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Sorry this is long and doesn't have pics. Stop reading now if you wish. I will preface this with the fact that this is my first prop boat coming from a Yamaha Jet boat and only my second boat overall. I have taken a Tige RZ2 for a test drive and a Malibu VLX with surf gate. Took the boat out for it's maiden voyage yesterday and it was awesome. The boat was smooth, quiet (our jetboat was super loud) and so responsive. We are newbies who are not pro (nor even intermediate) wakeboarders or wakesurfers but we like quality, which is a huge reason we went with the Nautique. Anyway...
Particulars:
2013 SANTE 210 NSS/343/1579prop/Seadek/StdBimini/1100s
Fit and Finish:
A huge reason we went with the Nautique. The space seems roomy compared to the Tige Z1 even though the beam is smaller and just a little better vinyl and feel on the seats. The hinged seats and convertible seating wins and the seadeck versus the carpet on the Malibu was a preference for us. The VLX seemed the roomiest and softer seats but they were lower to the deck.
We did have a cut on a seat that likely came from the dealer but they will get that replaced. A decal came flying off from an unknown location and was found on the cabin floor after trailering home yesterday. Otherwise, solid boat, no annoying squeaks or rattles.
Seadek:
We hated carpet for the maintenance to keep clean. The Seadek is awesome and super comfortable to walk on. But it is quite fragile. It easily nicks and dents. The air **** creates a line across the seadek floor. It did go away but I think it will become permanent, only time will tell. We still prefer it over carpet.
Bimini:
We got the standard bimini which is a new design from what I understand. It is solid and provides great coverage over the center cabin. It's a little difficult to put on and take down and requires 2 of us to do it. It's doesn't fold away so we lay it in the cabin to trailer. There are no instructions in the manual on whether we can trailer with this on so I am hesistant to drive highway speeds with it up. It folds inward and there is a cover to put over it but the cover is a tight fit and doesn't seem to fit all the way on. I will need to get that looked at. Even if you can trailer with it, it would be a problem as we like to drop the tower to trailer, so the bimini would for sure have to be removed.
NSS/Surf:
First off, sorry I don't have photos. Way too overwhelmed and excited yesterday and got busy. More will come in the future. I do have a video of my friend riding I may get up.
My problem. I need more weight up front. If I fill my 1100s the wave gets washed out. It's better on the goofy side but still not great. We tried for a bit and the wave definitely got better if we moved people up front. Then I dumped water out and only filled the 1100s half way and a full factory belly ballast and the wave got way cleaner (that's close to factory ballast with hard tanks; just slightly more). The wave was much cleaner and maybe just below knee height but difficult for me to tell. The goofy side still was much better and easier to dial in.
The NSS works as advertised on creating the wave side to side. A switch does cause the boat to shift a bit and you need to compensate while driving. It has 6 settings (0-6). The part that I haven't seen work yet is the adjustability. If I go above 2, the wave washes out. I think the higher the number, the more the NSS extends but am not entirely sure.
Overall, I definitely need more testing and with more front ballast. I already have a call into the dealer to get something. Not sure if I should go with ski locker or bow. Anyone have suggestions?
If I were to compare it to the surf gate, I think the surfgate was a little better out of the box but I didn't ride it, only saw it in action.
I highly recommend the 1100s as there is significantly more room for storage and worth it. It caused bowing of our divider so I went out and bought some reinforcement as others have done to put in.
Can't wait to get out again.
Particulars:
2013 SANTE 210 NSS/343/1579prop/Seadek/StdBimini/1100s
Fit and Finish:
A huge reason we went with the Nautique. The space seems roomy compared to the Tige Z1 even though the beam is smaller and just a little better vinyl and feel on the seats. The hinged seats and convertible seating wins and the seadeck versus the carpet on the Malibu was a preference for us. The VLX seemed the roomiest and softer seats but they were lower to the deck.
We did have a cut on a seat that likely came from the dealer but they will get that replaced. A decal came flying off from an unknown location and was found on the cabin floor after trailering home yesterday. Otherwise, solid boat, no annoying squeaks or rattles.
Seadek:
We hated carpet for the maintenance to keep clean. The Seadek is awesome and super comfortable to walk on. But it is quite fragile. It easily nicks and dents. The air **** creates a line across the seadek floor. It did go away but I think it will become permanent, only time will tell. We still prefer it over carpet.
Bimini:
We got the standard bimini which is a new design from what I understand. It is solid and provides great coverage over the center cabin. It's a little difficult to put on and take down and requires 2 of us to do it. It's doesn't fold away so we lay it in the cabin to trailer. There are no instructions in the manual on whether we can trailer with this on so I am hesistant to drive highway speeds with it up. It folds inward and there is a cover to put over it but the cover is a tight fit and doesn't seem to fit all the way on. I will need to get that looked at. Even if you can trailer with it, it would be a problem as we like to drop the tower to trailer, so the bimini would for sure have to be removed.
NSS/Surf:
First off, sorry I don't have photos. Way too overwhelmed and excited yesterday and got busy. More will come in the future. I do have a video of my friend riding I may get up.
My problem. I need more weight up front. If I fill my 1100s the wave gets washed out. It's better on the goofy side but still not great. We tried for a bit and the wave definitely got better if we moved people up front. Then I dumped water out and only filled the 1100s half way and a full factory belly ballast and the wave got way cleaner (that's close to factory ballast with hard tanks; just slightly more). The wave was much cleaner and maybe just below knee height but difficult for me to tell. The goofy side still was much better and easier to dial in.
The NSS works as advertised on creating the wave side to side. A switch does cause the boat to shift a bit and you need to compensate while driving. It has 6 settings (0-6). The part that I haven't seen work yet is the adjustability. If I go above 2, the wave washes out. I think the higher the number, the more the NSS extends but am not entirely sure.
Overall, I definitely need more testing and with more front ballast. I already have a call into the dealer to get something. Not sure if I should go with ski locker or bow. Anyone have suggestions?
If I were to compare it to the surf gate, I think the surfgate was a little better out of the box but I didn't ride it, only saw it in action.
I highly recommend the 1100s as there is significantly more room for storage and worth it. It caused bowing of our divider so I went out and bought some reinforcement as others have done to put in.
Can't wait to get out again.
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