Tige ASR -Edmonton Boat Show

[Johnnymac]

I had a chance to check out the ASR and took some pictures to share! This boat is HUGE and well thought out. Enjoy.









Bow storage under seats

Anchor locker

Floor garbage

Rear locker storage

550 HP supercharged engine


On board charger

[JLG]

I like the colors, that flake in the paint is a nice touch IMO. What was the asking price versus the MSRP? Was that model for sale or just a boat show demo? That trailers is badaz but 3 axles seems overkill and just 2 more tires to replace 2 more wheel bearings to pack 2 more sets of brakes to deal with!!

[Johnnymac]

Oil money here... Tige built the right boat for this region. I didn't even ask msrp or actual selling price. Not in the market for a few years and id be more into the ASR 20!!

[Booms]

Sharp looking boat. Noticed there is no VX?!

Should be a lot of these things in Kelowna this summer.

[Tulsah]

This looks just like the boat that was at the Calgary boat show a few weeks back. It's not a great picture, but neither is the price ...

[JohnZ3]

Wow, 154K... That's Canadian dollars right? Also, 7.14% interest. Wow again.

Boat and RV rates around here are 3.5 - 4.5%.

[Booms]

At the current USD/CAD exchange rate the ASR is priced to move at $139,941 USD.

[JohnnieMo]

$5600 for board racks? $3300 for convex vx?

How can these things cost more than in any other boat in the lineup? They are exactly the same parts.

[WorktoLive]

My wife and I checked out the ASR at the Sacramento Boat show and we both agree that boat and the G23 were our favorite. The storage in that boat is amazing and I love how everything is so well laid out. It would be a tough call to choose between a ASR and G23, luckily for me I dont have to make that decision because that lotto hasn't come through for me yet. I think the ASR it the most well laid out boat in the industry hands down, the only thing I really about the g23 is the reverse seating, I really love that option.

[begone]

Seriously I can't figure out for the life of me why boats cost $100k plus in this size range. I build houses for a living and can't fathom the direct costs vs retail margins. It's got to be 50% Profit margins.

[rensink]

Seriously I can't figure out for the life of me why boats cost $100k plus in this size range. I build houses for a living and can't fathom the direct costs vs retail margins. It's got to be 50% Profit margins.

They are not 50% margins that I promise but boats in general are getting ridiculous look at the run-about boat prices.

[Ewok]

A big cost is overhead at the factory. The molds and glass room have to be temp and humidity controlled. The assembly line requires lots of specialty parts to put the boats together and it requires a skilled labor force to put it all together. Can't buy the raw materials or tools or labor pool at Home Depot.

[Dandy]

A big cost is overhead at the factory. The molds and glass room have to be temp and humidity controlled. The assembly line requires lots of specialty parts to put the boats together and it requires a skilled labor force to put it all together. Can't buy the raw materials or tools or labor pool at Home Depot.

Another thing regarding overhead that alot of people do not realize is that very few companies will insure OEMs any longer. We have a small OEM company that builds a product that has a very slim chance of injury to people, property or animals. About 7 years ago, our insurance company dropped our product liability coverage (coverage for lawsuits for injury/property damage related to product use), we were lucky enough to pitition to several insurance companies and found one that understood our product and product use and the limited lawsuit exposure. We were required to change some verbage in promotional and operator materials but kept coverage - be it at a premium. Without insurance, we would have shut down as one lawsuit could have shut us down. The auto makers are self insured, a % of $$ from each car sold goes into a fund for this purpose. I am guessing the boat manufacturing industry is not much different. They probably have to set aside enough to cover their *** as well.

[talltigeguy]

I bet boat buyers are getting hosed on the parts that make up the boat. It seems that these boats are made up of parts, the only thing really made at the factory is the hull. The boat is assembled, not created. One small example would be the board racks. R and D costs a fair amount, but after that, it is just a matter of raw alluminum and plug it into the CNC machine.

Don't car manufacturers actually make a fair number of the parts that go into them? Or at least they have them made specifically for them. Boat companies don't have the volume to do that.

[chpthril]

Don't car manufacturers actually make a fair number of the parts that go into them?

Not as many as you might think. They typically find a supplier, then buy them in order to have more control.