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| I'm not really in the market for an aluminum boat, but I happened to visit Cabelas recently and saw the Ranger in person. Looked it over very closely as well at the Alumacraft Competitor 175 next to it. Liked them both but honestly had a slight preference for the layout of the Competitor. Two reasons: 1) laying rods out on the deck for easy access is a big deal to me. Especially with 2 guys in the boat. You can lay rods on the port side of most side console boats, but the Alumacraft you could also get 7.5 foot rods on the starboard side of the boat (from drivers seat towards the back). Or, from the bow on the starboard side you can lay rods from the front casting deck back through the console via a small door that opens up. Opens up rod options for 2 guys without having to go in/out of the center rod storage constantly. 2) I liked the flip up seat option on the Alumacraft better. You can flip each up individually while leave ng the casting seat post in place. Where on the Ranger you have to take the seat post off and flip the entire bench over to get the full platform. Kind of a pain if you move to multiple sites all day long.
I hadn't even looked at the price of the Ranger and the Alumacraft until I was walking away. The Alumacraft with the upgraded LE package was $5k less than the Ranger. Same overall fit and finish IMO. Another option to consider any way. | |
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