I'm looking at the aluminum bass boats. Basically, Ranger RT 178, Triton TX17, TX18; Lund Renegade 1775 and an Alumacraft Pro 175. They are all nice tin boats for sure. My question is, would you sacrifice the length for the beam? The Ranger and Triton have 92" beams. The Renegade has a 95" beam. The Pro 175 only 84". For the stability, I know the wider is better but they all have 64" bottom width. Does the beam make a big difference if the bottom width is the same? I'm leaning towards the Renegade because it is the biggest of the four and the layout is fantastic.
BTW, all in the same price range of $20K -$22K except for the Triton TX18 at $25K
If you have an opinion or comment, please chime in.