Why Nautique?

[keithh2oskier]

I grew up in a MC family. My parents first (94 PS 205) was a tractor that we put 1600 hrs in 8 years and was extremely reliable. They now have a 00 PS 190.

We slalom ski in the course so the wake is the #1 priority for me. In college we skied behind the Nautique 196 and it is a great boat. So when it time for me to buy mine the Nautique 196 was all that I was looking for.

I wasn't interested in the MC from 95-00 as they weren't that great of wakes and the newer ones were out of the price point.


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[ScotFree]

I was introduced to Nautiques working at a Christian camp. When I had the chance and income to buy a boat I was already brand loyal; never even looked at others.

[Neverenough]

Hey Jeff is there a way you can get all these post to the folks in production line that build our boats?? I know this kind of information makes my team feel really good about what they do. High five of you will to the hard working folks that build them.

[nyryan2001]

^^^ I went on a factory tour when my 2nd G was being built. As we walked up the gent drilling the holes in the transom for the NSS had worked for Nautique for ~23?yrs which is impressive. But what blew me away, was that his father had worked for Correct Craft for 40?yrs before him.

invredible.

[NautiqueJeff]

Hey Jeff is there a way you can get all these post to the folks in production line that build our boats?? I know this kind of information makes my team feel really good about what they do. High five of you will to the hard working folks that build them.

I have been thinking about how to do this. I will make sure this thread gets to the factory somehow.

[GMLIII]

Hey Jeff is there a way you can get all these post to the folks in production line that build our boats?? I know this kind of information makes my team feel really good about what they do. High five of you will to the hard working folks that build them.

Agreed

[RDT-G23]

Quality. If you saw my first post on my experience, and Nautique's recovery-that says it all. I knew the boats had great craftsmanship, having been in my neighbor's 2016 G23, but their commitment to service/quality is impressive. I'm coming from a quality (though different purpose) boat in a Cobalt.

[Blamey]

It took me a while to figure out the awnser to this question. I started wakeboarding in 2002 in South Africa behind a center console rib that was a boat my dad built. A few months after that I got an early 80s Ski Supremes, at that time the new boats were totally out of my price range but the boat I coveted was the 2001 Ski Nautique as it was the great wakeboard boat that was still a possibility for me.

Fast forward 13 years and I'm living in New York City married with a kid and decided it's time to get a boat. I didn't even really think about it at the time but I only really looked at Nautique's. Super Sports were a bit outside of my price range as I didn't want to spend more than 10k. I decided to skip the 2001 and get a boat with composite stringers and ended up with a 1995 Sport Nautique. Had a blast with that boat last year and bought a 1996 Super Sport back in April.

The Super Sport is really the same as the early 2000 SANs I thought I'd never afford back in 2002.

I didn't really consioisly choose Nautique but once I owned my first, I haven't been able to see myself in anything else.

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[markj]

I was introduced to Nautiques working at a Christian camp. When I had the chance and income to buy a boat I was already brand loyal; never even looked at others.

Similar experience. On my third Nautique now. First was used. Second brand new one.

[DLafont]

As it reads in my bio, first boat was a 1990 Ski Nautique and I now have a 2000 Pro Air. Why?? The first one was in town, within budget and my buddies from that time had Mastercrafts so I wanted something different!! The second one was also a budget buy mostly but by then I'd had 4 summers with the first one and loved Nautique boats. Also, in most of their ads Nautique didn't do the "babe in bikini" cliché shot so as a father of two girls I thought this was a plus. I'm on my fifth summer with the Pro Air and I'm enjoying the crap out of it! Would love to upgrade eventually, buy really this boat fills all our needs.

[toomuchuv]

On our second Nautique and love it. Funny thing is that there are no dealers around my area so not many around. The lake we are on the most has a huge Mastercraft following but they just don't compare in my opinion. No doubt they are good boats but as a MC owner said when I took him for a ride "man, these are pieces of beauty... ". He commented about how simple yet elegant the boats are. I think he hit the nail on the head!!!




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[functionoverfashion]

I worked at a marina for eight years and have been in and around countless boats; very few boats are as well put together, with quality materials, and with designs that won't look outdated in 10-15 years. I think MasterCraft does a lot of things right; they were way ahead of the rest for composite stringers, for example. But the designs don't all age as well as most Nautiques. Look at a mid-90's MC MariStar 225V or something, compared to a SuperSport of that era. This is what I like about the early 00's Nautiques in particular - like an E39 M5, they are classy, timeless, and still look great 15-20 years later. At risk of offending those with newer boats, I may have to qualify that statement to exclude just about any current wake boat on the market; I just don't know how well these big, complex-looking boats will age as compared to the simpler, cleaner designs of the not-so-distant past. But only time will tell and I hope I'm wrong. And they do look pretty amazing at the moment.

Either way, I still hold Correct Craft high, and I will probably never sell my '03 sante.

[functionoverfashion]

In my sleep last night I thought of a good analogy. A Nautique is like Cheerios. Most other boats are like store brand "Toasted O's" or something. Same basic ingredients, same basic manufacturing process, you put the same milk in each; but one is clearly different, and better. In this analogy, a MasterCraft is RiceChex. Still pretty good, just different. A Pavati would be like Fruit Loops - so different it's almost not even cereal. I suppose then, an old wooden boat is like hot oatmeal. Not even the same category but satisfying in a different way.

That's my crazy thought for the day. Carry on.

[GMLIII]

I worked at a marina for eight years and have been in and around countless boats; very few boats are as well put together, with quality materials, and with designs that won't look outdated in 10-15 years. I think MasterCraft does a lot of things right; they were way ahead of the rest for composite stringers, for example. But the designs don't all age as well as most Nautiques. Look at a mid-90's MC MariStar 225V or something, compared to a SuperSport of that era. This is what I like about the early 00's Nautiques in particular - like an E39 M5, they are classy, timeless, and still look great 15-20 years later. At risk of offending those with newer boats, I may have to qualify that statement to exclude just about any current wake boat on the market; I just don't know how well these big, complex-looking boats will age as compared to the simpler, cleaner designs of the not-so-distant past. But only time will tell and I hope I'm wrong. And they do look pretty amazing at the moment.

Either way, I still hold Correct Craft high, and I will probably never sell my '03 sante.

I would agree with you here on how these wakeboard/surf boats will age over time. I had the same thought when I recently traded my classy/simplistic 2001 Sport Nautique in for the 2017 G23.

[GMLIII]