Location: Green Bay, WI | Shep - 5/20/2012 6:11 PM
Go glass? Yes. And Ranger ain't alone building glass boats.
You're right. Actually, I've looked at the Lund glass boats, and the Warrior units as well. In fact, I've browsed the web sites of every glass boat company I've seen around here as well: Triton, Stratos, Skeeter, Recon (probably forgetting some). I haven't been all that impressed, to be honest. I am still most impressed by the Lund Tyee boats, to be totally honest--although the Rangers are REALLY nice, lol. The Ranger Reata rigs are more to my liking though, at least from the standpoint that there is less bow area and more room in the aft cockpit for fishing.
But what about the comments I have heard in the past that these glass boats that sit lower in the water tend to get more water over the bow? Is there any truth to that? I mean in theory it makes sense that a boat lower in the water might get more water over the bow, but Ranger touts the fact that they've extended their keel way forward as an explanation as to why (they say) their ride is dryer. I hope to find that out first hand this Summer.
One thing I am going to do is take a Lund factory tour in a few weeks. I'll look at some things I've been wondering about. But as I will be going right past the city where Warrior boats are now being made, I may as well stop and look at their boats as well...if they let me. I talked to a dealer a couple days ago, and he said they would have problem with it--so I'll certainly ask. But Shep is certainly correct in that Ranger is not the only company to make glass boats these days.
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