Are the guys talking crap not Tige owners??

[TeamAllen]

That's promising news on the ski wake of the v-drive. I wouldn't have expected that?
It is just a reminder that you really need to test drive and ride behind the boat you are serious about purchasing. That is the hard part about purchasing a boat in the off season.

Here is a recent thread on surfing behind some DD. I agree, they aren't surf boats, but they can do it.
http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...r-wake-surfing!

[skippabcool]

Jason, I forgot to mention welcome to the site and good luck on your search.

I would continue watching CL and add KSL.com to your searches. i.e. http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=231...&x=-816&y=-262

or

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=231...&x=-816&y=-262


I am guessing you are in the Denver area, so am I and I searched both when looking. I ended up going to Utah to get mine as did my buddy. At least you can use these to gauge prices and start to see some of the same boats come up time after time (there typically is a reason for that). When I started looking I also was not brand dependent rather looking for a good quality boat. I joined several forums and looked at many boats to come to my own conclusion.

One thing with buying a boat on the off season you might get a break in price but you might also get a big surprise, unless you take it out and check it out as far as mechanical condition and the ability to do what you want to with it. My brother has a '98 Centurion Elite V that has worked for him but he has not been able to get it to surf. Nothing against it rather pointing out that just because it is a v drive doesn't mean it will surf.

[lalhc]

I have a 2000 22i without any ballasts and when driving the boat at no wake speeds and once you slow down, the bow dips & rides very low to the water line. I have learned to eliminate most small wakes to roll over the bow, but I occasionally still take on water.

[WakerideN]

Hello all,

My name is Jason, I am obviously new to the forum. I have and have had boats my entire life. Just sold my Bayliner to step up to a boat with the capabilities of wakesurfing. I do wakeboard and water ski with my friends and family, but surfing is calling my name. On another forum (sorry), I kinda asked about the boat I was looking at and received a lot of negative responses. I am looking at a 1998 Tige, can be seen here, http://denver.craigslist.org/boa/4080075221.html. People are saying that adding the weight to make it surf worthy will make it also VERY prone to taking water over the bow, pretty much making the bow seating unusable during surfing time. I figured the best place to get a good answer is with the people who own these boats. So please, let me know your thoughts. PS. I boat on a smaller reservoir where we do have a wetslip and can bail out from the lake in about 10 mins max. Thanks and happy boating!!

- Jason

I generally like to look at a boat based on what it was made for... so if surfing will be your primary passion... then when money allows z1 or z3. wakeboard specific more the RZ2\RZ4, new ASR. and obviously if your passion is slalom then direct drive. I think others should chime in... becasue the 22v and 22ve's might be the best all round boat? but opionons I am sure will differ.

my take is that is a good looking boat for a 98 and in damn good shape. but as others note, it will take on water alot easier based on how high its sits out of the water and and much easier weighted. But my take also is for that price you can afford to buy, use it, and then upgrade down the road as well and probably not get beat up to bad price wise if you take good care of it.

good luck in your search and welcome to the site!

[masongardner]

I generally like to look at a boat based on what it was made for... so if surfing will be your primary passion... then when money allows z1 or z3. wakeboard specific more the RZ2\RZ4, new ASR. and obviously if your passion is slalom then direct drive. I think others should chime in... becasue the 22v and 22ve's might be the best all round boat? but opionons I am sure will differ.

my take is that is a good looking boat for a 98 and in damn good shape. but as others note, it will take on water alot easier based on how high its sits out of the water and and much easier weighted. But my take also is for that price you can afford to buy, use it, and then upgrade down the road as well and probably not get beat up to bad price wise if you take good care of it.

good luck in your search and welcome to the site!

Thanks for all the tips. Seems like I should be ok with on of these older tiges. Like was said, use it and upgrade in a few years. Good times!! I am excited about another type of boat for us to use.

[skippabcool]

Jason,did you decide on anything?