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never owning one and knowing nothing about them, what do you think of a 1989 ranger 396v 20 foot, 200 hp motor. 6000.00 asking, may go look monday and see what kind of shape it's in, guy said it looks good,and runs good, what should I look for and look out for. thank you
Michael, your best bet is to shoot Kaz a pm and ask him. He is an absolute wealth of information especially on Rangers, and will steer you right. j/m/o:)
Beagle you have a PM
Yep Kaz is the man to talk to about Ranger's!
I traded my tracker procrappie earlier this spring for a Ranger. It took me some time to get the bugs worked out of a boat that had sit quite a bit but I'm super happy with my Ranger, it's a 363v with a 150 hp Merc. the only thing I'd trade it for would be a new one.
Oh no, Beagle with a 20' boat and a 200hp, this has got to be something to follow for sure.
Beagle Man this boat wouldn't belong to a guide on Stockton would it? When I was looking he was getting ready to get rid of it but I found the one I traded for before his was ready and I pulled the trigger. Sounded like a great boat and good guy to deal with. Good luck, I promise you won't be sorry for upgrading.
if you read longliners post you know I really shouldnt up grade, my gawd I am dangerous enough with a tin can and putt putt motor, the more i type and look the more I think I must stay away from a big ride.
It's not as scary as you might think Beagle:eek: Last summer, the owner of the boat you are considering and I both pulled out of Cape Fair Marina at exactly the same time and ran full throttle to point 12. He got there less than 2 minutes faster than me with my wimpy 115 Merc:D 'Course you have to consider that he had a total of three people in his boat, and I was by myself:D His will do about 60 mph wide open with just the driver and mine tops out at 42 to 45
Cruising at 30 to 40 mph the 200 should get decent fuel economy, but nothing like what you are used to with your current rig:eek:
I think you would really like it Beagle, longer, wider, and more stable. I think you will like the ride. A 200 ran at moderate speed will get good gas mileage. I have only filled mine up 3 times this year and I have gone alot. Now if you crack it wide open all the time it will drink the gas but at 30-40 it does very well. Take it for a test drive and see what you think. As with anything used look it over real well and make sure everything works. If you like it take it Brad and have him check the motor out and if all is good go for it!
Be careful Michael. Take a look at NADA for the boat and motor. If the motor is a a 1989, then the guy is asking about 3 times what nada and the bank says it's worth. I would say if you have 6K to spend, you could probably do better, but I could be wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by beagle man
yes duncan I been doing some checking, and he is high,still pondering it over and still absorbing all the info, will give it more time takes me awhile to absorbe,thick headed and all
For some reason this thread.....All I can think about is Ralphy and his Red Ryder BB gun. :rolleyes::D:D
j/k.....Hope you find a good one!
now frosty I have no idea what your talking about, red ryder bb gun christmas story, you hinting your going to buy me a wagon,gun or boat????
boat problem took care of its self, he called and said didn't want to sell, so now I don't have to worry about it, thanks for the help ya'll it is apreciated. and now the waters are safe again
Sounds like a good boat!!! I repaired fiberglass boats for several years and Ranger is the best built boat in my opinion, but I would look at the transom for bowing and fractures around the motor mount holes. I have replaced a few Ranger transom boards in the past, other than that I would look for the normal condition of the boat. :)
I missed that last post that you said you was not going to buy it. Sorry :)
no problem bigby, yea he called said he changed his mind, no problem I about got the old tracker ready to go. so when my hand gets to where I can cast or reel I will be fine with my little dink boat. later man
when you look at a used boat one thing you really need to check is the motor compression the boat may seam to run fine but one cyllinder may be 10lbs off. if that is the case you may down the road, loose your powerhead Larger outboards don.t putt around they scream wide open its whole life