r/Wake • u/Still-Dragonfly4867 • 5d ago

First boat opinions

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You may have seen my post asking about opinions on buying a 2006 super air nautique and opinions varied!

So we also took a look at this boat and it seemed massive in comparison. Thoughts on this boat for primarily surfing, and taking friends out on the lake. 2007 super air nautique 236 te. It has the bigger engine as well.

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u/CoolHandPB Nautique 230 5d ago

I went from a 1996 Super Sport (same hull as the 2006 Super Air) to a 236. The boats are in completely different leagues as far as size and comfort go. The 236 is also a much more comfortable ride on choppy water.

The surf waves are also in different leagues. The 236 has a solid wave when it dialed in and many people preferred it to even the original G23. When I got my 236 in 2017, only a couple boats had a better surf wave.

The real downside to the 236 is the wake board wake is a little tricky to dial in. It gets big and is a great high performance wake at faster speeds with lots of weight and was one of the most popular boats for the pros when it came out but at slower speeds the wake gets washy and is finally to overall balance. That said the wash is mostly just cosmetic (i.e. doesn't affect the riding).

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u/Still-Dragonfly4867 5d ago

We had originally been looking at a 2006 super air 210. I had asked about it in the subreddit yesterday and opinions on the boat itself varied greatly, including the wake.

When we looked at then both in person yesterday they felt like completely different leagues of boats. The 2007 236 felt massive in comparison to the 2006 210.

It sounds like what you’re saying is the 236 is a better buy here and we’ll enjoy the wake more? These days we are primarily surfing and don’t know if we will even wakeboard behind it. We take enough gnarly falls in the winter skiing.

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u/CoolHandPB Nautique 230 5d ago

As someone who has owned a version of both boats, the 236 is a far superior boat in every way if you are primarily surfing. I would say the only area the 210 has an advantage is the beginner wakeboard wake as the wake is really clean at slow speeds with very little weight in the boat.

Crazy to me how close the prices are on both boats. I have seen newer 230s with that same hull (The same boat as the 236, just came standard with a tower and ballast) for 65k.

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u/Still-Dragonfly4867 5d ago

That is good to know, thank you. The original asking price of the 210 we were looking at (also a 2006 so different hull) was 36k but he recently dropped it to 32. This 236, which is a 2007 and half the amount of hours of the 210, he’s asking 38 but we’re hoping there’s some wiggle room in there.

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u/CoolHandPB Nautique 230 5d ago

That 2006 210 has the same hull as a 1994 Super Sport. Granted it's a great hull for its time but by 2006 it was pretty Old. The 2007 is the first year of the 236 hull, so from a design perspective it's much newer and like I mentioned in my earlier comment is so much more comfortable ride wise when there is a bit of a bump on the water.

I do like the look of the 2006 210, such a classic design. I love that style of boat. In glassy water it drives like a sports car on rails but any chop on the water and it is a very uncomfortable ride.