Correct Craft

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Correct Craft is a U.S.-based builder of powerboats primarily for ski and wakeboard use. It was founded in 1925 by Walt C. Meloon as the Florida Variety Boat Company.^[1]

1 History
2 Correct Craft Today
3 Correct Craft Models
4 Notes and References
5 External links

[edit] History

Walt C. Meloon created the Florida Variety Boat Company in 1925. During the early days the company built a variety of craft ranging from sailboats to powerboats to race boats. By 1936, the primary focus of the company was the construction of power boats and the company name was officially changed to Correct Craft. Despite the Great Depression, the company continued to grow, developing a reputation for building boats of superior quality and excellent performance.^[1]

In the early 1940s through 1957, the recreational boat business prospered and Correct Craft operated an additional manufacturing facility in Titusville, Florida, building boats from 18-55 feet. The advent of fiberglass brought new possibilities to the marine industry in the 1960s and Correct Craft worked with an innovative designer named Leo Bentz to bring the fiberglass Ski Nautique to market in 1961.^[1]^[2]

In the 1970s, Correct Craft produced an array of runabouts, cuddy cabin and center console models including the Southwind, Martinique, Cuddy Nautique and Fish Nautique. During the 1980’s, towed water sports surged and the company’s Ski Nautique 2001 and Barefoot Nautique pulled many tournaments around the world.^[1]

In the 1990’s, the focus on having no wake suddenly shifted to creating mountains of water behind the boat for kneeboarding and wakeboarding. Correct Craft caught the wave and invented an innovative tower to add even more height to these extreme sports. The patented Flight Control Tower, combined with factory installed ballast tanks, led to the creation of the Air Nautique.

[edit] Correct Craft Today

In the year 2000, Correct Craft purchased 137 acres of land for the development of a new manufacturing facility. Construction began in 2005 on a 217,000- square-foot facility and two lakes: one lake for product testing, the other for tournaments and events. On Thursday, July 13, 2006, the first boat completely built from start to finish in the new facility emerged.^[3]

After more than eight decades of experience and with members of the fourth and fifth generations of the Meloon family active in the business, Correct Craft is the oldest family-owned boat company in the nation.^[4]

Nautiques is on their 49th year of being the title sponsor of the Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament.^[5]

[edit] Correct Craft Models

Correct Craft has three models of boats.

The Ski Nautique is aimed at water skiers. The Ski Nautique 196 is the official tow boat of many water ski competitions and many world records have been set behind this boat.^[6]

The Crossover Nautique is for skiing, wakeboarding, cruising and tubing and includes the Sportsshift lever that gives the boat the ability to change the wake size and shape to accommodate different rider's needs and skills.

The Super Air Nautique includes the Flight Control Tower and the ability to fill the boat with water through 3 onboard ballasts to allow the boat to create large, rampy wakes. Correct Craft rules.

Model	Length	Capacity
Ski Nautique 196	19’ 5.25”/5.92m	6 people
Ski Nautique 206	20’ 6.55”/6.27m	9 people
Crossover Nautique 211	20’ 9”/6.32m	9 people
Crossover Nautique 216	21’ 6.5”/6.57m	10 people
Crossover Nautique 226	22’ 6.5”/6.87m	12 people
Crossover Nautique 236	23’ 1.5”/7.05m	14 people
Super Air Nautique 210	21’ 6.40”/6.40m	10 people
Super Air Nautique 220	22’ 1”/6.73m	12 people
Super Air Nautique 230	23’ 1.5”/7.05m	14 people