Which Options to Order?

[mcosub]

I go with the duel battery, surf system, team edition and Bimini (a must in Florida)


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[Evening Shade]

450 in a 210??? WOW! I bet that thing screams.

She's a runner! Haha. It's an interesting story. Nautique didn't offer the 450 in a 210 in 2011, but the word is that the boat was order with the 409 but they didn't have a 409 immediately available to install so a 450 was installed. I believe the 450 became available in a 210 in 2012 or 2013.

[nautiques4life]

Last 210 had a heater, new 230 does not... I miss it. Last weekend the water was 70 and air temp was 90 high-but cooler in the evenings, getting out with a little wind was chilly- and I'm not even talking about just my gf who is always cold regardless of temp... I admit I would have used my snorkel on the drive back to the harbor or at least kept my cold toes over the vent. Granted I've never done winterization, but as silly as it seems even in San Diego/Arizona (boat splits its time) my next boat is gonna have a heater again.

I'm not sure I agree with everyone's thoughts on resale though. I think Mcosub is right; maybe a handful of ppl will take the time to search out a used boat exactly to their specs, but to get every option, color, engine, etc you want without ordering it from the factory is going to take forever and likely require a nationwide search range. I think most used buyers realize they aren't going to get every detail exactly how they would have ordered it, but instead are prepared for some compromises. My (new to me) used boat didn't have a heater OR the engine I would have chosen but I liked everything else and most importantly the price was right. The advantage would be in similarly priced boats in a similar search area, with comparable engines/color appeal/hours/etc... the one better optioned will sell first leaving the other guy taking longer to move his boat. I'm pretty sure everyone would agree your return on investment at resale won't be anywhere near the retail you pay up front for these things... just like your planned stereo upgrades, but you'll likely enjoy the boat more having it the way you wanted it. I added 4 wetsounds and NSS, don't expect to get much if anything additional (might even pull the speakers), but love how dialed in my boat is now, and I know mine is gonna sell before my competition's non-NSS boat for sale.

Finally no one on here knows how you boat, and that's gonna influence how much you need/want your options. If you're done at dusk every night, underwater lights, led cupholders etc are probably a waste. If your season is only when the air is 90+ skip the heater, but in my case we go out on the lake in the dark at least one night/weekend, oftentimes more, so I'd use all of those things, that being said, not having a heater didn't stop me from buying my boat. Good luck, I wish I was in your position.

[T-Rex]

+1 for a heater. Also look at the oversized mirror, the awareness camera, and Surf Select.

[Neverenough]

Tower down next time for me. Covers the speakers and my tower up leaks at tower which lets water in lockers. Just did an air dam and heater and love them. Would probably order them on next one if I had the option.

[NautiqueJeff]

I love my tower-down covers!

Just be aware that you will have to completely remove your bimini for this cover to work. Back in 2013, they had a great system for the bimini to fold forward into the bow when using the tower-down cover, but they discontinued that for some reason. The factory bimini has to be completely removed now, including disconnecting the gas shocks.

The Z5 also has to be removed, and one of the support arms for the Z5 has to be removed as well if you have that bimini.

Here's how it used to work in 2013. I LOVED that system. You can see the bimini under the tower-down cover here. Wish they had never changed it!!!

[Evening Shade]

I love my tower-down covers!

Just be aware that you will have to completely remove your bimini for this cover to work. Back in 2013, they had a great system for the bimini to fold forward into the bow when using the tower-down cover, but they discontinued that for some reason. The factory bimini has to be completely removed now, including disconnecting the gas shocks.

The Z5 also has to be removed, and one of the support arms for the Z5 has to be removed as well if you have that bimini.

Here's how it used to work in 2013. I LOVED that system. You can see the bimini under the tower-down cover here. Wish they had never changed it!!!

That old system would be nice. Taking the bimini completely off to use the tower down cover seems labor intensive. How difficult is it to take the current gen factory bimini off?

[NautiqueJeff]

Two threaded knobs and two pins, plus removing the gas shocks.

I just keep the gas shocks off of mine.

The hard part is finding somewhere to store it once it is off. If you put it in the boat on the floor, it blocks the places where the support poles go. It can go on the seats longways, but it isn't very stable there.

[Evening Shade]

Two threaded knobs and two pins, plus removing the gas shocks.

I just keep the gas shocks off of mine.

The hard part is finding somewhere to store it once it is off. If you put it in the boat on the floor, it blocks the places where the support poles go. It can go on the seats longways, but it isn't very stable there.

Thanks Jeff. Just curious, what do the gas shocks do? Sounds like they aren't necessary if you can leave them off.

[NautiqueJeff]

They hold the bimini top up over the windshield when you lower the tower.

You release the bimini knobs and leave the rear pins in place, and the gas shocks allow the bimini to remain attached to the tower at the rear when the tower is folded.

[NautiqueJeff]

Here's a link to a thread I made about the changes to the tower-down covers since 2013. May be an interesting read for you.

https://www.planetnautique.com/vb5/f...3-2016-changes

[imhoff]

Thanks Jeff. Just curious, what do the gas shocks do? Sounds like they aren't necessary if you can leave them off.

Don't leave them off. It's too easy to scratch your windshield if they aren't on.