$23,500
Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Category
Fishing Boats
Length
17.8
Posted Over 1 Month
Like New, Mint! 45th Anniversary Edition 70 lb Minn Kota Maxxum (tons of power) Hydro Wave unit, including aftermarket crawfish patterns. Lowrance Elite 7 (at bow with Down Imaging on trolling motor and HD 2D), (HD Widescreen with 3way split screen Mapping/Down Imaging/2D all on same screen) (bow High Accuracy GPS for pinpoint waypoints and marking structure). (Super cool custom "mount it" over recessed pedal aftermarket Fishfinder/GPS mount) networked with (cost a small fortune in aftermarket Lowrance networking cables and adapters) Lowrance HDS 7 Gen 2 Touch (awesome!) (custom RAM mounted at console), (Super detailed HD Down and Side Imaging) (Ridiculously clear 2D) (Super high accuracy GPS mounted directly over rear transducers for pinpoint waypoints). Humminbird 788ciHD flush mounted into console (Brilliant 2D, absolutely impressive) (with GPS but I never use it) (Basically I use this as a fulltime 2d and I use the HDS 7 Gen2 touch for side/down imaging and mapping) 1 Navionics Premium, and 1 Navionics Platinum, North East fishing/mapping chip(s) included. 2 Custom Ranger/Mustang manual/auto state of the art life-vests! Custom Ranger Boat Cover (these covers will last 10 years out in the elements) 100k Mile Wheel Bearings, amazing! Boat Buckle Trailer TieDowns LED Lighting (trailer/boat) Engine Saver (for safeguarding the engine during travelling) Keel Guard (large) (professionally installed)(safely drive the boat right up on shore if you choose) (Great for the weekend tournament guy/gal) SRS (Soft Ride Seating) Center Lined Wheel Jack, (under bow/boat nose)(Hefty Heavy Duty Roller/Tongue for loading on trailer) 1,000,000 Candle Spotlight (for nighttime Navigation) 2 Bank 15 Amp Digital Charger (3 phase with trickle charge)(for T.M batteries)(no need to remove batteries for winter if not garage kept) 1 Bank 15 Amp Digital Charger (3 phase with trickle charge)(for Main battery)(no need to remove batteries for winter if not garage kept) Spare Tire, Boarding Ladder, ... Just go to Ranger's website and see all of the particular details for yourself. Most importantly ... or rather important I would think, and will add, is the following ... the boat is absolutely gorgeous. Silver cap, blue hull, and black stripes ... it looks like fine jewelry in the sunlight. Performance wise ... she's no slouch. I bought the boat brand new a year ago and fished it a total of 7 times locally. Harvey's Lake PA, Lake Wallenpaupack PA, Lackawanna State Park PA, and Lake Oneida NY. I have gone back to school, Electrical Engineering, University of Scranton, and the time to use the boat simply does not exist. This boat fishes and rides better than many 18 and 19 footers I've been in, hands down ... but that goes without saying as we're talking Ranger quality, and I've added all of the trimmings. Garage Kept. While on that note ... this boat is easy to fit in smaller garages, especially considering it has the fold-away tongue. For some of you this might be a huge plus! I know for me it was. Gas mileage is ridiculously good, not sure what it is but it's fantastic. Bottom line, the boat is a steal and will not last long. The boat is a 2014, the engine and trailer are 2013. All are brand new. Ranger just stopped preordering engines and trailers, or something along those lines. They released a statement, it's easy to find online ... so the boats and engines and trailers can and will be off by a year, I believe that is customary now, but all were built, shipped, ordered as one brand new 2014 package from Ranger. So I just want to clarify that for anyone like me who pays attention to these things. Pickup only, no shipping, unless buyer arranges shipping and take responsibility for any shipping error/problems/damage. Legally, not just by word of mouth. Simply put ... the boat is a steal, come pick it up if you want it. I doubt there's even 10 hours on the motor but rest assured she is essentially brand new. Broken in according to factory/Yamaha specs. Also, I would like to comment on the craftsmanship and engineering by Yamaha on this motor. Whisper quite, and flawless in every way. The top of the food chain. (No more checking to see if your oil reservoir is full every week ... amen!) Here is a link for anyone interested, well if it's not a clickable link just copy and paste; to a rather unbiased article comparing the Nitro z6, Triton 17 Pro, and the Ranger 117. http://features.boats.com/boat-content/2015/01/three-top-affordable-bass-boats-nitro-z6-vs-ranger-z117-vs-triton-17-pro/ Note: The one concern I had when purchasing this boat was livewell capacity. Well, I am pleased to say, and definitely much to my pleasant surprise and almost disbelief ... the livewell can hold full tournament loads on each side, or feel free to remove the divider for team events should you so choose. Truth is ... and this is something I definitely didn't believe at first, and almost cost me not to buy the boat ... but you can easily hold 25lb of bass in each livewell side so no worries there, and if you ask me, they get less beat up when in the smaller wells, especially in the rough stuff. So I want to be clear there because for me this was an issue and I just bit the bullet trusting Ranger, and those who own Z117's and vouched, and took the concerned plunge in regards to the livewell, and I am happy to say that Ranger knows what they're doing as always. Livewell size is, as far as I am concerned, a non-issue. So I wanted to come in and add this info for you all, as the article I listed above, reminded me of my one pet-peeve when purchasing this boat; but thankfully that fear was quelled as soon as I filled the livewells up. They work GREAT! We had a 6lb largemouth, a 5 pounder, three 4's, and 2 5lb smallmouth, a 3lbr, and a 4.5lbr in one livewell with room to spare, so hopefully that puts an end to any livewell size concerns anyone might have. I know I had them, I was badmouthing Ranger for such a dumb move ... until ... I realized it wasn't an oversight on Ranger's part, it was engineered that way for good reason, and what I thought was a pinched corner, a sketchy move on their part, and a would be livewell size issue ... turned out to be anything but the case.
