That's too bad... I fish from a Gambler, mine is the best and prettiest !! LOL LOL

Well after reading 4 pages of this I think I have the answer the original poster is looking for... The new Nitro is by far the best boaT EVER MADE. It is perfect and will stay perfect. It will not crack like the junkie other manufacturers, and it will ride better than the rest. It also comes with the greatest fit and finish known to man.. However the gauges are all equal........ Ill stick with my Skeeter!!!!

Its a fine boat. Buy what you like and dont worry about peoples opinions. Ive owned a fee brands and been in all. They all have pluses and minuses. Nobodys boat is the best.

Good point I didn't think of it that way

i have owned new, semi new and 8 to 10 yr old boats. I have had BCB, Skeeters and Rangers. They all have had issues, begin to wear out, fall apart and have issues. I have been in Nitros that were rough but the owners
never covered them. And I have fished in some that were taken care and were holding up fine. Maybe the older model Nitros (90s) didn't have quality built into them that they have now and believe they have come a long way. I wouldn't hesitate getting into a nitro. The layouts are not great, but they are not bad either and they ride just fine for a bass rig. Nitros don't hold their value as well so you can a lot of boat for your money.

The new Z 21 is pretty awesome.

I think every brand boat out there can make a lemon. Just like cars. I have owned both a 2010 Z8 and a 2014 Z9. No stress cracking on either one. My oldest son has Nitro (17 ft) that is about 9 yrs old with no stress cracking.

The only issue I had with either of my boats was the seats on my Z9 started to pull apart in the seams after one year. My boat has always been garage kept under a cover. I contacted Bass Pro shops where I bought it and they asked me to send them some pictures. 2 days later Nitro called me and said they were replacing all of the seats. 3 weeks later the dealer called, said they had the new seats in, and ask me to bring in my boat. They had it 1 day and it was returned with Brand new seats.

To me it is not whether a mfg. made a mistake but how quick or they to admit it and remedy it. Nitro has my vote.

looked at a new nitro z21 today, nice looking boat the fit & finish was just as good as the rest imo, I own a skeeter but if I was going to buy a new boat I would look at all of them.

If it's as good as the Hyundai Genesis my wife has you should buy it.

That's it! Now ya'll have pizzed me off....... I'm buyin a Nitro!

Bill Wilcox uses one. KVD uses one. Rick Clunn uses one. Edwin Evers does too. All of those boys seem to do pretty good with them and it appears fishing from a Nitro doesn't have much of a negative impact on their catch rates. Just sayin...

I would run one.

No boat has anything to do with catching fish. But getting paid to run one vs buying one is a little different.

Some of us have seen their (KVD, Clunn, Evers) boats up close and frequently over the years and after less than one years' use. It was not always pretty. I can not speak for the new Nitros - they could be fine but many of the older ones had quality of materials & construction issues and it was not from one bad batch of resin or vinyl or carpet.

I would like to see one of the boat (or other) companies to use one or more of their pros to run the same boat, motor, trolling motor and electronics for 3 to 5 years and lets see the results. It would not be a perfect scenario by any means because of boat wraps and etc. but they could be open with what repairs were needed.

I know this is not going to happen so I will stop dreaming about it.

When you get paid to run one and get a new one every year Im sure you would to.