Tiges Arriving In Canada

[tigecanuck]

A few build pics for new Tiges bound for Western Canada have been posted here lately. Many of those boats are now being shipped. One truckload arrived last friday (in the snow) and more trucks today (Monday), once again in the snow. Only a month till the local lakes thaw enough to launch them.....

Had some fun with the GOPRO while unloading today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Zkksru89c

[ajholt7]

That's cool! Are they all sold?

[dingleberry]

[jbort]

Great vid!! I'm feelin the excitement too

[tigecanuck]

ajholt7. They are all sold except for one RZ2 that JohnnieMo ordered but was vetoed by his significant other. However it is all good as I am sure there will be a home for it by summer.

dingleberry. Thanks for posting the video link properly.

It snowed a few inches Sunday night so it was a bit of a long day by the time we got them all unloaded, snow cleared, and parked. Kept thinking that the process would be a bit easier in Texas, California, Florida, Arizona, etc. The truck drivers could not wait to get moving back south...

[Timmy!]

That was pretty cool! Thanks for sharing with us!

[skippabcool]

Congrats on all the boat sales

Spring Spring Spring

[bspot]

That's alot of boats, was mine in that load somewhere?

[NICKYPOO]

Wow, that is a lot of boats. You guys must be running for dealer of the year. I'd say you're well on your way. Congrats on all the sales.

[IDBoating]

Does PCM test-run their engines before shipping?

Does Tige ever fire up the engines at the factory?

I'm asking because I wonder if there's any chance of cooling water remaining in the engine during shipment.

[light200]

How does the road salt affect the boat trailers? Isn't that a bad thing to be transporting your trailer over miles of road thats being treated for ice and snow? I understand they are all on a car carrier, but still that crap kicks up from everywhere, I am guessing it will rust or degrade the trailer hardware? Anyone have experience with this?

[IDBoating]

Isn't that a bad thing to be transporting your trailer over miles of road thats being treated for ice and snow?

That's why I had my new 24Ve and its trailer transported across the country on a flatbed trailer. I didn't want ~2800 miles on my trailer, plus I didn't want my hull exposed to that much road rash. This was in the fall so no ice/snow/salt, but as you point out there's all sorts of garbage thrown up by the towing vehicle and those around it.

With respect to salt/deicer/etc., I'd expect a quick wash with a low pressure nozzle on a pressure washer would be sufficient.

[tigecanuck]

bspot. Your RZR was not on any of those trucks. It will probably be on the next delivery.

Does PCM test-run their engines before shipping?

Does Tige ever fire up the engines at the factory?

I'm asking because I wonder if there's any chance of cooling water remaining in the engine during shipment.

I do not know if PCM test runs the engines but every Tige is water tested before leaving Abilene. We have never had a frozen motor on a boat from Tige but it happens often to people that buy a boat in the south and ship it up without winterizing first. The trip from Abiline to Canada is good for us as it brings out anything that is likely to shake loose or require adjustment prior to delivery to the owner. We water test every boat prior to delivery as well and do the final delivery at the lake. This process really helps to make sure the boat runs problem-free from the get-go.

How does the road salt affect the boat trailers? Isn't that a bad thing to be transporting your trailer over miles of road thats being treated for ice and snow? I understand they are all on a car carrier, but still that crap kicks up from everywhere, I am guessing it will rust or degrade the trailer hardware? Anyone have experience with this?

My first question when the trucker calls after clearing the US/Canadian border is how dirty are the boats? We get them cleaned up right away as nobody wants to see their new purchase covered in three-week-old road grime. There is not that much salt used on the roads up here anymore because (get this it draws animals (Elk and deer) to the roadside to eat it and then causes MVAs. It is the rock chips from the highway that suck. Boatmate sent their new rep, Mark Gibbs up here a couple of weeks ago and they have started to put some additional protection on the trailers to prevent road rash.

Thanks for the comments. It is a very exciting time to represent Tige.

[IDBoating]

I do not know if PCM test runs the engines but every Tige is water tested before leaving Abilene. We have never had a frozen motor on a boat from Tige but it happens often to people that buy a boat in the south and ship it up without winterizing first.

Hopefully Tige drains the water out of the engines, v-drives, transmissions, heaters, etc. before shipment. Maybe they do it on a destination basis to save time on those boats where it isn't likely to make a difference.

[tigecanuck]

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Originally Posted by tigecanuck
I do not know if PCM test runs the engines but every Tige is water tested before leaving Abilene. We have never had a frozen motor on a boat from Tige but it happens often to people that buy a boat in the south and ship it up without winterizing first.

Hopefully Tige drains the water out of the engines, v-drives, transmissions, heaters, etc. before shipment. Maybe they do it on a destination basis to save time on those boats where it isn't likely to make a difference.

I neglected to mention that Tige does drain them completely before shipment. We need to install all of the plugs etc. before starting.