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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. |
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