Super Air Nautique's and High Speeds....

[BSBell]

Still trying to decide what to do on a new SANTE and have eliminated the 220 from the list now it is between a 210 or a 230.

I was wanting to know how these new Nautique's do at high speeds? (like 35mph)

Can they handle it or is it hurting it?

If I got the 210 I would get the 343 engine and if the 230 it would be the ZR6.

Any insight? The reason I am asking is several friends like to barefoot and they are able to get up around the 35mph mark but any slower and it is a "no-can-do"

[lffish133]

I think both boats would be able to handle 35 no problem, I think the 210 would probably be a little better handling at that speed tho. The only time we had our 210 up that fast was during the initial break in, but it seemed perfectly fine to me.

[Batman]

35? That's just an average running speed going from start to landing spot and these boats are smooth at that speed.

[Laptom]

35mph is not a problem for our ZR6 230. 45mph would be a bigger problem. The boat performs at that speed super smooth and handles great!

[jos]

Easy, if you are a hardcore barefooter and want to stick with CC.
Choose the lightest on weight.
Choose the strongest engine.

Good luck

[230konrad]

As part of the suggested break in, I took the my 08 230 to 5000 rpm, 45mph on GPS no problem... still a very nimble boat for the size...and 5000 rpm is not full throttle!
By the way the boat has 9 hours after this weekend and it is for sale. Check out the classifieds section for more detils.

Konrad