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 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.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
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.


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

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:24:24 -0400, HK wrote:

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

=============================

Hope that bracket is really well built, it has got to have a heck of a
lot of stress on it.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:24:24 -0400, HK wrote:

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

=============================

Hope that bracket is really well built, it has got to have a heck of a
lot of stress on it.


Indeed. The "standard" Parker bracket is transom wide and is held on
with about 40 one inch stainless steel bolts. I couldn't believe how
many bolts there were on the bracket on my old Parker.

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.

HK wrote:


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



One more thing...

Are all Parkers rub rails installed this poorly?

Dan wrote:
HK wrote:


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



One more thing...

Are all Parkers rub rails installed this poorly?


There's been quite a bit of aftermarket work on that boat, Dingy.

HK wrote:
Dan wrote:
HK wrote:


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



One more thing...

Are all Parkers rub rails installed this poorly?


There's been quite a bit of aftermarket work on that boat, Dingy.

Forgot to add...the boat has a completely different transom than what
was factory installed, and while some of the aftermarket work was done
properly, the rub rail obviously was not.

What kind of boat are you driving in your bathtub these days, Dingy?