possumandbean

Well, the boat and I are still above ground. Life is what happens to our plans. Sooooo, she sat under a cover and still does. I picked up another transmission and am in the process of checking the fitment, going to rebuild the original. With the way the market is right now I may get a whole different running boat 350/velvet drive in a 90s model of which I forget the make of right now and get our Southern Skier up as well. I'll try to get pictures up. Carpet, new upholstery, ECT......

Yes, it looks to be all PCM parts. Like I stated earlier, it shows to be built under the southern skier name by a company out of Kingwood, Tx. I will get more pictures up when I can. I'm sure you all understand, I remember seeing one when I was a kid. When I saw her I could not let her waste away.

You are awesome

351 Ford with a 71c velvet drive. The clutches took a dump the first day I had her on the water. I knew it was going to need some love, just didn't expect it to be on day one. I have been a mechanic pretty much all my life, so, I am researching removal, rebuild and installation. I plan on getting her as perfect mechanically as possible, waxed up, the wood cleaned up, and then getting her on the water as often as possible. I want to ski behind her and often as possible. As beautiful as they were when I was a kid, they don't belong in the weeds.

I guess I found my unicorn. I grew up skiing behind glastron tri hulls, in my twenties I had the pleasure of skiing behind nautiques with a natique pilot. I always remembered seeing a southern skier and thinking it was beautiful. Well, fast forward through the motorcycles, race cars, and other hobbies and here I am. I found a southern skier that needs love. I live about two miles away from a ramp on lake Whitney in central Texas. My plans are to get it up and running, then restore it as I go. I am sure I will be trolling this forum for information and welcome any information anyone is willing to give. I know the boat was made in Kingwood Texas, other than that I can't find any information on her. Well, that's about it as far as introductions go. Howdy howdy