On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:37:42 -0000,
wrote:

On Oct 25, 6:21 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:46:46 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:44:14 -0400, HK wrote:

Anyone have info on this sort of boat?

http://tinyurl.com/2m9md5
Nice boat.

Not my thing though - much to square for me.

And, strangely, I have more freeboard that the newer models.

What year is yours? The one in the photo allegedly is a 2001.

I have no memory of the photos of your Wranger, er, Granger. And your
site seems to have gone pouf.

Older picture with the FICHT.

I'll post some with the ETEC.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger.JPG

A bass boat with metalflake paint and a tee-top? It's sooooo you.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Don't forget the matching trailer

Just one more aspect of a superior boat manufacturer who built a boat
for a superior kind of person. :)

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:37:42 -0000,
wrote:

On Oct 25, 6:21 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:46:46 -0400, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:44:14 -0400, HK wrote:
Anyone have info on this sort of boat?
http://tinyurl.com/2m9md5
Nice boat.
Not my thing though - much to square for me.
And, strangely, I have more freeboard that the newer models.
What year is yours? The one in the photo allegedly is a 2001.
I have no memory of the photos of your Wranger, er, Granger. And your
site seems to have gone pouf.
Older picture with the FICHT.
I'll post some with the ETEC.
http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger.JPG
A bass boat with metalflake paint and a tee-top? It's sooooo you.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
Don't forget the matching trailer

Just one more aspect of a superior boat manufacturer who built a boat
for a superior kind of person. :)


So, who did you get to buy that rig for you? :}

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:40:48 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Better looking than a puke beige hole in the water.

With a dangerously low transom.

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:01:40 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:40:48 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Better looking than a puke beige hole in the water.

With a dangerously low transom.

While I hate to agree with Harry about this (there, I said it), there
is a lot of bass boat thinking in this boat.

For some reason they built the bilge access hatch into extruded stern
right in front of the engine mount on the transom - it's about six
inches lower than the actual stern interior of the boat. Why they did
that, I have no idea.

You can see the stern from this image:

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger06.JPG

The compartments contain the live well and batteries. Aft of those
compartments is where the swale begins and it is lower with the bilge
hatch right in front of the engine.

Oddly, I don't take a lot of water onto or over the stern even when
I'm backing to a sea - like when Scott and me caught a lure on a
lobster trap bouy lead. I've never been able to figure that one out -
the damn boat bobs like a cork anyway, but you would think with that
much engine back there hanging off the stern, you would.

Here's the rest of the pictures.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger01.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger02.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger03.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger04.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger05.JPG

Still better looking than a Parker. :)

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:01:40 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:40:48 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Better looking than a puke beige hole in the water.
With a dangerously low transom.

While I hate to agree with Harry about this (there, I said it), there
is a lot of bass boat thinking in this boat.

For some reason they built the bilge access hatch into extruded stern
right in front of the engine mount on the transom - it's about six
inches lower than the actual stern interior of the boat. Why they did
that, I have no idea.

You can see the stern from this image:

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger06.JPG

The compartments contain the live well and batteries. Aft of those
compartments is where the swale begins and it is lower with the bilge
hatch right in front of the engine.

Oddly, I don't take a lot of water onto or over the stern even when
I'm backing to a sea - like when Scott and me caught a lure on a
lobster trap bouy lead. I've never been able to figure that one out -
the damn boat bobs like a cork anyway, but you would think with that
much engine back there hanging off the stern, you would.

Here's the rest of the pictures.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger01.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger02.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger03.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger04.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger05.JPG

Still better looking than a Parker. :)




Damn near perfect Florida flats boat if you lost the tee-top and put on
a poling platform. That front deck would be perfect for fly fishing down
there.

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.

On Oct 26, 6:41 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:37:42 -0000,
wrote:





On Oct 25, 6:21 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:46:46 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:44:14 -0400, HK wrote:

Anyone have info on this sort of boat?

http://tinyurl.com/2m9md5
Nice boat.

Not my thing though - much to square for me.

And, strangely, I have more freeboard that the newer models.

What year is yours? The one in the photo allegedly is a 2001.

I have no memory of the photos of your Wranger, er, Granger. And your
site seems to have gone pouf.

Older picture with the FICHT.

I'll post some with the ETEC.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger.JPG

A bass boat with metalflake paint and a tee-top? It's sooooo you.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Don't forget the matching trailer

Just one more aspect of a superior boat manufacturer who built a boat
for a superior kind of person. :)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I rest my case.........

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:48:36 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:37:42 -0000,
wrote:

On Oct 25, 6:21 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:46:46 -0400, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:44:14 -0400, HK wrote:
Anyone have info on this sort of boat?
http://tinyurl.com/2m9md5
Nice boat.
Not my thing though - much to square for me.
And, strangely, I have more freeboard that the newer models.
What year is yours? The one in the photo allegedly is a 2001.
I have no memory of the photos of your Wranger, er, Granger. And your
site seems to have gone pouf.
Older picture with the FICHT.
I'll post some with the ETEC.
http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger.JPG
A bass boat with metalflake paint and a tee-top? It's sooooo you.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
Don't forget the matching trailer

Just one more aspect of a superior boat manufacturer who built a boat
for a superior kind of person. :)

So, who did you get to buy that rig for you? :}

Mrs. Wave. :)

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:48:36 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:37:42 -0000,
wrote:

On Oct 25, 6:21 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:46:46 -0400, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:44:14 -0400, HK wrote:
Anyone have info on this sort of boat?
http://tinyurl.com/2m9md5
Nice boat.
Not my thing though - much to square for me.
And, strangely, I have more freeboard that the newer models.
What year is yours? The one in the photo allegedly is a 2001.
I have no memory of the photos of your Wranger, er, Granger. And your
site seems to have gone pouf.
Older picture with the FICHT.
I'll post some with the ETEC.
http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger.JPG
A bass boat with metalflake paint and a tee-top? It's sooooo you.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
Don't forget the matching trailer
Just one more aspect of a superior boat manufacturer who built a boat
for a superior kind of person. :)
So, who did you get to buy that rig for you? :}

Mrs. Wave. :)

Mr. Wave,
I do have to ask, did you deliberately wait till the sun was low enough
to get that great reflection in the water or was it just coincidence?

By the way, can I borrow your Hasselblad for awhile? I will try not to
drop it.

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:56:22 -0400, HK wrote:


Damn near perfect Florida flats boat if you lost the tee-top and put on
a poling platform. That front deck would be perfect for fly fishing down
there.

You would think so, but it's not really a "flats" boat.

It draws 20" at the bow which is not exactly flats boats
configuration.

It's really a compromise boat based on the venerable 620 series of
"utility" or guide boats which are popular in Quebec and Minnesota.
The CC version is a little wider and deeper in the cockpit area than
te regular 620. Ranger stopped making the 20 footer for the 2002 model
year after a two year limited production run, then restarted it for
the 2004 model year with a complete redesign which made it a little
smaller in width and with less depth cockpit depth. Ranger also
downsized the engine capacity from 225 to 150.

Mine is a fairly unique boat in that there aren't a lot of them around
and those who have them tend to keep them for a while. I get a lot of
nice comments from people when they see it - it attracts attention
that's for sure.

With respect to the T-top, I like it. It helps a little with the sun
and a bimini top would just look stupid.

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.

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:28:35 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:48:36 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:37:42 -0000,
wrote:

On Oct 25, 6:21 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:46:46 -0400, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:44:14 -0400, HK wrote:
Anyone have info on this sort of boat?
http://tinyurl.com/2m9md5
Nice boat.
Not my thing though - much to square for me.
And, strangely, I have more freeboard that the newer models.
What year is yours? The one in the photo allegedly is a 2001.
I have no memory of the photos of your Wranger, er, Granger. And your
site seems to have gone pouf.
Older picture with the FICHT.
I'll post some with the ETEC.
http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger.JPG
A bass boat with metalflake paint and a tee-top? It's sooooo you.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
Don't forget the matching trailer
Just one more aspect of a superior boat manufacturer who built a boat
for a superior kind of person. :)
So, who did you get to buy that rig for you? :}

Mrs. Wave. :)

Mr. Wave,
I do have to ask, did you deliberately wait till the sun was low enough
to get that great reflection in the water or was it just coincidence?

That was taken at ten in the morning after fishing on the lake. I
noticed the water and the sun was exactly at the right angle so I took
the shot and it worked.

By the way, can I borrow your Hasselblad for awhile? I will try not to
drop it.

Sure.

Just post a $10k bond, insure it for $10k and pay for a bonded shipper
to ship it and you can have it for a week. :)