What kind of Cigarette is this?
 

Hi!

One of the nicest Cigarette boats made is this http://photos.flpowerboat.com/p10380...1B06#h30a81b06 . Its up there with the Gladiator.

I would be very happy if someone could let me know more about this model, how many was built, handling, speed, etc - and if anyone have some more pictures :)

Thank you very much!!


Cheeers, Toffen

50' Marauder would be my guess.

That is the speed record attempt boat.

Not a 50 Marauder.. There have been a couple of one-offs that stemmed from the Kilo Record and the couple Maximus boats a few years back. This is one of them. I've been on the boat. It's kind of like a giant Gladiator, but better.

Hi!

Did not Cigarette build a boat in cooperation with Douglas Marine / Skater?

Cheers Toffen

They did & that sure looks like one

It's in the classifieds for sale

Hi,

The one in classifieds is 39 feet. The one on the picture of FPC is longer, and have a different dash. But they definetly have the same style :)

Cheers, Toffen

pretty sure that was the record attempt boat. roof cut off and painted. merc motors. a 46' i think.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/a...r-img_0341.jpg

or was it this one?
or is this the same one?

Hi,

The one in the picture looks like a black one. Here is a different picture from above. http://photos.flpowerboat.com/p10380...1B06#h3bce21d7 But the one you have is very nice, and looks very similar :)

Cheeers, Toffen

I am pretty sure it is the strength and honor boat repainted black. I thought it was 48'

Hi!

I found this link with some nice pictures. http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/c...-end-up-3.html

Cheeers, Toffen

yea im pretty sure s&h is the black one.

What kind of Cigarette is this?
 

Hi!

Thanks for all this and all your help. The boat is truly special.

One day it will be a Cigarette. Meanwhile its my 1985 Phantom 25 :)

Before with twon 2 x Merc 2.5 EFI ss's. Now with a single Vrod 350 sci.

Cheeers, Toffen

The boat in the FPC pics is a one off. It is 44ft. long. The strength and honor cig and a couple others are similar but none of them are the same. I believe they were made in cooperation with skater just like the kilo boat.

Nope, the wrap around windshield 46' shown in the FPC pic on the original post is the previous all white kilo boat Cigarette had Skater build. The boat then underwent some surgery and was displayed as the "Strength & Honor" boat at the 2007 Miami boat show. It campaigned the poker run circuit and then was changed to current black and white paint scheme in 2009 and sold to the current owner

That's right.

i thought so.

Spot on.

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As far as I know, there has only been two of these boats actually built. The "Kilo" boat that then was Strenth and Honor and then was turned to it's current build (all by work done by Cig by the way). It was designed by Cig and layed up at Skater due to it being an Epoxy boat.

And there was the Euro Race boat built which is still over in Europe I do believe.

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There's also the "Skaterette" that is technically a Skater 399. Was built at Skater and finished at Cigarette.

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There was also the Lip-Ship Rio Roses that was technically built like the Kilo and Euro race boats if you want to get technical. Layed up at Skater, rigged by Phil. Then turned into the first Maximus 45' that Tom Abraham owned.

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disregard the bottom pic...wrong boat :D