1996 Sport Nautique

Jeff Carroll
Oct 27
1 min read

Updated: Nov 3

Sort the comments below by OLDEST to see a chronological timeline of the work we have completed so far.

Over the weekend, we received a boat from a client in Texas. This 1996 Sport Nautique has had extensive work done to the interior, and we will be adding a brand new PCM ZR-409 engine and 1.23:1 transmission! This boat is probably going to be the most powerful 1996 Sport Nautique in existence, and will also be ultra-reliable. We'll be dropping in the new engine and transmission this week.

Here it is as we unwrapped it! Very unique gelcoat on the floor. Most of us here love it!

Here it is as we unwrapped it, and no, those footprints in the SeaDek are not from us. SCM employees remove their shoes before boarding a client's boat. We'll get them cleaned up though!

And here it is, the monster PCM ZR-409 6L engine!

PCM was kind enough to include the proper wiring adapter so that this engine will be plug-and-play with the 1996 Nautique wiring harness.

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Jeff Carroll

16 minutes ago

Today was water test day! We picked a great day -- about 42 degrees, with 15-20 MPH winds. That didn't stop the fun though! Very successful water test. This engine is a beast! We also dialed in the steering, adjusted the shaft stuffing box, and checked a few other safety items.

Jeff Carroll

5 days ago

The owner asked us to replace all of the dash switches and buttons while we had the boat, so that was completed today. Looks a lot better, and the circuit breaker switches actually work now! We found several wires completely disconnected back there, which means those switches never would have worked.

Here's the "before":