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I'm looking at a 2003 Nantucket 190. It has a 115 2-stroke Mercury. I had been looking at 21-22' CC's w/ 4-strokes (Sea Hunt, Sailfish) to replace my last boat which was stolen. This Nantucket just happened to come to my attention.
My first impression is of a well constructed, well laid out boat. Storage seems a little tight and I'm concerned about being underpowered. I'l do a sea trial Saturday.
How are these different from the Outrage line? Are there any quirks I should be aware of with this model? Also, I tried to attach a picture of the engine. I am not very familiar with the Mercury lineup. Can anyone tell me which model this is?
I had the 190 Nantucket. Same year. It is now the 190 Outrage; same boat with a name change. Mine had a 115 4 stroke, which I repowered, as it was just wrong for the boat. The 115 2 stroke is definitely better. Planes quicker. Quicker midrange. The initial models also had livewell problems: the livewell floor was not designed to hold the weight of the water, and many burst.
See my personal page for my boat with a Yamaha F150. There are a few pictures I think. Look for Yiddil's personalk page and you will see his Nantucket with the 115 two stroke.
Bottom line is you will probably want a 150 4 stroke on this boat, and will repower in a year or two if you have nore than 400lbs worth of people regularly, and want to ski and tube etc.
Bottom line is the hull is awesome. Great lines. Tracks steady. Easy to handle. Tank. I loved the leaningpost with rocket launcher on mine, and the Bow Dodger I had made for the boat. I used my livewell for dry storage, as I prefer an aerated bucket for simplicity anyway. If you can talk down the seller because " the 115 is grossly underpowered and i will have to repower immediately", then do so and buy the boat. Enjoy it with the 115 two stroke for as long as you can...
The TV show "Shipshape" owner has a Nantucket. He bought it with a 115 when his kids were young. On a recent show he repowered it with a 150. More weight, bigger kids, the 115 did not have it. He used a stopwatch and recorded time to plane. Over 20 seconds with the 115. Less than 5 seconds with the 150. Larger family etc you need the 150. Just 2 people, not much in a hurry the 115 is fine.
Thanks Sal & Wrangler - I'm glad I found this place this morning. We're going to take a closer look tomorrow morning if it's still around. At $19k the price seems good from what I see available. NADA is ridiculously low.
The power is my biggest concern followed by the real world people capacity. Many times we will have 7 on the boat when we're just cruising around, and I need to be sure everyone will be reasonably comfortable. It seems the aft seating is a little high, I'm not sure how often water will splash in when slowing down. For fishing it would be perfect. This one does not have trim tabs though.
Thanks for all the info. After investigating this further, I decided to cross it off the list. The net cost to re-power would not have made sense, and I really need a 210 instead of a 190.
