Nautique Releases New "Paragon"

Wow, how things have changes in 27 years, Thirf Fairies are taking over, lol
Price point is in line with 93', a SN was about 25k and the Paragon was slightly more than double that.
Lines are somewhat "Stealth Bomberish" & the technology is way up there, That being said, If I got one for free I would sell it, lol

I’d hope you put it up for sale somewhere far away from Deep Lake

Not to mention that your Subaru couldn't pull it.

I saw on Facebook a Paragon at the Chicago boat show list 307,000.00 show price 279,000.00 . What happened to the best little ski boat company ?

My editorial on a facebook link to a youtube vid of Shaun Murray showing off a Paragon on why I dont think they should have put the Paragon badge on a surf barge. (including a retelling of my Badin/Surf barge story already present above)




Dont think they should have put the paragon badge on a surf barge The paragon badge was originally on a ski nautique. A classy, wood trimmed, subtly colored, classic, luxury ski boat. Ski Nautiques are classics, been around for 59 years and will probably be around a lot longer. Surf barges will never live to be classics. Its a passing phase for people who want something easy. I wont say the boat is too expensive. There is a market for it, so good for the people who can afford it. But I will say, its dumb to spend 200-300,000 or more to go 10 miles an hour and do something Ive seen pictures of dogs doing behind boats. Not saying there arent very talented surfers (tho I would never bother) but the vast majority are just out there, riding behind their boats, destroying the lake and shorelines, and doing the world famous hold a beer can while surfing trick (yawn). If it was me, I would just skip the surfing part (boring) and buy a pontoon boat, for me and my 20 closest friends, and cruise around on that listening to tunes on my blue tooth speaker (vs the $25,000 stereo). Obviously, I dont get surfing, but that doesnt mean its wrong, or at least I didnt think so until recently. So lots of complaints about surfers tearing up lakes and shorelines. OK, those are the knuckleheads. There are respectful surfers too, right? I dont know. Maybe. I boat on a small lake where surf barges are already banned. Have been for years. But hold on. That is coming to a lake near you soon. So I dont have to put up with them. But recently, I trailered to a big lake for the day. The kind of lake big enough where I thought respectable surfers can practice their, uh, "skill" without disrupting everything. I was wrong. As I was heading back to the dock up the main channel, I passed a surf barge. The wakes in the middle of the lake were so huge that they almost swamped my nautique. I had to slow to an idle just to survive it. I and other boaters shouldnt have to put up with that. So, where is that rant going. Surfing is a phase and fad and a bad one. Soon will be banned pretty much everywhere. Surf barges will be a thing of the past, and hence, my original comment, they should not have put the "classic" paragon badge on a soon to be extinct surf barge.   Just my 2 cents.


Sort of disrespectful to the name, kind of like Ford putting the mustang name on a mustang II or on their latest electric crossover.

C'mon Dad, pleeze, pleeeeze buy me a new Paragon?

Setting aside the looks, I struggle with the ability of those young enough to want to pursue wake surfing seriously enough to be able to afford one of these.

@ 25% down/8 years@6.5%=$3,300/month pmt. Ouch!!

Married 2 years wife and I able to buy new '83 Nautique, ski all the time. Was around $14k.
$50k today. Just no longer relative.

"Son, your body's writing checks your wallet can't cash"