Sport 200

[Yiger]

Our new Sport 200 finally arrived! First launch was on Saturday and the boat performed flawlessly. We put almost 10 hours on it the first day. I'm still getting our lift sorted out so we are trailering for now. The boat is a 2013 with midnight blue deck and hull and victory red bottom. The interior is gun metal flake. I made a last minute change in the ordering process to the 409ZR and really enjoy it. This is our first ski boat- we have a sailboat that I used to live aboard and a couple fishing boats (in various states of repair) but we were ready for something different. As the photo shows, I need to get back in shape for skiing! My wife, son, and I love this boat. Every time we are out on it we enjoy it even more. My wife has absolutely fallen in love with wake surfing- the wake is great for a small boat but its admittedly a little small when there is only a driver and a 17 month old kid aboard so I'll have to add some ballast. We are happy to become part of the Nautique family!

[LakeRats]

Nice boat. Yup, you need ballast for surfing. About 500 in the rear storage and 500 up front makes a decent wave.

[Yiger]

Thanks. The stock ballast isn't bad with the boat loaded with people but I'll look into adding some sacs for when we are out just as a family. I'm kind of hoping Nautique comes out with the NSS for the Sport 200...

[BlkCrkNautique]

Beautiful boat! Familiar looking lake in your photo...Santa Fe?

[Yiger]

Thank you. Yes, Santa Fe. Look for us on the water next time you are out. Do you spend most of your time on Black Creek?

[BlkCrkNautique]

Haven't been on Santa Fe in years. Yes, I live on the creek. You must of bought her at Lake Area. They are turning wrenches on mine there now. Ready to get it back.

[Surfsmith]

Great boat, welcome to the club!

[Yiger]

We ordered her through Beach Blvd Motorsports in Jax. We had a great experience there.

[mpc]

I ordered one with the ZR409. How is it out of the hole and what top speed are you seeing. Enjoy!

[swankster]

I like the boat! I remember selling ours when our first son was 2. It made me nervous to have him crawing around when the boat was moving. It was a big mistake because we were boatless for about 10 years.

[Yiger]

The hole shot is very good though this is my first and only Nautique so I don't have much to compare it to. Top speed so far was about 43 but conditions were less than ideal. I'll check back in for you with a better number when able. My dealer wasn't convinced it was worth upgrading the engine but I figured I'm only buying this boat once so I'd get whatever I wanted on it.

Swankster- Our sailboat's name is Prerequisite. I told my wife when we got married that we would not even discuss having a kid until we have a boat. One day she came home from work and said she wanted a kid so I jumped in the truck and drove 8 hours to buy our first boat. When I got home a day later we started the kid discussion.

[mpc]

Thank you for the feedback about the ZR409 performance. Once you have an update I would be happy to hear about it. ENJOY your new toy.

[4th ski-doo]

We've got a 2011 sport and its great. We can slalom in the morning and surf the afternoon. We came from an older Master Craft, private facility and strict 3 event skiing to an open lake. Huge difference and so far the 200 has been outstanding! But, I have to admit I'm looking at the 210 already

[sodbuster88]

The hole shot is very good though this is my first and only Nautique so I don't have much to compare it to. Top speed so far was about 43 but conditions were less than ideal. I'll check back in for you with a better number when able. My dealer wasn't convinced it was worth upgrading the engine but I figured I'm only buying this boat once so I'd get whatever I wanted on it.

Swankster- Our sailboat's name is Prerequisite. I told my wife when we got married that we would not even discuss having a kid until we have a boat. One day she came home from work and said she wanted a kid so I jumped in the truck and drove 8 hours to buy our first boat. When I got home a day later we started the kid discussion.

Congratulations on the boat and good luck on the kid discussion. We have the 343 propped with a 381 acme....top speed is 39. Hole shot is great, but would like some more top end.

[Yiger]

Just came in from the lake. 45.5 mph at 5500rpm. That was maxed out. 2 people and about 60% fuel.

The kid discussion is already over- we've got one kid and plenty of boats. We're both calling it a win!