I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on a new 2014 Nautic Star 214 XTS Shallow Bay, and just want to hear from some owners about the boat and the brand.

I've whittled a price of 33800 for the boat and trailer with a 150 Yamaha on the back.

Any thoughts on the boat, brand and deal?

Have a 2012 Nautic Star 2200 TE that I run almost everyday, I don't have anything bad to say about the boat, There boats are layed out very nice, Very smooth and dry ride in choppy conditions, Not sure about there customer service no issues, Hope this helps with your decision!!

I to am looking at these,whats the reason behind you picking the SB model
instead of the regular 214 XTS, I thought the only difference was one drafted
a little shallower than the other. Are there any other differences

as far as I can tell, the SB is a tunnel hull with some special feature to the rear end of it.

The only reason I picked it is cause the dealer had that one But I as well would like to better understand the difference.

Of all the ones I've looked at, NS was the best IMO. I just don't know about the 150 on a 22' boat though
might be a tad underpowered, but then again it would give excellent gas mileage
Good luck on your purchase

This is true I run a 225 V-Max SHO in a 22ft Good hole shot and the new 4 strokes are very good on fuel but the NS is a fairly heavy boat, my top speed is only 52mph you may want to upgrade to atleast a 200

I see. I'll ask the dealer what can be done about that.

according to the NS website, the 150 is the max

http://nauticstarboats.net/boats/nauticbay-boats/new-214-xts-sb/

we used to sell Nautic Star boats. They are good boats. If you are using the boat more for big water and not shallow then I would not go with the tunnel hull. You lose some of the performance. Have you looked at the Epic bay boats? I have a 2014 22SC with Mercury 225 Pro XS starting at $38,000.00 plus add ons and tt&l.

Thanks for the offer, but even at 33k, I'm pushing beyond the boundary of what I think it's worth to pay to go fishing. Originally I set out to spend 15k, but what I found with used boats is there was always something about them I just didn't like or feel like fixing up. Although I would still consider a used boat, but it's gotta be a cream puff.

That is the exact boat I am looking to get, just not yet though. That is a very good price from what I have seen. Houston dealer?