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| Looking for thoughts and opinions on a new Ranger 1880MS. Boat will be used mostly at our cabin on Vermilion. Pros vs. Cons??? What big differences are there between the angler series of boats and a 619 fisherman series?
-Side note, the other boat we were looking at was a Nitro ZV18. Any comparisons between these two would be appreciated as well! Thanks for your help! |
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| To add onto this post...which outboard did you go with? Seems like they offer very few options for 200 HP. Would the 150 Merc. 4 stroke be enough? |
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| I did a lot of research on this boat and talked to several ranger dealers as well.
-Basically they redesigned the interior as I'm sure you noticed.
-Made the boat rated for a 200HP motor (still only rated for 4 cylinder 200's) which I was hoping you could put the Verado 200 V6 on it.
-Another thing that I didn't like on the newer model is that if you fish from the back like i do when i musky fish there really isn't a platform like there was in the past angler models. They added a separator right behind the jumpseats for whatever reason. By the time you add a 200HP motor couple of helix 10 graphs and kicker and trolling motor your pushing 55K. So I decided to go the route in purchasing a 2 year old 620 with warranty instead and I do not regret my decision one bit.
Overall they are a really nice boat for trolling and other recreation use. But I get the same consistent answer when I talked to different dealers and how it compares to the fisherman series (619). They say nothing compares to their fisherman series, that's their flagship model. |
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Location: South Central Wisconsin | The main difference is the hull. The fisherman series have the more "battleship" shape hull. Smoother ride, bigger water. I had an 1860. Nice boat but, wasn't built for big water. |
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