capt bruce Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 nice ride dude but you should be getting more speed , change of prop is in order but great ride , to quote my friend brian DROOL and double drool with a little "why did I have 5 kids" lol if you ever get lonely and need some company CALL ME .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfarmer2 Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Hey (Bud) did you win the {Loto} aaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespinnerbait Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 , we’ve just been waiting on the newly redisgned 4.2L V6 Yamaha 300. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 That's simply awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 ouch. Nice boat. Nice motor ... nice....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskicker09 Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 nice boat just a little to slow for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 wow...is that still considered a bass boat lol, 300hp man...incredable, how fast will it go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Did it come with belts Gav ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespinnerbait Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 300hp man...incredable, how fast will it go? I'd say around 57 mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman Posted June 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Thanks for the kind words guys. We're really excited to get out fishing in it. Like others have also stated, Greg and his team @ DT Powersports along with Ranger were a pleasure to deal with, questions about whatever you could ask answered within 48 hours either by email or direct phone call - nothing short of impressive Just working on putting the finishing touches on it over the next week or so, such as putting on the big clear plastic condom aka chipguarding. This is the same clear pressure sensitive adhesive which is applied to the front of your vehicle to protect & prevent stone chips; I'm having the hull from the water line up to and just over the inside of the gunnel done as well as both sides of the 300 cowling. Then I've got some rod holders, Bert's tracks for the riggers at the back to install along with the wiring for riggers and last but not least both the HDS8's along with structure scan. The backbone of the network including shoot thru hull transducer has already been installed by Ranger @ the factory. Also have a few more hours of break in to do. Got a 14.5"x21P Pro Series on the way which from a friends experience in the US should allow us to hit approx 63 mph in the peak power range 5800-6000, which is quite impressive for essentially a 22' fiberglass hull. It is very possible there will be an opportunity or two with an open seat for someone to join me/us for a fish either on Lake Ontario for kings or Erie for walleyes . I'll be sure to post back here under a separate thread. I'll post more detailed pics once she's fulled rigged and fish ready to keep ya'll in the loop. Cheers G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusky Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 This is one sleek boat!! Congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadadude Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Thats the sweetest ride I've seen ever on any web site. Congrats, I just keep looking at the pics and drooling on my keyboard hahahahhaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_ast Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 i saw you pulling that think through uxbridge the other day. if it wasn't for seeing your big blue truck I would not have know. Pretty sure I saw you on Tuedays this week though??? Nice rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Brown Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Great new ride. Hopefully it has a large fuel tank so you can stop and top up your dodge between gas stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 wow a dream boat for sure!!! enjoy her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Sweet! What a shame to get it wet. Even more of a shame to get it slimed! Have some great tmes in it and catch many, many fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 No way that boat was born and bread to go fishn. Got to go need to check my MAX ticket I NEED 2 SKEETERS one like yours and a bad a......s bass boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket09 Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Wow, what a beautiful machine, welcome to the ranger family, love the colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thalweg Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 (edited) What a beautiful boat. Congratulations. The 57m seems very slow to me for a 300hp. I know guys with rangers and 250's and they top out around 75. Yours looks heavier and maybe the deeper hull design offsets speed with a better rough water ride. I would suspect with proper setup you should be able to at least touch 70 with that rig. I couldn't tell if it had a manual or auto jack plate? Not that speed really matters when you're already in the 50's but I suspect that you're putting a lot of load on the engine. Edited June 20, 2010 by waterrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Beautiful!!! I guess this was posted while I was on my mini fishing trip... in a 14ft tinny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerbaitking Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Sweet look'n ride there Gman have fun Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattletrap2 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Holy crap Gavin! This is my first time seeing your new baby! Almost too sweet for words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman Posted June 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Thanks guys, it's been fun rigging her up to! Want to make sure I get it right the first time. Also been doing some testing with props - try to keep in mind this is a walleye style multi-species hull design for smooth rides on the big water no matter what you're chasing as opposed to a bass boat design. Got her out for a shakedown fish this weekend, all went well. Report of the rigging pics and shakedown fish to follow. Cheers G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Remember to take your Father for a spin.. .don't forget he taught you everything you know about fishing!! Best boat partner I ever had... In the pissin down rain while you wimps was watching TV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Hey Gman, Your rig is sweet! Were you driving southbound on the 400 today (sunday) at around 4 o'clock? I saw a boat that looked very similar to yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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