Anyone own an "older" Tige?

[bfrank]

Man that is an awesome picture, I would get that blown up for a poster in my office if that was mine!!!

And to top it off all that glass water!!!! Makes me shake just thinking about it. Where was that picture taken, and is it always that sweet with the water conditions??

[NICKYPOO]

I know it's a '00 but it is one of the last of the "old" boats. Wood stringered D-drive flat bottom. It reminds me of "The Road Warrior", "Last of the V-8 Interceptors".

[skyski_tige]

I have a 1997 2150i. It has somewhere around 1500 hours on it. I live on the lake and use it alot. Here is a picture of the boat with the old tower. I have added a Titan II series tower with lights. I will post the pics later.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/skyski.../ph//my_photos

[TeamAllen]

bfrank - It does have a ski locker right behind the rear seat backrest. The lid is the top half of the rear seat back. It is very handy. I only wish they would have turned it around so you could access it from the swim step rather than from inside the boat. Also if you don't secure that lid properly and you start trailering it, it will fly up and break it off.

I wouldn't actually call it a sun deck but you can lay one person across it easily.

The ski wake is great! We are only recreational skiers and our previous boat was an I/O so that is all I have to go by. It has helped my skiing improve. I have pulled some good skiers and they were all complimentary of the pull. But what else should they say?

[bfrank]

TeamAllan
Does your boat have a locker in the back???
I wish mine did it would be so nice to throw the skis back there.
How is the wake on yours for skiing??

[malarson]

I have a '98 pre2100wt with 375 hours on it. I love it but I was thinking of upgrading to a new tige. The guy at the dealership said he would only give me $13,000 for it so I guess I'll keep it for now. Heck it's a great boat and I know where every wire in it goes. Why start over.

[TeamAllen]

I fond this thread 2 year old thread and thought I would revive it. I think it is cool, no towers. I bought my 97 2150 pre-tower also. I added it later as you can see in the picture. I don't know if I even have any pics of it without the tower. Maybe the one they take of you @ the dealer, when we purchased it?

The only names I recognize are bfrank, flackpack and domslude. Where did the rest of you go?

[bfrank]

My 97 Pre 2000 wt

Just bought it in October of 2003 only skiied behind it once, and loved it. Smooth wakes and they are even ajustable, i had a 96 Gekko GTS 20 before the Tige, really cant wait for the Wisconsin lakes to open up. ANy other Wisconsin Tige owners out there????

[96PRE2000WT]

Sorry about the link, I've attached the picture.

Seawalker - I have always skied on Melvern Lake in the past. It's just 10 miles Southwest of Pomona Lake. It's a little closer for me with a few more coves to get-away. This year will be a little different, just last week I joined the Pomona Lake Ski Club will now have access to a slalom course, jump, ski shows, and a clubhouse. It sounds like it will be well worth the membership fee!

[bkesler]

95 2002 Fslm comp

I bought this 95 2002 Fslm comp last summer with 230 hours and it is in great shape. I am a first time boat owner and have grown up behind a Malibu but my Tige' is solid.

[bhausmann]

Proud owner of a '98 Pre2200iWT. Still has less than 100 hrs on it. Looks like it did the day we bought it. TAPs system is great for slalom and tubing.

[seawalker]

96pre2000wt,

When I click that link in your post, it says I am forbidden to view. ???

I see you are from Emporia. I am from southwest Kansas, south of Dodge City in a little town called Ashland. I am guessing you have skied Pamona Lake? I have met up with a friend there a couple of times to ski off his Mastercraft. I like Pamona but the entire shore line is rocks.

[96PRE2000WT]

Here is the picture of my boat. It's a '96 PRE2000WT. I bought it from the original owner a year ago with 512 hrs and it now has 554 hrs. He was extremely particular about his boat as am I. Since I bought the boat I have added a depth finder, stereo system, replaced the brakes, and repainted the trailer.

[seawalker]

We wipe it down as soon as it comes out of the water. We have to, we run the boat on the Illinois river quite a bit, which is pretty dirty.

I don't mind the carburetor too much. I drag race an old car with a carbureted engine, so I get plenty of practice at tuning.

I bought my boat off the original owner two years ago with 150 hours on it. He is a USAF pilot and bought it when stationed in California, then moved to Florida, then to Wichita KS, which is where I bought it from. I could tell by talking to him he was super anal, the boat is in great shape.

Anyway, I will try to get some pictures scrounged up.

I would love to go to a reunion if there was one anywhere in the North Central US. Texas is a hell of a tow for me.

[Hoots]

tease, tease, tease...c'mon with some pictures!