We’ve all heard those unbelievable stories about “barn find” near perfect machines with 64 original miles, rare options, blah, blah, blah… and probably thought, “Yeah, right…” While this barn-find story may not be overloaded with questionable claims, it is most certainly an incredible one. Albeit a sad story, it is completely true. Here is your chance to so tell the story and own the boat to prove it! A lot of pride goes into owning a Ranger boat and their owners consistently demonstrate exceptional cleaning and maintenance routines. Purchased new in 2009, this Ranger 170VS (RNG05291J809) belonged to one such owner. Age and health were not on his side however, and our fellow fishing enthusiast was only able to use the boat a few times before passing on. His widow left his prize Ranger “as is” and it sat quietly, garaged, and under cover for a decade, waiting to be revived. As chance would have it, one of my well respected prior Ranger buyers [Robert], and (I won’t hesitate to say) a good friend, called to tell me about acquiring the boat. Based on the information gathered about the owner and the remarkable condition of the boat, he estimated it had been launched only 3 or 4 times. Although the original Yamaha 90 hp outboard was likely still in “break-in” hours, it had been sitting for an extended length of time. Robert knew what this Ranger wanted for power, sold the 90 and gave it a brand new 2021 Yamaha 115 hp VMax (a difficult find itself in these times). Having upgraded power at the transom, Robert turned to the bow and replaced the Minn Kota Maxxum 55 troller with a brand new Minn Kota Ultrex 80# iPilot. Beyond these upgrades, this 170VS and matching Ranger-Trail trailer is all factory standard equipment*. Unusual as it may sound, this Ranger boat package and upgraded equipment has not even been in the water yet. Aside from the few times the original owner used the boat, it essentially has ZERO hours on it. Be the first to run this beautiful upgraded Ranger 170VS package for $28,500 and let it live to fish again.