i was reading about 06RangerXLT bringing his bike out storage after 3 years in the picture fourm. i was noticing the thread had alot of people talking about boats and outboards. so post your pics of boats or your ranger towing a boat. i have a 1983 16ft bumble bee bass boat with a 1984 50hp evinrude. thing runs like a top. looks like it came off the show room floor. i will try and post pics soon , its still in storage for the winter

 

dont have a picture towing it as I sold my hitch and father got a new truck

but its a 16 foot hells bay flat skiff, with a yami 125 on the back. thing hauls @$$, runs shallower than your shower and looks clean as ill get out. and is lighter than a feather minus the motor. when switching trailers. 10 guys lifted the boat and manually swapped trailers.

consider the eveglades destroyed this april

 

heres my boat

 

Well, I mentioned 150 HP Merc Blackmax XR-2... that beast is bolted onto the *** end of a 1984 ProCraft 17.5' fiberglass pro style bass boat.

Yes, it's very fast and a lotta fun. Two people on board with a cooler and tackle, and that Merc running perfect, you get on a plane in about 2 seconds... hauls once you get that thing WFO.

It's pretty amazing how someone figured out how different hulls ride different on the water, like this bass boat only has about a 1' by 2' part of its *** on the water when it's planing.

She needs some work as she's been sitting for two years now. Yeah, it's sad. We just never had the time to go hit some lakes. Maybe this season.

I want to put a little pirate flag on the transom light pole before we go out...

Pics later... she's still in the barn with boxes and other crap stacked on top of her.

 

 

Specs? HP, speed, etc?

 

my 82 rinker.

edit: I also get bout 16 mpg highway when towing with the 5.0 :)

 

21ft 454 BBC thru haul exhaust. no mufflers 63 MPH Still needs a rebuild

 

28ft searay sundancer... with 100gallons of fuel on board and a singer 454.

No I didnt leave my driveway.

 

You don't tow that 28ft searay with your Ranger do you?

 

He says underneath he doesn't. Lol

 

For a while there, I was looking at the Searay on the Ranger... "Damn! He tows that thing with the Ranger?"

And read below that he didn't do anything other than move it around his driveway. Darn it, I was hoping to see a little underdog Ranger towing a big *** boat like that one...

 

 

Old pic from when I had my ranger towing our bass boat.

 

1998 Ebbtide 19 foot open bow v6 dry weight 3,400 LBS

 

I would move it, from one end of the driveway, to the other... 2x a week. that boat, completely maxed out the rear suspension. first time I have ever seen the bump stops as pancakes lol

But as an under dog moment, due to the retardedness of my neighbor, I did pull it through 20ft of mud and up and onto the driveway, after the boards i set out slipped out from under the tires and my neighbors like 'go go your good'

 

Is that a boat running or a 69 Chevelle lol? Sounds sick!

 

Not a ranger but still worth posting because it is a Ford.

 

 

NICE! How much that Maxum weigh? How long is she? Howed the Rang handle her?

 

id say its 18-20ft in length... maybe even a 22? and somewhere in the ball park of 5000lbs. They ALWAYS look bigger out of the water LOL

 

Stratos 17'6" bass boat, Yamaha 50 HP 2-stroke.
Top speed achieved: 32.4 MPH

 

The maxum is like 19.5 i believe, its my buddies boat.

i don't think it weighs that much actually, it only has like 200-300 tounge weight.

the 5.0 handled it fine :)

 

BAH! You keep spitting out 5.0 this, 5.0 that...

Screw you! I'm gonna put a 7.5 in my Ranger someday...

 

you probably already have a 7.5 rear axle so thats close enough lol