Lund Renegade Bass Boat

[Jibber82]

Thanks for the quick reply! That is really helpful. Are those TM batteries 27DCM NAPA batteries (https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NBP8301)? If so they are listed as 12 1/2" long but it sure doesn't look like that on the tape.

[RenegadeBassin]

1 minute ago, Jibber82 said:

Thanks for the quick reply! That is really helpful. Are those TM batteries 27DCM NAPA batteries (https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NBP8301)? If so they are listed as 12 1/2" long but it sure doesn't look like that on the tape.

Yeah those are 27's. I think the tape is a bad representation of the actual length because it is closer to the camera than the batteries are. I would just ignore it and go by online specs about the batteries. 

[RenegadeBassin]

So I measured over from my cranking battery to the opposite side of the compartment. It was 28". I did move the cranking battery over a little bit to make more room, but it seems like you should be able to fit everything in there. 

[Jibber82]

Awesome! Thanks so much for your help. Just to be sure, for the cranking battery could you get away with a 12.81" x 6.56" (LxW) battery?

[RenegadeBassin]

2 hours ago, Jibber82 said:

Awesome! Thanks so much for your help. Just to be sure, for the cranking battery could you get away with a 12.81" x 6.56" (LxW) battery?

If you are going to leave the batteries in the configuration they are in, you won't be able to get anything longer than 11.5 inches. That is one issue I have run into with this boat. I wanted to get a bigger cranking battery to support all the toys I added, but I found out I was constrained to 11.5 inches and they only really make 24s or 34s that fit in there.

[Jibber82]

OK that is what I was afraid of but I should be OK with a 34.

[o2bfishn@frontier.com]

I want to buy the 1775 Renegade. I have one question. I like to fish main lake points so there are boats going by fairly often. How does it handle the wakes from other boats while you are on the trolling motor?

I have a Sea Nymph fishing machine deep v 16.5 feet and it has done well most of the time.

I am worried the stability maybe a step down in that aspect. 

 

[RenegadeBassin]

15 hours ago, o2bfishn@frontier.com said:

I want to buy the 1775 Renegade. I have one question. I like to fish main lake points so there are boats going by fairly often. How does it handle the wakes from other boats while you are on the trolling motor?

I have a Sea Nymph fishing machine deep v 16.5 feet and it has done well most of the time.

I am worried the stability maybe a step down in that aspect. 

 

Thats a tough one for me to answer. What I may consider to be stable may be different than what you consider to be stable. I think its plenty stable, but I also live in an area where I don't have a ton of boat traffic. I may be able to give you a better answer on Monday. I am fishing a tournament sunday which will be the first one out of this boat for me, and I am sure I will encounter some wakes. I'll get back to you!

[J Francho]

Having owned both deep-v and mod-v hulls I'll offer this.  On flat water, while fishing, a mod-v is more stable.  A deep-v will ride smoother in waves when running.  Any boat hull type will be unsettled if a large wake hits the boat broad side.

[gim]

If Lund had introduced this boat one year earlier (prior to 2016), I would have seriously considered it as an option in my boat buying process.  I like my Ranger RT178 but the Lund Renegade 1775 series has a few options that the Ranger didn't offer.  The main item was the ability to put a 90 hp outboard on it compared to a 75 on the Ranger.  Oh well

[RenegadeBassin]

2 hours ago, J Francho said:

Any boat hull type will be unsettled if a large wake hits the boat broad side.

Exactly. Thats why I don't want to just go and say its a stable boat, because I have no idea what type of wakes he is talking about. Could be the wake of another small boat, or it could be large ship going up the channel for all I know

[o2bfishn@frontier.com]

I fish inland lakes with pleasure boater buzzing around not large barges but half throttle 25-30 foot boats cruising around playing crappy music too loud. You know the guy. I do go to the no wake areas when it is very busy.

My sea nymph can handle it okay, but it is a lighter boat and 72 inch beam compared to 95 inches beam on the lund.

Just looking for your experience and impressions with this boat.

I have a buddy that has a Tracker 175txw for sale but I think the Lund 1775 would be a better boat.

[Tim Kelly]

The Lund will be more stable at rest, but will probably hit the wakes harder than the Sea Nymph when you're running. I'd take the lund over the Tracker any day, not because it's a Tracker, but because I like everything about the Lund hull and layout more than the Tracker.

[RenegadeBassin]

I agree with what Tim is saying. I think you would be just as well off in the Lund in those waves as you would be in most other boats, while fishing. Like any other mod v, it won't handle the waves as well as a v-hull when running through them. I was in quite a few waves yesterday and it wasn't a big deal. We had to do an idle only blast off because there was severe fog. Pretty hilarious...it was a turtle race across the lake. Anyway, with everyone going around 8-10 mph and throwing huge wakes there were still quite a few waves when I started fishing. It is much more of an up and down motion than a rocking back and forth motion if you know what I mean. 

[Boomstick]

 

On ‎4‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 11:13 AM, gimruis said:

If Lund had introduced this boat one year earlier (prior to 2016), I would have seriously considered it as an option in my boat buying process.  I like my Ranger RT178 but the Lund Renegade 1775 series has a few options that the Ranger didn't offer.  The main item was the ability to put a 90 hp outboard on it compared to a 75 on the Ranger.  Oh well

I just got to look at the Renegade 1775 and I have to say compared to the Ranger RT178, it has a much better layout. I felt that I had more width on the seating area, and more depth up front. The RT178 is still better than most. I liked the 1775 so much that I'm considering saving some money and going with the smaller model.

 

The RT188 and 1875 appear to be much more similar.

[Jibber82]

Hey Renegade another question for you. When networking your electronics what length of Ethernet cables did you use to go from the bow unit to the switch and from the console unit to the switch? Also where did you put the switch?

[RenegadeBassin]

21 hours ago, Jibber82 said:

Hey Renegade another question for you. When networking your electronics what length of Ethernet cables did you use to go from the bow unit to the switch and from the console unit to the switch? Also where did you put the switch?

My ethernet switch is in behind my dash inside my console. I was going to have it mounted underneath the console, but when the guy who installed my dash unit took the dash off we discovered a nice open space in there so that's where it ended up. All you have to do to get to it is take the four screws out of the dash with a screwdriver and pull the dash out towards you.

For my bow unit, I used a 15' ethernet cable, and for my other two at the console I used 2' cables. The reason I could do that was because the adapter cables you have to get for the helix's are a foot long or so so they give you some extra length.   

[Jibber82]

Cool thanks for the info! I don't think they sell the 2' cable anymore. I can't find it for sale anywhere.

[RenegadeBassin]

3 hours ago, Jibber82 said:

Cool thanks for the info! I don't think they sell the 2' cable anymore. I can't find it for sale anywhere.

BBG Marine was where I got all my networking stuff. They may be able to help.

[o2bfishn@frontier.com]

On 3/25/2018 at 10:14 PM, dsidle61 said:

 

I got a look at the 1775 this weekend at the northwest sports show.  Sick looking boat!  I had already been in thoughts of upgrading my tracker 170, and this scratched the itch.  Does anyone know the stored length of the 1775? As in trailer folded and motor trimmed down?  My tracker stores at 19'8" and I don't have a lot more room in the garage! 

 

 

I have been looking for the same info but can not seem to find it. The Lund dealer is about 150 miles away. I stopped by the ranger dealer yesterday and measured the RT178 on the trailer, fold and motor trimmed and it is 22' 8". Sadly   4 inches too long for my garage! So no new Ranger for me.

If any of you guys are close to a dealer or own a Lund 1775 would you please measure it?

I have the new boat itch, but I do not want to drive 300 miles round trip to find out it is too long.

Thanks

[smackthatbass]

I am interested in picking up an 1875 or an RT188 with a 115 for my first bass boat. How much do prices come down in fall and/or winter?

 

TIA

[RenegadeBassin]

I guess that would depend on your dealer, but I think generally speaking prices typically will go down a few thousand if the dealer really wants to get rid of the boat before the season is over. Most dealers have whats called a floor plan. It's sort of like a loan. The brands that the dealer sells send them the boats that they put in their inventory, and for a period of time they don't have to pay any interest on them, but if that time period is up and they still have the boat, they have to start paying interest, and that makes them more motivated to sell, which can bring the price down. 

[slonezp]

On 5/4/2018 at 9:09 PM, smackthatbass said:

I am interested in picking up an 1875 or an RT188 with a 115 for my first bass boat. How much do prices come down in fall and/or winter?

 

TIA

Prices fluctuate less on premium brands and most dealers don't inventory heavy.

[BassB8Caster]

I live in western Maine. I have 3 dealers (Lund) within 1.5 hours of me. One (the closest one) has an open house event soon. So I contacted them to see if they will have a renegade in stock to check out. Nope. Said they haven't even had anyone order one. The other two I emailed to get info about the buying/ordering/upgrading process. Got an email with a quote (NH dealer) with add ons I asked for (except they quoted talons instead of power poles. Not a word from the other dealer. Apparently they don't care to sell a boat. The quote I got was high (in my opinion). They priced the boat and motor (115 merc) at $26995. Then upgrading to an 80lb ultrex, one helix 9 mega si at console and 2 talons final price is $35989. I've seen this boat without the upgrades for 23 and change. I believe renegadebassin said he paid just over 23 for his. 

Def not the selling urgency like with vehicles. We will see this fall.

[RenegadeBassin]

Yeah I got a deal. I think it was a combination of the dealer already having the boat on the lot for like 4-5 months and the fact that we were going into winter. There are a lot more cold water fisherman around here than bass.