Doing my reasearch about Cigs I have come to the conclusion that Cigarette's have a very loyal almost cultish following. I had asked about speed on the older boat and got alot of good information. The older cigs don't seem to be the fastest or flashiest but they have a very loyal following. Old or new Cigs just seem to have something? What is it?

Solid construction, timeless lines, great ride, and the name.

As a non Cigarette owner who loves the brand I look at it like this.

To me Cigarette is just like Ferrari.

1. Name - This is not a negative thing.
When was the last time you heard someone ask is that one of those Scarab boats?
Cigarette is like Kleenex or Band-Aid. It got that way because of -

2. Quality - Always had it and always will.
3. History - Speaks for itself.
4. Benchmark Status - It seems everything is compared to it.

#1 enough said!

There are two kinds of boat owners.

Ones who own a Cigarette.... and ones who wish that they own a Cigarette!

I don't know about the new Cigarettes, but I have a 1994 Cigarette Top Gun. It's heavy, solid, but not super fast (YET). 70mph for now. When its rough, you can still go fast and not have to worry about your hull cracking. I have no stress cracks. The boat does not flex. The individual that surveyed my boat told me a Baja will have more stress cracks in it in one year than a Cigarette will have in 10 years. The individual that I bought my boat from was in a brand new 38 foot Fountain in simi rough water (3 foot chop). They were going fast and the floor under them cracked. When it's rough, the Cigarette shines even more. Everytime its rough, I pass up everyone. Exspecially if a storm approaches and you have 5 foot waves. Their boats can't seem to keep up. The only thing that I don't like about the Cigarette is that Cigarette did not seal the cutout holes in the transom for the Bravo Drives in 1994. If they leak, water gets in the wood of the transom. I am getting Arneson drives put on and found out the hard way. I was lucky that the wood was not rotten and it took 3 weeks to dry out with heaters. This is something to check and make sure you get at least XR drives, not bravo 1's like I just took off. You have to baby them and be gental on the throttle getting on plane. This is true for all large boats with bravos. If you get bravo drives, I recommend getting the Halo Max drive shower. Good Luck!

100% Agree! After you have one, you are glad you didn't buy something else. It's funny. Once I had someone come to me and ask who made my boat. Even though the Cigarette Logo was on the side, it's nice to say "i have the boat that all other boats were named after, it's the original sh*t."

Narrow , solid construction .....I personally think the 38 Twin Step is one of the best bottoms ever built. I raced a brand new TG w/ 575's and it was super fast @ 93 mph.

Often imitated, never duplicated......Cigarette #1

I am I cig owner,name everyone knows,but for me when it is snotty out the ride is like no other,built very well,love the lines of the boat,down side is if you want max speed its not going to be cheap,they can run but it takes a lot of power,I will never be the fastest but I am happy with 80mph in 1 to 2ft chop,78 in flat water