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AAM196
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Posted: April-19-2018 at 4:20pm |
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Is Dougie rippin behind the new 2019 Ski Nautique?
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75 Tique
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Truth be told, he is pretty banged up and has really scaled back. Of course landing on his head one too many times snowboarding in a similar fashion didnt help either. In fact, I was surprised to see this video which just surfaced a day or so ago. He does seem to spend more of his time surfing now. (and in the winter kite boarding, or whatever you call it, out on the ice) Gotta give him credit tho. He is/was a pretty solid wakeboarder and could get more air off a unweighted ski boat wake than anyone I have ever seen.
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JoeinNY
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You should make sure to let him know before its too late |
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75 Tique
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My nephew (39) must not have gotten the memo. (last fall) |
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“So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
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gt40KS
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Nice youtube video that shows/ explains a lot but they don't mention the lifting rings. At first viewing I thought I saw two of them, one on either side of the windshield but watching it again I see those are the mounting points for the front bimini poles. The boat is 20' LOA without the platform and you can see the stern rings in the transom so the bow lifting point has to be 17" short of the front. Perhaps Pete is right and they are using a bow sling of sorts?? Anyway, the video does showcase a lot of the new innovations and cool features: video |
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Gary S
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Or it means they used it as trim on the dash or control
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JoeinNY
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They say the construction is a mixture of fiberglass and carbon fiber, I would suspect that means they use carbon fiber strategically in the hull to reduce the number of layers of glass/thickness of resin to keep the weight down for the same strength. Don't know if any parts are 100% carbon fiber. |
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JoeinNY
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They list the lift ring spacing as 18' 7" in the specifications so its got to be there somewhere... |
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8122pbrainard
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Just might have to use the old school method lifting I/O's and O/B's. That's a strap through the bow eye on the stem to the hook. |
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Tim D
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Isn't part of the boat carbon fiber?
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quinner
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Cannot tell if there are lifting rings, don't see anything on the bow? What are they going to connect their extended pylons to ??
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63 Skier
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Joe, why did I somehow know you would have had a GT160 before you even said that? Never had one, but drooled over them in my youth, along with the various Carlson offerings. I'm guessing you had a 115 Tower of Power on it? That video made me like the new Ski just slightly more. Like everything I'll get used to it and probably even like it once I see more, just was caught kind of by surprise by the initial look. Jody's comments help a lot in appreciating what kind of a performer the boat is. |
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AAM196
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It really looks like a Radar Vapor! Must say... hated it at first... starting to come around...
Still, I see $30k worth of pointless features I'd like to see stripped off it, not to mention 1/3 the seadek. Stereo seems skimpy... |
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MourningWood
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Correct Craft helps U S Navy develop new SEAL assault craft:
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JoeinNY
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You ain't lyin Keno, my old 76 GT160 glastron front deck lines were very similar. We have covered trihulls before - nothing in boating has ever come on so hard and then disappeared so completely so quickly In this case I am guessing that bow is a lot harder to dunk under water than the 200, particularly if they put out an OB at the same length. That was a pretty good little clip of sending those boats out into the world - still not a set of color choices that really got me... but I am not much of red guy. Maybe I could learn to like the white on the front of the mostly blue boat. |
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MourningWood
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If there's even a chance that it can be ordered with less Sundeck, and less metal flake, maybe a more subdued graphics package, I could warm up a bit.....
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gt40KS
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Wow Jody, you sure make it sound appealing !! Even though I personally am not wild about the new styling, I also don't really hate it as some have said. I'm sorta thinking if I had 100k to spend on a new ski boat I would probably make myself learn to like it
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JCCI
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KRoundy
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VERY COOL! Thanks for the review. If I lived ANYWHERE near one of these locations I'd be there. I looked on BOS and did not see where you had posted? Perhaps I'm not looking in the right thread(s). |
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stepper459
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Re: replacement cost and life of the SeaDek, I can't imagine that replacing it would be worse that what I've seen people going through to replace carpet on the "OG" 210's like mine. There is an incredible amount of carpet in my boat, and while it's OK if you keep it pretty dry, carpet isn't known for dispersing moisture very well. If you keep the boat covered when it's not in use, I don't see why the SeaDek product wouldn't last just as long, if not longer, than carpet. If you don't cover it, well, say goodbye to the rest of your interior, too. By the time it needs to be replaced, I would imagine costs will have come down a bit - they already have as a result of multiple competitive products on the market now, compared to 10-15 years ago with this kind of material. All that said, I think they went overboard. Maybe you can option that out in some areas?
As for the design of the boat, I look at it a bit like the new Civic Type-R. Presented in some colors, I find it downright offensive. But if you don't have multiple contrasting colors, for example, if the whole thing was just blue or black or white, it wouldn't be nearly as hard to look at. The CTR looks fine in all black, because you can't see all those giant black "vents" and other details that are so polarizing. I'm an absolute fan of the classic lines of the older Nautiques, which is why I sought out an OG 210; well, that, and I can't remotely afford a $50k boat, let alone $100k or $150k. One of my favorite boats of all time is the plain-old Century Resorter, which, what do you know, looks a lot like a 2001 in profile. So, while I don't like the looks of the new boat, I think the design will grow on me when i can see some more subdued tones, or even just see one in person. But then again, I don't really like any of the current offerings of giant wake boats. It's just not my thing. I'd sure like to ski behind a '19 Nautique, though. |
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Gary S
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I'm with Tim,I'd guess their whole focus is getting this ready and right for the Masters
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TRBenj
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Oh for goodness sake, the OB is coming. The CB and short deck are on the short list of things a traditionalist will like about the boat, let them have them! There’s no way they added the shovel nose with anything but OB space in mind, it sure doesn’t score many style points. Guessing the debut will be a few months away.
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Fl Inboards
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What I posted On BOS this morning:
Drove it Skied it today at Corys..short line skiers dream come true! Going to ski it again on Fri. Skied it at 34 and 35 MPH 28 off through 35 off. like riding across a glass table top through the wakes after 28 off. 28 off did have some rooster bite but was not an issue. noticed no wake drop off at any of the line lengths i skied. It is kinda UN-nerving not feeling the wake the first time. pulled a couple skiers at longer lines and slower speed so I did not get a real feel for how it feels with top speed shortline skiers. from my brief experience behind the wheel I did need a 15 year old to walk me through the screen set up procedures (thanks Fed!). This could be an issue for many drivers that get thrown in the boat with no previous seat time in the product. A quick warning as a skier in a tournament you need to remind the driver at each end to input the line length as if it is not you might not get the ride you expect. Talking to Cory and Adam P they were both very excited that the trick side of the boat was fabulous and they said the wakes were large and very well defined with an absolute flat table. Cory Commented that tricks were not left as as side issue and a lot of thought went into the total design of the boat. Every aspect of the boat as far as I can see went through a comprehensive thought process and ergonomics are spot on. Not going to go into the styling and overall looks as I am only interested in what goes on behind the boat. It was an overall great first impression for me though i was involved with a sneak preview back in Dec. I highly urge anyone that can make the time to sign up and go get your free ride as it is for a limited time only. I believe that Rini, Travers, Pickos and a few others are involved with this promotion. Looking forward to my next experience with this product.. |
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Jonny Quest
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I like open-bow ski tugs, so I'm a little disappointed that I didn't see an open-bow version -- too bad. The ski wake looks verrrrrry nice. I'd love to have that bad-boy.
I agree with many of the other Ski Nautique veterans that the style of this new unit is butt-ugly. I do like the creature comforts, but not a big fan of the over-the-top use of Sea-Deck. I really love the ski lockers and wish my 1994 had 'em. That dry weight is higher than what I was expecting. Looks like my next purchase will be a slightly-used open-bow 2018 Ski Nautique... JQ |
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KENO
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Well now we're all a little smarter because we know where CC got the inspiration for the new boat Back then a friend's family has a 19 footer with the Buick V8 Like Phil said it seemed huge and it was a lot of fun. it's been cross bred with a Glastron from the early 70's or so to come up with the shape of the deck for the CC though.. |
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70CC
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Thanks Keno. Pretty sure it was a V8 and it was a good sized boat for the day, so could have been a 19'. I must have pasted a pic of the smaller version.
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8122pbrainard
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Thanks Ken. You can learn something every day of your life and still die stupid!!
Phil, How's your project coming? You haven't posted lately about that 1st gen. SN!!! |
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KENO
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Here's a page from the 1967 Evinrude IO brochure.
Notice that there's a V6 and a V8 and they're both Buick engines. Before anybody jumps up and down and says it's a Chevy V8 check the bore and stroke in the brochure, Then see what the bore and stroke of a 300 cubic inch Buick V8 was. It came in the bigger 19 ft hulls and not the smaller hulls but maybe like CC back then if you asked nicely and waved some extra money around you could get whatever you wanted as a special order. Maybe that's what 70 CC's neighbor did |
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8122pbrainard
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Phil, It was a OMC I/O with a V6. |
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looked at what mastercraft has and it looks like cc followed their design in part. 3300 lb boat in the 80k range.
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