Tige??? Wooden stringers?

Sk8bum99 · Newbie Joined: 07 Jun 2003 Posts: 35 City: Indialantic, FL

Has anyone heard of the Tige wooden stringers being a major factor in the hull having problems? Will the wood really rot even though it is enclosed in fiberglass? Let me know your thoughts....

Brent Richardson
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Leggester · Posted: Jun 09, 2003 2:13 pm Post subject:

No. in fact, they give an unconditional gaurantee these days.

Also, it's not exactly the run of the mill 2x4s they use now.

Go to Tige and ask Brett Thurley.

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

Lifetime +10k if there is a problem. Sounds like they are pretty confident to me.

Kingpin · Posted: Jun 09, 2003 2:19 pm Post subject:

to be more specific they offer a lifetime +10k Waranty. If there is ever a problem with the hull they will replace the boat with the new model of that boat and send you a check for 10,000 clams.

mainelaker · Posted: Jun 09, 2003 5:28 pm Post subject:

I wish Glastron had that warranty. My folks own a 2000 Glastron that they keep at the lake house & the stringer rotted or split open through the fiberglass which allowed the engine mount to sink into the stringer. Yes it's a Glastron but you wouldn't really expect ANY newer boat to do that.

Mike · Addict Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 536 City: Orlando

Yeah, they've never had a problem and their warranty is a very good one.

dane · Posted: Jun 10, 2003 7:24 am Post subject: Warranty

Wow lifetime plus $10,000k, sometimes things seem to good to be true usually are. Do u guys know what the cost is to make a new hull, the molds, the forms, the cost of teaching people how to build it. It is hell-ov-alot cheaper to pay a few poeple 10k. Its cheaper for a company to keep making the hull that has been used for decades, than change it. Wood, that is mostly used in runabouts such as glastron, searay, bluewater. Pretty Confident or Pretty Cheap, U Decide

Leggester · Posted: Jun 10, 2003 7:43 am Post subject:

Yeah, those Sundancer are a terrible boat! Mr. Green

RKG · Criminal Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 94 City: Nashville

Ummm, Dane, it's a new current model replacement boat, plus $10,000. the way boat prices keep rising, you could end up with a boat worth $10-20k more, plus $10k in your pocket.

The wood issue is this. Neither Tige or Greenwood have reported any failures or paid out any money. Many have claimed to see the rot or experienced it in these boats, but yet not one has provided anything to back it up (pictures worth a thousand words). Believe me, if my Tige rotted, I would have pictures and paste them all over the place to warn others.

Mike · Addict Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 536 City: Orlando

People just make up flaws in Tige's because they can't handle a new boat company. (At least that's my theory)

tigepaul · Newbie Joined: 29 Apr 2003 Posts: 6 City: Pittsburgh, PA

I have had no problems with my 22i R. Sorry, I did have to adjust the speedometer. My last Correct Craft hull blistered and I got it fixed. Does anyone question CC quality. The answer is no, because it is a high quality boat just as most of the brands in that class are today. Talking about wooden stringers, let's not forget that 'Fountain', that low quality racing boat, still uses them. Funny I never hear them criticized like Tige.

I've owned 2 Mastercrafts, 2 Nautiques and 1 Tige. They are all great boats. It's simply a matter of preference. I bought the 22i R because I wanted more space in a boat. What I need in a boat has changed over the years. Fifteen years ago I wanted to run 32 off, so I bought the boat that would help me run it. Now I want to ski and wakeboard in a boat that has a better ride. Buy what you like and go out and have fun.

Fishmaster · Posted: Jun 15, 2003 6:52 pm Post subject:

If your worried about wood in a boat, go check out some 30-50 year old boats at your local salvage yard. Bring a drill and drill into the stringers and transoms that were layed up before most of us were born. I believe you will feel quite confident that this is not an issue based on what you will see coming out of the holes.

Tige's are quite impressive from what I've seen. I've personally drilled holes through the deck to mount towers on nearly all the major brands and could not see a credible reason for someone to be dissing a Tige, much less any of the major players.

My $0.02

Bill

B-rad · Posted: Jun 16, 2003 7:26 am Post subject:

I've never heard from a credible source about a Tige' with rotten strigers or any hull issues for that point. I have a friend that treat his 22I like crap. He does everything horrible to it you can think of. It's going strong with no issues. He has hit rocks and had the fiberglass repaired, had his tower ripped off the boat, and just about everything else bad that could happen to a boat. It seems that a lot of people question it but have never seen it. It's more of "I knew a guy who had a friend whose cousin's roomate had a tige and the stringers rotten and the boat sank... Don't buy a Tige' man, they fall apart" As some one else noted, Fountian is one of the most respected names in boating. If wood is fine for them, I think it would last in a Tige'.

BigD · Criminal Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 51 City: Texas

People just like to rag on the Tiges because they're good boats at a lower price (used to be lower anyway). Plus they're made in Texas and everybody who ain't from Texas wishes they were....

Sportster4Tec · Posted: Jun 16, 2003 1:13 pm Post subject:

Yeah i really dont think tige would back up their stringers by giving you a new boat and 10k if they werent positive it works. Also Sanger boats use wood stringers if anyone wanted to know... they make good boats too.

RKG · Criminal Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 94 City: Nashville

They rag on Tige also because they are different from current ski/wakeboard boat builders. Wood heavy, ski boats got away from that to be lighter for slalom. Now they make wakeboard boats from essentially the same mold, different hull shapes. The older boats had some quirks that get better with each generation. My 2001 tower shakes some, my friends 03 has no movement at all. mine has some quirks that I have not seen in the 03. The other boats have been around much longer and worked stuff out. It will be interesting to see if the 03 x star has issues since itis a totally new hull and alot of stuff on it is all new.

driftwood · Posted: Jun 16, 2003 3:57 pm Post subject:

i've not heard of any issues but lets face it - wood rots and there is no reason to use wood in current technology for a tournament boat today. They also have a wood floor -

I beleive there are enough options with no wood out there to not take the chance especially at the current prices.

RKG · Criminal Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 94 City: Nashville

Does XL wood rot? Sure has not been any proof of it yet....

BigD · Criminal Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 51 City: Texas

I guess anything would rot if you put it out in the open in Alaska where it rains like 100 inches a year and the sun never shines. As for down here in Texas, you should be more worried about UV from the sun because that's what we have most of the time.... God Bless Texas Brutha...

fuel · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 110 City: Gatesville

I wouldn't worry about the stringers. I've worked with XL and it is some pretty bad ass stuff.