This is my first and only Nautique. My wife & I bought it in 1998 as a 40th b-day present to ourselves. We mostly use it to ski as we like the speed of water skiing versus wake boarding and such. We’re just free-skiers, not doing courses much at all. Just like to go out and do turns at high speeds. With the help of many on this site I’ve started doing my own maintenance and winterizing - so far, so good! We live in Spokane, WA, but have a lake place in N. Idaho at Priest Lake, which is truly one of the most beautiful lakes in the country. If we’re not at the lake we’re in the mountains skiing or mt. bike riding.