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[aneal000]

banks, sorry, that was not you that made that statement in the other thread. I apologize.

[OldSkier]

Gotta jump in again.

(By the way, I am NOT a Tige boat owner. I might be some day.... maybe never. But that's not the point.)

Posing seemingly "non-bashing" questions about "marketing" of Tige on a User Forum is addressing your questions to the wrong address. Yes, other Tige owners and potential Tige owners may be "interested".... but unless Tige is "answering", you're just stirring up the pot. AND, for Tige to jump in and answer (defend or explain) is also not a fair expectation. For this site to be a "users' forum, it CAN'T have Tige jumping in all the time.... unless specifically requested by the Tige Forum organizers... because then visiotrs would accuse Tige of creatring another "marketing" outlet, not a User forum.

Re the comment about Tige having people "fishing" off their boat in an ad. This absolutely not the place to voice your disparaging comment like that. Whether a good idea or a silly idea, this is NOT the place to voice. That little dig is out-of-line.

A forum is kind of like a "fan-club". It's for fans, not skeptics!

Sharing experiences..... providing valuable informatio.... that's the objective. Not asking questions that other "users" can't answer, or poking fun at ads. If you want a question answered from Tige, send them an email off-line. If you want to bash.... or even come close, this is not the place.

[Banks]

i have ridin hum lets see behind my friends X2 anothers super air nautique, anothers supra, and another's malibu (not to mention we swap off which boat we ride behind) so until you have your own get off your high horse. I'd say those boats cover the wakeboard market pretty well.

[Cheeky]

Comparing a Tige to Moomba... That's funny.. Usually I hear Malibu and Moomba compared....

[Banks]

lol

[Cheeky]

of course, I could be really insulting and say Malibu vs Gekko, but I'm a nice guy...

[aneal000]

old skier, I must disagree with your comments about the use of boards such as this. I know for a fact that manufactures monitor these type of boards. They usually don't post, but they are in the background reading what is going on and what people have to say. As much as you would like this to be a *** kissing site you should face the reality that people are going to post anything they feel is appropriate, weahter it be good or bad. I have already explained the intent of this post, and it was not to stir the pot, but rather bring light to an issue.


banks, I thought it was you that posted about not riding behind any other boat, I have already apologized for my mistake. Maybe you should get down off your high horse.

[Banks]

i appreciate the appology

[Cheeky]

Maybe you should bring light of these facts to wakeboarder.com, they like them.

People here are not a$$ kissing Tige, do you see anyone asking Tige for anything? People signed up here because they enjoy their boats and tired of others talking smack (not aimed at you, but 90% of the time it is uninformed stupid talk).

Is a trim tab drag hard ware? To drag, shouldn't the item PULL DOWN? The Taps system takes a hull design that would sit low in the water and RAISES the rear up. The hull design causes the rear to sink, not Taps.

[aneal000]

Per www.dictionary.com

drag ( P ) Pronunciation Key (drg)
v. dragged, drag·ging, drags
v. tr.
To trail along the ground: The dog's leash dragged on the sidewalk.


But you guys obviously see it differently...

[tigebill]

Not to get anything started here because I do sell Tige's but do aneal and malibu3 even own a boat or do you guys or gals just sell them.
At least be honest about who you are and fill in your profile. It may help us to better understand some of the comments that you are making or on the other hand, may just confuse the crap out of us as to why you are even here.

[OldSkier]

To aneal000. Let'smake this a positive site.

Also, please read the TITLE of the site. It is "TigeOwners.com - The Official TeamTige OwnersPortal". There's a key word here, "OWNER".

If you're not a Tige owner, you're a guest. You shouldn't be overstepping your privelege of chatting here. A Tige owner has eranedmuch more right in asking pointed questions than a guest.

Consider this scenario. You've been invited out on a friend's boat to ski/board. He just happens to drive a Tige. You own a NON-Tige. It is NOT the place to ask questions about why Tige markets this way or that. If I was the owner, you'd be dropped off at the dock. On the other hand, if you were a fellow Tige owner, I believe you would have earned the right to have that conversation with the boat owner.

Same question. First example, you're really overstepping to courtesy/invitation to the party. Second example, you're probably ok.

Re Tige watching, sure they are....that's not the point.

If you're Malibu, or CC or Mastercraft owner and belong to "their"site, ask yourself.... how'd you feel with these kind of questions from somebody who doesn't own "your"selection of boat. You'd accept the questions from somebody who owns "your" model boat a LOT easier than a Tige owner coming on board and asking the same questions.

Net, come on, be nice.....I suspect you're a guest. (and not a true Tige "owner")

lastly, I also understand by now, you're one of these folks who always has to have the last word. Maybe you feel you earned the right because you started the thread. Maybe. Fine. But, I'm done. If you don't understand by now, you won't ever. I'd still let you off at the dock for going on and on and on and on.....

[tigebill]

I second that. Very well put Oldskier!

[Jeff]

aneal000


The Taps plate works as part of the running surface of the boat, at wakeboard speeds with the Taps plate up it creates rocker in the running surface of the boat, and with the Taps plate down it creates hook in the hull and creates lift on the transom at higher speeds. The plate is not on a dog leash being dragged, the wedge is being dragged, would you consider the wing flap on an airplane to be dragged through the air??

[Ruune]

aneal... scroll down on www.dictionary.com definition #9n. :
"The retarding force exerted on a moving body by a fluid medium such as air or water. "

Since we're tallking about hydrodynamics, this is what I relate to this situation. TAPS doesnt directly increase hydrodynamic drag. Diverts moving water (i.e. "thrust") to change the attitude of the hull... which in turn may or may not effect the drag coefficient of the boat itself. That depends on the "angle of attack" the boat holds through the water and how much of the hull is actually moving through the water itself.

In contrast to the TAPS system, from what I've seen of wakeplates- they actually hang lower than the hull and physically increase the drag coefficient of the boat.