Performance Features

Hull Design

Significantly lighter than the previous generation, the completely redesigned Ski Nautique combines carbon fiber and fiberglass in conjunction with an all-new integrated stringer system for the perfect balance of strength and weight. In tandem with the patented MicroTuner® and redesigned HydroGate® technology, this new hull design creates more lift and minimizes displacement for naturally flatter wakes with more support in the trough areas, resulting in gains across the entire range from higher speeds and shorter rope lengths to slower speeds and longer line lengths.

Trick Ballast

Trick your personal best behind the Ski Nautique with the optional trick ballast. This additional 400 pounds of ballast creates the unrivaled Ski Nautique trick wakes that have set the stage for numerous trick world records.

Tracking Fins

Whether you’re driving for a beginner or a seasoned skier, the Ski Nautique’s tracking fins make precision driving easy, ensuring a perfect track straight down the course.

Smart Actuators

The Ski Nautique utilizes Smart Actuators with our HydroGate® and MicroTuner® technology. Providing real-time feedback to the Ski Nautique, these actuators facilitate more accurate, reliable and repeatable results for optimal wake function.

Integrated Zero Off®

Integrated Zero Off®

Easily engage our GPS-based Zero Off speed control for three-event waterskiing right from the Nautique LINC Panoray Touchscreen to pull skiers at consistent speeds through every pass in the course. Through extensive propeller testing and refined engine and Zero-Off calibrations, we’ve fine-tuned the feel at the end of the line, optimizing performance and efficiency across the board for all three disciplines. This gives skiers more adjustability in the pull as they move from letter to letter and number to number, provides maximum power for jump acceleration, and keeps RPMs consistent across different conditions.

Automated HydroGate

Automated HydroGate®

Redesigned for 2026, the patented Automated HydroGate fine-tunes the running surface of the Ski Nautique automatically, giving you the perfect pull for all three-event disciplines. In the down position, the redesigned HydroGate has a wider tunnel with less vertical deployment, creating lift, minimizing displacement and redirecting water while minimizing the size and density of the rooster tail area for a more evenly filled, softer experience. When in the up position, it allows more displacement, resulting in bigger wakes as needed for trick skiing. With 10 positions from stowed to completely deployed, you can customize your wakes to meet your personal preferences.

PCM® Engines

PCM® Engines

The Ski Nautique comes standard with the PCM ZZ6, which is a high-performance 6.2L direct injection engine that provides 450 HP with 465 Ft-Lb of torque. You also have the option to step down to the PCM ZZ5, a 5.3L direct injection engine that delivers 355 HP with 400 Ft-lb of torque.

MicroTuners®

MicroTuners®

Working hand in hand with our redesigned HydroGate and all-new hull design are our patented MicroTuners. These MicroTuners automatically deploy into the water at the transom of the hull and disrupt how water flows behind the boat, causing water to fill in the troughs of the wake. This allows skiers to keep their edge engaged while directly behind the boat, so they are able to load the line and generate speed to have more time at the next buoy.