Pender! As per normal you have no idea what to say. They do`nt do a cutaway of a Nitro for a good reason.

They are as good or better than Ranger. I'm still looking for quantifiable data that shows why Skeeter/Ranger are worth $10,ooo/$20,000 more .

One thing I have been impressed with is that they seem to listen, We have asked for changes, and they have made them over the years. A quick look and you will see they have some unique features on them. From the trailer up. The under console storage compartments, Dimmer switches on the console. Galva shield coating on a tube steel trailer. The Z9\Z8 are well thought out. I do like the Ranger Z520 and 21, use to fish out of one a lot. No doubt they are good boats. But there live wells are not that great. Ever try to replace a pump on a Ranger? The high gunnels on the front deck of the rangers are not for me. Storage is ok on the Ranger not near the space a Z9 has though. I'd also say the resale as a percentage is close to the same.

Purdy, old school perceptions, your living in the past with all old ideas. But i'm still interested in your "BUDS" Nitro if ya'll just want to get rid of it. If you will give it to me I'll gladly cut it in half. i think one of the other members on here wanted the front half.

The Nitro RC Boat with a K/B engine is available. The boat is blue with pin stripes and is 28" long X 14" wide. It has a tool box stand, comes with about a gallon of new fuel (still in shipping box), 1 glow plug igniter with charger and several glow plugs. There is a Futuba remote (never used) and all servos work.

Before yo buy a Nitro, go to austinbassfishing.com and check this out " WHY NOT TO BUY A NITRO BOAT " UNLESS YOU WANT TO MAKE A $40-$50 THOUSAND DOLLAR MISTAKE

This guy really needs to sell this 2007 21ft Nitro 225 Optimax less than 50hrs. Warranty can be purchased.

What! No offers, this boat has less than 50hrs and looks like new.

Need to quit drinking that nitro koolaid. An untrained eye can look at a nitro next to a ranger and point out why the ranger is better. Cheap latches on the lids, hollow sounding deck, flimsy lids on lockers, cheap bungee straps to hold rods down, lower grade carpet all hallmark the nitro.

sounds like a ranger owner trying to justify all that extra money that was spent if you look at in reality there is not a brand of boat if you buy it new an decide to sell it next yr because of loss of intrest or so on no matter what kind you are going to lose a lot of money.

The Nitro on Austin Bass Fishing was a 4 owner boat that a previous owner damaged and repaired. You guys that paid $15/20k extra just accept it.The current Nitros have come forward in all aspects while the others just fool you with higher prices and as some have mentioned the Rangers/Skeeters have gone backwards in Quaility while Nitro has given fisherman more value without giving up quaility.

Really?? I've seen a Ranger being towed back to the boat ramp, I guess they are all pieces of $^#&@.

Doesn't anybody have a legitimate grievance with NItro??? It's always I have a buddy who has a buddy stories. The point is that all boats are bottomless money pits that will eventually have a problem if not taken care of properly.

I've seen at the springfield location more than one rig with broken parts, as long as one of their locations here. I actually own a 1995 ranger that I would take over a brand new nitro any day. I've also seen about every boat brand being towed back to the dock at some time or other, which usually means engine trouble. We're not talking about engines here. I agree all boats are money pits, just some will have more problems sooner because of build quality. Nitro fits that bill.

Nitro build quality has improved over both Ranger and Skeeter and is quantifable by warranty claims . Claims for Nitros have dropped to almost 0 which if your comments about cheap hardware and poor build quaility are true then I guess that customers who have bought Nitros are riding and fishing in boats that are falling apart but not complaing about it. You guys that paid to much just need to realize it. $15000/$20000 is and incredible amount of money for something that just did not give you what you paid for. I'm sure that a big chunk of that price delta is manufacture/dealer profit.

I'm new to this forum and just moved to texas for a while with work, but this thread peaked my interest. My home is in South Carolina where I live on lake hartwell. I bass fish as a hobby, not a full time job. I don't have or have reason to spend 60k+ on a bass boat.

I bought a Nitro Z-6 a little over a year ago because it fit the bill. I bought it at the boat show in Greenville, SC after walking around and looking at the rangers, skeeter's, etc... comparable "low end" models and seeing the price differences as well as the difference in features. The Nitro, at that level, had everything I needed and many of the features I didn't get with the others without spending a great deal more.

My boat now has been used running all over hartwell and keowee, loaded in and out a good many times, and also sat at my dock in the water for weeks at a time during last summer. A couple months ago I pulled nearly 1000 miles out to Dallas with no issue and since I've taken it to fork and hubbard. I even got it stuck coming around the back side of the island at the entrance to birch creek on fork with the water low, but that's a different story all together.

I've had no issues with my nitro at all. I can understand being loyal to a brand, and we all are for certain things. However, as a newer Nitro owner I can tell you that my experience has been nothing but positive - and I have no complaints on build quality at all.