Afternoon gents, I'm new to this site but have been reading a lot of topics and the information here is great. I'm hoping to be new boat owner this year and had pretty much narrowed my choice down to the nitro z6. However, now ranger has come out with their new aluminum line and i'm really liking the rt188. The two boats are darn near identical in price. I wanted to see what thoughts you had on which one you think would be a better option for a new boat owner, both short term and long term. Thanks