1st wanted to introduce myself.
My name is Tarek, from Barcelona. 41 years old and Proud owner of this Cigarette Top Gun 38. 92.
This is my 2nd Cigarrette as previously had a 35’ Cafe Racer. Must say that i’m never into forums, specialy after reading all this comments. Been almost 2 years since i left Social Networks and after this picture. The other day i was with this girl which she told me that she saw some pics of my bike in google, as i also love Motorcycles. While i was cheking what she said i unfortunately saw this post.. we started reading all this comments and then we start talking about it. Why people just talk **** without even knowing. This supposed to be a forum of a passion that we all share no matter from where we are. This is for all the people that posted here: Maybe my Cigarette is not as fast as yours, maybe is not as badass as yours, maybe it doesn’t sound as good as yours, maybe my anchor setup sucks, maybe my tan interior looks ugly, maybe my seats are not as nice as yours, maybe my paint job is not as good as yours. Maybe my fat GF is not as good looking than yours, and a long etc.. but did you ask yourself if i like it? I just came from Miami a couple of months ago and bought a pair of 525EFI, and new Merc SeaCore trims as i had old Mercury carbs. Just spend 90.000eur on it. You all know perfectly how expensive this hobby is. I’m not a millionare, having this Cigarette is a dream for me. So yes, after reading all this bull**** i just had to give my point of view. At least “thisistank” had some nice words! Thank you all for your nice respect. This is the reason why i don’t like forums, no matter what country it is, if it’s about boats, cars, motorcycles etc, it’s always the same bunch of people insulting and having a lack of respect for somebody that maybe has more passion than many of themselves.

“Musthave1”

You said: i try not to comment on the owner.

Do you have any problem with me? Do you know me?

Thank you all for your kind words.
Nice Forum!

Hey Tarek, don't get discouraged. I think the only thing that could of even remotely been taken as negative was from Interceptor and I'm positive he was just joking around. I guess the original poster (and me actually) like the stock bolster seats better. But hey, everyone has an opinion and you know the saying about opinions right? TxHawk (Matt) comment on the anchor isn't negative at all. Weight hanging over the bow like that can really affect not only how the boat can sit in the water but really affect the performance and center of gravity. I know in my Top Gun, I tried storing my anchor under the V-birth at the front of the bow and it completely messed with the CG. Running down to the Keys in my buddies Tiger we couldn't put the luggage in the front of the vee birth because it would cause the boat to porpoise.

All the interest in this thread is because everyone that posted loves Cigarettes and likes seeing different stuff from around the world and trying to figure out what's what.

It's all love brotha. Nice Cig. I really do love the color combo. So sexy.

My daughter will be in Ibiza in June before heading to bologna Italy to hang with another OSO cigarette owner. Her fiancé owns a pretty well known performance boat shop in Lake Havasu, Az. (www.barrettcustommarine.com). If you're near Ibiza and want a few shirts, let me know.

Tank

Tank to the rescue! Your always keeping the peace the land of cigs!!! Different note, did an anchor really mess up the ride that mutch?

Lol. It comes naturally. ;)

Dude! Yes! It was crazy. Of course it was a pretty heavy anchor and a big bag of chain. In flat water BIG difference! Same running Tim’s old tiger (the green yellow purple #6 boat) down to key west. Tried putting all the luggage up past the zippered bulkhead. Oaf! Boat did NOT like that at all! Lesson learned - less weight out front the better.

I know weight displacement in a small boat can have a big impact.. I never experienced that with our gun. Then again all bags were placed on the cabin floor since they would end up there anyway.... lol

I think you're being too sensitive. Spend some time here, its the greatest group of people around and very few entitled millionaires. It's mostly hard working guys with a passion for cigs and most do their own work. Give it a chance....

I just re read the whole thread...I think there was maybe one comment that could be taken as negative. Need some thicker skin rogue one...I think the boat looks cool. Good luck with the new power.

Yep ^^^^ anchor out the front then back the boat in and secure with a couple of stern ropes. Hence the anchor/winch is a necessity. Most larger yachts/cruiser also have a hydraulic passarelle (gangway) comes out the transom for boarding.

Rogue One, don't worry too much about a negative comment, everyone has different tastes and needs. I don't think anyone here would intentionally try to be offensive, it's a great forum with a good knowledgeable group of boat lovers. If someone doesn't like your boat, it probably means he's jealous. :)

Hope you can join in, I always like to read input from outside the U.S. too.

RR

I am still dying to know what’s under the hatch in the original pic...

Had to double take on the pictures. Was wondering how the heck he docked like that until I saw the front was roped.
were horizontal tabs normal back then?

Hi Tarek,

As I started this I owe you an answer.
You are right, some of my comments were inapropiate, not well thought and maybe even rude.
I didn´t consider that there´s a proud owner behind this boat who chose the look and the style and I didn´t even think he would see this. These were my mistakes and it´s good that you pointed it out to me.
As others said, this shouldn´t disencourage you from joining this forum (well, you already did). People are friendly here and extremely helpful. There is such an incredible wealth of knowledge accumulated here, you can ask almost any question and people will be happy to answer and to help.

Why not take the oportunity and discuss your boat?

While I just critized your anchor setup, others shared their experience how it can affect the balance of your boat. Isn´t that good to know?
Then the initial question why your boat sits so high up in the water. If I were you I would measure the distance between the water line and the rubrail and ask others to compare to their TG of a similar age. Maybe it´s just the photo or the color and it´s completely normal. If it were my boat, I would want to know.

Looking at your Cigarette again I have to admit I start liking the red/tan color scheme, reminds me in a 90´s Ferrari 348 which often came like this. Not a bad choice.
But again and this is not an insult, just an honest personal opinion: The car seats don´t look good and spoil the lines. There are also practical reasons why fast boats have bolsters.

Let us know how the new engines work out for you and maybe you want to post some photos.
And wo knows, maybe one day I will say hello. My brother and family and the friend who sent the photos live in Barcelona and once a year I visit them. También hablo español.
But don´t punch me in the face, ok?

Un saludo!
Joaquín