Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - June 2023

THE R ADVANTAGE LEGENDARY HULL WITH A MODERN MAKEOVER

enlarged compartments and filling the voids in the stringer valley—and every cavity of the hull—is a wealth of our signature foam flotation. NEW RANGER RIDE SYSTEM The RIDE (Ranger Intelligent Display Engine) debuted on the FS PRO line of Deep V boats and is standard on every R boat. This 9” touchscreen lets you control and monitor every critical part of your boat and engine. The home screen displays RPMs, speed, trim and jackplate and more while inside the menus control everything from livewells, interior lighting, stereo, heading, and the Power Ventilation Rod Storage System™ (PVRS™) fans among others. Adding RIDE as standard truly is a quantum leap in bass boat technology. QUAD GRAPH CAPABILITY Today’s electronics are best utilized with big screens, often in tandem with a complementary sonar unit. This means at the helm you can have GPS waypoints on one graph and forward- or side-scanning on the other—no more split screens. At the bow, many anglers opt to dedicate one unit to forward-looking sonar and another to a traditional 2D view for the utmost in fishfinding power. Ranger lets you mount two 12” units side by-side with an unobstructed view.

The hulls beneath the R Series are based on the Z500c Comanche boats, some of our most successful and highly acclaimed models. The original “C” hull was carefully handcrafted for the perfect blend of on-plane and on-the-trolling motor performance. Nationwide tournament wins and the widespread proliferation of “C boats” backup up this claim. However, like anything handmade, it had minor imperfections. Our engineering team digitally scanned this “C” hull and perfected the flaws, resulting in what can be dubbed the “R” hull. NEW STRINGER SYSTEM - MORE BACKBONE, MORE STORAGE The revolutionary stringer inside the R boats features improved lateral and medial strength delivered by way of three vertical walls, whereas previous iterations only had two. This offers more underfoot rigidity and enhanced One-Piece Feel Construction™. While the stringer itself doesn’t have storage inside it, a deeper valley between the port and starboard elements expanded space along the centerline of the boat, which results in a deeper center rod box and cooler. Encapsulating these