Baller swc5150 Posted January 24, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 24, 2019 It's cool from the windshield back, but I just can get over that bow. But, I suppose it took me some time to look past the camel toe on my Prostar too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller fu_man Posted January 24, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 24, 2019 The side profile, the bow profile, and the color/lines where the underside of the bow meet the side on the Nautique strangely reminds me of a futuristic version of a Glastron tri-hull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted January 25, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 25, 2019 Looks to me like the offspring of an olds toronado and a stealth fighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RAWSki Posted January 25, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 25, 2019 It is the best example I can think of as truly --- "Function over Form" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 25, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 25, 2019 Fugly! Looks like a cartoon version of a Baleen whale from the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted January 25, 2019 Baller_ Share Posted January 25, 2019 It does have a smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 25, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 25, 2019 @Wish LOL Made my day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted January 25, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 25, 2019 Just curious if any ballers will be at the Minneapolis show tomorrow? I'll be the long haired guy, with the pretty wife and daughter going berserk. Likely to found by ski boats:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DavidP Posted January 25, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 25, 2019 I’m a sucker for blue eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdriggs Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 The picture with the eyes confirms how ugly and dopey that design is !!! And what is up, everyone seems to love the "baby poop" brown Seadek. Whatever happened to gray? So much more classic and understated. The brown will look so dated in a few of years. Just like the tan hull color of a few years ago, looks now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted January 25, 2019 Baller_ Share Posted January 25, 2019 I really like all SeaDeck. Especially the stained teak colors. Then some of the boat companies started using it where teak decking would NEVER go. And then they started bending it around radios as if teak decking would even bend like that. The ugliness with SeaDeck isn't in its color or function or even looks. It's the use of it where it doesn't jive with what your brain thinks is possible with teak decking. If companies continue to use it for things other then decking in such a manners, it should no longer be called SeaDeck.....more like SeaCovering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skierjp Posted January 26, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 26, 2019 Bad to the bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skierjp Posted January 26, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 26, 2019 The business end of the best boat in the world. Gotta love the haters but until you own one or get some real one on one time with it you won’t understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller blakeyates Posted January 26, 2019 Author Baller Share Posted January 26, 2019 @skierjp , that’s what I’m talking about !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted January 26, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 26, 2019 She has a case of butterface for sure...everything else is splendid, but her face. No denying a great looking @$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted January 26, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 26, 2019 She's little hard on the eyes too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted January 26, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 26, 2019 That nautique looks like a hot tub from the back. Must be all the deking around the perimeter ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skierjp Posted January 26, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 26, 2019 @swc5150 that’s not a Ski Nautique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller slow Posted January 26, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 26, 2019 Makes Nautique look like a model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mbabiash Posted January 26, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 26, 2019 They are all ugly from that angle. That shot has never been flattering for any of the current big three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted January 26, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 26, 2019 @skierjp I know it's aTXi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted January 27, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 27, 2019 My wifes comment at the show yesterday. The step in the back is nice, but why do they stick that cushion stuff everywhere? Txi looked good, but also has too much seadek glued to every flat surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mlange Posted January 27, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 27, 2019 Milwaukee Boat Show had a TXi and SN. No Prostar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jjackkrash Posted January 27, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 27, 2019 There was a Black/White/Tan SN and a Red/White Prostar at the Seattle show. I thought both boats were very sharp. One thing I kept thinking was how many different size buffers I'd need for gel correction and polishing (and whether correction would even be possible in some of the nooks and crannies) on the SN with all the difference angles on that boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted January 27, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 27, 2019 It was actually nice leaving the show yesterday not wanting a new boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted January 27, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 27, 2019 @swc5150 I felt the same way, although we did drop some cash on a 6x8 reef mat and delta 2.0 at the mission booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted January 27, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 27, 2019 I guess put a Chris Craft Launch on my future must have list though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Rob Posted January 28, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 28, 2019 Was at the Toronto Boat Show on Saturday. First stop was the Mastercraft booth - got some good information on the ProStar and talked to a bunch of friends. Had a great time there. Second stop was the Nautique booth. Got to finally sit in the fancy new one. While I'm still not sold on the looks, it's growing on me. Tons of cool features and great ergonomics (IMO), but I think I already knew more about the thing than the sales guy I was talking to...was still fun though. Third stop, and by far the shortest, was the Malibu booth. A group of guys who kind of looked like they might be working there saw me looking around inquisitively like I couldn't find something, because well I couldn't. One of the guys: "Hey what can we help you find?". Me: "your 3 event boat". One of the guys, now laughing: "in the catalog". Me: "see ya". Can't believe they didn't bring it...kinda sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Dacon62 Posted January 28, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 28, 2019 Just back from seattle. A couple of ski boats there. Of the big 3 I think MC is easiest on the eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted January 28, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 28, 2019 The MC booth in Minneapolis didn't have a Prostar, but they did bring a nice selection of slalom skis. Even had a Vapor Pro Build there. I didn't count, but it looked like they had more skis than surf boards. @Rob Same deal here. The booth reps didn't really know much. The Nautique guy, who was really nice btw, asked me what we currently have. We told him a Prostar, and it really seemed as though he had never heard of it. Then strange questions like, does your boat have a trough? "No". Oh, do you have wake tuners? "No, it doesn't need them". Sounds like you have a nice boat. "Yes, you should check one out someday". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller epnault Posted January 28, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 28, 2019 I had the same experience. The guys at Marine Max admittedly knew nothing about ski boats or the competition. I wish I had known you were there yesterday. Kelly and I were there all day mostly on the Pontoons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted January 28, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 28, 2019 @swc5150 - Midwest Marine/Mastercraft always has a good selection at the show. But then again they do run a couple of online equipment sites, so that is no surprise. (www.waterskis.com and www.wakeboards.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skierjp Posted January 28, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 28, 2019 @swc5150 I would have said MasterCraft, instead of ProStar it could have confused him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted January 28, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 28, 2019 @epnault We were there Saturday, bummer we missed you guys. We hovered around the Chris Crafts:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jjackkrash Posted January 29, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 29, 2019 Seattle actually had 3 DDs on display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skimtb Posted January 29, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 29, 2019 @jjackkrash very cool. You have a better pic of the sign to be able to read it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jjackkrash Posted January 29, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 29, 2019 @skimtb, that's the only pic I have. My dad is working the show; I'll see if I can get him to take a better pic this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_T Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Did Malibu rip off the pro star wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted January 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 30, 2019 Bu ripped off the PS steering wheel back in '15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted January 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 30, 2019 Malibu has used that wheel since 2013. I have one in my 2012 that i swapped in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted January 30, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 30, 2019 @swc5150 maybe in the response, but they were using that wheel in the vtx in 2013. I think the response kept that god aweful single spoke thing that came in my 2012 for a few years more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted January 31, 2019 Baller Share Posted January 31, 2019 @oldjeep You're right! My only frame of reference was the Response. Thanks for the correction. MC is the plagiarist after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skihacker Posted February 2, 2019 Baller Share Posted February 2, 2019 There is a brand new Nautique at the Rochester, New York boat show. I seriously think thats the 3rd ski boat I've seen there in 20 or so years. It's between sharp and fugly? And expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegile Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 @jjackkrash, thanks for the pic. That boat is an awesome piece of history. Pulled the '74 regionals at Radar Lake. I was lucky enough to be at the show with legends Eddie and Sully telling stories and hanging out by that boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skierjp Posted February 2, 2019 Baller Share Posted February 2, 2019 Hey guys, before you freak out on what you think is a high price for the Nautique remember, that is the listed retail price. Also if you compare apples to apples I think you’ll find that the price is close to at least one of the other main manufacturers and probably the other one also. My 2018 200 Promo loaded retailed around 120k Hey, at least we’re not wakeboarders looking at 150 to 200k. My buddy went into his Malibu dealer and saw a Malibu at 200k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mbabiash Posted February 2, 2019 Baller Share Posted February 2, 2019 @skierjp I love the new 2019 Ski Nautique but I think you are mistaken on the price comparison. I know both dealers here in town really good. Apples to apples the nautique 200 and the MC pro star are very close in price. The Malibu TXi is a few thousand less. But the 2019 Ski Nautique is 20-30k more depending on motor. No one looks at MSRP anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster88 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Did bu rip off the jump seat design? Looks just like the one I had in my 2003 Nautique 216 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jjackkrash Posted February 2, 2019 Baller Share Posted February 2, 2019 The Prostar gets pretty spendy with the big engine and a tandem axle trailer. There's no middle ground on the engine so its a much bigger ask if you don't want the 5.7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted February 2, 2019 Baller Share Posted February 2, 2019 @sodbuster88, malibu has had them forever. This one is in a 02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiermanbrad Posted February 2, 2019 Baller Share Posted February 2, 2019 Went to the Dallas show last night. Got to see the new SN in person for the first time. I was hoping I would like the looks more in person, but it still looks weird. Obviously, though, a great performing boat, and I would love to ski behind it. Pleasantly surprised to see a TXi. Sadly, but expected, no ProStar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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