Re: Old Ranger
koolerb,
The 1988 364V Ranger.....
My Fishing buddy has a 1987 360V, with a Mercury 150 XR2. He's a Ranger man. He bought the rig new with matching Ranger Trail trailer. It's built to his specifications, including console instrument layout. It still looks new, it's garage kept. When I'm fishing with him we use this boat, so I've fished from it all those years. It's a very nice, high quality built boat, but my personal tastes aren't bass boats..... my boat is a aluminum utility.
Since I've spent countless hours fishing from it, I pick up Ranger brochures at the boat shows. I looked and have 1988 thru 1994 and others. I'm learning as I look at the brochures. The 361V, 362V, 363V, 364V, and 365V are variances of the original 360V which was built for speed, with a unique dual step hull design. The 364V has a minor interior change for a difference, a fold-down deck extension forward of the console. The 362V, 363V and 365V are twin console boats.
I can't say anything bad about his, with plenty of storage for us. It is a shorter boat now by today's bigger Rangers, but is ideal for how and where he uses it. We fish the Mississippi River and can get into small, tight shallows and channels with it, works great, fishes great, but I would expect other comparable boats do the same. He's careful with it but doesn't baby it, we use it hard. Fish all seasons, in snow, sleet, hail, we're out there. He wore out two bow electric trolling motors. The only trouble he had with it was a livewell issue. A filter screen came off in one livewell, but he fixed it himself. Maybe our fish were to big, we do put big pike in them.
The boat is rated 175 hp. max. With the 150 it does 60 mph. It's a thrill and it just crushes rough water with a smooth dry ride, but I expect they all do that. At speed it goes airborne on big roller wakes. That I remember, he paid $18 K for it. I have no idea what it's worth now, it depends on the area where your at. I know he won't be selling his. It's a beautiful boat and it turns heads around here.
You must be young to think a 1988 is an old boat. My boat is a 1968, that I bought new.
The 1988 364V Ranger.
-Capacities-
Persons ................................... 6 or 745 lbs
Total Persons, motor, gear ..... 1320 lbs
Maximum Horsepower ............. 150 - 175
-Specifications-
Length .................................... 17' 10"
Beam ...................................... 88"
Transom Height ...................... 23 3/4"
Inside Depth ........................... 18"
Approximate Boat Weight ....... 1190 lbs
The boat has two 18 gal. fuel tanks.
I doubt the buyer would wish he would have bought another brand of boat. If you want more info, maybe I can post it.
