I found whats supposed to be a cigarette 20 the other day and want to verify if it really is before I spend money on something worthless. for you guys out there that know a lot about cigs maybe you can tell me if this hull # sounds like it could be a cig #FLZ055830980. the boat is a 1980 and it needs a lot of work but from all the pics i've compared it to it looks to either be a cig or a close copy.

----That appears to be a Florida assigned number. That happened in my case when my boat was stolen and recovered. I cant help you with what happened to this one. Ask the current owner whats up with that because even if it is a real Cig 20 that assigned # should make some difference in the value.........Bill S

With that HIN, that is not a Cig. Any Cig would start with CRT.

There where a few 20' Cigs Laid up by JCS (Jean Claude Simon) at the Coyote Factory, A guy I worked for in Hallandale Fla borrowed the molds and had JC's crew do the glass work. I don't recall what HIN #'s they got, But 1980 is about right. I do recall one was all yellow

Thanks for the help. I dont want to dump a lot of work into something thats not going to be what im looking for. The guy does'nt have the title but he has a bill of sale from where he bought the boat. The registration he has says homemade but the #s match.it all sounds a little fishy to me but i could get the boat for like $500 or so.just not sure its worth all the problems of its not a true cig.

Go check it out, If it's in decent shape even a good knock-off is worth $500, The JCS boats where made as well as the cigs, Maybe a bit lighter. He had good glass guys that did beautiful work...

post a pic

I'll try to get some pics up tonight.never posted pics befor so i'll have to figure it out.

pm brownie and send him pic as email attachment. (after he okays it) i am pretty sure he worked with don on the 20 cig design...

Wet Bowtie, Where are you located in Ormond? I live in Deland, let me know maybe we can get together at Disappearing Island or Silver Glen...