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Anyone have info on this sort of boat?

http://tinyurl.com/2m9md5

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On Oct 25, 8:44 am, HK wrote:
Anyone have info on this sort of boat?

http://tinyurl.com/2m9md5

It's a LTP minus the training wheels;)

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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;)

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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
Very nice T Top.

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On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:09:51 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
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

Very nice T Top.

Custom made to boot. Guy did a spectacular job for a small boat.

My only complaint is that the actual top is a bit too small - kinda
gives the boat an odd look from certain angles.

My dealer is getting into manufacturing T-tops - I talked to him
yesterday on another subject and we might make this one a test case
for smaller boats.

Built in lights, electronics box, etc.

We'll see.

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On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:21:10 -0400, 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?

You could look at it that way I suppose.

Better looking than a puke beige hole in the water.

It's sooooo you.

Of course it is. As was previously noted, everything I have and do is
superior because I am superior. :)

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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. :)

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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? :}

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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.

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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. :)

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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.

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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.........

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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. :)

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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.

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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.

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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. :)

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

BOAT 'ID'
 

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?

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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.

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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?

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

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's a home brew jack plate. I've seen something similar to it, but
not exact.

Is that stern modified? It looks a little different.

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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.

It looks brand new, SFB. Who would remove an OEM rub rail and replace it?

Nice try. No cookie.

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HK wrote:
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?

I have the same boat. You know where to look to see it, Hairy.

How's the imaginary Lobster Boat? Got some imaginary shrink wrap on it yet?

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

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's a home brew jack plate. I've seen something similar to it, but
not exact.

Is that stern modified? It looks a little different.


It's a 23' Parker SE. That means it started out life with a cut-out
transom. The owner had the transom redone inside and out and added the
bracket so he could use it for flats fishing. The glass work looks
pretty good in the photo. Why the guy went through the expense (and it
was considerable-the bracket alone was about $800) is beyond me. If he
wanted a flats boat, he should have bought one.

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Dan wrote:
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.

It looks brand new, SFB. Who would remove an OEM rub rail and replace it?

Nice try. No cookie.


Sorry, Dingy, but the boat in question is a Parker "SE" model. It
started life with a cut-out transom. Perhaps you should merge with
Reggie: he doesn't know anything about boats, either.

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

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's a home brew jack plate. I've seen something similar to it, but
not exact.

Is that stern modified? It looks a little different.


It's a 23' Parker SE. That means it started out life with a cut-out
transom. The owner had the transom redone inside and out and added the
bracket so he could use it for flats fishing. The glass work looks
pretty good in the photo. Why the guy went through the expense (and it
was considerable-the bracket alone was about $800) is beyond me. If he
wanted a flats boat, he should have bought one.

Why would someone go to all of the trouble and expense of redoing the
transom of a Parker? ;)

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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:24:24 -0400, HK wrote:

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's a home brew jack plate. I've seen something similar to it, but
not exact.

Is that stern modified? It looks a little different.


It's a 23' Parker SE. That means it started out life with a cut-out
transom. The owner had the transom redone inside and out and added the
bracket so he could use it for flats fishing. The glass work looks
pretty good in the photo. Why the guy went through the expense (and it
was considerable-the bracket alone was about $800) is beyond me. If he
wanted a flats boat, he should have bought one.

Why would someone go to all of the trouble and expense of redoing the
transom of a Parker? ;)





It makes no sense. The boat is for sale, if you want to actually buy a
boat. It'll be great for that waterless lake of yours, since you can
raise the engine way up high.

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HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:24:24 -0400, HK wrote:

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's a home brew jack plate. I've seen something similar to it, but
not exact.

Is that stern modified? It looks a little different.


It's a 23' Parker SE. That means it started out life with a cut-out
transom. The owner had the transom redone inside and out and added
the bracket so he could use it for flats fishing. The glass work
looks pretty good in the photo. Why the guy went through the expense
(and it was considerable-the bracket alone was about $800) is beyond
me. If he wanted a flats boat, he should have bought one.

Why would someone go to all of the trouble and expense of redoing the
transom of a Parker? ;)





It makes no sense. The boat is for sale, if you want to actually buy a
boat. It'll be great for that waterless lake of yours, since you can
raise the engine way up high.

That sure would be helpful this winter, and you are definitely correct
about the lake being low, but I prefer to spend the weekend on the boat,
and the Parker is a little small for that.

Hopefully the rain gods will be kind and the lake will be back to normal
levels next spring. You can still use a boat in the main channel, but I
prefer to spend my time in the quite coves, which if they are not
completely dry, they are definitely too dry to anchor.

The lake was close to this level back in the early 80's, and it was
actually helpful to learn the unmarked shoals, some are granite and
could cause some real trouble if you hit them. It took a year for the
lake levels to rise, but the lake has been at normal levels for 20 yrs.