Boating Questionnaire

[UTresearch]

Hello all!

I'm a student at the University of Texas at Austin and I'm conducting a research study on boating characteristics. I would really appreciate it if you all could just fill this questionnaire out as much or as little as you want. It would really help our research go a long way! Feel free to ask me questions if you have more. Thank you so much! =)

_____________________________________________

Age______ Gender_____


Income: Below 40,000, 40,000-80,000, 80,000-120,000, 120,000 and above


Who was the prime influencer in your decision to purchase a boat?



How important were each of these characteristics in your boat purchase?

Design?

Speed?

Brand/Quality?

Safety?

Price?

Other?



How much experience have you had with boating?



What is your main purpose with a boat? Sports? Fishing? Family time?



Is this your first boat purchase? Or have you owned a boat previously?
If so:
How long did the quality last?
Why did you choose to purchase another?



How often do you use your boat?
Season specific?
Or specific to certain occasions?



Circle the boating brands in which you prefer or are familiar with:
Malibu Mastercraft Correct Craft Supra/Moomba
Centurion Tige Cobal Regal



Please rate the following boats on preference in order from 1-8 (1 being the best and 8 the worst)
Malibu ____
Mastercraft ____
Correct Craft ____
Supra/Moomba ____
Centurion ____
Tige ____
Cobal ____
Regal ____


Are you familiar with Tige? How much do you know about it?



What is your perceived quality?



Are you aware of the TAPS2 system?

[NICKYPOO]

Hello all!

I'm a student at the University of Texas at Austin and I'm conducting a research study on boating characteristics. I would really appreciate it if you all could just fill this questionnaire out as much or as little as you want. It would really help our research go a long way! Feel free to ask me questions if you have more. Thank you so much! =)

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Age___33___ Gender__M___ (only more so)


Income: Below 40,000, 40,000-80,000, 80,000-120,000, 120,000 and above
40-80

Who was the prime influencer in your decision to purchase a boat?
Me


How important were each of these characteristics in your boat purchase?

Design?
Very

Speed?
Not so much

Brand/Quality?
Extremely

Safety?
Same as quality in my book

Price?
Kind of

Other?
Looks. Aint rockin' no dog.



How much experience have you had with boating?
33 years



What is your main purpose with a boat? Sports? Fishing? Family time?
Sports and family/friends



Is this your first boat purchase? Yes
Or have you owned a boat previously? Kind of. First boat was a "hand me down"
If so:
How long did the quality last?
'87 SeaSwirl still on the water.

Why did you choose to purchase another?
I wanted a tow boat of my own.


How often do you use your boat?
At least once a week.
Season specific?
Or specific to certain occasions?



Circle the boating brands in which you prefer or are familiar with:
Malibu Mastercraft Correct Craft Supra/Moomba
Centurion Tige Cobal Regal
How am I supposed to circle these? All but Regal. And it's Cobalt.



Please rate the following boats on preference in order from 1-8 (1 being the best and 8 the worst)
Malibu __5__
Mastercraft __4__
Correct Craft __3__
Supra/Moomba __2__
Centurion __6__
Tige __1__
Cobalt __7__
Regal __8__


Are you familiar with Tige? How much do you know about it?
Yes. Hella.



What is your perceived quality?
It's the best man.



Are you aware of the TAPS2 system?
Just where do you think you're posting this? Yeah, I'm aware of it

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[chpthril]

here you go

Hello all!

I'm a student at the University of Texas at Austin and I'm conducting a research study on boating characteristics. I would really appreciate it if you all could just fill this questionnaire out as much or as little as you want. It would really help our research go a long way! Feel free to ask me questions if you have more. Thank you so much! =)

_____________________________________________

Age__38____ Gender_M____


Income: Below 40,000, 40,000-80,000, 80,000-120,000, 120,000 and above
80k-120k

Who was the prime influencer in your decision to purchase a boat?
Both

How important were each of these characteristics in your boat purchase?

Design? very

Speed? little

Brand/Quality? very

Safety? very

Price? wanted the most for my $$$

Other? power = very



How much experience have you had with boating?
10 yrs

What is your main purpose with a boat? Sports? Fishing? Family time?
Family/watersports

Is this your first boat purchase? No
Or have you owned a boat previously? 3rd
If so: 1st=Regal, 2nd=FourWinns, now=Tige
How long did the quality last? 1st=I restored it, 2nd=looked/performed new when sold, currant=still new
Why did you choose to purchase another? outgrew 2nd

How often do you use your boat? all year
Season specific?
Or specific to certain occasions?



Circle the boating brands in which you prefer or are familiar with:
Malibu Mastercraft Correct Craft Supra/Moomba
Centurion Tige Cobal Regal

Owned a Regal, have a Tige now, considered all the others before choosing Tige

Please rate the following boats on preference in order from 1-8 (1 being the best and 8 the worst)
Malibu __6__
Mastercraft __6__
Correct Craft __6__
Supra/Moomba _8___
Centurion __4__
Tige __1__
Cobal __5__
Regal __2__


Are you familiar with Tige? yes
How much do you know about it? real

What is your perceived quality? very high

Are you aware of the TAPS2 system? oh yah, so are all the other TowBoat makers cause it's the best. PS. we know about the ConvexV hull also

[skyski_tige]

Age_39_____ Gender_M____


Income: Below 40,000, 40,000-80,000, 80,000-120,000, 120,000 and above
120+

Who was the prime influencer in your decision to purchase a boat?
Me


How important were each of these characteristics in your boat purchase?

Design? Low

Speed? Low

Brand/Quality? High

Safety? High

Price? High

Other?



How much experience have you had with boating?
I have been skiing since I was 13. 26 years


What is your main purpose with a boat? Sports? Fishing? Family time?
Sports


Is this your first boat purchase? No - Or have you owned a boat previously? Yes
If so:
How long did the quality last? 6 years same boat
Why did you choose to purchase another? Went to a inboard



How often do you use your boat? Daily during the summer; once a week during the off months
Season specific? Ride year round
Or specific to certain occasions?



Circle the boating brands in which you prefer or are familiar with:
Malibu Mastercraft Correct Craft Supra/Moomba
Centurion Tige Cobal Regal



Please rate the following boats on preference in order from 1-8 (1 being the best and 8 the worst)
Malibu _6___
Mastercraft _5___
Correct Craft _3___
Supra/Moomba __4__
Centurion __2__
Tige _1___
Cobal _7___
Regal _8___


Are you familiar with Tige? How much do you know about it?
I own one - I know alot about them


What is your perceived quality? Ranked very high



Are you aware of the TAPS2 system? Yes

[jleger98]

Hello all!

I'm a student at the University of Texas at Austin and I'm conducting a research study on boating characteristics. I would really appreciate it if you all could just fill this questionnaire out as much or as little as you want. It would really help our research go a long way! Feel free to ask me questions if you have more. Thank you so much! =)

_____jleger98_____________________________________ ___

Age___35___ Gender__m___


Income: Below 40,000, 40,000-80,000, 80,000-120,000, 120,000 and above
120+

Who was the prime influencer in your decision to purchase a boat?
Me


How important were each of these characteristics in your boat purchase?

Design? some

Speed? little

Brand/Quality? high

Safety? some

Price? some

Other? power=very



How much experience have you had with boating?
2 years


What is your main purpose with a boat? Sports? Fishing? Family time?
family/watersports


Is this your first boat purchase? Or have you owned a boat previously?
2nd boat
If so:
How long did the quality last? restored first, second bought used in new condition
Why did you choose to purchase another? wanted an upgrade



How often do you use your boat? 3x / week in spring, summer, fall
Season specific? yes
Or specific to certain occasions?



Circle the boating brands in which you prefer or are familiar with:
Malibu Mastercraft Correct Craft Supra/Moomba
Centurion Tige Cobal Regal
Tige, Supra, MC


Please rate the following boats on preference in order from 1-8 (1 being the best and 8 the worst)
Malibu _6___
Mastercraft __2__
Correct Craft __2__
Supra/Moomba __2__
Centurion __4__
Tige __1__
Cobal __7__
Regal __7__


Are you familiar with Tige? How much do you know about it?
yes, this is my first Tige


What is your perceived quality?
Excellent



Are you aware of the TAPS2 system?

Yes, wish I had it!!

[Original Wing Nut]

Hello all!

I'm a student at the University of Texas at Austin and I'm conducting a research study on boating characteristics. I would really appreciate it if you all could just fill this questionnaire out as much or as little as you want. It would really help our research go a long way! Feel free to ask me questions if you have more. Thank you so much! =)

_____________________________________________

Age___42___ Gender___m__


Income: Below 40,000, 40,000-80,000, 80,000-120,000, 120,000 and above
120+

Who was the prime influencer in your decision to purchase a boat?
ne


How important were each of these characteristics in your boat purchase?

Design?very

Speed?little

Brand/Quality?very

Safety?very

Price?it was a factor, most bang for the buck

Other?Salesman/Dealer



How much experience have you had with boating?
35 yrs


What is your main purpose with a boat? Sports? Fishing? Family time?
Family/sports

Is this your first boat purchase? Or have you owned a boat previously?
If so:2nd boat, the first was a 20' Chapparal
How long did the quality last? Good for 15 years then the wear and tear started to get to her
Why did you choose to purchase another?time to upgrade to a wake boat for the family



How often do you use your boat? once a week
Season specific?spring, summer and fall
Or specific to certain occasions?



Circle the boating brands in which you prefer or are familiar with:
Malibu Mastercraft Correct Craft Supra/Moomba
Centurion Tige Cobalt Regal

all except regal

Please rate the following boats on preference in order from 1-8 (1 being the best and 8 the worst)
Malibu _3___
Mastercraft __1__
Correct Craft __4__
Supra/Moomba __7__
Centurion __6__
Tige __2__
Cobal _5___
Regal _8___


Are you familiar with Tige? How much do you know about it?
You just have to read on here, we know it all


What is your perceived quality?
Tige is the best boat for the money. The quality could improve in some areas.


Are you aware of the TAPS2 system?

yeah, didn't I say we know it all.

[sparky216]

Hello all!

I'm a student at the University of Texas at Austin and I'm conducting a research study on boating characteristics. I would really appreciate it if you all could just fill this questionnaire out as much or as little as you want. It would really help our research go a long way! Feel free to ask me questions if you have more. Thank you so much! =)

_____________________________________________

Age___30___ Gender_Male_


Income: Below 40,000, 40,000-80,000, 80,000-120,000, 120,000 and above

120+
Who was the prime influencer in your decision to purchase a boat?

Me

How important were each of these characteristics in your boat purchase?

Design?Very

Speed?Little

Brand/Quality?Very

Safety?Little

Price?Very

Other?Very



How much experience have you had with boating?

Average

What is your main purpose with a boat? Sports? Fishing? Family time?

Family Time

Is this your first boat purchase? Or have you owned a boat previously?
If so:
How long did the quality last?A while
Why did you choose to purchase another?Got me some more money!!



How often do you use your boat?
Season specific?Summer, Spring, Fall....when it's warm
Or specific to certain occasions?



Circle the boating brands in which you prefer or are familiar with:
Malibu Mastercraft Correct Craft Supra/Moomba
Centurion Tige Cobal Regal



Please rate the following boats on preference in order from 1-8 (1 being the best and 8 the worst)
Malibu ___2_
Mastercraft __4__
Correct Craft __3__
Supra/Moomba _6___
Centurion ___5_
Tige ___1_
Cobal __?__
Regal __?__


Are you familiar with Tige? How much do you know about it? Quite a bit



What is your perceived quality?
Very good, not the best but very good


Are you aware of the TAPS2 system?

Umm.......yea

[Coach]

Hello all!

I'm a student at the University of Texas at Austin and I'm conducting a research study on boating characteristics. I would really appreciate it if you all could just fill this questionnaire out as much or as little as you want. It would really help our research go a long way! Feel free to ask me questions if you have more. Thank you so much! =)

_____________________________________________

Age 35 Gender Alpha Male

Income: 120,000 and above


Who was the prime influencer in your decision to purchase a boat?
Ride quality then fit and finish



How important were each of these characteristics in your boat purchase?

Design? High

Speed? Low

Brand/Quality? Really two differnt questions, Brand Low, Quality high

Safety? They are all safe

Price? Medium

Other?



How much experience have you had with boating? 7 years



What is your main purpose with a boat? Sports? Fishing? Family time? Family time. We have made boating our familly thing.



Is this your first boat purchase? Or have you owned a boat previously? This was our first new boat, we owned a used boat before
If so:
How long did the quality last? Quality was good but had to work to keep things nice
Why did you choose to purchase another? wife gave the ok for 10 years of mariage and we need more room in the boat with 2 little ones



How often do you use your boat?
Season specific? March through Aug with some use during football but not much
Or specific to certain occasions?



Circle the boating brands in which you prefer or are familiar with:
Malibu Mastercraft Supra/Moomba
Tige



Please rate the following boats on preference in order from 1-8 (1 being the best and 8 the worst)
Malibu 2
Mastercraft 3
Correct Craft 5
Supra/Moomba 4
Centurion 6
Tige 1
Cobal 7
Regal 8


Are you familiar with Tige? How much do you know about it?

Just ask Dog



What is your perceived quality? Very good



Are you aware of the TAPS2 system? Yes and I like it

Please PM me as to where I get my free t-shirt and lap dance

[larryueckert]

Hello all!

I'm a student at the University of Texas at Austin and I'm conducting a research study on boating characteristics. I would really appreciate it if you all could just fill this questionnaire out as much or as little as you want. It would really help our research go a long way! Feel free to ask me questions if you have more. Thank you so much! =)

_____________________________________________

Age_31_____ Gender____m_


Income: Below 40,000, 40,000-80,000, 80,000-120,000, 120,000 and above


Who was the prime influencer in your decision to purchase a boat?
THE WIFE AND PLUS THE 22VE HAS ICE CHEST ON THE BACK AND ROOMY


How important were each of these characteristics in your boat purchase?
very
Design?
very
Speed?
dont care
Brand/Quality?
very
Safety?
very
Price?
dont want to talk about it
Other?



How much experience have you had with boating?

20 years

What is your main purpose with a boat? Sports? Fishing? Family time?

friends family beer drinking wakeboarding surfing

Is this your first boat purchase? Or have you owned a boat previously?
If so:2001 centurion sport bow rider
How long did the quality last?sold to my brother in law but i owned it for 5 years.
Why did you choose to purchase another?
i wanted a v drive


How often do you use your boat?
Season specific?
Or specific to certain occasions?

ALL SUMMER

Circle the boating brands in which you prefer or are familiar with:
( Malibu ) (Mastercraft ) (Correct Craft ) -- (Supra/Moomba )
( Centurion ) ( Tige ) Cobal Regal



Please rate the following boats on preference in order from 1-8 (1 being the best and 8 the worst)
Malibu __2__
Mastercraft __2__
Correct Craft _2___
Supra/Moomba ___4_
Centurion _4___
Tige __1__
Cobal __10__
Regal _10___


Are you familiar with Tige? How much do you know about it?

AFTER BEEN ON TIGEOWNERS.COM I HAVE LEARNED A HOLE LOT (THANKS GUYS)

What is your perceived quality?

I THINK TIGE IS ONE BADASS BOAT AND I WILL BUY ANOTHER

Are you aware of the TAPS2 system?

YES I HAVE IT PLUS FACTORY BALLAST

[Domsz06]

Age 28 Gender Male


Income: 40,000-80,000,


Who was the prime influencer in your decision to purchase a boat?
Always wanted a Tige, they made me an offer!



How important were each of these characteristics in your boat purchase?

Design? So so

Speed? So so

Brand/Quality? YES

Safety? So so

Price? Yes

Other?



How much experience have you had with boating? 5-10 years



What is your main purpose with a boat? Sports and social


Is this your first boat purchase? Or have you owned a boat previously?
If so: First boat new yes, second total boat, and had a jet ski

How long did the quality last? Can still put it on the show room floor
Why did you choose to purchase another? Have not yet



How often do you use your boat? 11 months out of the year
Season specific?
Or specific to certain occasions?



Circle the boating brands in which you prefer or are familiar with:
You mean there is something else besides tige?



Please rate the following boats on preference in order from 1-8 (1 being the best and 8 the worst)
Malibu 3
Mastercraft 3
Correct Craft 6
Supra/Moomba 6
Centurion 4
Tige 1
Cobal 7
Regal 7


Are you familiar with Tige? How much do you know about it?
Pretty much, know lots



What is your perceived quality?
LOVE IT!



Are you aware of the TAPS2 system?
Yeah

[Greg Mallek]

Here you go

I'm a student at the University of Texas at Austin and I'm conducting a research study on boating characteristics. I would really appreciate it if you all could just fill this questionnaire out as much or as little as you want. It would really help our research go a long way! Feel free to ask me questions if you have more. Thank you so much! =)

_____________________________________________

Age_46_____ Gender__m___


Income: Below 40,000, 40,000-80,000, 80,000-120,000, 120,000 and above
120k +

Who was the prime influencer in your decision to purchase a boat?
Me


How important were each of these characteristics in your boat purchase?

Design?
very
Speed?
no
Brand/Quality?
Yes
Safety?
yes
Price?
No
Other?
Lots of room!


How much experience have you had with boating?
30 years


What is your main purpose with a boat? Sports? Fishing? Family time?

SURFING !!!

Is this your first boat purchase? Or have you owned a boat previously?
If so: 4th boat
How long did the quality last? varies
Why did you choose to purchase another?
Time for a bigger boat with more room


How often do you use your boat? 150+ hours per year
Season specific? 3 seasons
Or specific to certain occasions? When the suns out



Circle the boating brands in which you prefer or are familiar with:
Malibu Mastercraft Correct Craft Supra/Moomba
Centurion Tige Cobal Regal



Please rate the following boats on preference in order from 1-8 (1 being the best and 8 the worst)
Malibu __4__
Mastercraft __3__
Correct Craft _5___
Supra/Moomba _6___
Centurion _2___
Tige ___1_
Cobal __7__
Regal __8__


Are you familiar with Tige? How much do you know about it?
Yes, Mucho


What is your perceived quality?
VERY nice


Are you aware of the TAPS2 system?[/QUOTE]
Yes

[sparky216]

I know that your doing this for research, but your asking some Tige' specific questions on a Tige' thread, what is your objective? You have to know there will be bias.

[G-MONEY]

_____________________________________________
Age___25___ Gender__M___


Income: Below 40,000, 40,000-80,000, 80,000-120,000, 120,000 and above
40,000-80,000

Who was the prime influencer in your decision to purchase a boat?
The boat




How important were each of these characteristics in your boat purchase?

Design? Very

Speed? No

Brand/Quality? Very

Safety?Very

Price? very

Other? Smooth in big chop



How much experience have you had with boating?
All my life



What is your main purpose with a boat? Sports? Fishing? Family time?
Wakeboarding



Is this your first boat purchase? Or have you owned a boat previously?
If so:
How long did the quality last?
Why did you choose to purchase another?
No
20+ years
It was time for a new boat and had more time to use it



How often do you use your boat?
Season specific?
Or specific to certain occasions?
13 river trips last summer


Circle the boating brands in which you prefer or are familiar with:
(Malibu) (Mastercraft) (Correct Craft) (Supra/Moomba)
(Centurion) (Tigé) Cobal Regal



Please rate the following boats on preference in order from 1-8 (1 being the best and 8 the worst)
Malibu __2__
Mastercraft ___3_
Correct Craft ___4_
Supra/Moomba _5___
Centurion __6__
Tige ___1_
Cobal _7___
Regal ___8_


Are you familiar with Tige? How much do you know about it?
I know it all



What is your perceived quality?
Very Good



Are you aware of the TAPS2 system?
Are you kidding me we own a Tigé!!!!!

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[evil0ne]

I know that your doing this for research, but your asking some Tige' specific questions on a Tige' thread, what is your objective? You have to know there will be bias.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking.

[UTresearch]

Thanks for all of you that have replied!

And yes, I am aware I'm posting this on a Tige forum and our questions are Tige specific. For clarification - we are actually doing research for our class FOR Tige and we thought it would be nice to have some perspective from Tige owners. Hope this clarifies things somewhat, and thanks for helping me out!