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Ranger Boats hull quality?
Posted on 3/7/15 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 3/7/15 at 7:45 pm
I know, I know, its a Ranger so its gotta be great, but hear me out.
My FIL was about to buy a Ranger Z522 from ole boy's shop on Florida in Denham Springs, but head some bad news today. He was at his camp on Toldeo talking to a fiberglass shop owner and he told my FIL that the brand new hulls are cracking very easily when only bumping and working their way through/around logs/stumps. He said that they crack long ways and its not uncommon to see a 3-4' crack.
FIL called another boat repair shop in Leesville and a guy there told him the same thing.
I cannot find shite about this online and my FIL is now second guessing his soon to be purchase. He used to fish tourneys years and years ago in nothing but Rangers, but hasn't owned one in a decade.
If anybody has any information, please post it.
My FIL was about to buy a Ranger Z522 from ole boy's shop on Florida in Denham Springs, but head some bad news today. He was at his camp on Toldeo talking to a fiberglass shop owner and he told my FIL that the brand new hulls are cracking very easily when only bumping and working their way through/around logs/stumps. He said that they crack long ways and its not uncommon to see a 3-4' crack.
FIL called another boat repair shop in Leesville and a guy there told him the same thing.
I cannot find shite about this online and my FIL is now second guessing his soon to be purchase. He used to fish tourneys years and years ago in nothing but Rangers, but hasn't owned one in a decade.
If anybody has any information, please post it.
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Posted on 3/7/15 at 7:47 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
Nothing in the Hull Truth?
That'd be my first stop.
That'd be my first stop.
Posted on 3/7/15 at 8:34 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
IF he doesn't want to go with Ranger, tell him to look at Legend boats. That would be my first choice.
Posted on 3/7/15 at 10:42 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
I would have your dad check out Legend boats if he is wanting to drop that kind of cash on a boat.
Ranger isn't the same rig that made it a house hold name back in the day.
Several other options that are better and a little cheaper.
Ranger isn't the same rig that made it a house hold name back in the day.
Several other options that are better and a little cheaper.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 8:13 am to Ice Cream Sammich
Guys around here are switching from Ranger and Triton to Phoenix. I live close to Guntersville and you see more and more Phoenix boats on the road headed to the lake.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 8:43 am to Ice Cream Sammich
Has he looked into Bass Cat boats? I am biased but I think that is one of the best boats out there and has been for many many years.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 12:12 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
Allison or bust cause if you ain't first you're last!
I haven't heard of any ranger problems but I don't know many people who have them.
I haven't heard of any ranger problems but I don't know many people who have them.
Posted on 3/8/15 at 3:08 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
Check out bbcboards.net they have a forum for ranger owners. Get on and ask those who own them
Posted on 3/8/15 at 3:33 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
I'm strongly considering a Ranger bay boat right now, and have been reading a lot on them the last few weeks and have also seen no mention of the hull cracks.
Spoke at length with the factory guy at the show yesterday. Of course, he didn't mention anything either. He did explain to me how most boat builders fill the strakes with putty before laying glass. He said they make a "ponytail" with glass then run it through resin, making basically a piece of fiberglass rebar that they fill the strakes with.
Take that for what its worth.
Anybody got a 2310 they want to take me for a ride in??
Spoke at length with the factory guy at the show yesterday. Of course, he didn't mention anything either. He did explain to me how most boat builders fill the strakes with putty before laying glass. He said they make a "ponytail" with glass then run it through resin, making basically a piece of fiberglass rebar that they fill the strakes with.
Take that for what its worth.
Anybody got a 2310 they want to take me for a ride in??
Posted on 3/8/15 at 9:56 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
I have heard mixed reviews from some fiberglass people in east Texas and Shreveport. That being said they are amazing boats and no one has ever said different that I have talked to. They only spoke about the fiberglass quality and the trimmings being over rated at times. Fwiw they spoke very highly of Basscat and the interior works of Phoenix.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 8:10 am to Ice Cream Sammich
I don't know, but they're now owned by Johnny Morris, who owns Bass Pro Shops. Perhaps they'll start selling them there before too long.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:19 am to Ice Cream Sammich
If this is true, then you'd hear the same thing about Triton and Stratos too as they are all built under the same roof in Flippin.
Of course, there are subtle differences in the brands stringer system, etc -- but over the last couple years, those differences have become less and less.
Of course, there are subtle differences in the brands stringer system, etc -- but over the last couple years, those differences have become less and less.
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 10:54 am
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