Current Poll Topic - What single boat component you think Tigé could improve on?

[Joeprunc]

have you been behind a new RZ2? at ski speeds it looks pretty flatt to me

I've been behind a '06 20i and could tell a fairly noticeable difference, enough that I wouldn't want one.

[IDBoating]

I've been behind a '06 20i and could tell a fairly noticeable difference, enough that I wouldn't want one.

Note to Tige Factory: Cancel that free RZ2, Joe apparently doesn't want it.

[Wickedcummins]

I dont see the market being that big for skis boats anymore

[Coop]

What about the tower being cast aluminum with nothing to support it from behind though? I'd be concerned about tapping cast aluminum and then hanging 30lbs+ from it with the vibration and beating that a boat takes.

I looked into adding an after-market rack to the Alpha Z. Samson actually sent me a swivel rack with two different mounts to see which would work. I took them into my dealer and spent a long time discussing where and how it would mount. Bottom line was that they didn't think the tapping and strength would be a problem. The bigger issue is we just couldn't find a spot where it would "fit." In order to avoid some of stuff inside the tower (wires, hardware, etc.), we would have had to move it up above where it splits for folding, but at that point, the factory racks would have been in the way. We also thought it would hit the gunwales when the tower was lowered.

Without actually mounting it, it was hard to guage how bad these issues would have been, but I wasn't willing to take the chance because once those holes are drilled, there's no going back.

Has anyone mounted any after-market racks on the Alpha-Z? If so, I'd love to hear about it.

[2thdoc01]

Water skiing is so last century.

Whats a "waterski"???

Is it one of these??

[SPBFAN]

Tige is my only option for boats. I will not trade brands. Hit a rock with any of the competitors like I did with my TIGE and have it hold up and keep floating like my TIGE did. They have the strongest hull no question and the best support no question. That being said here are my thoughts.

Get back to the free board of the 24V Deep interior is nice with small children.

Taller tower Z tower is great but I think I would order with out a Z tower and put on a taller SAMSON tower.

Get rid of the 10" free air sub WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY. Build a box and put in at minimum a 12" sealed box. or portted box.

Make TIGE touch an option. This will reduce cost to those who do not want that technology.

Fix the pricing. Even if is sacrificed technology and options. Get back to what you did in 04 and 05.

Let customers customize a little with out charging out the door for it.

Make sure you have a snap in carpet on every boat.

Just some quick thoughts I am sure more will come.

[Ewok]

Tige is my only option for boats. I will not trade brands. Hit a rock with any of the competitors like I did with my TIGE and have it hold up and keep floating like my TIGE did. They have the strongest hull no question and the best support no question. That being said here are my thoughts.

Make TIGE touch an option. This will reduce cost to those who do not want that technology.

Make sure you have a snap in carpet on every boat.

Just some quick thoughts I am sure more will come.

X2 on Tige Touch. It's nice and cool but I bought an 09 in 2010 because it was brand new tech, who knows how long its going to last and what its going to cost to replace it.

[Guma]

Tige needs a 65 gallon gas tank

I really hope this was a tongue in cheek statement! At 48 gallons and the GPH on the PCM engines, why would you need more gas?

From the list, I would want more gel coat color options. When I put together my Z3 I was really looking for a dark maroon red. With 4 different shades of Blue, why only one choice in Red.

Not on the list... The Touch screen, and I am talking the screen itself. Many times I have to touch it twice to select what I am trying to do. Touch screen tech has come a long way in the last few years, its time to catch up with a more sensitive screen.

[Timmy!]

I went to Lake Powell with a Malibu 247 that had the 8.1L in it and the guy had a 90 gallon tank in it which I couldn't believe since I had never even used all 48 gallons in my boat in a weekend before. Long story short, we used a full tank in one day in that boat! When I went to Powell in my boat, I was there 5 days and only had to fill it 1 time.

[Guma]

At the Forte's reunion last week the Tige rep had a Z3 with him. When I say this thing was on the water all day, I mean it was pulling someone from approx, 9am till about 8pm. The only breaks were to drop a crew off and pick up a fresh crew and back out they went. Surfing, sky ski, wakeboarding, I am pretty sure they did it all... It started at 75% and they finally pulled it to get gas at 9pm when it still read 8%.

I couldn't imagine going through a 90 gallon tank in one day. I would just rather let Dom beat me in cornhole than go through that much gas.

[dom w. forte]

At the Forte's reunion last week the Tige rep had a Z3 with him. When I say this thing was on the water all day, I mean it was pulling someone from approx, 9am till about 8pm. The only breaks were to drop a crew off and pick up a fresh crew and back out they went. Surfing, sky ski, wakeboarding, I am pretty sure they did it all... It started at 75% and they finally pulled it to get gas at 9pm when it still read 8%.

I couldn't imagine going through a 90 gallon tank in one day. I would just rather let Dom beat me in cornhole than go through that much gas.

I really want to thank you and Dennis for letting Mike and I win that game of cornhole, I only wish you had done it earler in the evening instead of midnight.