Cigarette - The American Offshore Laughingstock
02-22-2023, 12:03 PM
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New boats could be considered the AMF era of Harley or the CBS era of Fender! 
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02-22-2023, 12:40 PM
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The vid clip SB referenced was from last year at the Ft.Lauderdale show...
https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/202...e-515-8163340/
https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/202...e-515-8163340/
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02-22-2023, 03:52 PM
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When I first arrived at the Cigarette display and walked up to the 515 the cabin door was closed, I asked if I could look further and was told that this boat was just barely finished up for the show. I also mentioned to my wife that the finish was not what I expected from Cigarette. Unfortunately you don’t know what to believe, but I would think if you are asking 2.3 mil for this boat, you would have put your best product out there.
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02-22-2023, 06:41 PM
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Just keep bring those pre-Ruiz Cigs to LOTO for the Rendezvous!!! Love hearing the thunder and then seeing so many of them running hard down the main channel literally eating all of the waves LOTO can throw at them! Don’t let the new ownership drag down the brand! The AMF/Harley comparison may be a good one. I envision new ownership inside of 5 years.
02-22-2023, 06:48 PM
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When I first arrived at the Cigarette display and walked up to the 515 the cabin door was closed, I asked if I could look further and was told that this boat was just barely finished up for the show. I also mentioned to my wife that the finish was not what I expected from Cigarette. Unfortunately you don’t know what to believe, but I would think if you are asking 2.3 mil for this boat, you would have put your best product out there.
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02-22-2023, 06:58 PM
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My guess is cigarette is marketing their new products mostly to wealthy Europeans, the Riva and Magnum crowd on the coast of France, Italy and Spain along with some mid-east customers. None of these owners will ever raise the hatch, check oil or flush the engines.
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02-22-2023, 07:01 PM
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Just keep bring those pre-Ruiz Cigs to LOTO for the Rendezvous!!! Love hearing the thunder and then seeing so many of them running hard down the main channel literally eating all of the waves LOTO can throw at them! Don’t let the new ownership drag down the brand! The AMF/Harley comparison may be a good one. I envision new ownership inside of 5 years.
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02-23-2023, 03:43 AM
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Market size
I'd imagine that the US market is much bigger than the Mediterranean.
I remember checking out the Cigarette pier in St Tropez as a teenager, though. There was an apparel store as well. Very traditional apparel at steep prices.
I remember checking out the Cigarette pier in St Tropez as a teenager, though. There was an apparel store as well. Very traditional apparel at steep prices.
