All Will Be Revealed 03.31.12

[TxJole]

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[lion90]

Will do!

While riding, can you report on speed and line length? One of the huge claims of this boat is a nice clean wake at various speeds. One thing that would be important to me is to have a wake that is clean at slower speeds as well as the higher speeds. Since I have a couple boys that I will be getting into the sport, it is always nice to start slower and still have a clean wake. Something Malibu's are pretty darn good at....

Thanks again for all the information you have been providing back to the community.

[TxJole]

I'm really excited to see what N3 will do with thier first G23.

[Kmayotte]

I'm really excited to see what N3 will do with thier first G23.

Good call.

[AllianceBJJ]

Per Nautique rep at Buxton's unveiling party, the 230 is not going anywhere and will continue to be produced for the foreseeable future...

[shag]

The 230 is such a great boat in itself, and the looks are phenomenal! The 'G' boat is really nice, and will elevate top riders to new heights, but don't let it steel too much of the 230's limelight...... For 70% of us, the 230's wake is over the top as it is.... imo

Have a great day!

[vision]

While riding, can you report on speed and line length? One of the huge claims of this boat is a nice clean wake at various speeds. One thing that would be important to me is to have a wake that is clean at slower speeds as well as the higher speeds. Since I have a couple boys that I will be getting into the sport, it is always nice to start slower and still have a clean wake. Something Malibu's are pretty darn good at....

Thanks again for all the information you have been providing back to the community.

Ditto. How wide is this wake and how lippy and clean is it at 22mph? A great shape and sized wake can be had in many boats with tons of weight and 26mph. But a good wake at 22 is much harder to achieve. Thanks Jeff for your hard work. Convince White Lake to get one so we can demo here in NC!

[aarond0083]

Per Nautique rep at Buxton's unveiling party, the 230 is not going anywhere and will continue to be produced for the foreseeable future...

I'd say sales will determine how long the 230 stays around. A 2012 230 MSRPs for almost 94K for the Standard Edition and 99K for the Team Edition. The G23 only comes in the Team Edition and is 107K. I know that if I was buying a 23' Nautique there is no way I'd consider the 230 over the G3 because the price difference isn't very much in the scheme of things.

[TxJole]

$107k is for a base TE. Add a 409, design package, filler cushions, logo carpet then compair.

[aarond0083]

$107k is for a base TE. Add a 409, design package, filler cushions, logo carpet then compair.

You don't have to go with the Design Package.

Adding the 409, filler cushions, and logo carpet applies to the 230 same as the G23. It's not like those options come standard on the 230 Team.

[CradGen2]

Two things. I hope they keep the 230, as that is what I will get next. 2. Love the new boat, but the tower is going to have to grow on me. the tubes look smaller they normal. I would like to see some beefer...

All and all nice looking boat.

[shag]

Crad I agree. I have never 'grown' into the newer towers. I know they are great for those that have to trailer or lower into a garage or under a bridge, but I just am not a fan. (imo) I don't think it's that big of a deal to lower my Titan if I have to. Maybe if I had to do it every day - I'd think different. I wish you could get different towers...
The base mount of the new tower is huge! It must come up from the gunnel about 18" and be about 2' long...

[iPad]

I spoke to the one of the engineers at the launch and the wake is really clean at 20 MPH. The riders said even fully loaded you can run down to 23.5 with no problem. If you can slow the boat down that far and ride a huge wake that is awesome.

[NautiqueJeff]

At Yeargin's right now!





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[AllianceBJJ]

Difference is you do not have to have the 409 to push a 230 with factory ballast, and even added ballast for most users, a re-prop works just as well. Buxton only orders in stock 230s with the 409. I am going to go out on a limb and say that AT LEAST the 409 will be required to push the 5,400 dry weight plus the 2,800 factory ballast on the G23. Also, a lot of 230s do not sell for MSRP. The G23 will sell at that for quite a while. There were a few people lining up to write deposit checks that I witnessed on Saturday.

You don't have to go with the Design Package.

Adding the 409, filler cushions, and logo carpet applies to the 230 same as the G23. It's not like those options come standard on the 230 Team.