How does the ride compare between the two boats in rougher water and boat wakes etc?? Ive never rode in a pad hull aluminum boat
How does the ride compare between the two boats in rougher water and boat wakes etc?? Ive never rode in a pad hull aluminum boat
Pad hull won't make any difference, IMO. My Tin boats have never busted welds or rivets because I don't drive over wakes WOT. I also try to hit the wakes in the front third of the boat.
Last edited by GeauxTide; 12-08-2018 at 09:13 PM.
2015 Ranger RT188 DC; BassCat Storage Box; Mercury Optimax 115ProXS;
19" Spitfire X7; Vessel View Mobile; Minn Kota Ultrex 80; GForce Handle;
TM Eliminator; Helix 7 G2N SI Combo F/R; HydroWave KVD; BBT 4" Angled Bow Mount; Durasafe Locks for Electronics and Ultrex;
Twist Step Boarding Ladder; EZEE Step ES1; BAC RAC Rod Storage; Motor Mate Transom Saver
I would say the 198 would ride better. It is a deeper V hull. Had a 188 it was good but in really rough water it would beat you up pretty bad. Never been in a 198 but I have a Xpress ride is way better.
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Yep, having fished with my Unc in a 2007 X19 for the past 9 years, there is no comparison. Xpress is the the BOMB.
2015 Ranger RT188 DC; BassCat Storage Box; Mercury Optimax 115ProXS;
19" Spitfire X7; Vessel View Mobile; Minn Kota Ultrex 80; GForce Handle;
TM Eliminator; Helix 7 G2N SI Combo F/R; HydroWave KVD; BBT 4" Angled Bow Mount; Durasafe Locks for Electronics and Ultrex;
Twist Step Boarding Ladder; EZEE Step ES1; BAC RAC Rod Storage; Motor Mate Transom Saver
The extra length in the 198 also helps. I had a 17' 6" pad tin boat and the RT188 definitely rides better but I think the extra 14 inches in length and a bit more width accounts for the improvement. Having a bit more V in the 198's hull should also help over the 188.
2018 Ranger RT188 SC Black/115 hp Yamaha SHO 4-stroke; Garmin LVS34 - north
2018 Ranger RT188 DC Black/115 hp Merc Pro XS 4-stroke; Garmin LVS34 - south
14' Mirrorcraft tin boat (ancient) with a 9.9 Mercury 4-stroke, no electronics; catches fish anyway
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