very expensive design mistake on my tige v-drive

[lethalwillie]

hi guys. who would i talk to at tige to try to get some help repairing my damage and how can i reach him. i need someone who has some pull and can get something done. thanks.

[jwanck11]

Call your dealer or tige directly. Good luck!

[balair]

What's wrong with your v-drive?

[Tanner]

What's wrong with your v-drive?

X2

[G-MONEY]

X1000000000000

Let me guess the bolts backed out on your Walters V drive??????

[da.bell]

What's wrong with your v-drive?

x3

[balair]

x3

don't you mean x1000000000001

[da.bell]

don't you mean x1000000000001

Yes, but I didn't want to edit my posting since G-Money beat me to a post submission.

[lethalwillie]

i was referred to harvey smith when i called a number from the tige website but only got voicemail. is he the man to talk to or should i speak with someone else?

i had rather wait and talk to tige before i go in to a lot of detail but i will tell you this- i have some major motor damage and it was completely preventable with a minor design change.

thanks in advance for the help.

[gman]

lethalwillie,
I respect the fact that you are trying to resolve issue with tige. However, there are a lot of TIGE owners that may have the same potential problem and I for one would appreciate it if you would let us all know the details so that we can check our boats before we also have any damage.

[xpjim1]

Is your boat still the 03 22V?

[formandfunction]

No offense but if you own a older tige like me your boat is out of warranty and your responsability.If there was a design flaw im sure it would be somewhere on this forum and if it is not you should tell me so I can check my boat before its my responsability.

[lethalwillie]

yes, 22V. let me clarify- not a problem with the v-drive. i meant my "v-drive boat". sorry.

i truly love my tige, but now my summer is over and i am heartbroken. this sucks. i will explain what happened and how i would prevent it soon. i guess i will try mr. smith back. thanks.

[Jason B]

I'm taking bets for what Tige willl do for him--any one wanna place a bet call me for up-to-date odds.

Odds as of 12:50pm CST 7/28/08:
Nothing 3-10
minimal help: 1.5-1
full repair: 225-1
suggested design improvement: -1

It can not seriously be that huge of a design flaw when thousands of us have nary a problem. I'm bummed for the guy--anything like that sucks huge and is soooo disappointing, however there's a lot more to the story I/m sure.


How old is the boat? What model? How many hours on it? Who services it?......

[Fast1911]

Lethal, don't be scared to post your boat problem on this forum, your amongst friends who have a ton of information to share.