scbassin Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 I have called Ranger in the recent past about a rod locker sweating. They put me thru to an engineer & he told me what to do & sent the part free of charge. It solved the problem. Quote
Chaz Hickcox Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 basscatownersboard.yuku.com See for yourself. Quote
CAdeltaLipRipper Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Im pretty sure allisons are the fastest boat out there but they arent the best fish worthy or suited up with bells and whistles like a lot of the brands. Ive never ridden it one, but that what ive heard and thats what it looks like when ive seen pictures.I personally think they are just speed. I don't really like their looks much. Not saying theyre not a good boat though,so dont blow up lol. I think the best boats are Ranger, Triton, and BassCat. Not in any specific order right there,just listing them. Pretty much all the bass boats these days are good, you cant really go wrong with any of them. But for motor, get a Mercury. #1 on the water son Id also rather have a fiberglass made boat than an aluminum anyday Quote
fishn hard Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Im pretty sure allisons are the fastest boat out there but they arent the best fish worthy or suited up with bells and whistles like a lot of the brands. Ive never ridden it one, but that what ive heard and thats what it looks like when ive seen pictures.I personally think they are just speed. I don't really like their looks much. Not saying theyre not a good boat though,so dont blow up lol.I think the best boats are Ranger, Triton, and BassCat. Not in any specific order right there,just listing them. Pretty much all the bass boats these days are good, you cant really go wrong with any of them. But for motor, get a Mercury. #1 on the water son Id also rather have a fiberglass made boat than an aluminum anyday Son i can say one thing Allison are not all about speed the 21ft A boat is one of the best riding boats there is and go look on there site they lead the way in invasion they have bells and whistles on there boats that no other company has Allison boats lead the way and ALL OTHER ARE JUST trying to play catch up no one can come up with any argument that there is a better built boat out there Quote
Super User 5bass Posted March 18, 2011 Super User Posted March 18, 2011 Im pretty sure allisons are the fastest boat out there but they arent the best fish worthy or suited up with bells and whistles like a lot of the brands. Ive never ridden it one, but that what ive heard and thats what it looks like when ive seen pictures.I personally think they are just speed. I don't really like their looks much. Not saying theyre not a good boat though,so dont blow up lol.I think the best boats are Ranger, Triton, and BassCat. Not in any specific order right there,just listing them. Pretty much all the bass boats these days are good, you cant really go wrong with any of them. But for motor, get a Mercury. #1 on the water son Id also rather have a fiberglass made boat than an aluminum anyday Son i can say one thing Allison are not all about speed the 21ft A boat is one of the best riding boats there is and go look on there site they lead the way in invasion they have bells and whistles on there boats that no other company has Allison boats lead the way and ALL OTHER ARE JUST trying to play catch up no one can come up with any argument that there is a better built boat out there Opinions are awesome! Quote
bassman018 Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Why buy a new boat? Why not let someone else devalie this thing for you? Quote
CAdeltaLipRipper Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Im pretty sure allisons are the fastest boat out there but they arent the best fish worthy or suited up with bells and whistles like a lot of the brands. Ive never ridden it one, but that what ive heard and thats what it looks like when ive seen pictures.I personally think they are just speed. I don't really like their looks much. Not saying theyre not a good boat though,so dont blow up lol.I think the best boats are Ranger, Triton, and BassCat. Not in any specific order right there,just listing them. Pretty much all the bass boats these days are good, you cant really go wrong with any of them. But for motor, get a Mercury. #1 on the water son Id also rather have a fiberglass made boat than an aluminum anyday Son i can say one thing Allison are not all about speed the 21ft A boat is one of the best riding boats there is and go look on there site they lead the way in invasion they have bells and whistles on there boats that no other company has Allison boats lead the way and ALL OTHER ARE JUST trying to play catch up no one can come up with any argument that there is a better built boat out there I actuallydid go on their site right after i posted it lol. And whoever said they dont sponsor people and arent mass produced, they build a ton of race boats? And look at this. That looks like straight quality to me (except the evinrude) Quote
CAdeltaLipRipper Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Any opinions on Gambler boats? I hear they are awesome boats and i thinkthey look pretty shweet Quote
Super User 5bass Posted March 18, 2011 Super User Posted March 18, 2011 Any opinions on Gambler boats? I'm on my 3rd Gambler now. I think they are high quality custom built boats with great attention to detail. That said, even if I do think it, I dont want to come out and say they sell the best boat out there because that argument cannot be won. Do some investigation on Gambler/Sterling, take a ride in one. I think you'll like what you see. This is the one I'm riding around in now. This is what I'll be riding around in next. Quote
CAdeltaLipRipper Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Any opinions on Gambler boats? I'm on my 3rd Gambler now. I think they are high quality custom built boats with great attention to detail. That said, even if I do think it, I dont want to come out and say they sell the best boat out there because that argument cannot be won. Do some investigation on Gambler/Sterling, take a ride in one. I think you'll like what you see. This is the one I'm riding around in now. This is what I'll be riding around in next. Sorry you have to go from a mercury to a yamaha. That sucks Quote
CAdeltaLipRipper Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Ranger has nothing on Boston Whaler.http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/boston-whaler-tv-commercial/7de3275b080825fe14967de3275b080825fe1496-646953369696?q=boston+whaler+cut+in+half&FORM=VIRE1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZl72uUMTvc Theyd sink if it werent for the mercurys powering them ;D Quote
Steve P. Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 70,000$ there is only one boat Allison call and talk to Dairs he is the owner i got a 1992 21ft and if you can find a stress crack on the boat you can have it Bring that "tater chip" boat down to Stick Marsh and fish in the stumps for a week. Then you and I can crawl under your boat and I'll show you all of the stress cracks on the bottom of the boat from working your way over the pointed stumps. Be sure and bring your title with you........ ;D The bottom line is no matter what brand you buy, they're all junk when you consider what they cost these days. You're going to have issues with ANY brand. The only people who think otherwise are people who have never owned a boat. They're a lot of work/money to maintain. Quote
Super User 5bass Posted March 19, 2011 Super User Posted March 19, 2011 They're a lot of work/money to maintain. Understatement of the year. Quote
fishn hard Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 70,000$ there is only one boat Allison call and talk to Dairs he is the owner i got a 1992 21ft and if you can find a stress crack on the boat you can have it Bring that "tater chip" boat down to Stick Marsh and fish in the stumps for a week. Then you and I can crawl under your boat and I'll show you all of the stress cracks on the bottom of the boat from working your way over the pointed stumps. Be sure and bring your title with you........ ;D The bottom line is no matter what brand you buy, they're all junk when you consider what they cost these days. You're going to have issues with ANY brand. The only people who think otherwise are people who have never owned a boat. They're a lot of work/money to maintain. I have owned Skeeters Bullets and 2 Allison's and i can till you the only boats that DID NOT HAVE STRESS CRACKS was the Allison's hitting stumps will crack ant boat Quote
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted March 19, 2011 Super User Posted March 19, 2011 Hitting any object does not produce stress cracks. They are impact cracks. Stress cracks are produced by excessive flexing. When it comes to stress cracks, the thicker a gel coat is, the less flexible it is. Stress cracks in gel coat do not necessarily reflect a problem with structural integrity. In most cases, they don't. They are an undesirable cosmetic problem. Quote
fishn hard Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Hitting any object does not produce stress cracks. They are impact cracks. Stress cracks are produced by excessive flexing.When it comes to stress cracks, the thicker a gel coat is, the less flexible it is. Stress cracks in gel coat do not necessarily reflect a problem with structural integrity. In most cases, they don't. They are an undesirable cosmetic problem. Rhino Im glad your here to state the facts Quote
tkite16 Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 They're a lot of work/money to maintain. Understatement of the year. yeah they are all pain in the rears , but what would do without them I can settle all this right now. Best boat: 97 Triton tr21 Now let's talk about something completely new that has never been discussed on this board. Who do you think makes the best reel? Quote
Rangerphil Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Five bass limit said it best. Just spent 356.00 on a lower unit seal to get fixed, it ended up I needed a pressure plate and water impeller! Then you have oil, GAS, products for your gas and so on. Owning any boat is a challenge sometimes so get one you can be happy with and go fishing! Quote
fishn hard Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Five bass limit said it best. Just spent 356.00 on a lower unit seal to get fixed, it ended up I needed a pressure plate and water impeller! Then you have oil, GAS, products for your gas and so on. Owning any boat is a challenge sometimes so get one you can be happy with and go fishing! You aint kidding There expensive to own and i must be nuts because i bought my wife a 27ft cabin cruiser for Christmas what do you think its gona cost to operate that monster yea im a gluten for punishment ;D ;D ;D ;D Quote
Super User Lund Explorer Posted March 19, 2011 Super User Posted March 19, 2011 Well they can't control the independently owned dealerships, but the whole 'we'll look at it' is strange. However there is the whole fiberglass warranty thing that should probably kick in. Something about a lifetime transferrable warranty that says they will likely take care of that, as long as they can determine your agent did not run into anything or hit it with anything. I want to be fair about this, and I don't really have a horse in this race. He is taking the boat down on Monday and will be gone for a week. As soon as I hear how the experience went, I WILL post about it. Is that fair? Quote
Super User Lund Explorer Posted March 19, 2011 Super User Posted March 19, 2011 Five bass limit said it best. Just spent 356.00 on a lower unit seal to get fixed, it ended up I needed a pressure plate and water impeller! Then you have oil, GAS, products for your gas and so on. Owning any boat is a challenge sometimes so get one you can be happy with and go fishing! You aint kidding There expensive to own and i must be nuts because i bought my wife a 27ft cabin cruiser for Christmas what do you think its gona cost to operate that monster yea im a gluten for punishment ;D ;D ;D ;D Won't cost much at all if you accidently toss the keys over the side when it's tied up in the marina! ;D A friend has a 32' fishing boat for Lake Michigan. It's down right ugly to pull up to the fuel dock. A typical salmon costs $20+ per/pound. Quote
fishn hard Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Her boat has a 100 Gal fuel tank in it and its bone dry I told her she had to fill it up if she wanted to go to the lake Quote
Super User Lund Explorer Posted March 29, 2011 Super User Posted March 29, 2011 Well they can't control the independently owned dealerships, but the whole 'we'll look at it' is strange. However there is the whole fiberglass warranty thing that should probably kick in. Something about a lifetime transferrable warranty that says they will likely take care of that, as long as they can determine your agent did not run into anything or hit it with anything. FYI, I visited my insurance agent this morning. From what I got out of the conversation, "we'll look at it" was more along the lines of wanting to know what caused it in case there was a design problem. The boat itself was repaired within two days using some type of bonded patch. From the way it sounds, he is happy with the work. On top of that, he ended up with two new power poles replaced under warranty, and a new battery charger. Sounds like all of the folks at Basscat did another good job of taking care of a customer. Quote
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