Got a ranger Z 521 and a normal height garage door that I would like it to fit in without having to fold them down every time. Thoughts? Appreciate the help
Got a ranger Z 521 and a normal height garage door that I would like it to fit in without having to fold them down every time. Thoughts? Appreciate the help
2012 Ranger Z521 2023 Mercury 250 Pro XS
Do you mean you have the retractable bracket and you don't want to fold them down or are you talking about having to deploy them a bit to get them in?
So normal height garage door is 8 foot most every bass boat will fit 8 ft ples under a 8 ft door with no semi deployment if you go to 10 ft you will have to semi deploy. I run a ranger and only have to semi deploy on a 7 foot dooe for about a inch.
Normal garage door height is only 7ft. I had 10ft talons on a boat that would fit.
2012 Ranger Z521 2023 Mercury 250 Pro XS
Depends on your garage door height, your driveway angle, etc.
My pro series II poles don't clear by about an inch so I have to bump mine down a button press and they are good.
2012 Ranger Z521 2023 Mercury 250 Pro XS
2012 Ranger Z521 2023 Mercury 250 Pro XS
2012 Ranger Z521 2023 Mercury 250 Pro XS
I have a 7ft door, and 8ft poles. I just made sure mine when mounted were slid down on the jackplate, instead of high in it. There is clearance on the pp mounts with the slot to either be top or bottom or middle. I put mine as low as they would go. Clears my 7ft door by about 3 inches.
I've had PP and now have Raptors, 7' door. I've always just brought the remote in the truck and deploy them a little when I get to the door and bring them back up after it clears.
I was wondering about this as well - if it works seems like a great solution to gain a few extra inches of clearance for the garage door. But, I was also warned about placing them too low - as best case they would likely dig when turning on plane, worst case dig all the time on plane.
Not sure if there is a way to know for sure, I guess you could look at existing install while running and see how far they are out of the water somehow...
Last edited by 78Staff; 07-22-2022 at 12:19 PM.
Good info guys. Thanks
2012 Ranger Z521 2023 Mercury 250 Pro XS
seems like alot of dependent factors would come into play. My nitro with power poles does not fit under a 7ft standard garage door. Have to deploy them to get the boat in.
Bryan McDonough
2023 Nitro Z21 XL
Nitro Team