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.

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

Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...

, the company continued to grow, developing a reputation for building boats of superior quality and excellent performance.

In the early 1940s through 1957, the recreational boat business prospered and Correct Craft operated an additional manufacturing facility in Titusville, Florida

Titusville, Florida

Titusville is a city in Brevard County, Florida in the United States. It is the county seat of Brevard County. Nicknamed Space City, USA, Titusville is on the Indian River, west of Merritt Island and the Kennedy Space Center and south-southwest of the Canaveral National Seashore...

, 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

Ski Nautique

The Ski Nautique line of power boats by Correct Craft, Inc. are specialist waterskiing boats, designed for use on a slalom course and to give a suitable wake for waterskiing. They are designed to be accessible to skiers of all levels of expertise. Most boats are inboard's, with a Chevrolet or Ford...

 to market in 1961.

In the 1970s, Correct Craft produced an array of runabouts

Runabout (boat)

A runabout is any small motorboat holding between four and eight people, well suited to moving about on the water. Runabouts can be used for racing, for pleasure activities like fishing and water skiing, or as a ship's tender for larger vessels...

, cuddy-cabin and center console

Center Console (boat)

Center console is a type of single-decked open hull boat where the console of the boat is in the center of the boat. There is a cabin on some models; these cabins are usually located in the bow and hold small berths for sleeping...

 models including the Southwind, Martinique, Cuddy Nautique and Fish Nautique. During the 1980s, towed water sports surged and the company’s Ski Nautique 2001 and Barefoot Nautique pulled many tournaments around the world.

In the 1990s, 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

Air Nautique

The Air Nautique line up of boats is Correct Craft's wakeboarding package. This means that the boat is outfitted for wakeboarding with a tower and ballast tanks from the factory....

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In the 2000's Nautique constructed a new manufacturing plant, located on the outskirts of Central Florida, a 217000 square feet (20,160 m²) facility. Nautique also introduced an advanced new saltwater capable package, the Coastal Edition available for select models. Nautique also introduced the innovative Ski Nautique 200, available in open or closed bow.

Correct Craft Today

In the year 2000, Correct Craft purchased 137 acre (0.55441982 km²) 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.

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 United States.

Nautiques is on their 52nd year of being the title sponsor of the Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament.

Correct Craft Models

Correct Craft has three models of Nautique boats.

The Ski Nautique is aimed at water skiers. The Ski Nautique 200 is the official tow boat of many water ski competitions and many world records have been set behind this boat.

The Sport Nautique is for skiing, wakeboarding, cruising and tubing and includes the Sports shift 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.

The Byerly Icon Edition 210 is Scott Byerly's signature boat branded and customized by him.

Model	Length	Capacity
Ski Nautique 200 Closed Bow	20' 0" / 6.10m	7 people
Ski Nautique 200 Open Bow	20' 0" / 6.10m	9 people
Sport Nautique 200	20' 9" / 6.1m	10 people
Sport Nautique 216	20' 11" / 6.38m	12 people
Sport Nautique 226	22' 7" / 6.88m	15 people
Super Air Nautique 210	21' / 6.4m	12 people
Super Air Nautique 230	23' 1.5" / 7.05m	16 people
Byerly Icon Edition 210	21' / 6.4m	12 people