Cigarette Top Gun 38 - Is this the most pointless 80 MPH boat ever?

[@davidmwood560]

It's not pointless at all James. It's a fire-breathing fun monster and I can think of any number of annoying, stuck-up so-called purists that I could really p**s off with one of these. Hahaha. Absolutely fantastic, no wonder you love it so. Thanks for a great tour James

[@pat4599]

Its pointless in the sense its only fun to drive fast...... for a relaxing day at anchor with 4 people it sucks , no space to move around. Thats the reason that todays go fast crowd buys center console boats. Slim go fast like this is almost out production.

[@kfeltenberger]

Don Aronow pretty much created that genre of boats. I remember visiting South Florida in the 80s and stopping by "Fleet Street" which was a visual history lesson of all the companies that he started and sold. I had the chance to take a trip down the Chesapeake in an Aronow 47, one of his last designs which blended a thunderboat like this with some more refinements so you could do a weekend or even week aboard. My. God. It was an amazing experience and one I'll never forget.

[@Boatscouk]

I Would loved to have met him Kurt.

[@kfeltenberger]

@@Boatscouk Another colorful player in the offshore powerboat racing circuit was Al Copeland, of Popeye's Fried Chicken. What Don did with fiberglass and big engines, Al did with chicken to fund his "fun" racing team.

[@UltraMagaFan]

80 miles per hour isn't fast. Back when it was built, it was quick, but now in modern day, that t old Top Gun ain't shit. Cigarette now makes boats that put out 3,000 horsepower and go 140 miles per hour. A Cigarette 515 would absolutely smoke that thing. It's crazy how much that company has improved their boats in the last 30 years. Marine technology has taken a huge leap.

[@adamknight6752]

James you my kind of geezer, straight talking with all the banta! Great to see the humour along side such luxury and wealth....Keep the videos coming they are great. Selling boats in the sun looks like the dream job.... I'm in! #shoutwindow

[@Boatscouk]

Ah thanks Adam 🥳

[@chrish2996]

Hi James. A classic thoroughbred withe best twin V8 unmuffeld power. Yes its pointless yet stunning lines, performance and fun. Great video thanks 😊

[@Boatscouk]

I love this boat !

[@patriciab3739]

Like it James, pointless fun !!! great Vlog as usual, have a fab holiday :)

[@Boatscouk]

Thanks Patricia 🙏

[@Ben-sc7gf]

I love it when you're on KZbin and you come across an absolute Gem of a channel like this! I'm a lowly jetskiier (don't hate me 😂) but I've been transfixed with these vids. Just finished the £4mil princess 88 video and almost convinced me I could be there one day! Keep up the good work! Subscribed!

[@Boatscouk]

Thanks for your kind words Ben 🥳 we are family business that sell boats from £5k to £5m . We treat everybody well. Dad started the business in the 60’s and me and my 3 brothers live and breath boats 24/7. Anything is possible- let me tell you ! 🥳🥳

[@Ben-sc7gf]

@@Boatscouk The passion definitely shines through! I'm stuck in the midlands but when I finally crack my masterplan of moving to Dorset I hope to be giving you a call!

[@gro9465]

Fantastic James, always enjoy your presentations!

[@jame71bln]

I think I only show this video because of you James ... entertainment at it's best with a lot of nice boats ... but for sure .. a cigarette boat is a lot of fun!! keep going .. thank you!

[@Boatscouk]

Thanks Sven. I love silly boats like this . Princess 72 is video next week 😎

[@DoctorTimHK]

So much noise and so little speed 🤣I laughed so hard I've got to go get my hernia repaired, John (James) is a classic 😆

[@Boatscouk]

Thanks Dr Tim - some of those mopeds are like that though 😂😂

[@reighbh13]

I was in Cala door last week. I was sweating like a dinner lady!!! The wave burger was bloody massive too.

[@Boatscouk]

😂😂😂😂

[@Lynchfan88]

Don Aronow..Don, not David. A bit of performance boat history: Don started Formula boats in '62, then he established Donzi in '64 and then Magnum Marine in '66. Due to his non-compete clause the first 'Cigarette' were actually Cary's and that first one was built then, in '69. The first one branded Cigarette came out in '70. Miami Vice & Don Johnson never used Cigarette's. In season one they used a Chris-Craft Stinger 390 X and seasons 2-5 it was a Wellscraft Scarab 38KV.

[@Boatscouk]

Thank you 🙏 always happy to learn 😊

[@Lynchfan88]

@@Boatscouk if you ever want/need performance boat info or have questions, hit me up. My fam was in the business in a few areas.

[@Boatscouk]

@@Lynchfan88 thank you 🙏

[@Nick_G7IZR]

Oi, my boat has carbs and its only 2015!! Old skool my arse! :)

[@londonman8688]

this is a 20k boat ... but i love it

[@alfie7459]

Absolutely brilliant James is it only your name you get correct 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@brownnoise357]

What a great boat to commute with. Only drawback, not big enough to hold enough fuel. I saw a much interesting version that was in the same spirit, but perhaps not a Cigarette, after sheltering in a Harbour of Refuge in Rhode Island from incoming Tornadoes, a d sailing from there to New York. Then this amazing noise was heard in the distance, as I was approaching Block Island, didn't see it then, but it possibly stopped there to pick up a fellow commuter heading to New York. We'll South of Block Island, I had joined in the search for a missing Diver- missing for a while but in good news, he had made it ashore fit and well 👍 - when this amazing Noise started up again, and the boat ended up passing me, at Full Throttle, and my spine is tingling again remembering that Noise, Then I saw it, Heading West off the South of Long Island, going hell for Leather and at its Stern, the most impossibly Large Rooster Tail gave the impression that it was The Rooster Tail Pushing the Boat at God knows What Speed (I was doing just over 6 knots in my sailboat, with my jaw solidly dropped at the helm) A running Commdntary was being given over the VHF alerting other boats, that a Fast Mover was heading in whichever direction and giving its current Position. It was something truly memorable from my Trip, and a bit unforgettable. Not saying I would like a ride in something like that, let alone Commute to Work in one every day, but there are quite a number of people in the USA who do indeed use fast boats to regularly Commute to and from work with. The Searay 39' Express boats do seem a popular choice for Commuter boats for example . Thanks for this video, it made me Smile. 🙂👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Oooo! Riding Out the Tornado was a fun experience too, the first one clipped the boat so hard, the top of the mast went under the water on the Port side, completely submerging the VHF aerial, and knocked the Anchor out sideways, got reanchored OK, andvwedged in the Cockpit, wascable to watch the most amazing lightning storm I have seen in my life. Talk about vivid purple lightning flashes, it was amazing. Not one boat in the Harbour of Refuge Suffered any Damage, which was itself incredible. Best Wishes. Bob. 👍

[@Boatscouk]

Thanks Bob. I think you win the award hands down for the longest ever comment on one of our videos !!! I love the story about the tornado and the fast boat and I would love to actually test a cigarette off the Florida coast with the Miami vice music ! How stupid am I ! 😂😂 thanks again for your kind words. I have a video of a Princess 72 up in a week or two - which is like chalk and cheese to this boat 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@darknes7800]

1994?????? 30 year old Cig....should be selling for about $20K -25K !!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

[@Boatscouk]

Sold now 👍🏻

[@brandonthorbahn138]

The mercruiser hp 500 is an 8.2 liter 502 cubic inch 470 horsepower motor. It was merceuisers premiere performance engine until late 90’s early 2000’s. That’s probably a 12 or 13 thousand pound boat. No way is that running 75. Maybe 70 mph with a light load.

[@Boatscouk]

Thanks Brandon . Appreciate your superior knowledge- always good to learn 😊

[@Funtari01]

phantastic that there still are some non-average-white-boats out there.....

[@triplepleasure1]

Who the hell is David Arronow?😅

[@frankiegregoriou2271]

Exellent show James, so this boat cannot run on E10 petrol and in 5 year's the super unleaded will be discontinued, concussion in five years we will have no drugs, this is a disaster 😂🤣😂

[@Boatscouk]

😂😂😂😂

[@brandonscott2941]

It is not pointless!! The "point" is the fun!!!

[@Boatscouk]

I agree 🥳

[@Rob24727]

Fantastic boat would love to hear that fired up! they are just such cool boats. thanks for the vid and the info. There used to be one of these in Salterns marina when I was a teen and one day a Blue Sunseeker ThunderHawk a Red TomaHawk then the Cigarette came out what a noise they all made heading out the Harbour and back was just blown away by them then! this is what I watch Miami Vice for, didn't they use a Scarab though possibly? anyway, and the black Ferrari Daytona of course! Cheers!!

[@Boatscouk]

Yes Miami vice mainly used Scarabs but they are all ‘go fast’ boats - such fun thanks Rob. We have an office at Salterns Poole but never seen one there. Mans boat 👌👌👌

[@Rob24727]

@@Boatscouk this is going back probably at least 30 odd years ago or so I don't know.. Pretty sure there was one for a very short time there and a Cigarette for sale on blocks/hardstanding or a trailer where the boats used to be put for sale near the offices. I do remember seeing a Scarab too so maybe I'm mistaken perhaps. Eitherway all very cool boats indeed. 👍

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

The show started with a Stinger, then moved to a Scarab in Season 2.

[@ericmoscatel8164]

David aronow who?please do your research 23 degree also

[@7markshark]

...with a Apache on the hull.

[@Boatscouk]

Love it 🥰

[@jaffaholland4039]

love the fact that you had to get the shout window in, why are you guys not running it out there as a business, or dressing this up as the fastest tender in the world. Still think that you have the best job in the world, as my dad always said it never rains on the river, i.e. messing about on boats is just fun.

[@Boatscouk]

Ah thanks Jaffa 😂

[@iq6840]

If my dad was alive today and with the advancements in fiberglass and propulsion, he would be making the biggest fastest boats in the world. He did not like being overshadowed.

[@rbslammed6163]

“David Aronow” any relation to Donald Aronow the race boat builder and racer?

[@carpe_poon5761]

The thumbnail is just blasphemy🤦‍♂️ How you gona call a cigarette 'pointless'

[@Boatscouk]

It’s a joke CP - I love it !

[@carpe_poon5761]

@@Boatscouk Lol the scary thing is there are people out there that dont like power boats. Idk how thats possible

[@modmod392]

A boat for slim criminals😎

[@Boatscouk]

Yes yes ! 😂

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

Saying Dave Aronow, is like saying Greg Best was the #1 football player from N.I.

[@Boatscouk]

I know - so sorry . Was distracted 🥺

[@dave-smarttrucking7515]

That would be Don Aronow, not David

[@michaelgrider8135]

Yup. And a racer boat genius

[@jerone8272]

New subscriber, don’t wan’t a cigarette but interesting all the same 🤣. Making a boat that I wouldn’t buy interesting 👏.

[@Boatscouk]

Lots more to come 👌

[@shanesanko1408]

The gearing ratio is the difference

[@chrisduc1]

What year is it ??1992 ??

[@Boatscouk]

Yes about that

[@johningham4942]

I love the show James, a piece of American history but I prefer an outer reef 700 have you got one?

[@Boatscouk]

It yet but I will find one ☝️

[@Boatscouk]

Not

[@johningham4942]

@@Boatscouk I will keep watching your website James until I realise my expectation!

[@stephenpersic9474]

His name was Don Aronow not David

[@weselmendorf2195]

painful .... you got a lot wrong sheeeeeeeeeeeeesh GOD Bless

[@Boatscouk]

I know - huge apologies. Won’t do it again

[@Properkunt]

I need to buy this to piss every one off!! Does it come with a trailer?

[@Boatscouk]

We can supply one but you will need a lorry to tow it - it’s long ! 😂

[@jota1221]

Bet this just sips the fuel

[@Boatscouk]

Gulps it ! Fun is priceless eh 😉

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

Bonkers !

[@marineboy6033]

Did they make a flybridge version……?

[@Boatscouk]

😂

[@michaelgrider8135]

Don

[@moparmadman1134]

Pure capitalism I love it

[@richierich2534]

His name was Don not David

[@Boatscouk]

Yes I know - I put it on the screen . My brother is called David and I had just spoken to him before filming the video 😂 doh 🙄

[@matthewmachin5614]

Just like nick straight to the point😂

[@Boatscouk]

😂

[@daverotroff6873]

I quit watching at the point he referred to "David" Aronow.

[@Boatscouk]

Yes sorry my apologies

[@krishorst4734]

80k .....and another 10k on gas.......for each engine.

[@Boatscouk]

Yes about right but think of the fun 🤩

[@krishorst4734]

@@Boatscouk Very true. And the noise! I was watching a video now about the new Tesla powered 350hp electric outboards which are great but it takes away one of the best parts of powerboating......that sound!

[@krishorst4734]

@@Boatscouk And also, if thats what they are going to look like then they can keep them.....looks way to John Deer!

[@Boatscouk]

@@krishorst4734 I agree. Sound is an important part of our lives. I do like electric motors but I love the sound of a V8 more 😂

[@dimitrikuburlis9277]

I have one with later fuel injected engines. At 50 mph it’s only doing 3500 rpm, which is 32 gallons per hour. So about 1.5mpg. Not that bad for a boat in my opinion, especially one that is so smooth that the ride puts most 70 footers to shame.

[@wingcommanderdaltonwalton67]

Pointless noisy fun will have the doogooders on the phone to Greta Thunberg….similar reason to why I purchased a TVR in the nineties! Love this boat but there’s no way my arse is fitting through the karzi door!

[@Boatscouk]

The toilet is tight 😂😂

[@CigTopGun38]

1. That boat is trashed 2. You aren’t equipped to discuss high performance offshore boats, you know nothing about them 3. It’s Don not David 4. Half the things you say aren’t correct

[@Boatscouk]

Yes I agree with you 👌 do you want to buy her?

[@ronschwolsky1626]

He didn't even know the HP of the engines. Dave worked at Donzi. Oh dear.

[@brandonthorbahn138]

Did he really say david aronow? It’s don not David. Try making videos about things you know.

[@Boatscouk]

Apologies