I am starting the process of starting to think about my next boat - that has me in a reflective mood. I am going to share what I love, hate, and wish for so as to help others make an informed buying decision.
Likes:
#1 Tige color choices both internal and external. The color schemes and graphics are some of the best in the business.
#2 Interior quality, everything is top notch, we have gatorstep, love the stitching, really like the cockpit layout and design (simplicity).
#3 Love the aluminum accents, the pop up storage area, the blade tower lights, the underwater lights, the mood light, the courtesy lighting, the speaker rings.
#4 I like that most of the seating has hinges, but disappointed they are not the newer style that allows more access, we have the pinned type like for a door.
#5 Tige clear touch is awesome, simple to use, straight forward and works every time, all the time.
#6 Power Tower is awesome!
#7 Tower is fantastic and steady, love the docking lights!
#8 Walk through plastic pop up air shield
#9 Steering works perfect - Had Moomba Mondo before that would not turn to the right, felt like a car without power steering, that is why we got rid of it. This boat Tige Z1 turns like a sports car on steroids.
#10 Underwater lights - I added them but they are the best! I go out at night just because of those.
#11 Drivers Seat - Love the Zcline seat for the driver. It has the perfect design for a boat.
Dislikes:
#1 reason I might not purchase another Tige (or any Raptor motor) in the future. The transmission slips at about 8mph only after the boat has been in reverse. There is a clunk and squeak noise that happens under load accelerating up past 8mph after the boat has been in reverse. I took it to dealer who contacted Indmar, they said it hasn't failed so they would not replace. So every time we accelerate after picking up a rider we hear the sqeaking clunk. The next question I almost always get asked by friends is... "how much did this boat cost?" implying that it should not have this problem...
#2 Engine error codes - We will get constant error codes unless I leave the blower running, if I run the blower on and off while running the codes go away. They are always oxygen sensor error codes or cylinder misfire codes.
#3 Surf plates - they attached the actuators to my platform which was a stupid design flaw. They no longer do that now but that was an oops that should not have been made. The wave is okay but not great, but I realize this is a limitation of this hull and not a design flaw.
#4 Ballast system - I have had several occasions where a bag will not fill. I have had to unscrew the hose clamps and put electrical tape around the rubber hoses and then put the clamps back on. On more than one occasion I have been hanging upside down in my boat fixing ballast problems.
#5 Battery location - again, some engineer was drunk when he designed where the batteries go. In the 2018 Z1 they are located in the back rear of the boat behind the port ballast bag. Getting to them is almost impossible. I have given up on trying to pull them each winter, now I just stick a trickle charger on them.
#6 Wet Sounds Stereo System - before buying the Z1 we had a Moomba that had a fusion head unit and a 8" JL sub with the JL audio brick amp. I had the speakers running off the head unit. I am not kidding, that stereo setup blows away my Z1 Wetsound DSP dual amp and 10" woofer setup any day of the week. The wetsounds system in my Tige Z1 is not very loud or clear. There is a buzzing sound in the speakers that comes and goes depending upon the day, impossible to diagnose or fix. I like the REV8 speakers on the tower, but only after I replaced the RCA's because they were bad from the factory.
#7 Had to replace the Tige Clear Touch screen myself after it kept having problems right after we bought it, kept locking up. However, the replacement has worked great and have had zero problems since that time.
What I would like:
1. Rear seats like the Mastercraft X-22 - they are ridiculous and awesome
2. Subfloor ballast - I will not buy another boat with bags (yuk)
3. Quicker ballast filling times
4. Illmore still makes the best engines (but I'm not a Mastercraft fan)
5. A new boat with all of this : )
Likes:
#1 Tige color choices both internal and external. The color schemes and graphics are some of the best in the business.
#2 Interior quality, everything is top notch, we have gatorstep, love the stitching, really like the cockpit layout and design (simplicity).
#3 Love the aluminum accents, the pop up storage area, the blade tower lights, the underwater lights, the mood light, the courtesy lighting, the speaker rings.
#4 I like that most of the seating has hinges, but disappointed they are not the newer style that allows more access, we have the pinned type like for a door.
#5 Tige clear touch is awesome, simple to use, straight forward and works every time, all the time.
#6 Power Tower is awesome!
#7 Tower is fantastic and steady, love the docking lights!
#8 Walk through plastic pop up air shield
#9 Steering works perfect - Had Moomba Mondo before that would not turn to the right, felt like a car without power steering, that is why we got rid of it. This boat Tige Z1 turns like a sports car on steroids.
#10 Underwater lights - I added them but they are the best! I go out at night just because of those.
#11 Drivers Seat - Love the Zcline seat for the driver. It has the perfect design for a boat.
Dislikes:
#1 reason I might not purchase another Tige (or any Raptor motor) in the future. The transmission slips at about 8mph only after the boat has been in reverse. There is a clunk and squeak noise that happens under load accelerating up past 8mph after the boat has been in reverse. I took it to dealer who contacted Indmar, they said it hasn't failed so they would not replace. So every time we accelerate after picking up a rider we hear the sqeaking clunk. The next question I almost always get asked by friends is... "how much did this boat cost?" implying that it should not have this problem...
#2 Engine error codes - We will get constant error codes unless I leave the blower running, if I run the blower on and off while running the codes go away. They are always oxygen sensor error codes or cylinder misfire codes.
#3 Surf plates - they attached the actuators to my platform which was a stupid design flaw. They no longer do that now but that was an oops that should not have been made. The wave is okay but not great, but I realize this is a limitation of this hull and not a design flaw.
#4 Ballast system - I have had several occasions where a bag will not fill. I have had to unscrew the hose clamps and put electrical tape around the rubber hoses and then put the clamps back on. On more than one occasion I have been hanging upside down in my boat fixing ballast problems.
#5 Battery location - again, some engineer was drunk when he designed where the batteries go. In the 2018 Z1 they are located in the back rear of the boat behind the port ballast bag. Getting to them is almost impossible. I have given up on trying to pull them each winter, now I just stick a trickle charger on them.
#6 Wet Sounds Stereo System - before buying the Z1 we had a Moomba that had a fusion head unit and a 8" JL sub with the JL audio brick amp. I had the speakers running off the head unit. I am not kidding, that stereo setup blows away my Z1 Wetsound DSP dual amp and 10" woofer setup any day of the week. The wetsounds system in my Tige Z1 is not very loud or clear. There is a buzzing sound in the speakers that comes and goes depending upon the day, impossible to diagnose or fix. I like the REV8 speakers on the tower, but only after I replaced the RCA's because they were bad from the factory.
#7 Had to replace the Tige Clear Touch screen myself after it kept having problems right after we bought it, kept locking up. However, the replacement has worked great and have had zero problems since that time.
What I would like:
1. Rear seats like the Mastercraft X-22 - they are ridiculous and awesome
2. Subfloor ballast - I will not buy another boat with bags (yuk)
3. Quicker ballast filling times
4. Illmore still makes the best engines (but I'm not a Mastercraft fan)
5. A new boat with all of this : )
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