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just wanted to ask what you guys think of this one more pics to come

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I like it.

OK the last photo gave you away...the drives are off and that must mean you are in the midst of a total redo.....go for it...looks like you have an excelelnt candidate.

Looks Nice. Is it Kevlar or Glass. Alot of the ones with III's on them were Kevlar.

Mark

Great boat but remember.. They are very heavy !
I had a 38 flat deck with 482's .... Sloooooow. Great wave crushers 4 sure.

its kevlar it had 600 hawks 540 cid going with 572's

That looks like my old boat is it the old ptm express cigarette

nice 'ol rig. I see the skegs have been cut. It's been said that is good for a few mph without any real handling issues as deep as they use to run them. Pretty cool boat bet it rides great in the ruff stuff.

no this boat left the cig factory just like u see it .it was in storage from 1990 until 2005 in a dry garage.i called bud at cigarette and it was one of the last boats he still had any information on it.He said it left the factory just as it is today even with the name on it

nice, looks alot like mine. what kind of engine hatch does it have ?

stock flat hatch with 2 sun pad cushions

did you have a red & white one for sale not long ago without motors and drives ?

no i had a 20th ann. top gun that i sold about 4yrs ago

very nice, how did you find that? good luck with it:cool-smiley-027:

long story short,i sold my top gun and was going to take a break for a year or two,my friend told me he knows where thier is a old cigarette for sale ,but the color of it is yellow.Well i said ok ill take a look.He said the only problem is it has been in the garage for 15 yrs,ok lets look at ,i get to the garage the guy opens it ,i put on my poker face and said its ok lets talk .The rest is history.It took me hours to get it out of the garage 6 flat tires and 15 yrs of junk around it.

great find...

skegs were cut off from the factory,this flat deck rides better then my top gun did

I Had A 27 Flat Deck Mag With Trs Drives, I Cut The Skegs Off, Didn't Effect Handling At All And Gave A Mile Or Two

i cant compare it to anything i bought it with the skegs cut already.i met billy martin this summer at my engine builders shop and he told me that it was good for a mile or two.looks cool on the trailer anyway

Looks like the big brother to my boat.

very,very nice example of an old school "'Don A" top gun;with a little cabin update will look great.She might be a little heavy but on rough water she'll be lots of fun by far better than the new ones.In todays technology you can go with big blocks like 632s w/850hp naturaly aspirated and you'll be somebody to have a lot of respect.

Looks great, nice find.

My favorite boat surfaces again......Man i love that 28, i still am mad at myself for not buying that....

Looks good, I personally like the colors. What a find, stored for 15 years, thats awesome!!

Good luck with the restore, just finished mine last year. Took me 18 months:

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thank you yours looks great i like the colors what size motors do you have in yours

Thank you for the compliment. The motor are 509s and I suspect about 550 hp each. 69 on GPS with 24 pitch Bravo Ones spinning 5100 RPM. It did 72 mph with 25 Hydromotive but was terrible getting on plane as was the mid range cruise. The Bravo prop put me at 51 mph at 3700 rpm. 90% of my cruising is at 3350 at 45 mph. Not bad for a 13,000 pound wave crusher. Not to mention suprisingly effiicient, about 1.3 mpg.

If anyone is interested in a clean 1985 38' CIGARETTE I have
one available out of Chicago. I've owned this boat for the past
10 years.This is a fresh water Cig. Twin 468's w/TRS. Asking
$45,000! Currently refreshing a 1979 38' Cig.w/572's full staggered that should be ready this summer! Congrats on your CIG!!!

How about some pics of the 79? please.

has the 85 flat deck been repainted ?

Frank, Whats goin on with the progress? Did you get the motors back yet? Did you dyno? Lookin for a fun run from nyc to south jersey! boat is looking great in pictures (post more) Greg

hey Greg ,its going ok motors should be done soon other then that im looking for a good interior guy ,our friend harry does'nt want to do it .The guy i used to use passed away after he did my TopGun interior about 5 yrs ago.I want to keep it the way it was done back in 84.Its hard to find a guy that does the rolled&pleated interios.

Thanks for asking...this is the original paint! The boat was wet sanded at the end of August before I dropped it in for Labor Day weekend.

Pic of 79 Flatdeck...

That is incredible,i should jump on this,but about a year away. Try to keep me in mind if you still have that boat early 09.