TUFF 21 #00.1
I thought I do a little writeup about my new boat that I bought last fall.
Here’s the story behind it:
After searching for a while for something that could handle the chop better than my hydrostream and yet still run fast I gave up on trying to find a decent (21 cougar mtr, talon 22 etc). I had a deal fall through on a 22 progression and there was nothing else around for sale it seemed. I had always liked the idea of a 21 SOB but good ones aren't plentiful in ontario, then i came across this boat from a local performance shop (TopGun Marine), it was tucked away in their storage barn with a few other hi-po boats. I was told it was built by Mark Weigel, owner of TUFF boats. The seats said, “TUFF N’ UFF” but the hull had decals that said, “Prelude 21”. I called TUFF and spoke to the owner/founder Mark; who instantly knew what boat I was talking about. He said he personally built the boat back in ’02, that the hull was originally a Canadian splash of a 21’ Challenger called a “Scorpion” that they had bought at an auction and used as the shell to build their first 21 prototype. Anyways he said the boat was totally redone and
built to last with no expense spared, he had seen it a few years back and it still looked good and that I shouldn’t have any concerns about it. I went ahead and made a deal on it and got a ’09 300xs dropped on it complete with a sporty w/ 1.62 gears. I tossed on a 26x13.5” Trophy I had laying around and hit the lake the next day. Boat ran 80 MPH, but clearly needed some setup work as it wouldn’t carry the bow above 70 MPH and would porous down the lake with a big rooster tail.
The boat has Digital/GPS gauges, 6” Detwiler Jackplate, SeaStar Pro hydraulic steering, Hotfoot ect.
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