jdmidwest Posted September 21, 2019 Posted September 21, 2019 Ran across this tonite looking for my white elephant, a stick steer 16' boat with a 25 jet. Ranger Bass Boat with an inboard engine. Rare piece of equipment. Ranger 397 with Inboard "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
fishinwrench Posted September 21, 2019 Posted September 21, 2019 Only rare because most of them caught fire and burned up. They were a fairly popular boat here on LO in the 80's. The guy I buy most of my Johnson/Evinrude parts from still has one I think.
jdmidwest Posted September 21, 2019 Author Posted September 21, 2019 Vent system was faulty? "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
fishinwrench Posted September 21, 2019 Posted September 21, 2019 4 hours ago, jdmidwest said: Vent system was faulty? It's just the nature of I/O design.... Fuel tank level above the engine so that any leak automatically siphons raw fuel into the bilge area. Engine, batteries, and electrical systems all buried tightly under upholstery so fumes and heat can't easily escape. It's a recipe for an explosion even when maintained in an OCD fashion. Straight inboard design which puts the engine midship is alot better/safer, but I/O boats blow up around here on a daily basis. They are, in my opinion, an engineering FAIL.
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