Nautique Excel Wake
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Topic: Nautique Excel Wake
Posted By: ecfd925
Subject: Nautique Excel Wake
Date Posted: July-23-2009 at 10:44pm
| New to the forum, I am wanting to purchase a nautique and am looking at a excel open bow. My question is, does this boat throw a good wake for wakeboarding? |
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Posted By: Air206
Date Posted: July-23-2009 at 11:24pm
Same version as your other post........
The Excel's wake is quite different than the Sport of that era. The Excel's wake is wide and hard with defined lip and high flat table. They did not have the more dished table of the Sport. The wake of the Barefoot (454) is still different than that of the Excel (351) due to the significant extra weight of the engine. The Barefoot's wake table is rampier and slightly harder. They are great beginner to intermediate board wakes esp. with ballast. We Loved our Excel; sorry I sold her but she DID NOT handle like a SNOB or ski like a SNOB. Great big water/rough water boat. Hard high flat wake table great for footing and wake boarding. Hard edges for skiing... the Non-Pro Boss 91 & 92's were slightly underpowered. But you will never spend more comfortable time in a Correct Craft - smooth ride, quiet and ergo-excellent. VERY live-able, just not so ski-able...... The fellow who bought the Excel from me surfed with her. Not quite sure of the ballast setup but it can be done (I'm not a big fan of the near swamping setup of surfing these era boats). ------------- https://tinyurl.com/y6t5e3bu" rel="nofollow - 04 Air206 http://tinyurl.com/9urzgls" rel="nofollow - 91 Barefoot 78 SkiTiq |
Posted By: Air206
Date Posted: July-23-2009 at 11:26pm
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BTW - very little room in the playpen up front for adult(s)....... but pretty dry ride up front for a ski boat. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/y6t5e3bu" rel="nofollow - 04 Air206 http://tinyurl.com/9urzgls" rel="nofollow - 91 Barefoot 78 SkiTiq |
Posted By: Excel94
Date Posted: July-24-2009 at 12:14pm
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My wakeboard level is basic at best, so I may not be qualified to answer your question. Just the other day I had an "advanced" wakeboarder with us in our 1994 Excel and he was impressed with the wake without any additional ballast. I know several other have been quite pleased with their Excel for boarding. Seems they respond well to weight in the bow.
Air206...Is the person you sold the boat to on CCF? I would be very interested in what set up works for surfing |
Posted By: ecfd925
Date Posted: July-24-2009 at 12:58pm
| Thanks guys |