another quality issues
ive had the tige 2004 20v for 3 months now and i just feel the need to vent out the frustration of facing a new defect issue when i take the boat out for a ride, also to share my experience so that this site may get a fair rating of what their boat is all about and also as a reference to other owners who may have the same problems but are not aware of.
damaged trailer from shipping - it seemed that they trailered the boat all the way to the shipyard. prop guard was heavilly scraped underneath , lots of rust, due to low ground clearance. rear side step was dented probably from hoisting to pallete.
Lots of factory debris in the hull. Screws, nuts, carpeting, fiberglass..
Board rack screws were incompatible. Thread was coarse while hole was fine. Had to rethread and used longer screws to hold it together. It also slips from the tower so had to mount it at the lowest point. It also sucks that it destroys the powder coating of the tower.
broken ballast pump= sinking. 1st time out in the water and the boat was half filled with water! Bilge pump was clogged with debris from factory. bailed water out manually before finding source of leak was in the internal ballast system, one of the four pump had its hose attached only partially then tightened down breaking the brittle yellow plastic. Also cleared debris from the bottom intake of the bilge pump.
another broken ballast pump. Found it when I was filling front port ballast and it wasn’t filling so I proceeded to check ballast. Same cause as the 1st damaged ballast.
Cooler leaking because plug hole wasn’t properly sealed. used sealant to fix.
alternator bust in only 25 engine hours. Wirings attached to alternator terminals were fried down to its top plastic housing. hopefully due for warranty
leaking fuel hose. this is potentially lethal. i spotted gas seeping out of the hose where it connects to the fuel tank from the filling hose while the boat is on an incline (bow up) so i try not to keep it that way when on the trailer but if you’re taking off in the water, it will definitely leak. any suggestions?
inconsistent fuel gauge. we all know this and Im not really hoping for anything but its only fair that tige address this.
broken tower bolts. this is the most remarkable damage to the boat where i can attest to the strength of the boat material. imagine 2 metal bolts broken in 2 while where the threaded half of the bolt is still intact in the thread hole. hopefully this wont happen again after i change the bolts but if it does it would be safe to assume that this would be a design flaw for the tower setup.
despite all this 'quality' issues, im really happy with the overall performance of the boat, engine, power, fuel consumption, wakesize and design.
damaged trailer from shipping - it seemed that they trailered the boat all the way to the shipyard. prop guard was heavilly scraped underneath , lots of rust, due to low ground clearance. rear side step was dented probably from hoisting to pallete.
Lots of factory debris in the hull. Screws, nuts, carpeting, fiberglass..
Board rack screws were incompatible. Thread was coarse while hole was fine. Had to rethread and used longer screws to hold it together. It also slips from the tower so had to mount it at the lowest point. It also sucks that it destroys the powder coating of the tower.
broken ballast pump= sinking. 1st time out in the water and the boat was half filled with water! Bilge pump was clogged with debris from factory. bailed water out manually before finding source of leak was in the internal ballast system, one of the four pump had its hose attached only partially then tightened down breaking the brittle yellow plastic. Also cleared debris from the bottom intake of the bilge pump.
another broken ballast pump. Found it when I was filling front port ballast and it wasn’t filling so I proceeded to check ballast. Same cause as the 1st damaged ballast.
Cooler leaking because plug hole wasn’t properly sealed. used sealant to fix.
alternator bust in only 25 engine hours. Wirings attached to alternator terminals were fried down to its top plastic housing. hopefully due for warranty
leaking fuel hose. this is potentially lethal. i spotted gas seeping out of the hose where it connects to the fuel tank from the filling hose while the boat is on an incline (bow up) so i try not to keep it that way when on the trailer but if you’re taking off in the water, it will definitely leak. any suggestions?
inconsistent fuel gauge. we all know this and Im not really hoping for anything but its only fair that tige address this.
broken tower bolts. this is the most remarkable damage to the boat where i can attest to the strength of the boat material. imagine 2 metal bolts broken in 2 while where the threaded half of the bolt is still intact in the thread hole. hopefully this wont happen again after i change the bolts but if it does it would be safe to assume that this would be a design flaw for the tower setup.
despite all this 'quality' issues, im really happy with the overall performance of the boat, engine, power, fuel consumption, wakesize and design.
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