Celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2018, the beginnings of Ranger Boats can be traced to 1968 with founders Forrest and Nina Wood. After building the original six boats in what is now the City Hall in downtown Flippin, Ark., the business grew quickly and soon became a household name among fishermen across the country.

The 0.125-inch-thick aluminum hull is filled with foam throughout and combines with the wood-free robotically welded transom to offer an unmatched, solid feel with flotation levels that exceed standards set by the Coast Guard.

The company was founded in 1968 by Forrest L. Wood in Flippin, Arkansas. Ranger is generally credited with the introduction of the modern bass boat. Ranger is a major sponsor of the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, the largest tournament trail in the world, holding tournaments across the United States, as well as globally.

It was announced in December 2014 that outdoor supply retailer Bass Pro Group LLC purchased Fishing Holdings LLC of Flippin, which makes Ranger Boats, from Platinum Equity.

Creative origins. The ranger was primarily based on the character Aragorn, and the Rangers of the North of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth mythos, as warriors who use tracking and other wilderness skills to hunt down their enemies.

About Ranger Boats Our extensive lineup covers freshwater and saltwater fiberglass and aluminum boats, pontoons and purpose-built aluminum hunting and fishing rigs.

Hull thicknesses on aluminum boats can vary from 1/4 inch (. 250) to 1/8 inch (. 125). For example, a North River Seahawk OS has ¼” hull plate from the stern of the boat to the bow including the transom and engine bracket sides.

5052 Aluminum boats for the retail market, including those by major manufacturers Lund and Princecraft, are primarily crafted from 5052. This wrought aluminum grade contains 2.2%-2.8% magnesium and 0.15%-0.35% chromium: these help it with corrosion resistance.

Boats on Land traces the story of a young girl visiting her parents' friends in the plains of Assam, a quaint little place by the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra and how an unlikely friendship impacts her for life.

Baytex Energy Corp. Baytex Energy Corp. closed its multibillion-dollar acquisition of Ranger Oil Corp., expanding the Canadian E&P's footprint and scale in the South Texas Eagle Ford Shale.

The Rangers' primary mission is to engage in close combat and direct-fire battles. The Ranger Course was conceived during the Korean War and was known as the Ranger Training Command. The Ranger Training Command was inactivated and became the Ranger Department, a branch of the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga., Oct.

A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands and forests.