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Ranger Boats is a company that produces bass fishing boats designed primarily for black bass fishing. The company was founded in 1968 by Forrest L. Wood in Flippin, Arkansas . Ranger is generally credited with the introduction of the modern bass boat . [ 1 ]
The developer of the modern bass boat is widely considered to be Skeeter Fishing Boats, a company now owned by Yamaha. In 1948 Holmes Thurmond designed and launched the first Skeeter boat. By no means was it the last "first" for Skeeter. In 1961, he built the first bass boat from fiberglass, a huge leap forward in performance and durability.
Wood began to build lake boats in 1968 behind a service station. The business moved to an old nightclub; by 1970, Ranger Boats sold 1,200 units. The boats are considered to be the prototypes of what are now called bass boats. The facility was destroyed by fire in 1971, but Wood salvaged orders from his desk in the building and restarted.
The Ranger 33 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 10,500 lb (4,763 kg) and carries 4,500 lb (2,041 kg) of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel. [1] [2]
Stratos Boats, Inc. is a manufacturer of fishing boats and is located in Flippin, Arkansas. Formerly owned by Platinum Equity, which also owned Triton and Ranger Boats as Fishing Holdings LLS, Stratos was acquired by Bass Pro Group in December 2014. [1] They produce a line of fiberglass boats, primarily for the U.S. bass and panfishing markets ...
The Ranger 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,860 lb (2,658 kg) and carries 2,050 lb (930 kg) of iron ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.33 ft (1.32 m) with the standard fin keel. [1] [2] [5]
The Ranger 26-2 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a lifting keel . It displaces 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) and carries 1,140 lb (517 kg) of lead ballast.
Ranger 28 Standard model, with a PHRF racing average handicap of 180 with a high of 177 and low of 183. [1] [2] [5] Ranger 28 TM Serial numbers 1-86 Early tall mast model, with a PHRF racing average handicap of 183 with a high of 196 and low of 174. [8] Ranger 28 TM Serial numbers 87 and later