Hi,
I’m finally getting a new boat. I ride behind a Ski Nautique 2001 from 1989 now, and I’m really tired of it so it’s going to be awesome.
However I’m not sure which one to choose, and the information about ”old” boats are pretty limited (at least I can't find it), so that’s why I’m asking for you help here. I have never ridden a modern wake boat before, except for an Super Air Nautique from ~2005, and it was a long time ago and I wasn’t a very good rider than so I can not say much about it.
I’m from Sweden so there are not a lot of boats on the market. I’ll show you the ones available at the moment below. Tell me which one(s) you like and why.
What
I value the most is:
- Good engine, I want as little problems as possible.
- As low fuel consumption as possible.
- The best wake, not necessarily the biggest (because I guess all of them are a lot bigger than my current boat)!
- I will mostly wake, but also surf a lot so it's important it's good for surfing too.
- Quality feel.
What
I value the least is:
- Looks.
- A few bucks more or less (however I can not afford more expensive boats than this, and there are none available anyway so).
- "Family" rides, this boat is for wakeboarding/surfing.
The boats available are:
- Master craft X45, 2007. 420 hp. 100 hours. 58 000$ (50-55 after bargain?). Link:
http://www.blocket.se/gavleborg/Mast...87660.htm?aw=1
- Supra SSV20, 2009. Don’t know hp. 120 hours. 41 000$ (37–38 after bargain?). Link:
http://www.blocket.se/stockholm/Supr...36159.htm?aw=1
- Super Air Nautique 210, 2008 (interior from 2009). 343 hp. 602 hours. 48 000$ (43-45 after bargain?). Link:
http://www.blocket.se/goteborg/Super...48790.htm?aw=1
- Nautique 236 Team Edition, 2007. 390hp. 480 hours. 51 000$ (I have spoken to this guy and he is willing to sell it for 42 0000$. Link:
http://www.blocket.se/dalarna/Nautiq...02484.htm?aw=1
At first I was totally determined of the last one. Then I google some and found that it was called Cross Over Nautique(?), which I didn’t like, because it seems to be more like a family boat and less wake boat. But maybe I won’t notice any difference? The Supra looks nice, the newest and the cheapest, but I’ve heard the Nautique makes better boats (better quality etc) and I guess they’re more expensive as new. The 210 is nice, depending on what I can bargain the price to. Is 600 hours a lot?
Finally a question. What’s the fuel consumption for these modern boats when riding with normal weight? Roughly… I spoke with a guy who’s got a Centurion Falcon V 2010 I think and he said it consumes ~11-12 liters/hour with 10 people in it. Is that true or is he bull****ting me? My Ski Nautique consumes like at least 30 liter/hour.
Please help me!
Thank you so much in advance!
// Adam