Hello,

Getting close to purchasing a Cigarette and finally joining the select few that own the Finest V bottom made.

Heres my question: Its coming down to a 42 Tiger with a std V or a TG with a TS. Both are blown but Speed is NOT the most important issue for us. Ride comfort and stability is more of what we are after. I do realize the differences in regards to cabin/cockpit space but I am more interested in feedback from those who had to make the same desision at some point and what ultimately made them buy one or the other.

Thanks for any info....

I would prefer a T/S Gun over a conventional bottom Tiger. Both nice boats, but the twin-step Gun rides very nicely, has a more efficient hull design and probably is easier to sell when you are done with it.

pm203,

Thanks for the response. What is interesting is that when talking to different Cigarette owners in person, the ones that own the TS tell me they wouldnt own anything else yet the conventional bottom owners say its the only way to go. Cant say I have talked to many but those are the comments I have got so far. I have made a long list of pros and cons for each boat and its truly becoming a hard decision to make. The sleepless nights continue........

Welcome to the site. pm203 makes some good points.
Get the TS, the people that rave about the conventional bottoms are either reinforcing there choice or haven't ridden in a TS. There is no comparison.

Plus you say now speed is not the most important thing, but it may be in the future. Finally since the TS is so much more efficient it burns less fuel.

I would go with the T/S Gun. It will be easier to sell.

A tiger with big power and straight hull will run the same speeds as a 38 with stock power and a step bottom. I can't disagree with anything that has been said above. I got my tiger because the deal was right and the previous owner took meticulous care of it. Welcome to the site and have fun.

[QUOTE=offshoredrillin;2553965] I got my tiger because the deal was right and the previous owner took meticulous care of it.
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I always loved the colors and paint on your boat.

I know what has been said about the resale value but I really cant worry about that. If it was about making sense economically I dont think anybody would own a power boat of this caliber. We would all be out sailing. Besides it seems to me that these Cigarettes are amazingly strong in their value compared to other brands.
Both boats are beautiful and truthfully I am trying to get enough reinforcement towards to Tiger because I just like that boat better. Lets put it this way...if it was even close to a tie I would go Tiger. I just dont want to make a mistake that I will regret.
Let me ask this question: If you came across a Tiger, conventional hull, good power, great condition, good value, honest boat all throughout......would there be any reason not to jump on it ?

t/s t/s t/s t/s t/s

Twin Step=Free Speed. Cig doesn't make straight bottoms anymore for a reason.