats are often found anyway popular for water skiing, built by Australia’s oldest manufacturer.

Although the original Lewis boats were made of wood, they are now fiberglass that provides a strong but very lightweight boat. Even though the internal stringer system is generally wood, Lewis boats are very maneuverable and very fast. The 2280 and Revolution like most of the Lewis range have a Mercruiser engine for a smaller wake when up in speed and also give a great big wake for when you changed to the wakeboard boats for sale at lower speeds.

Their well designed towers for wakeboarding can be pimped any way you like them, with speakers, lights and board racks. However, the trade-off in having a dual purpose ski boat or wakeboarding vessel is that you can get a bumpier ride on skis. Having a boat for dual purpose has its advantages and disadvantages, but if you enjoy both sports then you should get enough performance from a wakeboarding and ski boat to satisfy you. If it's great performance you are seeking, then purchase a specialist boat.

A well known and popular boat builder Bayliner has a great standing in the 16-22 foot range of ski boat sales The Bowrider 205 is is a great example of skiboat with a fabulous Mercruiser Alpha 1 engine with 220 horses of pulling power. This ski boat comes with space under-floor for ski storage and great sound system from its stereo controller that allows you fit a CD player, iPod or MP3 player. Bayliner know how to build boats: they should, having been in the business over 45 years. These boats for sale are quality, and respond to the helm perfectly. They have great acceleration with a agility for some great water skiing.

If it's more power you are looking for try a Crownline. These boats for sale exude class and quality, and the Bowrider 240LS is great for good ski boat. With a variety of colours to choose from and your Mercedes engine up to a maximum 425 HP. With many great options including an entertainment system, sink and shower it makes it a great fun throughout your ski boating day. The Crownline deckboat may be your preference to a ski boat with the Crownline 252 ex has similar features with similar outboard engine, and a Sony Marine stereo system as normal. Crownline may be a little more expensive but you pay for quality and one of the best ski boats for sale. Again, though, they are multi-purpose and while a common choice and great for the recreational skier they are not designed to be specialised ski boats.

For a championship specialist ski boat, then Skicraft might be the one you are looking for. Based in Bayswater, Skicraft ski boats, have been making top of the range ski boats for sale since 1969, offering very reliable turning and maneuverability, but is also very safe. From the smooth and fast 202 to the new V-Drive eXV Skicraft are true competition boats. The ExV is an upgrade of the popular eX2, with a good weight design allowing you to switch from wakeboarding to skiing with a turn of a switch.

Skicraft commonly build specialised ski boats for sale, and the V-Drive is generally better for wakeboarding. However, wakeboarding boats can be pricey because they have to be heavier to produce a good wake. Skicraft have developed a wake control technology whereby you can alter the size of the wake to switch between skiing and wakeboarding, and all at a price well below that of a purpose-built wakeboarding boat.

However, the boat that everybody is waiting to see is the new Mustang. Since being taken over by Standard Bank, Mustang has re emerged, and is getting better and better. Their latest boat, still to be unveiled, is the Mustang 2008 430 Sports Coupe. How good this will be for ski boat we don't know, but it is equipped with Volvo IPS 600 engines as normal, with 418 HP each so is going to be fast enough.

These are among the more popular ski boats for sale in Australia, and with so many more ski boats for sale that we have missed it might pay to visit a great website Boats To Buy for both new and used boat sales online.