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I have a puncture hole in my year old RT188C that I’m not sure where or how it occurred. Question: should I take it back to the Ranger factory for repair or a local machine shop? It’s almost 4 hours drive to Flippen.Attachment 345126
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I would take it to the salesman you got it from, and see how sweet a deal they can give you.
A happy customer is a return customer, they say.
And they know you will tell your friends what great fellers they are at Ranger!
Is that insulation ( foam ) in that hole to the left? If not I’d take to local shop that can weld aluminum. If it is you may have to take back to factory. Would require removing deck, remove foam, weld then re foam inside.
There’s no insulation near; the hole is near the rear of the boat and accessible from the battery/pumps compartment. I disconnected the front live well pump to discover where the leak was.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cray
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Ranger dealer I bought it from is 5 hours away and they said I’d have to take it to the factory.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGrandPoohBah
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that looks like a bullet hole !!!
I'd take it to the factory if you can possibly make the trip.
If no possibility of fire in foam I’d search local for a good welder and have him take a look at it.
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That is exactly what I thought when I saw it. Or a gouge of some sort. At any rate it is going to need welding..Quote:
Originally Posted by strmwalker
I have a buddy that would tell you to JB Weld it until you decide what to do about it.
I am serious - He really believes in that stuff!
Marine JB Weld works well.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGrandPoohBah
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Yes But??? Jb good stuff but if your wanted it fixed under Warranty ..might create an ISSUE (Just a Thought)
I had a mud flap poke a hole in the fuel tank of an over the road truck years ago. Plugged it with JB Weld, sanded it smooth and never had a problem with it. With that hole if I was going to patch it, I'd put stainless window screen over the hole first. Work JB Weld into the screen good. If it's a really nice, expensive boat I think I'd go to the manufacturer or the best local welder I could find. Ya got to know that that appears to be abuse of some kind and I'd bet the manufacturer will charge to fix it. Not saying it was abuse but that's a pretty bad hole to be a manufacturer error!Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGrandPoohBah
Dropped my boat by Flippin on my way to Tulsa for a work trip, picked it up 5 days later and the hole is repaired. No one mentioned that I would have to pay anything so thumbs up to Ranger!
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Great. Glad it was done under warranty.