I grew up in lake country and water skied a bit behind other people's boats. My cousin had a nice boat on Minnetonka, the big lake near Minneapolis that I used to borrow but I cannot remember what the brand was. I definitely remember skinny dipping with the girls we brought out there.
My powerboat knowledge is weak, so here's a dumb question I've always been meaning to ask someone; does the inboard engine just use unfiltered lake water to cool it and do they use the velocity of the boat to force it through or do they still have a water pump like an automotive arrangement? I guess they would have to in order to cool when standing still(?)
My experience is limited to outboard engines. Those definitely just pump lake water through. I for the life of me cannot figure out how this works in salt water...doesn't everything just start corroding internally on day one?
Sorry for the highjack but I figure this thread is the place to get answers. Very cool boat, Ski Nautique was just the gold standard back in the day. Maybe still is? Does it have the big roll bar deal with the tow line attached to the top of it so the skier can get alongside the boat?