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  1. 10-11-2023, 03:20 PM #1
    tcesni
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    The crushed RT188 comes back to life

    This past April part of a large pine tree came down across my RT188 while it was in Ontario. The boat was written off as a total loss but I kept the boat/motor/trailer (State Farm deducted the salvage value) and I sold it to a retired neighbor who was friends with a retired metal worker who had a nice shop. After about 40 hours of work it’s a serviceable rig and my neighbor is very pleased with the result. The sides are still a bit wavy but don’t impinge performance. A few pre and post repair photos follow.
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    2018 Ranger RT188 SC Black/115 hp Yamaha SHO 4-stroke; Garmin LVS34/Ultrex Quest - SML
    2018 Ranger RT188 DC Black/115 hp Merc Pro XS 4-stroke; Garmin LVS34 - Ontario
    14' Mirrorcraft tin boat (ancient) with a 9.9 Mercury 4-stroke, no electronics; catches fish anyway
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    #2 10-11-2023, 03:24 PM
    Looks like they did a great job fixing it up.
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    #3 10-12-2023, 08:24 AM
    Excellent result! Love the boat getting rehabbed as opposed to scrapped.

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    #4 10-12-2023, 09:16 AM
    WOW! Someone did a great job on that one.
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    #5 10-12-2023, 09:26 AM
    Looks good!
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