22v vs. 24v

[spenchey2]

i'm new to this site but not new to posting on the internet and i need some help. i'm currently lookin at two tige's one is a 22v yellow 2004 riders edition and the other is a black 24v http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tige-...spagenameZWDVW . i want to know if the 22v is better than the 24v, i know the 22v is very popular but i want to hear what you think instead of hearing most of it out of the salesmens mouth.

[SummerObsession]

I wold say it depends on your situation. If the additional storage, room for people, and perhaps a little better rough water ride is important to you, the 24V might be the better choice.
If none of that matters and you want a little better efficiency and a more compact package, the 22V might be better.

For me and my family, hauling tons of stuff and people was VERY high on the list, therefore we bought a 24V without even considering a 22.

As far as wake quality, etc. my understanding is they are pretty close, but I would think that the extra hull displacement and weight of the 24V might give it a little edge in size of wake (ballast, etc. being equal).

The best advice I could give is to drive and spend some time in both, and decide for yourself!

[Tequilasun]

We looked at both, and I have to say the pull of the extra 2 feet was strong, but we decided to go with the 22v for these reasons.

We felt the 24v wasn't quite as agile as the 22v, it turns a little slower, etc. Really not a big issue.

The 22v fit in our garage! Biggest Issue!!

We are going to build a new house soon, and I get to design my "perfect garage" so we are now looking to move up to the 24v in the next year or so!

BTW, both have ample storage. I don't think you'd be disapointed with either.

[xpjim1]

In 2002 It was between a 02 20V and an 03 22V. I bought the 20V which was a great 1st boat. Unfortuneatley the lakes we go can tend to get chopped out. In 05 I was trying to decide between the 22V and 24V. I ended up with the 24V since i did not want to get 2footitis in another 2 years. I need to keep the boat a while. Both are great boats. You do give up a little handling and I find the 24 V a little harder to wieght to get a good wake at speeds less than 20 mph for the younger riders

I did have to buy a storage unit as the boat did not fit in my garage.

[spenchey2]

thanks for all the input guys. this will be my first tige and my first true wakeboarding boat. i sort of leaning towards the 24v because of all the stuff it has on it. but the 22v sounds like it would better to handle. i suppose it doesn't really matter to me either would be good. but either way i'm going to end up with a tige in a couple months or weeks. but i'm really excited to get a tige and can't wait to go wakeboarding behind it. once again thanks for the input. if anyone has any more i'd glady apperciate it.

[SummerObsession]

You will love either boat. I would certainly check into PCM power, or at least that all the updates have been done on the Marine power motor.

[holiday13]

If you use it on a choppy lake and want to be able to "cruise" in the boat, go 24, but if you are looking for a stricktly wakeboard boat, I would go 22. Our lake is choppy and we take a lot of people out, we could not do that with the 22, the 24 has so much more room and handles the chop a lot better. Good luck with both

[spenchey2]

our lake gets a little choppy, but i don't take a lot of people out besides when the whole family comes back and then they just pile in my dads sea ray 290. i'm looking at pretty much a boat that i can wakeboard on and just a boat to crusie around in together. so if i don't get the 24v on ebay i'll be getting the 22v from my dealer. thanks again guys, if you have any more helpful info me please post it.

[cmb22V]

After owning both, I can easily say the 24v is a nicer boat in all aspects. It is just a better ride.

Will be putting mine on the market here in about 2 more weeks. Will hate to see it go, but new boats are always fun .

[2kims]

ditto on the 24 over the 22 after owning both. lots of room great wake. no biggie on the handleing.