Future Boat Order and Comments

[dinfusino]

Good news and bad news on getting the boat. Looks like we have a plan to finally build, so I can start thinking about the boat again. Bad news, probably won't be able to take delivery until a year from this upcoming May . Which is fine, this is the summer of wedding for us (ours, sisters, and three friends) so weekends are limited. But I digress . . .

Which leads me to my question: How long should I plan on for taking delivery on an order (e.g. if I order by end of year will I have it by May)?

Also, this is the design I was looking at going with. Would like to hear some comments since (I suck at this type of stuff).

Thanks!

Dan

[chpthril]

They can build it in 3-6 weeks. With your time frame, you are looking at a late 2010 model, dont get to set on options, colors, ect now, things will/may change. Try posting larger pics!

Why not steel a used one now, then trade up to new next year? Market is in the crapper (good for buyers) but will come back!

[dinfusino]

Wow, that fast. I was expecting 5-7 months.

A boat is not ideal at this exact moment due to small garage and my condo won't allow it parked out side. And I can't get myself to justifiy an addition $100+ a month in storage costs. I've trying to get rid of this place for over a year, the only reason I don't have one right now.

Here are some larger pictures (I hope):

[larryueckert]

those colors but with the new graffix's

[Carter13]

If your heart is set on a new Tige and you can afford it in a year then by all means go for it. The problem is you may still be trying to sell your condo in this crappy market a year from now because it is going to take two to three years to purge all the bad loans out there. Chp is right on the money when he said look at buying a used boat right now. The market is flush with used boats. Banks are selling reposessed boats at a loss just to unload them and some of the private little guys that buy one to two boats at a time are passing on the savings to the sellers. I know this because I bought my repoed 05 Avy three weeks ago from a private seller and paid $7000 below low blue book. Right now you can buy right and if you sold in the next year or two you should break even or possibly make a few bucks. Paying $100 a month for storage is nothing if you can steal a boat for $5000 or more below low blue book.

[dingleberry]

FWIW, we placed our order just before Fourth of July, and our dealer picked it up about the third week of August.

[akdoc]

They can build it in 3-6 weeks. With your time frame, you are looking at a late 2010 model, dont get to set on options, colors, ect now, things will/may change. Try posting larger pics!

Why not steel a used one now, then trade up to new next year? Market is in the crapper (good for buyers) but will come back!

3-6 weeks....right. Try about 3 months. I'm sure your dealer will BS you and state the 6 week crap, but plan on at least 3 months. Of course both Tige dealer's we bought from turned out to be horrible.

[da.bell]

3-6 weeks....right. Try about 3 months. I'm sure your dealer will BS you and state the 6 week crap, but plan on at least 3 months. Of course both Tige dealer's we bought from turned out to be horrible.

He worked for the dealer at one time. But again, not sure about the economy and how Tige is turning boats around.

[KonaKing]

3-6 weeks....right. Try about 3 months. I'm sure your dealer will BS you and state the 6 week crap, but plan on at least 3 months. Of course both Tige dealer's we bought from turned out to be horrible.

Hey AK lived in Overland Park many years ago. Used to have a place on the Ozarks and always went to Perry Lake.

Belated welcome

[Tanner]

3-6 weeks....right. Try about 3 months. I'm sure your dealer will BS you and state the 6 week crap, but plan on at least 3 months. Of course both Tige dealer's we bought from turned out to be horrible.

Well considering chp is a dealer, he's prob. in the know. And about 4 weeks is what I'm hearing right now too!

Of course you also had a total opposite experience w/ one of those dealers that I have. They've bent over backwards for me over the 3 years I've been dealing w/ them.

[ImaPigDog]

I believe that Chpthril is very accurate that it is approximately 3-6 weeks. However, there may be several other variables involved, depending on when you place your order. Following are a few:

- What time of year/season
- When you place the order with the dealer
- When the dealer places the order with Tige
- How long does it take the dealer to prep & deliver

Communication is obviously the key. When working out our purchase, we let our dealer know that our goal is to take delivery of the boat by early to mid-April (so that we can get it broke in, serviced and ready to go for the summer season). That makes it a easier to back into a delivery date.

After researching every inboard manufacturer for months, we ended up ordering a 2009 22Ve at our local boat show in mid-January. Our dealer, Western Ohio Watersports, placed the order to Tige around the end of January. They expect to receive it from Tige in March.

Although Tige lake tests every single boat, our dealer likes to do the same once received by them to make sure there are no surprises. Not only is Tige performing due diligence with regards to quality control, the dealer is as well. However, this step also delays delivery (which is OK with us, as long as we meet our target delivery date).

Somebody may correct me here (not sure about international sales), but I would guess that ordering in the spring or early summer will likely take longer due to the seasonal nature of boating in most of the U.S. and the demand at that time of year. Your dealer would likely be much busier then and not be able to prep it as quickly. Dingleberry's dealer was probably also able to turn his quickly due to the time of year/season. Obviously, they got the order in right away and the plant was able to respond quickly.

Per some of the other posters advice, there will likely not be a much better time to buy than now. Our economy is going to get worse before it gets better as it will likely take the next couple of years for the dust to settle. However, that doesn't mean that costs will necessarily go down. IMHO, quality control may become an issue in the industry (nearly all industries) due to major expense reductions (a.k.a. - cutbacks/staff reductions, etc.) over the next few years until the economy turns around. Few, if any, current leadership teams in any organization or industry have the experience to deal with what our economy is going through now.

So Dan, go ahead...take a sip of the Kool-Aid...yeah, that's it...it tastes good, doesn't it...another drink now...one more big gulp...drink! drink! drink!...aaahhhh, OK, you're now the proud new owner of a Tige...doesn't that feel better... Just kidding of course, good luck with your decision.

Tim

[MoneyPity]

Who is the Dealer you are working with? Sales and Service Operate as seperate entities and the service team although expensive rate per hour does fantastic work

[Tanner]

Imapigdog,

Just FYI .... Tige requires it's dealers to also lake test the boats. Just part of the whole making sure your on the water and running deal.

[chpthril]

3-6 weeks....right. Try about 3 months. I'm sure your dealer will BS you and state the 6 week crap, but plan on at least 3 months. Of course both Tige dealer's we bought from turned out to be horrible.

Take what akdoc says with a grain of salt, he has trust issues with boat dealers, he thinks they are all out to rip him off and doesn't believe they should make a profit, but be a not-4-profit biz and give stuff away. He also believes that he is their only customer and they are just sitting around twiddling their thumbs waiting for him to come calling with a problem.

Akdoc, if both the dealers you dealt with turned out to "horrible", sorry, but you need to look at the common denominator there

He worked for the dealer at one time. But again, not sure about the economy and how Tige is turning boats around.

Last year during show season, when the economy was still decent and orders where coming in, Tige told us about 6 weeks turn around. As things got slow in lat Summer, even after a work force reduction, they said 3 weeks. And yes, this does depend on a few factors: Dealer prep once he has it, but the biggest is shipment from Tige to the dealer. It cost money to ship a boat, a lot if it's just a single boat so if the dealer can get 3 or so orders in at once, then he will have a truck load coming in which he can spread the cost over more boats. This in turn, keeps his costs down as well as the Delivery/Prep portion of the selling price.

[ImaPigDog]

Imapigdog,

Just FYI .... Tige requires it's dealers to also lake test the boats. Just part of the whole making sure your on the water and running deal.

Even better! Thanks for the info.