How to pick settings on 2019 Nautique

[sheskis7]

Have to ski regionals and it will be the first time behind the 2019. What would I pick for the normal A-1

[Horton]

@sheskis7 I think people who dislike the feel of the new Nautique are people who pull harder on the rope. I suspect that you are relatively light on the line so I would not worry about year zero off setting.

 

I have heard mixed reviews on the wake firmness.

 

Everybody is in the same boat so I hope you ski well at regionals and have a good time.

[MISkier]

@Horton, what would you select for a C2 skier?

[The_MS]

Use the letter you practice with and if the pull feels out of sync, move the letter.

[Horton]

@MISkier Like @MS said use the setting you practice with. Since you are already on C you could go to Plus but that might be a gamble.

[MISkier]

I was thinking either a move to 3 or the plus. Either will be a gamble.

[Not_The_Pug]

@MISkier I ski C2 behind all the boats and it feels fine to me on the 2019 Nautique. I know @dirt uses C2 and he has had 3 rides behind my boat and says C2 feels good to him. So I would just use your normal setting and have a good ride.

[jlittle]

I'll echo what @MS said. I skied two rounds behind it last weekend. A2 145#. Been at A2 on every boat/motor combination since '08. After round 1 I asked what others were feeling and apparently most weren't feeling what I was. So, I left my settings the same for round 2 with a loose game plan to change letter if need be. After the way my opener felt I was thinking I should change to B2. But didn't. After my next pass I thought the same but still didn't. Stayed A2 for the rest of the set.

 

I've ignored the other threads about the boat here until this passed Monday. I now have read them all.

 

My thoughts are... I've now had two ski rides behind it and what I felt is real. Or real to me anyway. If there is a next time behind it this year I'll start off with my standard setting but won't hesitate to move to B2.

[Horton]

@Krlee what kind of scores did @Dirt run behind your boat?

[Not_The_Pug]

@Horton Practice scores don't count! But what I do remember was a few @39 the last couple of times he has skied with us.

[Drago]

@MISkier 3 wouldn’t be a huge gamble, but + would, especially if you don’t know it it’s the 2018 plus or the 2019 plus

[skiinxs]

@MISkier If you are talking Midwest Regionals, all Nautiques will be on version S, so + is the new plus, everything else is the same. I skied A1 on the 200 and ski A1 on the 2019, pull feels pretty close. I have been skiing + and LOVE IT on version S, but had to transition back to non-plus my last couple sets because I have Mastercraft at regionals and they will not have version S. Short version, ski the letter you are used to skiing and you will not be disapointed.

[MISkier]

I’ll stay with my usual setting. Thanks all. Given my other issues, the boat will probably be the least of my problems.

[LeonL]

@skiinxs what about this rule: H. Software changes are permitted as approved by the Towboat Committee at any time during the season, except that no changes that affect skier pull will be permitted between July 1 and the conclusion of that year’s National Tournament. Since rev S didn't come until after July 1, how can it be used now?

[Horton]

@Krlee hmmm he told me he becoming a trick skier

[Horton]

@Drago I believe the 2019 boats all have the new version

[skiinxs]

@LeonL My '19 Nautique shipped 6/6/18 and already had version S installed, that was prior to the July 1 cutoff. I believe ZeroOff started making version S available for upgrade on older boats in early July, but it was available on new boats prior to that. If anyone has their boat with them at MW Regionals or nationals, I would be happy to do the upgrade for them.

[racerdjs]

All who have skied behind my new SN are staying with their normal setting.

[blakeyates]

I have the ‘18 model year Promo Boat w/6.2 and it had Rev R but I just upgraded it to Rev S this past Friday; haven’t ski’d it yet - hope to today. Also, I still have my ‘17 Promo Boat and I also added Rev S to it. Go to Ski-it-Again and look for Promo Boat in GA. I’m going to try +

[MISkier]

Boat and setting were fine. Volleyball-sized lump on the top of my shoulders was quite a problem, though.

[ski41off_dave]

I would suggest C3plus

[Jody_Seal]

I drove men 4 slalom at regional s with a new Nautique only had one setting change by a skier after their first pass..

 

On a side note I do need to apologize to the men 3 skiers I pulled with a MC, This MC was the most ill mannered boat I have driven in well ever!! Sad because our second MC that was running on the south lake was sweet!! and I do mean sweet!!

[waterbeat]

I drove a 2019 a bit over the weekend pulling different divisions and drove it in all three events . While I didn't ski behind it, for driving I felt it handled exactly like a 2018. The new screen is much easier to use and more intuitive than the previous one. The slalom wait time countdown on the screen solves the question of "did we miss the beep?" And we all had fun trying to figure out which settings to use for tricks.

[Jody_Seal]

@Horton

At the southern Regionals both Malibu's had Rev S as did both 2019 Nautiques. The MasterCrafts did not!

@LeonL The only difference between Rev Q and S is the new plus setting that has the "Trick" gains.

[markchilcutt]

I rarely ski behind nautique as it is not available amongst the peeps I ski with and lack of Utah promo. However I did ski it at regionals and it felt great!