I have the Ranger 178 and love it. I got it with a power pole and 2 Hook 7 Lowrance units and it has been fantastic. I will tell you this about buying the boat. I did a lot of looking and research and found that the Ranger aluminum is about as good as they come in aluminum, no plywood anything (Tracker has wood transom and deck) and they fish like a fiberglass boat. Mine is stable as a rock when I am on the deck (I am a pretty big guy) and I love the features that it has. I have the 60 hp 4 stroke Mercury and it will not win any races but it does get you there. (With me in the boat, and like I said a little junk in the trunk, it will go about 34 mph top with 31 avg in any water condition). All in all I am very pleased with it.