Nautique Club 200

At an out the door price of 50K I'll even install the horn myself. LOL.

Riley wrote: Tim, Brian's boat has a Velvet Drive? I would have thought that a plus?

Yup... and definitely not (IMHO).

The saddle bag storage is something that appealed to me being on a bigger lake. When you are heading 9-10 miles to get to some good water you bring all the gear with you.   Keeping the skis in the boat all the time can also help you get in a nice session of evening glass on the way back from the restaurant.   But sure not of much use in a small lake slalom tractor.   I also swim off my boats a lot in the afternoons and evenings and like those blg flat seadeck gunnels for walking around and doing some sweet backflips.   Too bad I might be too old to do sweet backflips by the time I can afford one… of course maybe I might not be walking around the gunnels if my floor wasn't always covered with ski gear..

I don't see anything leaving a nautique dealership new for 50k.. 62 bone stock, no trailer maybe but I would doubt it.

phatsat67 wrote: You haven't worked much in a dealership where used boats sell very well because they have depreciated 15-20K after 1 year and 100 hours.

Before you comment on people's experience you might want to know what you are talking about.

BKH

Half priced product usually sells poorly.

Bakchose wrote: So all this talk and I’ve upped my search. Found a bare bones 2010. Love the color and have inquired about the hours and if it’s got a trailer. Let’s see what they say. I bought my 2000 sport at 9 yrs ago in the end of October . I’m courious of the inflation pricing

I'll be interested to hear your observations. I was looking at 200s when the new 2019 Ski Nautique came out. With the combination of changes to the long-time promo program, and the very high price of the new Ski Nautique, I found that the supply of used 200s went way down, and the price of those available went up.

I'm now talking to people who are thinking about parting with their 200s to buy the new model, but not many actually doing so just yet.

I was approached by many folks offering top of the line Mastercrafts at an attractive price.
Many moved from Nautique because of the changes to the promo program and high price of the new boat. The MCs are nice boats, with many features that I really like. But, I just couldn't bring myself to move to an MC.

I ended up buying a 98 Ski Nautique, which will be fine for our skiing needs until I see the right used 200, find one of the new boats used ( there aren't many in my geography and people are lining up to buy them), or make a decision to buy the new model.

I had also honed in on 2015 or newer, mostly because I prefer the drivers seat after 2015.

BKH

Honestly, a 98 SN will outperform about anyone skill set on this site. Quite a few guys are swapping zero off capable engines into that hull. A boat that skis/looks/drives that well with a modern drivetrain and speed control is a no brainer.

Post pics of the new rig.

@Bakchose as for who buys these boats, I thought the same thing when I was shopping for one. Then I thought if not us, who? We're nuts about this sport and life on the water is where it's at. There's no "good" time to spend 60K+ on a boat and it will never, ever make sense if you're a financial advisor or accountant. So I got over the "logical" mental hurdles and over my fear/pride/ego and got a damn loan for the boat w/a decent down payment. If we fall on hard times, I'll sell it. In the mean time it's been a ton of fun for our family.

When I was shopping it seemed like there were 200's from 2010-2015 from 40-50K, and then you could get a promo boat with full warranty for 55-60K (boy, THOSE were the days, huh?). Seemed like a no brainer for such a big purchase to spend a little more to get WAY more, so the 40K range for an older boat with no warranty actually seemed like the worse option vs. 15-20K more for essentially a new boat. It's a weird market.

I have the "totally paid-for great boat that some folks say is the best hull ever" with our 2000, and I have the "OMG how-could-you-finance-a-boat-you-are-an-idiot" 2016 so I can put a foot in both camps, and both have their merits. Ultimately we have one life to live so it's all about what's important to you and what your family considers a priority here and now.

Yeah, maybe that's the idea. Thinking a little more about my worn-out "YOLO" speech, I have to say that even 2 years ago interest rates were lower (I think I got 4%?) and prices were what would now be considered basically free as even a Club 200 is probably going to be ~80K new. Even I wouldn't YOLO for 80 grand so I guess I don't know who buys those boats. Really wealthy people and clubs, I guess.

Still no more info?

scotchipman wrote: There is now a picture on Ball of Spray again.

Scot,
I went over to BOS and looked and looked without finding the picture. How about a link?

Don't bother looking Pete,already gone.......

"Going forward until Nautique has officially announced the new boat or officially published images of the boat I will not allow pictures of the boat to be published here in the forum".

KENO wrote: I saw the pictures when they were up and on the side of the boat it said "Atom 200" It was a late change

I swear I read “Nautique”. I thought that was strange because is this a Bryant badged as “Nautique” or straight up a Bryant? But I was also looking with my phone.

Orlando76 wrote: KENO wrote: I saw the pictures when they were up and on the side of the boat it said "Atom 200" It was a late change I swear I read “Nautique”. I thought that was strange because is this a Bryant badged as “Nautique” or straight up a Bryant? But I was also looking with my phone.

Those meds must be affecting you, it's the modern updated version of Pete's Atom skier

It did say "Nautique"

It will be introduced very soon. I spoke with a dealer and they told me 2 weeks, regardless I think it will sell. The new boat has some fine tuning to be finished. Having skied both I prefer the 200.