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Water flows out either position
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2022 Ranger 1682VS (deep V)

I rarely use the live well. I don't tournament fish at all and rarely keep bass.
Recently I caught a 6lb blue cat on a deep diving lure intended for striped bass.
I...

Best color boat I have had is Mossy Oak camo.
It flat out does not show that water scum line.

The Force foot pedal is really touchy.
The remote was wonky.....sometimes it did it's job and other times it did not.
I would have to put it right over the motor for it to connect to it and do it's...

Boat dealer told me to take out any lithiums before bringing the boat in for any Merc engine warranty work.
He said if Merc gets to sniffing around on a engine warranty issue, the use of lithiums...

Or just buy a boat that is a reasonable priced model that is functional for what you want it to do.
Unless your guiding paying customers, there is not much need for 20' of fiberglass boat with a 200...

A H20 bay would be awesome. Just too pricey for me.
I was honed in on a Ranger VS1682. That too, is now a bit too much for me.
Seems like nearly all 16'-17' Deep V's are $35K+

No regrets about a 18.
I fish alone 99% of the time and I don't need another foot
Not to mention the cost.

If your going to pull skiers while a couple of people are in the boat as well, you'll...

With me alone (240#) half a tank and some gear, my H17 leaps out of the hole (even trimmed halfway up on the gauge) and tops out at 43mph spinning 5800 RPM.
Handles like a Cadillac on the flat and...

If you're of retirement age, I would strongly suggest you sit down in the helm seat of a low-slung bass boat.
I bought a new Xpress bass model and it's a struggle for this old man to get up and out...

Thanks RazorCat.
I think I would pass on one of those Amazon units for $20-$30 bucks.
IMO of course

Awesome information Bill. Thank you

What Ah rating battery would be good to go for running a Garmin Live Scope unit less than 6 hours at a whack?

Does your boat porpoise at all?....

Did it come with a "tab" of some sort, a welded "wedge" at the transom maybe?

16' Crestliner I had porpoised like crazy at a certain speed.
It came from the...

Please recommend a battery charger for a single 24v lithium.
Onboard style or normal.

Running a single 24v Ionic lithium for the Garmin Force and a 12v group 27 for the cranking/electronics.

While checking on the pricing for a Cabela's Ranger, the nice man who I talked with told me that ANY dealer who wants to sell a new Ranger MUST sell it for what Ranger tells them.
Hence the no...

Yes, I have. Many times.
I like the white 178 but it has a 60 merc
I want a 75.
But I am not going to buy a dark painted boat ever ever again.
The water spots drove me to drink and the effort to...

Any recent info on the time from ordering a new build until the time it ships?

Can someone please relay any recent info on the time from order, to build and to ship?
This would be an aluminum RT178