72 Cigarette 24-Keep it Old School?
08-25-2007, 01:58 PM
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72 Cigarette 24-Keep it Old School?
What is the opinion on the restoration of this old girl. Should it be straight old school or can you make modifications?
08-26-2007, 12:28 AM
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Where did you find that boat? Is it new to you? It looks great. I have been looking for a 24 for a while, but they are pretty scarce. I found one this past spring that was just a bare hull in rough shape, but I missed it by a few hours. It was there in the AM and gone that same afternoon when I called back to arrange a deposit. Because of the shape it was in, I was going to make it into a modern boat (think 24' Gladiator), but with the shape your boat is in, I would probably leave it original. Damn that's a cool boat!
08-26-2007, 05:29 AM
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I'm new to the Cig world, but it seems to be in good shape other than cosmetic stuff. The teak needs to be sanded and recaulked, some of the bungs are missing. The hull is sound, has a lot of bottom paint on it that is falling off. The windscreen is fogged out and needs replacement. It seemed to run well, the gentleman who owned the boat had it for 20 years and kept it heated indoors during the winter. My plan is to clean it up and see what happens. I am not a purist, just someone wanting to get into performance boating and this opportunity came up.
08-26-2007, 05:56 AM
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Very cool old boat, Just due what your wallet will let ya.....Keeping things old school is nice but old school and modern touches is nice also.....Good luck post as many pics as ya like we love em....
