Post a message

Muskie Discussion Forums

Search | Statistics | User Listing

You are logged in as a guest. ( logon | register )

Posting a reply to: Re: ranger 681vs owners......

Muskie Fishing -> Muskie Boats and Motors

Guest name

Subject

Message

Emoticons

HTML: Yes
Anonymous: Yes
MBBS Code: Yes

Disable HTML
Post anonymously
Enable emoticons

You are replying to:

115hammer

Posted 12/29/2014 7:27 PM (#745805 - in reply to #745288)
Subject: Re: ranger 681vs owners......

Posts: 59

JD has a good point, I have the older model of that boat that will only carry a 115. I have been in 3 of the new boats that have had 135's and I will agree that they can get squirrely. I think that the stainless prop may have something to do with it. I have an aluminum on mine but did some testing with stainless. I had a ton of bow lift and far less control with the ss than my aluminum. I can't say that any of those boats would make the speed that JD was talking about, but did see 51-53 pretty consistently, once was on the east side of the big V. The result was a couple busted batteries from being pounded in some pretty serious waves. But in all reality, I would say that boat handles waves as well as any for its size, and maybe better.