slowest cig ever?
 

1982 38' with stock 502 mags? whats the top speed

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-82-38-C...wer_Motorboats

I'd think low 60s

No slower than it would of been when it was new with 420's or 400 cyclones.

http://www.boatshop24.com/us/cigaret...Motorboat/4241


we have a new contestant!!!! what a shame they look like 330's in this one

I sold a 1993 38TG (on consignment) a few years back that someone had dropped a set of 7.4 LX's in. The boat was apparently slated to get 6's and 800's but ended up bank owned. It was a real performer with the 7.4's!!! :drink:

Geeze....and I think my TG is ridiculously slow!!!

Those are MPI Mags in the picture, not a bad engine

Propped right say 62-63 in fresh water. Maybe 64 in right conditions. Just my guess. I have 525's & run 72-73 as long as water isn't totally flat.

I like the paint job!

There is a red 38 gun of the same vintage that runs our lake. 454s with 250 blowers twin carb, trs drives, runs 67 tops.

Is that a TG? Looks like a flat deck to me.

Motors in that TG were 7.4 LX engines, Mercruiser didn't build them long. 330hp. They were not the 454 MAG MPI 385hp.

You are right it is a flat deck. If I'm right the TG didn't come out until 1987?

Close; in '86 Cigarette built both flat deck 38's and Top Gun 38's.

Slow Top Guns are still Top Guns. ....plus, this is a good looking TG that will start every time you want to use it! (that means the average speed of this TG is higher than the average speed of blown TGs that sit on the trailer with engine issues)

My bad, I never knew that merc made an lx 7.4 with that style of intake. I've only seen the tbi and truck plenum style

[ATTACH=CONFIG]517973[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]517974[/ATTACH]I had an 86 38 Scarab with 454/330 top was speed 50 ish it was embarrassing so I had to get Tommy to put in blown CHEIF 454's with 600 per side

I remember when that boat was for sale here without power.....sold in less than a day.

i called on it years ago. could of bought it for 10 or 11k with everything but motors! the trannys exhaust everything else came with it. those are some dam expensive 454's

Yup thats the price I remember.

I could've sworn it was 87 that you could buy both? Pretty sure "first gun" is a 87 with no notch.

Valid point but this is a flat deck ;)

87 they still made a flatdeck my friend owns one never heard of a 86 top gun. im pretty sure your right Red
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I had an 87 Kevlar flat deck. Just isn't a top gun. So I sold it

Isn't that the old ohio steel boat that ports put of Kelleys Island?

Cigarettes are slow like Harleys.....remember no matter where they are seen they are stylish....when you are at the bar, its all about looks and sounds, not always about speed

YUP its the ohio steel boat. and yup its out of kellys island. it belongs to my friend Bob.

was it sandbagger?

Before I bought my flat deck I tried to buy Sandbagger less power and drives. Clean boat just couldn't come together on a price.
RG.

Yeah it was. The guy left it uncovered and it went to hell. Wasn't clean at all when I bought it

Ricers say the same thing. :rolleyes:

Being the owner of the slowest Fountain made I'd like to have that Cigarette.
ed

i will be the first to admit, i own one of the slower top guns around (72-73 mph tops)...having said that she is turn key reliable (500 EFI's) and economical to own. if i wanted a fast boat i wouldnt be in a flat bottom boat, end of story. fact is there are always faster boats out there...so to compete is pointless. we get where we need to go and look good doing it!!! "1"

is yours a notched transom bravo boat? only reason i ask is because im trying to figure out speed on a notched bravo fiberglass boat thats getting 500efi's put in it and want to know what to expect

thanks

Im building one with 500 EFI's, so I guess we'll both be slow, ha what yr. is yours & drives ?

His is a 94, redone in 06. Notched transom drives look to be abou 5-6" below the bottom.

thanks red, so is it a bravo boat

Yes bravo xr's

as mentioned she isnt the fastest, but with 26's she is out of the hole pretty quick and pulls hard in the mid range. all in all the perfect package for us....i can try to post pictures tonight.

the first top gun was an 86 and the owner of the first gun goes by the name "first gun" on here. it has a red and white paint scheme, similar to a 90 mph.

I know the boat, that's why it's in quotes referring to the boat.