Sea-Doo Wake Pro 230 PWC For Sale

The Sea-Doo Wake Pro 230 is a three-seat tow-sports personal watercraft built on the full-size ST3 platform, aimed at families who want to ski, wakeboard, wake ski and tube without buying a dedicated wakeboard boat. It carries a 230-horsepower supercharged Rotax 1500 HO ACE engine and tips the scales at 815 pounds. The Wake Pro designation brings equipment the standard runabouts lack: a retractable ski pylon, a removable padded wakeboard rack that snaps onto the passenger-side gunwale, and the digitally controlled ski mode. A spotter is required when towing, and the pylon doubles as a handhold for the rear-facing passenger.

Performance lands where a family runabout should. Top speed runs around 65 mph, with one outing recording 84 km/h in sport mode. The supercharged engine pulls a skier or wakeboarder out of the water quickly while returning better fuel efficiency than the 300- or 325-horsepower Sea-Doo models. The hull uses a knife-like vertical bow borrowed from the RXP-X 300, with a 23-degree deadrise and wide hard chines at the outer edges that give the boat strong stability at rest and at slow speeds, so passengers can move around freely. The deep, relaxed footwells lower the center of gravity and ease standing and repositioning.

Ski mode is the Wake Pro's signature feature. The pilot selects an acceleration ramp from 1 (smoothest) to 5 (most aggressive) for getting a skier up, then locks in a tow speed adjustable from roughly 28 km/h up to a 60 km/h maximum, with about 45 km/h suited to water skiing. Once set, the system holds the speed while the rider only has to hold the throttle, freeing attention for the mirrors and the water ahead. Speed can be raised or lowered on the fly using the handlebar thumb pads. The intelligent throttle control adds a speed mode for no-wake idle speeds and a top-speed limiter, replacing conventional cruise control.

The helm uses a 7.6-inch (listed as 7.8-inch on later units) full-color digital display that reads ski-mode settings, trim, fuel and speed in bold type. Equipment includes Sea-Doo's IDF intelligent debris-free pump, which can clear a clog from the pump at the push of a button, and the IBR braking and reverse system, the only true braking system on a PWC. The BRP premium audio sound system is standard on the 230 (optional on the smaller Wake 155/170), and the glovebox houses a waterproof phone case with an available USB charging port.

Storage is a strong point. The ST3 platform offers about 27 gallons of total capacity, including a large center bin accessed without leaning over the handlebars, plus the fuel filler under the same hatch. The integrated LinQ accessory platform on the rear deck accepts a 4.2-gallon cooler, a 4-gallon fuel caddy, a dry bag or a 13.5-gallon cooler, and a reinforced tow eye handles heavier skiers or rafts. A folding swim step, molded boarding grips and a reboarding ladder serve the swim platform.

The hull and deck are formed from Sea-Doo's proprietary CM-Tech composite, which leaves smooth interior surfaces. The Wake Pro has appeared in teal blue metallic and the Neo Mint green finish with orange accents. Available add-ons include heated hand grips, wind deflectors and a storage divider with cargo bag. Pricing has been listed at an MSRP of $15,599 for a 2019 unit with the stereo, and $18,399 at a later dealer offering. Buyers using it heavily for tow sports may want larger rearview mirrors and footwell drains, and a UV cover helps protect the black plastic around the gauge cluster from discoloring when stored outside.