2019 Nautique GS24 - Wake for Surfing & Wakeboarding

[GMLIII]

Does anyone know production numbers per year / per model?

How about compared to other manufacturers?

I feel like that would be interesting.

Been asked before on the forum and Mastercraft and Malibu numbers have been posted because they are publicly traded companies therefore data is available . Since Nautique is a private company ; the production numbers posted are only speculation.

[wvance]

I personally love the GS24. I think when weighted it is every bit as good as a G23. For 2018 i was running the wakemakers kit for it and was absolutely blown away by the wave. I have not surfed the 2019 yet but had one on the water on Monday. There was a slight hull change for 2019, which made the wave slightly taller and slightly longer and with the addition of the pro ballast the stock wave looks fantastic. Plus it drives so nice for a 24 foot boat.

[ScooterMcgavin]

I personally love the GS24. I think when weighted it is every bit as good as a G23. For 2018 i was running the wakemakers kit for it and was absolutely blown away by the wave. I have not surfed the 2019 yet but had one on the water on Monday. There was a slight hull change for 2019, which made the wave slightly taller and slightly longer and with the addition of the pro ballast the stock wave looks fantastic. Plus it drives so nice for a 24 foot boat.

Is there any way you could post some pictures or videos of the wave? Would be great to see.

[wvance]

Pictures are so hard to tell anything from.... This is a 2018 GS24 with an additional 450 on each side of the rear (900lbs total extra weight). This is before the wakemakers kit came in which is 800lbs on each side. It is just my wife and I in the boat. We are riding a 2018 liquid force wildcat size 52".

[markj]

Been asked before on the forum and Mastercraft and Malibu numbers have been posted because they are publicly traded companies therefore data is available . Since Nautique is a private company ; the production numbers posted are only speculation.

When I toured the factory in December of 2017, they told me they were averaging 13 boats a day so that puts them around 3,000-3,100 a year when you factor in holidays and their annual shut down around Christmas/New Years.

[charlesml3]

There was a slight hull change for 2019, which made the wave slightly taller and slightly longer and with the addition of the pro ballast the stock wave looks fantastic.

There was no hull change on any of the GS boats for 2019. This has been confirmed over and over. I asked the Nautique rep at the boat show about it and he clearly said there was NO hull change. Someone started this rumor on FB and it spread like wildfire.

[wvance]

There was no hull change on any of the GS boats for 2019. This has been confirmed over and over. I asked the Nautique rep at the boat show about it and he clearly said there was NO hull change. Someone started this rumor on FB and it spread like wildfire.

According to Nautique sales training there was.... The lifting strakes were altered.

[GMLIII]

According to Nautique sales training there was.... The lifting strakes were altered.

What are lifting strakes? Never heard that term used

[Evening Shade]

Pictures are so hard to tell anything from.... This is a 2018 GS24 with an additional 450 on each side of the rear (900lbs total extra weight). This is before the wakemakers kit came in which is 800lbs on each side. It is just my wife and I in the boat. We are riding a 2018 liquid force wildcat size 52".

Well there you have it. No more ghost boat.

[GMLIII]

Well there you have it. No more ghost boat.

Glad to see someone has one.

[charlesml3]

According to Nautique sales training there was.... The lifting strakes were altered.

Very well. I'm not sure why the Nautique rep at the boat show told me "There were no changes." Sounds like it wasn't well communicated to the factory reps and the dealers.

[ScooterMcgavin]

Thank you for posting the pictures and sales training info from Nautique on the hull change.

[wvance]

What are lifting strakes? Never heard that term used

Sorry for the poor quality... It's the best I could do. This should explain it better than I could.

[GMLIII]

Sorry for the poor quality... It's the best I could do. This should explain it better than I could.

Never knew. Thanks for posting

[begone]

We have a 2018 GS24. We got it last April. It’s a solid boat. The wake is decent, but it does need to be dialed in. The weight needs to be in the back of the boat otherwise the wake shape is not good. There’s like a double lip. But once you empty the front ballasts it smooths out. This year we are going to put an additional 400lbs in the back permantly. Should smooth out any issues.

We mainly wake surf and pack in the boat with several families. The boat is roomy, luxurious, and lots of storage. We went from a Tige Z3 and it’s a step above. I’ll be out this summer with my buddies LSV 25 so it’ll be interesting to compare the 2 back to back.