Tested a new boat yesterday, Renegade 23'

[superdave013]

So like I said yesterday I got to tag along for the first run in a brand spanking new boat.
Ok first off this is RiskyinEllsinore's rig, not mine. But I was around during every step of the build up so I feel I can give an accurate report.
It's a 23' Renegade with the 496HO package. Renegade Boats is in Anaheim, CA and only about 2 blocks from our shop. Risky and I would swing by there at lunch almost every day.
Ron Pace was straight up front on what he would do and he kept his word. No hidden charges at all! No delays at all! He required a reasonable deposit to get started and Risky was not making boat payments while his boat was getting built. I know lots of people that made 4 or 5 payments and didn't even have their boat. Not the case at Renegade.
Here is the completed rig ready to hit the lake.

Now Risky came up with the gel colors. I must say that its not easy coming up with what to do with your boat. I went through the same thing with mine.
I can say that Reneagade did a great job on the gel and the glass work too. The tape lines are nice and straight and no jagged edges at all. Very clean, very clean.
Here's the helm. Dana billet hardware through out. Risky wanted the wheel on the wrong side so that's what he got.

Now we didn't get to get into the throttles at all as we were at Puddingstone Lake and that's a big no no there. Our mission was to run it around a bit and see if it was tight and right. It was, boat ran great, sounded great through the s.s. offshore style exhaust tips and had no leaks. Just what you would expect right?
Ok all you snowed in east coasters,eat your hart out!

You can get it in a closed deck, cuddy or crawl through open bow or a walk through open bow. Risky is not the smallest guy on earth so he went with the walk through open bow. I'm glad he did as it's much easier to get up there to get dock lines and stuff like that.
Oh, we were running about 35-40 when this shot was taken.

[ February 19, 2003, 02:05 PM: Message edited by: superdave013 ]

[superdave013]

Some shots of the engine and rigging. It was all nice and tidy.


I was not real thrilled about those battery boxes. I would have rather have seen the Dana billet ones. But hey, it's not my boat right. They were installed clean though, just like everything else was. I did like the little side pockets back there and how it was carpeted and kinda sectioned off so you could put some lawn chairs and the like back there.

Here is one of the only extras that Risky got. I do't know jack shit about sound systems but it was kicking out the gansta rap pretty good. It has some kind of power amp and a gack of speakers. But like any clean install you didn't see them.

The other options he got was the 496HO, a drive shower, chrome fenders and upgraded the fiberglass swim steps to Dana Billet ones. Oh, I think the s.s. tips might have been an extra but I could be wrong on that.
It did come standard with a s.s. prop and Dana trim tabs. I don't think many are offering the tabs as a standard item in this size range.
The interior was nice, has good storage and lots of drink holders. Yes, I think I can get hammered in style in this boat!
[ February 19, 2003, 02:19 PM: Message edited by: superdave013 ]

[hack job]

thats a pretty nice boat! and it looks like puddingstone was pretty green.
but you guys must have been the only ones out there. . once again a pretty sweet ride

[beached 1]

Sweet looking boat.

[cyclone]

i'm jealous. wish i had been out on the water with you.

[01RENEGADE]

looks good looks like they paid special attetion to detail thats always good.

[RiskyinElsinore]

Hey guys who is going to Laughlin this weekend?I had the boat out on Lake Elsinore and had a nice time breaking the engine in and checking out the new ride. Now it's time to play,who is going to Laughlin this weekend.I will be at the Riverside Hotel and out on Lake Mohav.

[bigq]

Superdave, isn't that the like the Caliber1 23'.
The reason I ask is I looked at them and it seemed bigger in person. Just curious if it is the same type. When I looked it was a pretty deep hull.Nice boat though. It looks like Renegade does some nice work. wink

[HavasuDreamin']

Congrats RiskyinElsinore. Nice report SD013. And two thumbs up to Renegade Boats for not jacking the customer around (as we have seen quite a bit of that lately).

[superdave013]

bigq:
Superdave, isn't that the like the Caliber1 23'.
The reason I ask is I looked at them and it seemed bigger in person. Just curious if it is the same type. When I looked it was a pretty deep hull.Nice boat though. It looks like Renegade does some nice work. wink Yup, same hull. You are right, it is a deep hull. They also have a 23' lower profile hull. I really like that one too!