If you didn’t have a Tige

[Brandon161]

I have posted a few things now.... I am really leaning toward a new Tige RZX3. We love the interior and they are just head turning boats. All we do is surf anymore. We never wakeboard.

I think there are better waves out there. But it seems like the Tige has a pretty stellar wave. I personally don’t think any boat compares on the interior, besides a nautique.

My question is .... for all you Tige owners. If you didn’t have a Tige what would you pick? We are going to buy a new boat and I am not going to go over 130k.

Any input would be appreciated.

Thank you.

[UNSTUCK]

You have a lot of options at that price range. Why don't you give us your top 5 priorities in order, of what your next boat needs to be/have? Otherwise you'll just get a bunch of personal preferences that won't help you much.

[bsreid]

If you’re looking into a new tige in that price range I would highly suggest getting into a 2020. The new Go system is a game changer in terms if wave. I would be very hard pressed to go into a 29.

Now for other brands, that’s a hard one. The last few years every manufacturer has stepped up their game tremendously.
Nautique makes a beautiful boat but pre paragon hull I was never a fan surfing one, such a strange shape and not huge amounts of power.
The new Ri centurions are killing it in the wave game, probably the most adjustable wave out there and their boats are very well built. The thing is their prices keep creeping up and they’re still missing some of the luxuries found on other brands.
Closest competitor to tige in my opinion would be the supra, killer boat, loads of technology and powerful wave. All comes down to personal preference.
Mastercraft did it right with the new x24, but I’m not ready to become a MC fan boy and shuv out 200k.

Another thing that is very important to me is dealer support. Find a dealer you want to work with, problems with the boat are bound to happen so make things easy to begin with.

[D&P Powell]

Closest competitor to tige in my opinion would be the supra, killer boat, loads of technology and powerful wave.

I would agree, although I have to admit - I still haven't surfed behind a G yet.

[Brandon161]

I think Centurion probably makes the best wave. In my opinion. But their interior is not on Tige’s level at all.

I was originally planning on a Centurion. But the Tige interior is so nice.

I would say for me. It will pry be Centurion or Tige. The Supra is really nice. But I haven’t really seen any new ones in my price range.

It has to be a 23 foot boat, but 25 would be nice.

The X24 is really nice. But 200k is silly. At least to me.

I am in Oregon and Tige support is not very good. I guess there is a new dealer but I don’t know much about them. I bought my Supreme in Portland. They sell Centurion, MB, Supreme and Master Craft. They are a very good dealer. They have been good to me for sure.

[Brandon161]

I guess the question is.... how much wave quality am I giving up picking a Tige over Centurion?

I really haven’t seen much on Supra. I have heard the wave is good? I have No idea how it compares to Tige?

[talltigeguy]

New boat, less than 130K. That takes you out of G23 market anyway.

Prior to COVID 19, you could have gotten a Malibu 23 LSV or maybe even a 25 if you were a good negotiator for 130K. They do not get much love on this forum, but I owned a 25 LSV and its wave is the most enjoyable I have surfed. And I have tried a pretty good number over the years.

There are differences in every boat's surf wave, even amongst models of the same brand (25 Malibu is substantially better than 23 IMHO). Some of the gargantuan surf wave boats have super large short waves that are very steep, which personally does not flip my switch. Unless you are aiming to go pro like uncle Rico, then most any 130K surfboat will give you a pretty good time. One of the funnest waves I have seen was a Nautique 20 foot direct drive. Sacked out with 2250 pounds of ballast and home-brew surfgate, it put out a nice, clean, and long wave. I would not want to be loaded up like that when an RZX3 comes by, but it is a great little wave. Point being that most waves on these boats is plenty for the average surfer to have a great time, and for kids to learn with.

You will invariably need a dealer. Stop in at the Tige shop and get a feel for if they have done their homework on the ins and outs of inboard boats and what their service department is like. I would be more likely to choose a dealer you feel will give you the best service. Test drive.

[Vetplus40]

I'm new here, but less than 130k takes you out of several options.

[Brandon161]

I think Malibu makes a good boat. But every person on the lake has one. For that reason it is out to me.

And yes you are right, 130k does limit options. Since boat prices are out of control right now. It’s just stupid at this point.

[freeheel4life]

I think you are spot on for looking at RZX3. That said and your price point I'd say a slightly used Supra SL or possibly a holdover but not many of those left in this market.

Seems like you are looking at boats with deeper freeboard, but R23s rail once you add some lead. One of my favorites for sure.

Moomba Makai would be on my list too..

If money were no object it would be an Xstar for me.

[Brandon161]

Yeah. We want a deeper boat. Like how our Supreme is.

[culrich77]

I was in the same scenario and looked at and surfed behind a Centurion FI23, a Moomba Makai and the ATX (just the 22 footer)....I ended up trading in my 2007 RZ2 which was a great boat for a 2020 MB B52. It doesn't have all the fancy gadgets and touch screens that other boats have but for the price and the wave that it throws I couldn't be happier....one day hoping to pick up a 23ZX but it was out of my budget at this time.

[sandm]

for us, if not a tige in the 130k camp it would be a supra sa. 130ish with decent boxes checked. I'd test a centurion but the few I have been in over the years did not impress me in the fit/finish category based on the price.

we view it as 35% of our time is spent surfing and 65% is spent just lounging or cruising around. centurion might have the better wave but to sacrifice interior "niceties" for the other 65% of the time driving around-and also realizing none of us in our camp are sponsored riders, I'll take the better interior with a what might be a perceived slight decrease in surfwave performance.....

[Zackdogg]

I seem to be the anomaly, but I’ve had problem after problem with my RZX, and my dealer support is beyond horrendous, and 2 hours away. If you don’t have a good dealer, close by, I wouldn’t consider a Tige, at all. Unless something changes, my next boat will be a Nautique.


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[Cek1]

Dealer makes all the difference. If you buy a new boat you will most likely have some issues that will need to be resolved by the dealer. I've had a few minor issues and my dealer goes above and beyond to take care of me and I'm an hour and a half away. I'm a Tige guy (Z1, RZX2 and ZX5) so I'm biased. I personally feel that if you are comparing apples to apples most boats can be dialed in to have a great wave. So after that you have to look at price, dealer support, fit and finish and of course looks.... Hard to beat a Tige when taking them all into consideration. IMHO