HK wrote:


Ranger has always made interesting boats. The Florida dealer where I
bought my Sea Pros was also a Ranger dealer, and I always admired the
fit and finish of Rangers when I stopped by there.

This is my fourth Ranger in 30 years and just this past August was the
only one I've kept for longer than six years. They are great boats
for what they are, but the salt water boats don't have the same
panache if you will as the fresh water bass boats.

There's something about this boat that I really like and I don't think
I'll be trading or selling it anytime soon. I did have it on the
market for a while just to see if I could get any offers and judge the
market - it is very sellable and for a fairly decent price too which
makes me happy.


Ranger used to make some serious ocean-going center consoles. Roland
Martin had one for a while, a 25-footer with a tower.

Well...I had to decide between a tee-top and a bimini, and I'm glad I
went for the bimini. What is needed here is S-H-A-D-E, and the Parker
bimini is huge. Ergo, there is shade for the two seats behind the center
console and there is even shade in front of it in some circumstances.

Speaking of flats boats, I've got a photo here of a Parker bay boat
(not a deep vee) whose owner installed an after-market bracket so he
could raise and lower the engine lower unit for shallow water fishing.
It seems to me it would have been easier to go with a jacks plate, but
this guy wanted something different:

http://tinyurl.com/375xfb



That *is* a "jack" plate, dummy. It's a nice design, too.