Getting the itch - Linc or no Link?

[AirTool]

Who knows by then they may have a system for boats not equipped with Linc.

i would hope so.

[RideButter]

I liked the looks of when nautique put both the gauges and the LCD. I'm used to the LCD now, and it doesn't bother me, as far a reliability I think the LCD is as reliable if not more as gauges. (no moving parts) Plus since the gateway system has been used, the data is being driven through a computer regardless if you have gauges or LCD.

I remember unclogging pitot tubes all the time....

I like the Linc

[ES]

We have the first gen Linc on our 2010 210 SANTE and love it. Especially being able to save presets for the whole family (e.g. Speed) for the different activities. Having everything integrated (including GPS) is great.
There are only 2 drawbacks I found so far, perhaps they have been solved with gen 2:

1. When you turn on the boat, it reverts to the stereo settings you last used. So, if you we're cruising with load music, next time you turn out the boat, that's what you get. The key issue is that you can't turn the volume down until Linc has completely booted, which is a good 30 seconds or so. Pretty annoying.

2. The display is bright. Which is great in sunlight (always very visible), but when you are driving at night it can be bothersome. I have a very narrow and shallow bridge I need to cross to get into out cove (about 110" wide) and when it's dark, the Linc even at lowest setting gives you enough light in your face to be a pain. I just keep on the boat a piece of dark plastic I cut to size that will fit on the screen (it is recessed) to cover it completely when needed.

Hope this helps!

[High altitude]

If you don't opt for linc you wont be able to retrofit NSS "IF" thats a big if they ever release it on the 200V. Could hurt resale. But you will get all the creature comforts of a TE with that.

Who knows by then they may have a system for boats not equipped with Linc.

I believe this is the main argument for the Linc equipped boats. If Nautique does come out with an NSS for the 200 Sport you would hate to miss that opportunity because the boat was not backwards compatable. I probably won't buy a 200 Sport for at least 3 years but I will only look at boats with the Linc system. I've flown airplanes with round dials and glass. Both have their advantages, but in the end, the glass cockpits win out due to their ability to greatly reduce the workload of the pilot. In this case (presently with no NSS for the 200) you can get the functionality out of either boat, but the Linc makes things easy by saving speeds, weighting, etc. JMHO. -Marc

[81nautique]

We have the first gen Linc on our 2010 210 SANTE and love it. Especially being able to save presets for the whole family (e.g. Speed) for the different activities. Having everything integrated (including GPS) is great.
There are only 2 drawbacks I found so far, perhaps they have been solved with gen 2:

1. When you turn on the boat, it reverts to the stereo settings you last used. So, if you we're cruising with load music, next time you turn out the boat, that's what you get. The key issue is that you can't turn the volume down until Linc has completely booted, which is a good 30 seconds or so. Pretty annoying.

2. The display is bright. Which is great in sunlight (always very visible), but when you are driving at night it can be bothersome. I have a very narrow and shallow bridge I need to cross to get into out cove (about 110" wide) and when it's dark, the Linc even at lowest setting gives you enough light in your face to be a pain. I just keep on the boat a piece of dark plastic I cut to size that will fit on the screen (it is recessed) to cover it completely when needed.

Hope this helps!

If you love the first gen linc you'll do backflips over gen 2. Those issues were addressed and the entire menu system was reworked, better functionality and appearance. When out at night we lower the intensity and it's fine.

[jeepn]

The linc boat would be an 11, so that's linc 1 right? So still votes for yes?

[DealsGapCobra]

I would not have ordered the linc but it was on the 2010 200 I purchased and I love it too.