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Location: Green Bay, WI | Oh I think that Ranger will work with you on older boats, no doubt. And I also agree that roughness on the water has much to do with the pilot. I also think they've improved their hulls over the past few years. But I've been in a few of their boats on Green Bay and can tell you that they are no better than some of the other fiberglass rigs out there. Hey, 4-5 foot waves in any 20-foot boat are very significant, and I'm not saying that a Warrior or a Skeeter would be much better. I just don't know because I've never been in such seas in those boats.
So maybe it wasn't entirely fair to list "rough ride" as a fault of those boats. But none of the Rangers I've ridden in (619, 620 or 621) were any smoother than my Lund Tyee was, truth be told. In fact I think the Tyee did better than the Rangers I've been in. The problem with the Tyee was that is was relatively light for it's exposed surface area, so it got blown around a lot. But people who've been in both the Warrior and Lund glass hulls tell me they are smoother than a Ranger ride. However I have never been in a Lund glass boat and the little bit of chop we had on the day of the Warrior test drive was insignificant. The problem is that it's just not feasible to go for multiple test rides in several different brands, in various sea conditions. It's hard enough to match schedules in order to get out in the boats at all...much less on several different days and water conditions. So like it or not, you pretty much have to do online research and get advice from several people, and then choose your test rides accordingly.
But your point of the ride being driver-dependent as much as anything is a very good one.
TB
EDIT: By the way...what is a 620 with a salt-water top? Is that their bay boat?
Edited by tcbetka 5/21/2013 7:34 AM
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