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    Cleaned up The Old Boat and Did Some Upgrades

    I bought this 1990 370V with the Yamaha Pro V 175 about 2 years ago. The condition of the boat was a little ruff. It came with a x70 fishfinder and a Minnkota 65lb thurst trolling motor that rarely worked. The batterys where old and did not hold a charge very well. The outboard was about the only thing that ran good up untill last couple months. In last couple months I put on the fortrex, and added the HDS 5 at the console and the bow. I also added LSS1 and linked the two units. As far as the battery's go I went group 31 Trojans. The outboard has got a full tune up, plugs, wires, fuel pumps, water pump, and put all new seals in the lower unit. Next step for that is rebuild the carbs. Today I got a day off from work and school got canceled so I decided to clean the boat up, it took a couple hours but it sure did turn out great. All those hours that I worked plus over time sure did pay off, the boat is coming together just the way i planed. I did all the work and now its almost time to go use it if only it could warm up winter is taking forever. Working almost full time at work and attending college full time is tough, but still find time to fish. Just thought I should show off my little old boat Sorry the pictures didn't come out that clear for some reason.








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    More pictures



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    Re: Cleaned up The Old Boat and Did Some Upgrades (Davila2)

    Nice,,the 300 series ranger is a good fishing platform, I am sure you will like it.

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    Re: Cleaned up The Old Boat and Did Some Upgrades (Rungunner)

    Outstanding job. Nice attention to detail!

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    great looking boat fo'sho! but......you must loose the pink windshield, kinda looks like a boner in sweat pants


    If its got boobs, tires, siding, or an outboard motor you have trouble!!!

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    Re: Cleaned up The Old Boat and Did Some Upgrades (Davila2)

    Man that Ranger looks great! good job!!!

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    Nice looking boat. In really good shape for the year as well. I seen newer boats in rougher shape then the older ones. Thats keeper for sure.

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    Re: Cleaned up The Old Boat and Did Some Upgrades (somerdink)

    Looks nice!!

    Glad to see I am not the only one with a "pinkish" windshield. I can't bring myself to spend the money to replace them as they work fine. But for some reason the passenger side "pinked" more than the other????


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    Re: Cleaned up The Old Boat and Did Some Upgrades (packfan)

    I had an old Ranger 363V with pink windshields (caused by the sun over time), and replaced them with new ones. I ordered them from Ranger for about $100 each delivered to my door. Afterwards, I was glad I did it because it made a big difference in the appearance of the boat. I agree that it is expensive though.

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    Re: Cleaned up The Old Boat and Did Some Upgrades (Boat4Life)

    Thats a nice looking rig!

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    The drivers side was pinker on mine... I replaced them both with new ones from Ranger... it made a HUGE difference IMO! :)


    BTW, very nice boat...

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    Looks great....sharp looking boat!

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    nice looking rig



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    Wow.....nice with some great upgrades!

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    Re: Cleaned up The Old Boat and Did Some Upgrades (flyingwillie)

    That Ranger Has been taken care of, also you did a nice detailing job.

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    Re: Cleaned up The Old Boat and Did Some Upgrades (greendragon)

    Clean Ranger right there

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    Re: Cleaned up The Old Boat and Did Some Upgrades (local16)

    Looks good

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    Jim Thompson
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    Re: Cleaned up The Old Boat and Did Some Upgrades (Davila2)

    Nice

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    Very nice rig..congrats on a great job...

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