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[Hack]

I just bought my first ski boat! It's a 2001 Sport. I've been skiing for a long time but this is my first step up to ownership.

Anyway, through out the process I've been feverishly surfing various chat boards. This one in particular was helpful as I narrowed my choice down to a Nautique. Keep up the great information sharing! Edwin and the rest of you "hobby" writers out there should post some more articles.

Also, I wanted to give some kudos to Mid-Ohio Nautiques. Eric and his family were extremely nice and helpful through out the entire process. Based on some of the posts I've read, it appears dealers can be iffy. Eric has been anything but, helping me every step of the way. If you're in the Midwest, I'd definitely recommend checking his shop out, on-line or in person. And no, this wasn't a "paid for" advertisement. I just wanted to give some positive feedback.

Any advice on things I should stay conscious of, in terms of boat maintenance, my first season would be welcome.

[skinautique]

Hack,
Congratulations on your first Nautique!! You will love it. As far as using it, most of it is common sense. One big thing is to watch your temp guage. Make sure it doesn't go over 160 degrees. A lot of people don't realize this and they overheat there engines. Other than, give it some TLC and it will stay looking new!!! Post some pics when you get a chance. I know some of the members here are currently working on writing and posting more articles for the site. If you have questions in the mean time, ask and you will get some good answers here.

[Hack]

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[NautiqueJeff]

Nice boat! Mid-Ohio is a great dealership. We bought our current boat from Eric too. He and James really know their stuff.

[AbunDiga909]

It is unfortunate to say and dissapointing to say to stay clear of NECC. We are in the market for a new boat and although he is not our local dealer, we have been leaning towards buying from him for years and years. He then had a demo and we got first dibs and we turned it down. This guy has had this demo boat soled and cancled sales twice! :shock: i feel really bad and it wasnt' the boat for us and he just pushed us to far and put too much pressure on our family, so we are now buying a boat from Candlewood East, who is pretty good, at least Mitch Jr. (stay away from Mitch Sr.!)... I have to say that i am dissapointed to say that Craig from NECC was not very helpful...if you're out there Craig, good luck selling that black Promo!

Mid-west seems nice. I've been loocking at practially all Nautique dealers around the country and even some from France and Sweeden online! :shock: to see some color combos. Thats the hardest part about getting a Nautique, choosing the colors!

[skinautique]

Abundiga,
If you need help choosing colors or finding a good dealer, etc. let me know. I have connections with a few different dealers and can get things worked out for you. Let me know.

[AbunDiga909]

Thanks Skinautique a lot. but we think we've found a dealer. we've already made the hardest decision of chosing between the 210 and the 216 which i'm sure this whole site knows about since i've posted mny thinga about it. we found this '03 216 at Rockford Marina in IL that looks great! however, we are not sure if we should get an '04. if we got an 04, it would be from candlewood east marina in CT. right now candlewood is selling one for about 50.5k! however, Rockford is about 4600 bucks cheaper...i dunno which to go with! if we got a new boat it would be at the new york boat show so there might be a discount thing there,,but that isn't looking so good right now...i dunno which boat we should get! what do you think?

[Hack]

Sorry to hear about your bad experience with NECC. Funny because I was just surfing their site the other day. I'm a bit boat crazed right now. :P

If you're serious about buying a new boat (or demo) I'd definitely talk to Eric at Mid-Ohio. They ship all over the country. Their service and prices are hard to beat.

Per my other post, conspicuously unpopular as it is, they are now helping me with a lift too. They have proven to be much more helpful on this lift purchase than the other marina where my boat will be used. That's why I wanted to see if there was any justification for the differences in price I was seeing.

Enjoy the new boat! Too bad..that black one at NECC looked cool.

[AbunDiga909]

hack... it did look very cool! one of the few with a colored deck and matchign platform! however, we wanted the 6 Liter engine which the one in IL has. We would consider from any dealer except when it comes to service, we wouldn't ship our boat to midwest to get it serviced...we would go to our local dealer and he would greatly favor financially and time wise the people who buy from him...this is just one more thing to consider...
FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN A GREAT DEAL ON A 03 LOADED 210 TEAM WITH ALL BLACK INCLUDING DECK AND BLACK COMPOSITE PLATFORM WITH A WHITE SECONDARY STRIPE WITH THE 330 HP ENGINE...I'M SURE NECC WOULD BE REAL HAPPY TO SELL THAT BOAT FOR THE THRID TIME! :lol: just don't tell him louis or austin sent you! :lol:

[Hollywood]

Rockford Marina in IL

Is that place called "B3 Sports" or something? This dealer is about 1.5 hrs. away from my house, if I weren't at school here in Indiana, I'd go check it out for you! I've never actually been to a real Nautique dealer.

[NautiqueJeff]

Too bad..that black one at NECC looked cool.

Yeah, that boat did look cool. I actually called them and spoke with them
about it before buying my SAN. I'm glad I bought the one I did though.
Not only do I like my colors better, but I think I got a better deal too.

[Hack]

I checked out your album. Your boat is sweet. I noticed you were able to get the two axel trailer. I do like the black deck though. Out of curiosity, how much was/is NECC asking?

[NautiqueJeff]

I don't remember their price offhand, since it was about a month and a half ago that I talked to them. I remember it being close to what I paid for mine, but mine has more options and a dual-axle trailer. The dual-axle trailer was actually one of my requirements when I got a new boat.

[Hollywood]

I keep hitting myself in the head when I open this thread (takes so long). That pic is huge! Please resize it Jeff!

[NautiqueJeff]

I keep hitting myself in the head when I open this thread (takes so long). That pic is huge! Please resize it Jeff!

OK. How's that?