Designed as an entry-level option, the NXT 22 doesn’t pack a lot of the features that the X or XT series boats, but still has a baseline set of features to get on the lake. At 22 feet in length, the NXT22 offers more space than the NXT20 and accommodates a range of water sports: wakesurfing, wakeboarding and open-water skiing.
If you run your boat aground on rocks in shallow water, oops. that's one thing you can learn a good lesson from But something like this semi submerged log, its just an aspect of boating you have to deal with, keep a careful eye on the water and keep your insurance current They just pulled this out my lake 2 weeks ago.The Mastercraft NXT 22 is one of the original models in the NXT series, Mastercraft’s entry-level line for sport powerboats. I dont stress about it, its just one of those things that can happen.
It seems like every year I hear about a few boats that have their running gear completely swiped off, and I've seen boats sunk because of these types of hazards that ripped the sterndrives right off the transom. Handling a single inboard in a river, on a windy day is 1,000 times more challenging than backing up a silly little trailer.
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Backing a trailer is just a simple skill you have to learn, there is no wind, waves, or current you have to learn how to negotiate. The same argument was had when Axius/Zuess joystick control came on big boats, lots of guys fought the idea because they were too proud of their boat handling skill to adopt new technology that just made things easier.īacking a trailer and trailer backup assist is just a silly comparison to this. Even if your a really good at handling your boat there are limitations to a single engine inboard which require additional skill, effort and care to overcome, something like Dockstar just makes life easier, and I can go for that. I would not say this is a feature I "need", but its definitely something I would like as a "luxury". I would consider myself a pretty good Marine Pilot and am pretty comfortable handling my inboard in most any situation. I think it's definitely a worthwhile innovation. Previous owner chewed up his first prop, then dinged/nicked the one that was on it when I bought it, and also put a slight warp on the rudder (of all things) but so far I've been lucky enough to get by 3 years without incident. Bent props, gel coat repair, rudder's needing straightening.Īnd yes - I have bumped a few things so far this season that were floating sub-surface, thankfully it's missed the running gear. After Memorial Day my marina had a lot of repairs that came in. Then "bump" - you have a headache and a check to write. Storms come through, a log or thick branch is waterlogged and sits just below the surface to where you can't see it. Main channel closer to the dam is around 200-300', so I don't worry about it NEAR as much as other folks. The areas I run in are generally 50-150'. But if you dock your boat like a 12 year old girl, then I can see how you might need the extra help.Īs for debris, depends on the level of storms in the spring. It's one more thing to service or worry with. I know the lake and i keep close watch for debris. I see debris all the time, and my lake has lots of shallow areas. It seems a lot of the comments suggest that the running gear is under constant fire from all sorts of logs and stumps and sticks and rocks. I know it happens, but thought it was very infrequent for most. Im definitely knocking on wood right now.
But do you hit things quite often? I've got a couple thousand hours running inboards and a bunch of friends as well, and none of us have ever taken out a prop/strut/rudder.
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