2027 Nautique Super Air Nautique G23

The Super Air Nautique G23 has been the benchmark wake boat for over a decade, and this new 2027, stock #5036, in tungsten grey over mystic white, is the current expression of it. Twenty-three feet three inches, a PCM ZZ6 6.2-litre direct-injection V8 making 450 horsepower and 465 lb-ft, and 16-person capacity.

What sets a G23 apart is that the wave is engineered rather than approximated. The Nautique Surf System works with WAVEPLATE, a hydraulically actuated plate at the transom that shapes and switches the wave without changing ballast, so transfers happen in a couple of seconds instead of half a minute. Behind that sits the Nautique Configurable Running Surface with Hydro-Plate, which alters the shape of the hull's running surface itself, and a 2,400 lb integrated ballast system. A Surf Pipe exhaust routes fumes away from the rider in the pocket, which anyone who has surfed behind a lesser boat will appreciate immediately.

Zero Off GPS speed control holds the boat to within a tenth of a mile per hour regardless of load or wind, and that consistency is what makes a wave repeatable set after set. All of it runs through the LINC PANORAY helm system, which stores rider profiles so each person's wave, speed, and ballast settings come back with one touch. There is also a Nautique Awareness camera and MyNautique connectivity.

The cockpit is finished to the standard the price implies: wraparound seating, a sliding reversible stern seat, flip-up lounges, transom seating for waiting your turn, a removable cooler, LED courtesy lighting, and a helm command center with wireless charging. Overhead is the Flight Control Tower with rotating wakeboard and surf racks and a GoPro-ready rotating tow point.

Why this is the right boat: if wakesurfing and wakeboarding are the reason you own a boat rather than something you occasionally do, the G23 is the boat to own. It throws a wave good enough that advanced riders stop making excuses, it is forgiving enough that a first-timer gets up on day one, and at 6,300 lbs with 65 gallons aboard it still cruises comfortably with sixteen people for a sunset lap.

It is new and in our indoor showroom in Osage Beach. Kelly's Port has been family owned on the Lake of the Ozarks since 1977, and we will take you out and set the surf profiles up with your riders rather than leaving you to work it out. Call 573.348.3888 to see stock #5036 or to book a demo.