Striat tigers & 6's
 

Looking for some feedback on this set up.

Heard the like bravos better but also like to eat them.

mine is a 2000 xr's, 500 efi's that jeff has at 590 hp and last year at end of season I was at 74-75, with prop tweaks I'm hoping to get a little more, but I'm happy with it. I keep wanting to go faster but I really like the reliability I have.

Any straight cig is a bravo eater. :D

I know this Tiger extremely well. Lots of seat time with the last two owners. It runs mid 90's w/Teague 1000's and dry 6's. It's under propped and bangs the rev limiter. It should run just over 100 with that power propped right.

What do you need to know? It's a straight bottom Cig. It'll porpoise if you're not running some tab in calm water. It runs like a rapped ape and loves it rough. You can drink a martini, holding it in your right hand while running 90 in 2-4's and never worry about blowing a drive, or spilling your drink! :D

And it's for sale. Brand new Lip-Ship interior and paint completely gone over with every nook, cranny and blemish repaired by Phils guys. very low hrs on the motors as well. turn key baby!:cool:

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By the way, that's my daughter filling it up with fuel in Key West. The lock to keep the pump on was broken....We sat back and drank Red Gooses while she filled the boat up...Kids are great!:drink:

Just wondering how they are balanced.

I've heard that the tigers were built for a bravo application so I am curious how it's affected my adding the big drives and moving the engines forward.

A strait 42 w 6's is at the top of my list now that it appears my 38 is sold and I am trying to gather as much info on them as possible. Looks to be about a half dozen 6 boats on the market and about the same number of bravo boats.

Also D-mans old gun has some alure but I think a 42 is more what we are looking for.

I've never heard they were built for bravos. I've heard the guns were built and run better with trannies and the motors moved forward (since bravos werent around in the late 80's) so I would assume the same would apply for a Tiger. All it is, is a stretched gun.

I personally would not want a bravo'd Tiger...I wouldn't want a Bravo'd gun either. I just don't think they are the greatest drives and can hold up against all that weight. It's not even a power issue. I think it's more of a torque and load issue.

There are some sweet Tigers on the market. I like Too Olds set up too with the 3A's. those would/do hold up well (I have them on my ride:D )

Dmans old gun is sick. A lot of attention to detail on that boat.

The tiger above can be had at a good price. No issues, no B.S. It's clean. If you're interested I can give you it's whole history from original owner to current.

Tiger/bravo
 

The words Tiger and Bravo don't belong in the same sentence. Unless you're talking about what "NOT" to do. If you're going to purchase a Tiger get one with Six drives. Those boats are too heavy for bravos. And if you have any heat at all under the hatch, then it's just a broken drive waiting to happen. The Tiger that Tank spoke of was mine. I'm the one that had all of the major work done. It's a great boat for the price. I had twice the asking price into it. The current owner doesn't have time to play with it so it's back up for sale.

Tank, by the way, Key West is nice.... Wish you were here...

I guess it depends what you want out of it. Mine with xr's is a great set up, I never smash it out of the hole and have been out in some serious stuff and never blown a drive, every 25 hours the fluid is changed and no metal shavings. I have simrek drive showers as well. one of the showers broke and after a weekend I really noticed chalking on the broken, one so I would assume heat on them is a factor.

I enjoy everything about my tiger, the ride, the fit, finish are what I expected and more. I wonder about bigger motors and 6's but is the trade off worth it? I look for little things to change on mine, but would probably buy one done with big power and 6's instead of changing mine. It's not the fastest one out there at 74-75 but still gets looks and handles everything....

Konrad

Just curious; Can someone tell me if the transoms are laid up differently for the 6s vs the Bravos? Thicker/stronger for the extra weight?

Wish we were there too bro!!:drink:

Nice to see you checking in on things;)