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Charger Boat Web Site #13000548 12/20/18 03:08 PM
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I just received an email regarding the Legends of Lake Fork tournament and the Charger boats offered as prizes. Got me to thinking about Charger boats and how little I have heard or know about them and decided to visit their web site. The site looks as if a high school kid with a little knowledge designed it and then gave it to his sister for a marketing concept. If I owned a boat manufacturing company selling boats in the Charger price range I think I would put a little more effort into it. At the very least I would proof read for spelling and grammar errors. Not knocking the boats just their web site.

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Re: Charger Boat Web Site [Re: JWRid] #13000606 12/20/18 04:09 PM
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Love their boats, on my 3rd Charger...but I agree, website needs some updating.


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Re: Charger Boat Web Site [Re: JWRid] #13000696 12/20/18 05:18 PM
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been a small bass boat builder for many years they build good boats just dont have as much market share as some of the larger boat builders an havent done much to change.

Re: Charger Boat Web Site [Re: JWRid] #13000808 12/20/18 07:16 PM
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I just saw the price on a new charger 198 pro elite and it was 55,000.00 ouch. I can get a 20 foot boat for that.

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Originally Posted by R.J.E.
I just saw the price on a new charger 198 pro elite and it was 55,000.00 ouch. I can get a 20 foot boat for that.



You do realize a "Charger 198" is only 4" shy of being 20 feet long???



noidea noidea noidea


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And what 20 ft boat can you get for $55k?

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Originally Posted by 04champ
And what 20 ft boat can you get for $55k?


Skeeter ZX

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Originally Posted by 04champ
And what 20 ft boat can you get for $55k?



Exactly thumb


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Re: Charger Boat Web Site [Re: JWRid] #13000852 12/20/18 07:52 PM
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Take a ride on a Charger in rough water and you wont care about their website anymore.....




Re: Charger Boat Web Site [Re: Minner Bucket] #13000873 12/20/18 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Minner Bucket
Originally Posted by 04champ
And what 20 ft boat can you get for $55k?


Skeeter ZX


Charger is going to be better built and ride better than that ZX - all day, every day.

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I can get a Nitro cheaper than that!

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Originally Posted by Txduckhunter
Originally Posted by Minner Bucket
Originally Posted by 04champ
And what 20 ft boat can you get for $55k?


Skeeter ZX


Charger is going to be better built and ride better than that ZX - all day, every day.


Not arguing which is better, simply answered the mans question. He asked what 20 ft boat was 55k, and you can get a new ZX for that or less. My Dad had a Charger a couple years back and it did ride good.

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Originally Posted by Minner Bucket
Originally Posted by 04champ
And what 20 ft boat can you get for $55k?


Skeeter ZX


ZX200 is 19'6" and ZX225 is 19'11"

seems about equivalent to me?

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So now we're pricing them by the inch...........

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Originally Posted by Douglas J
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And what 20 ft boat can you get for $55k?



Exactly thumb

Nitro, Phoenix 721, Triton TRW 20. I'm old and don't rig them out like a lot of you guy's and yes I know it;s 4 inches short of 20 feet but I was talking about the class of boats and not the 20 foot per say.

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Originally Posted by Douglas J
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And what 20 ft boat can you get for $55k?



Exactly thumb

Nitro, Phoenix 721, Triton TRW 20. I'm old and don't rig them out like a lot of you guy's and yes I know it;s 4 inches short of 20 feet but I was talking about the class of boats and not the 20 foot per say.

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It will be an even 20’ whenever your taking a leak off the front of it roflmao


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LMAO

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Originally Posted by Ripinlip
It will be an even 20’ whenever your taking a leak off the front of it roflmao


That depends on if we’re talking the 19’ 8” boat or the 19’11” boat.
roflmao

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no more like 22 I'm old but I still got good pressure L.O.L.

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They kinda spend zero on advertising, sorta like Pro Gator boats. Still the closest thing out there left to a Champion.
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And what 20 ft boat can you get for $55k?
Ever look at Blazer?

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They are one of the last dinosaurs left. Old school boat builder who focuses on building high quality boats with zero desire for marketing and not an ounce of salesmanship in the company. They just have never really embraced technology and all that it can do to increase awareness and sales. But don't judge their boats by the website. Just like there a couple of companies who are just the opposite.

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Originally Posted by Minner Bucket
Originally Posted by Ripinlip
It will be an even 20’ whenever your taking a leak off the front of it roflmao


That depends on if we’re talking the 19’ 8” boat or the 19’11” boat.
roflmao

Oh I know who you guy's are, you the ones who always come up short in the weigh in line and then come up short at home too. L.O.L.

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Each to their own, but Charger makes a great boat.


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Originally Posted by R.J.E.
Originally Posted by Minner Bucket
Originally Posted by Ripinlip
It will be an even 20’ whenever your taking a leak off the front of it roflmao


That depends on if we’re talking the 19’ 8” boat or the 19’11” boat.
roflmao

Oh I know who you guy's are, you the ones who always come up short in the weigh in line and then come up short at home too. L.O.L.


I bet you always finish first, in line and at home.... bolt

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Originally Posted by barbarian
They are one of the last dinosaurs left. Old school boat builder who focuses on building high quality boats with zero desire for marketing and not an ounce of salesmanship in the company. They just have never really embraced technology and all that it can do to increase awareness and sales. But don't judge their boats by the website. Just like there a couple of companies who are just the opposite.

You ever seen their pontoons? Those arent old school at all. Lol. That's their bread and butter, bass boats are a side gig

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You don't see many Chargers compared to other brands but everyone that I have talked to that had one has loved the boat. All the posts I read from Charger owners say the same thing. Always positive.

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Originally Posted by the skipper
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They are one of the last dinosaurs left. Old school boat builder who focuses on building high quality boats with zero desire for marketing and not an ounce of salesmanship in the company. They just have never really embraced technology and all that it can do to increase awareness and sales. But don't judge their boats by the website. Just like there a couple of companies who are just the opposite.

You ever seen their pontoons? Those arent old school at all. Lol. That's their bread and butter, bass boats are a side gig



You misunderstood me. I never said their building was old school. But their market strategy is old school.

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It appears Charger doesn't feel the need to "keep up with the joneses" or have the flatbill/white shade seal of approval


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