TallTigeGuy's thread on WW

[Timmy!]

Nice job Tony!

[G-MONEY]

Nicely done Tony!!!!!!!

[TeamAllen]

Strange how nobody jumped at the offer?

Tell em Tony, "Théy're GRéAT!"

[da.bell]

"The Truth" copped out. hahaha

Apparently he is "the weakest player in the market"

So Tony, you have that ticket available still? I'll take you up on it.

[NICKYPOO]

"The Truth" copped out. hahaha

Apparently he is "the weakest player in the market"

So Tony, you have that ticket available still? I'll take you up on it.

Come on Dude, you've got two Tiges already. All I have is my one old 2000. Take me Tony!

[gstauffer]

Being a person who made the "Brand" switch from CC to Tige' I based the move on several things but the 3 key elements were:

#1 the passion for Tige' and service commitment from the dealer "FIC" (@ one time there was no bigger CC fan on the planet than Dom but look @ what he chose to carry as his 1st brand)

#2 seeing how FIC's boat held up from the abuse given to it by our ski team

#3 the best fuel economy over all the other brands.

I wanted to ask a question since I am new to this site and until today never bothered going to WW:

Question: Why is it no one seems to bring up the fact that Tige out performs every other brand when it comes to fuel economy when they get into these skirmishes? Maybe it is not that big of a deal now that gas is back under $2.00 a gallon but it sure will help when the prices start going back up.

After going to WW today and reading all that BS I have to say that even though my 1st experience here on this board and w/ Tige was a little shaky I am extremely happy that I did not start off on WW. I cannot even imagine what that would have been like.

If they can say nothing else on WW they have to admit that the Tige' group tries to treat everybody with respect. Which when most of them grow up will eventually realize they will get a lot farther with their point when the treat the other party with a little respect
.

[talltigeguy]

Why Tige does not push the fuel efficiency angle more is probably because it is a non-issue. Maybe for a few people it is a deal breaker, but not for the vast majority of towboat owners.

I am not 100% sure it is true either. When comparing apples to apples. I know that my 24V was more fuel efficient than my buddy's 247 Bu, but he has a 400 HP engine and I had a 340 HP engine. He also wakeboarded with a wedge and ballast and his wake was bigger.

The ski magazines published some data a little while back, but I am skeptical, since they made every boat sound like the second coming of Barack Obama.

It cracks me up that we spend 60K on a boat and then gripe that the fuel costs too much.

I also think guys are full of crap when they say a bigger engine is going to be more fuel efficient because it won't have to work as hard. I will probably prove that first hand this summer with my 8.1L engine.

[dogbert]

Why Tige does not push the fuel efficiency angle more is probably because it is a non-issue. Maybe for a few people it is a deal breaker, but not for the vast majority of towboat owners.

I am not 100% sure it is true either. When comparing apples to apples. I know that my 24V was more fuel efficient than my buddy's 247 Bu, but he has a 400 HP engine and I had a 340 HP engine. He also wakeboarded with a wedge and ballast and his wake was bigger.

The ski magazines published some data a little while back, but I am skeptical, since they made every boat sound like the second coming of Barack Obama.

It cracks me up that we spend 60K on a boat and then gripe that the fuel costs too much.

I also think guys are full of crap when they say a bigger engine is going to be more fuel efficient because it won't have to work as hard. I will probably prove that first hand this summer with my 8.1L engine.

It's not so much of a cost issue, but more of a convenience issue. I know my Tige, even loaded to bear with ballast and people will outlast the Moomba and MC X-Star as far as fuel goes. Granted the MC has a bigger tank and the Moomba's about the same as mine. I'll admit to running out of gas the one of the times this fall long after the other boats stopped running...when I checked the hour meter, it had been almost 8 hours.

(Don't ask about the fuel gauge issue, it's strictly self-inflicted).

[da.bell]

Come on Dude, you've got two Tiges already. All I have is my one old 2000. Take me Tony!

But remember, I already "invested" into the company more.

[jwanck11]

It is a cost issue when you run as many hours/tanks as we do in a Summer.

[da.bell]

Being a person who made the "Brand" switch from CC to Tige' I based the move on several things but the 3 key elements were:

#1 the passion for Tige' and service commitment from the dealer "FIC" (@ one time there was no bigger CC fan on the planet than Dom but look @ what he chose to carry as his 1st brand)

#2 seeing how FIC's boat held up from the abuse given to it by our ski team

#3 the best fuel economy over all the other brands.

I wanted to ask a question since I am new to this site and until today never bothered going to WW:

Question: Why is it no one seems to bring up the fact that Tige out performs every other brand when it comes to fuel economy when they get into these skirmishes? Maybe it is not that big of a deal now that gas is back under $2.00 a gallon but it sure will help when the prices start going back up.

After going to WW today and reading all that BS I have to say that even though my 1st experience here on this board and w/ Tige was a little shaky I am extremely happy that I did not start off on WW. I cannot even imagine what that would have been like.

If they can say nothing else on WW they have to admit that the Tige' group tries to treat everybody with respect. Which when most of them grow up will eventually realize they will get a lot farther with their point when the treat the other party with a little respect
.

There are a few types of people on WW:

1) whiners
2) people that think they know EVERYTHING. Willing to bash others with no remorse (Wetsounds, Bullet Lines, Tige, and Ronix have received this treatement like this from what I have seen over the last 2 years)
3) people that say they are advanced/intermediate rides only to be beginners/intermediate riders
4) Surfdad
5) If you don't own an X-Star, have lots of hot chicks on your boat, and have current top of the line gear, you are frowned upon (IMO).

[turbonine]

Why is is on WW, the ones with the strong(negative) opinions never diclose who they really are, i.e. The Truth. The never use any real names and they never have a picture in there profile. I think these guys are just lame hiding behind their anonymity of the net.

I have never really signed off on the whole gas consumption point. I don't think it plays that big of a role in which boat is better. GPH more directly relates to ballast than anything else. Even in extreme cases, burning 2 extra GPH over a 100 hour season. That amount isn't going to affect my decision on a $70,000 boat.

[Carter13]

If I'm spending $70,000 on a wakeboard boat it is because I won the lottery for huge money or because I am competing and can win prize money by practicing with the boat.

[KonaKing]

If I'm spending $70,000 on a wakeboard boat it is because I won the lottery for huge money or because I am competing and can win prize money by practicing with the boat.

Ya Buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!