Nautique Releases New "Paragon"

I know a lot of people here care very little about the G23 and such, but this IS a Correct Craft forum after all. They released a new model called the G23 Paragon and it's listed on the website at an eye-watering $265k. Rumors are it's a very limited production model. I know, I know, you could have like, all the beater 2001's on Earth for $265k. Hell, you could buy most of the original Paragons, if they came up for sale!

The walkthrough video is pretty amazing. I was hoping it would have mahogany top decks and teak floors, but you know, that wasn't going to happen.

I kind of have the same opinion of this one as I do of EVERY big new wake boat, but I can't say that it wouldn't be a nice place to spend a day. I still wouldn't buy one even if I had the money.

G23 Paragon Walkthrough

Well, I reviewed the Video, I suspect this new boat is in the $175,000+ range so I can't afford it. Just looking at the features it is set up really well.   
The wake it kicks out would probably swamp my Nautique and certainly destroy any thought of finding ski water.
You have to respect the engineering and effort to cater to those Surf and wakeboard riders.
I did pick up they also included a rope tie so they could pull the occational tube or skier.
We are now an afterthought!
It woud be a fun boat to take the whole family and about 10 friends along for a play day.
I bet the gas burn is around 15 gallons per hour tops.

I wonder for 265K if you still get the break away prop shaft!

Orlando76 wrote: I thought the all new Ski Nautique was the ugliest boat ever, I was wrong. I hope Mastercraft doesn’t follow the same designs.

Defiantly ugly! I also thought MC started the ugly boat era?

Nautique doesn't make any model that I can afford anymore . I own 5 boats now all paid for . Only 1 even has a computer . I question the direction they are taking with a 130k ski boat and now a 265k surf ship. It will interesting to see what they will be worth in 10 years when half of the electronics don't work and are not supported by the company anymore?

Have you seen that Back to the Future where doc had to rebuild the time machine computer out of vacuum tubes on a piece of plywood bolted to the hood of the Delorean? That's what those boats will look like in 15 years. And like we show folks how to retrofit a Protec throttle body EFI with a mechanical distributor and a Holly carb, well have a set of dash switches and dials or something to make one of those things run. And I'll probably still be running my 93 with 2000 hours on it.

Yeah, they'll be out there on Lake James,.. surfing through our little bay, washing the docks off the posts (this has happened).

Sigh.

Just means I need to retire so I can be on the lake when they're not there... and annoy the poor bastards who still try to fish there.

gun-driver wrote: .heck if it had a grill and a crapper I wouldn’t need a house.

Paul,
I'm sure there enough room on that barge!

As far as the ideas about good engineering, design, ergonomics, I tend to agree. I remember the first walkthroughs of the new $120,000 Ski Nautique. Even though a $120,00o boat is in a completely different universe than I am, I appreciated all the performance and ergonomics of it.

As far as surf boats in general, of course, I dont get it. And we all see lots of threads on different websites about the disruption and destruction by these boats and more and more laws against them. I am fine with the eventual elimination of them but my little bit of reasonable side used to say, if you are out in the middle of a huge lake, go for it.

I changed my mind this weekend. I was cruising up the middle of Badin Lake, in my mind, a pretty big lake. I had to cross the wakes of one of these wake barges on my way back to gregs. It nearly sunk me. I had to drop down to an idle to safely make it through them. I have no more tolerance of these stupid things. Not even on huge lakes. Its a ridiculous imposition on everyone else, never mind the fact that they insist on going into ski coves to wreck shorelines, docks, boats and other skiers' water.

I want to see the trailer of this 7400 pound beast.

The removable ice chest is pretty cool. I wonder if you can buy it separately? $10k?

Our lake was full of these monsters this last weekend for an annual air chair competition. During the middle of the day we couldn't even drive down the lake. Probably 20 boats with full ballast and lots of people in each. Four foot rollers everywhere. Also, lot's of arrogant/ignorant driving. Very depressing trend!

desertskier wrote: The removable ice chest is pretty cool. I wonder if you can buy it separately? $10k? Our lake was full of these monsters this last weekend for an annual air chair competition. During the middle of the day we couldn't even drive down the lake. Probably 20 boats with full ballast and lots of people in each. Four foot rollers everywhere. Also, lot's of arrogant/ignorant driving. Very depressing trend!

New Hampshire has a study committee right now sparked by the legislature, to "study the possible effects of wake boats" - and I'm sure we're not alone in that.


wake boat study committee letter

I'm sure you've seen it, On an inside corner, the wake energy concentrates as it propagates, so a 2' wake turns into 3-3.5 or more for someone, something unlucky enough to be in its way

zwoobah wrote: Looks like a nice way to spend a full day on the water with a whole bunch of friends. Ballast presets by sport and rider are really slick..

Chris,
Sound like you're in favor of shoreline erosion and AIS!