We have a 1999 sport Nautique. It's a 20.5ft open bow. Same hull design as 1999 bubble back ski Nautique. We use it on a public lake and it rides well. My neighbor has a Nautique 206, but prefers skiing behind mine. You can buy for under $20000. Ours has a GT40 PCM that is a great engine. Plus the boat looks great on the water. If you go on line it's the cover boat on the 1999 Nautique brochure. It's much less sensitive to weight distribution then the 206 as well.