08 TG w/ 496's?
 

http://lipship.com/preowned/preowned_fr.html

After that drama filled thread got locked I looked at lipship.com to see what he is turning out lately and spotted the pink TG with 496's.

Anyone know the deal on this boat?

It is a tribute to the 42 Evolution "Mr. Cigarette".

Here is a thread on it from a few days ago:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...d.php?t=176817

There are only two Mercury engines that are easily exported with EU/European certification; 496HOs and HP662SCi. My guess is that this boat is a first boat for someone overseas, and the next one will be different.

Phil told me it was custom ordered by the son of a very wealthy man. The kid was a big Don Aronow/Cigarette history fan. Phil recreated a Mr Cigarette version for him but the boy must have got out of line or something. I don't know.

Maybe he was "Taken out to the woodshed" and stripped of his new Cigarette for getting out of line! :party-smiley-004:

interesting... how'd it run w/ 496s?
does cig even build it w/ them?

thatll have great resale :Whatever:

Shoulda named this one Mrs. Cigarette .... ( not to be confused with "Miss Cigarette" )

Actually , I kinda like the retro/nostalgia/re-do idea on this one ..... just through some 600's in there , or some Zuls.

i like the boat.

Thats the boat Ritchie Rich was painting when Powerboat Or Extreme Magazine (cant remember which one it was) did an article on the Cigarette Factory interview with Skip and Neil a month or so ago.....

Boat was custom ordered like Kurt said with that power. Phil has a set of bigger motors sitting next to it if someone wants to upgrade.

Boat ran just under 80 with the 496's (78-79 I believe).

The dad that ordered it for the son wanted it to run under 80 for whatever reason (insurance/Euro specs, etc).