900 Tigershark Specifications

The Thief River Falls, Minnesota-based Arctic Cat company stuck its toe in the personal watercraft market, making the Tigershark from 1993 to 1999 with some success. Boating magazine, in a 1995 article titled "Tigershark 900: tour de force," praised the three-seater waterbike for its design as a touring watercraft, rather than for high-performance water sports. However, Arctic Cat returned to dry land and now makes 20 types of all-terrain vehicles and more than 50 snowmobile models.

  1. Engine and Carburetor

    • The Arctic Cat Tigershark 900 features a 900cc 72 horsepower Suzuki aluminum two-stroke, three-cylinder engine with a forced water intake cooling system and digital/RPM limiter overheat protection. There is a seven-gallon gas tank and 12V battery. It has a crankcase reed valves intake system, tuned pipe exhaust system and electric start. Top speed in the standard package is rated at 47 mph.

    Body and Drive System

    • The 1995 Tigershark 900 is a three-person sit down model with a round nose and Tigershark's exclusive stepped hull design. It weighs 375 lbs. and measures 92.5 by 41.5 by 37.75 inches. The craft operates in a minimum of two feet of water with an axial flow single-stage jet pump and a stainless steel blade.

    Value

    • Arctic Cat got out of the personal watercraft business in late 1999, after losing a costly patent lawsuit and declines in market share. Despite the age of the Tigershark 900 and its discontinued status, Kelly Blue Book has listed the Suggested Retail Value at $1,220 as of January 2011. When new in 1995, the MSRP was $7,299. The company remains strong, but parts for the discontinued Tigershark are becoming increasingly hard to find, according to owners commenting in the most popular personal watercraft forums.