2014 Wakesetter VTX to 2017 G23 questions

[thejean]

It’s killing me waiting for spring!

[Koocanusa G23]

I hear ya. Where do you go boating?

[thejean]

I hear ya. Where do you go boating?

Lake Windermere typically. Would like to try Kooc one of these days too.

[Koocanusa G23]

Nice!! We bought a place last summer by Rexford, so if you ever feel like a road trip let me know! We love it down there!!

[thejean]

Nice!! We bought a place last summer by Rexford, so if you ever feel like a road trip let me know! We love it down there!!

Ok cool. Will definitely get in touch if we ever head down that way!

[Cpan13]

The 550 is the right choice. Beautiful boat by the way. We spend lots of time on Koocanusa, maybe see you down there next year!

[Koocanusa G23]

The 550 is the right choice. Beautiful boat by the way. We spend lots of time on Koocanusa, maybe see you down there next year!

Thanks very much! We can’t wait to get
out and give it a try!! Our place is in Mariners Haven on the American side, so if you’re down around there next summer look us up!!

[peternajim]

We live at 6000 feet in Lake Tahoe and needed to get the 550 so we have enough power at that elevation. It’s a great engine for where we are and we have no issues with our decision. If you are at a higher elevation than maybe 3000 feet, the bigger engine is a good idea and possibly mandatory higher up.


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[Koocanusa G23]

We live at 6000 feet in Lake Tahoe and needed to get the 550 so we have enough power at that elevation. It’s a great engine for where we are and we have no issues with our decision. If you are at a higher elevation than maybe 3000 feet, the bigger engine is a good idea and possibly mandatory higher up.


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We are at about 2800 ft at our place on Koocanusa, so ya getting up there. I’m sure we will love the 550!!

[Tallredrider]

I live at 2700 feet and the 450 is terrific.

It seems like it isn't much difference to go to Lake Powell at 3600 feet, but the boat is a little more sluggish there. I cannot imagine not getting to surf speeds, but the real test of a motor is getting from 14-19 MPH. If you plan on doing that with more than stock and greater than 3000 feet, the supercharger is a nice thing to have.

My dealer took a boat and propped it down with a 17 X 14 and took it to 6000 feet and the 450 did fine there. There would be a significant sacrifice in cruising speed with that prop, but if cruising is not what you do a lot of, then who cares?

[Koocanusa G23]

I live at 2700 feet and the 450 is terrific.

It seems like it isn't much difference to go to Lake Powell at 3600 feet, but the boat is a little more sluggish there. I cannot imagine not getting to surf speeds, but the real test of a motor is getting from 14-19 MPH. If you plan on doing that with more than stock and greater than 3000 feet, the supercharger is a nice thing to have.

My dealer took a boat and propped it down with a 17 X 14 and took it to 6000 feet and the 450 did fine there. There would be a significant sacrifice in cruising speed with that prop, but if cruising is not what you do a lot of, then who cares?

Honestly the majority of what we do is surfing, knee boarding or pulling a tube behind the boat. We do
cruise around the lake, but mostly just to find a nice calm spot to stop, float and relax. The deal we are getting on our boat with the 550 makes it worthwhile to have the extra power. Coming from a VTX with the 350 Monsoon, the 550 is going to be incredible! I don’t imagine we will ever have more than factory ballast in the boat, so the 550 will be amazing!

[Tallredrider]

Honestly the majority of what we do is surfing, knee boarding or pulling a tube behind the boat. We do
cruise around the lake, but mostly just to find a nice calm spot to stop, float and relax. The deal we are getting on our boat with the 550 makes it worthwhile to have the extra power. Coming from a VTX with the 350 Monsoon, the 550 is going to be incredible! I don’t imagine we will ever have more than factory ballast in the boat, so the 550 will be amazing!

And I should clarify...if it weren't so much money I would have a 550 even though I don't 'need' it.

[Koocanusa G23]

If we were ordering brand new I don’t think we would have paid the extra for the 550, but this boat had it and we got what I think is a good deal on it. It was also the exact color we wanted, so that made the choice easy since there were no other used ‘17’s in that color scheme.

[nohlan_4]

If we were ordering brand new I don’t think we would have paid the extra for the 550, but this boat had it and we got what I think is a good deal on it. It was also the exact color we wanted, so that made the choice easy since there were no other used ‘17’s in that color scheme.

Still seems like the 550 is over kill for your needs but to each there own and like I said before depends on how much you ride is where the fuel savings over the life of a boat can really take its toll.

On the flipside you can say that your boat was owned by a pro surfer so that's a cool bit of information! Have fun!

[Koocanusa G23]

Haha thanks! I realize it is definitely overkill for our purposes, but when we can buy that boat WITH the 550 for cheaper than one that is the same
model year with identical options except with the 450, it is a “no-brainer”. Add that to the fact that we love the color scheme...we knew we wanted it as soon as we saw it on the website. The fact that it was a boat owned by a pro surfer is also kinda cool, not that WE will ever get to that level!! Ha. I’ll be happy if I can let go of
the rope this summer! Bahahaha