"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 02:53:14 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:32:13 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

It appears that I was pretty close on the over weight issue -
according to the weights I was given by the manufacturer, the boat
must be 900 lbs overweight.

Does Ranger have a hull warranty of some sort? That might be one
avenue to explore. I'd bet almost anything you've got water in the
foam flotation or in the core material.


I have been thinking the same except ....
I think Tom trailers the boat, meaning it is not left in the water. In
order to get much absorbed water through any sections of permeable
glass you
would think it would have to sit the water more.

Unless ... he has a leaking add-on below the waterline .... depth
finder
head ... speedometer paddle wheel ... or a crack in the hull someplace.

There are three or four possibilities - A leaking live well fitting, a
collision of some sort prior to my purchase (which is possible knowing
who the guide was who had the boat before me) which was repaired on
the sly, something above the water like Wayne mentioned (leaking hatch
cover, etc) or a porous section of fiberglass which just doesn't seem
likely.

Of the three, Wayne's was what I was thinking. The problem is how the
boat is built - all the hatches run into the hull which exits out the
drain plug - not all that unusual. If there is a blocked drain or
interior hull drain there would be 104 gallons of water in the hull.
That's a lot of water and would take up a lot of space which just
doesn't seem likely.

Thus, the culprit is probably a combination of two things - bad foam
and leaking hatch covers.

As of today, I'm still mulling this over. I'm really not in the mood
as the Remicade treatment this morning didn't go well and I'm in a
really mean mood - it's not a good time to discuss things with either
the builder or the dealer. :)

please email me at delcecchi at yahoo dot com
I am interested in your Remicade experience.