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Warranty

applicable law, be deemed to constitute consent by the purchaser and aluminum dealer to Ranger’s

use of such information at any time for all purposes allowed by law, including use of that information

by third parties selected by Ranger. You may opt to not have your personal information disclosed

to third parties and/or to not receive marketing materials from Ranger by sending a written request

to: Ranger Boats Warranty Department, PO Box 179, Flippin, AR 72634. To obtain limited warranty

service, you must return the aluminum boat and/or trailer, including any alleged defective part, to an

authorized Ranger aluminum dealer. Ranger must receive written notice of all limited warranty claims

prior to the expiration of this limited warranty and be allowed an opportunity to resolve them. The

authorized Ranger aluminum dealer will carry out the limited warranty procedures (e.g. repairs, claims

submissions to Ranger etc.) on the purchaser’s behalf. All limited warranty work must be performed at

an authorized Ranger aluminum dealer, at the Ranger factory or at another repair facility that Ranger

selects. The purchaser is responsible for the expenses associated with transporting the aluminum boat

and/or trailer to and from the repair facility.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
RANGER’S GOAL IS TO RESOLVE ANY WARRANTY ISSUE AS QUICKLY AND FAIRLY AS

POSSIBLE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AT (870) 453-2222 IN THE

EVENT YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS

CONTAINED IN THIS WARRANTY. THE PROCEDURE TO HAVE YOUR WARRANTY ISSUE

RESOLVED IS SET FORTH ABOVE. IN THE EVENT THE RANGER DEALER CANNOT

REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, YOU AGREE TO WRITE US AT

RANGER CUSTOMER SERVICE, 927 HIGHWAY 178 N, FLIPPIN, AR 72634, AND EXPLAIN THE

ISSUE. IF RANGER’S RESPONSE TO YOUR WRITTEN EXPLANATION OF THE ISSUE IS NOT

TO YOUR SATISFACTION, YOU AGREE THAT THE FOLLOWING BINDING ARBITRATION WILL

APPLY.
BINDING ARBITRATION
a) You and Ranger agree to submit all disputes, claims, or controversies of any kind arising out of

or related to this warranty and/or your purchase of a Ranger boat or trailer for resolution exclusively

through binding arbitration. You should review this provision carefully. This arbitration provision

limits your and our ability to litigate claims in court. You and we each agree to waive your

and our respective rights to a jury trial; ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, WHETHER ON AN

INDIVIDUAL OR A CLASS BASIS, IS HEREBY WAIVED. Any arbitration under this provision

shall take place on an individual basis; class arbitrations and class actions are not permitted.

You will not have the right to participate as a class representative, private attorney general, or

member of any class of claimants for any claim subject to arbitration. A claim by, or on behalf

of, other persons will not be considered in, joined with, or consolidated with the arbitration

proceedings between you and us. Any dispute regarding the prohibitions in the prior sentence

shall be resolved by the arbitrator in accordance with this arbitration provision.
b) Arbitration is usually an informal proceeding in which disputes are decided by one or more neutral

arbitrators who receive the evidence at a hearing and then issue a binding ruling in the form of an

award. You and we understand that in an arbitration discovery is more limited than in a court, and

review by courts is very limited.
c) A party who intends to seek arbitration must first send to the other, by certified mail, a written Notice

of Dispute (a “Notice”). Any Notice to us should be addressed to General Counsel, Fishing Holdings

LLC, 927 Highway 178 N, Flippin, AR 72634 (the “Notice Address”). Any Notice must (i) describe the

nature and basis of the dispute, claim, or controversy and (ii) set forth the specific relief sought. If you

and we do not reach an agreement to resolve the dispute, claim, or controversy within 30 days after

the Notice is received, you or we may commence an arbitration proceeding. During the arbitration, the

amount of any settlement offer made by you or we shall not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the

arbitrator determines the amount, if any, to which you or we are entitled.
d) You and we agree, upon written demand made by you or us, to submit to binding arbitration of

any and all disputes, claims, and controversies between you and us, whether based on statute,

regulation, constitution, common law, equity, or any other legal basis or theory, and whether

pre-existing, present, or future, that arise out of or relate to this warranty and/or your purchase

of a Ranger boat or trailer, including contract disputes, tort claims, fraud claims and fraud-in-the-

inducement claims, misrepresentation, statutory claims and/or regulatory claims arising out of or

relating to your Ranger boat or trailer or this warranty (including, to the fullest extent permitted by

applicable law, relationships with third parties who are not parties to this warranty or this arbitration

provision), or the scope or enforceability of this warranty, including the determination of the applicability

of this agreement to arbitrate, and/or any other relationship or dispute between the parties (collectively,

“Claims”). All parties retain the right to seek relief in a small claims court for Claims within the

jurisdictional limits of the small claims court. The arbitration of any Claim shall be conducted by the

American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) or any other arbitrator mutually agreed upon by you and

us. In any event, the arbitration of any Claim shall be conducted in accordance with the Commercial

Arbitration Rules and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (the “Rules”).

The Rules are available online at www.adr.org or by calling 800.778.7879. In the event of any

inconsistency between this arbitration provision and the Rules, such inconsistency shall be resolved in

favor of this arbitration provision. This arbitration provision is made pursuant to a transaction involving

interstate commerce, and the Federal Arbitration Act shall apply to the construction, interpretation,

and enforceability of this warranty, notwithstanding any other choice of law provision contained in this

warranty.
e) After the 30-day period in paragraph c) above has expired, either you or we may initiate arbitration

by giving written notice of the intention to arbitrate to the other party and by filing notice with the AAA

in accordance with the Rules in effect at the time the notice is filed. We may be given notice at the

Notice Address.

f) A panel of no less than three (3) arbitrators shall decide all Claims. The arbitrators shall be active

members in good standing of the bar for any state in the continental United States and shall be either

actively engaged in the practice of law for at least five years or a retired judge.
g) You and we agree that the arbitrators shall: (i) limit discovery to non-privileged matters directly

relevant to the Claim; (ii) grant only relief that is based upon and consistent with substantial evidence

and applicable substantive law; (iii) have authority to grant relief only with respect to Claims asserted

by or against you individually; and (iv) provide a written statement stating the disposition of each Claim

and a concise written explanation of the basis for the award and shall make specific findings of fact

and conclusions of law to support any arbitration award. Unless inconsistent with applicable law, and

except as otherwise provided herein, each party shall bear the expense of its respective attorney,

expert, and witness fees, regardless of which party prevails in the arbitration. We will pay to the AAA

any portion of the arbitration filing fee that exceeds the cost of filing a lawsuit in the federal court where

you live. If you are unable to pay the filing fee, we will pay it directly upon receiving a written request.

We will pay all of the remaining administration fees and other costs, including the arbitrator’s fees, for

any non-frivolous Claim (measured by the standards set forth in Rule 11(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure) that does not exceed $15,000. For all other Claims, the arbitrators will decide whether we

or you will ultimately be responsible for paying any fees or other costs in connection with the arbitration

under the Rules. Any arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in the federal judicial district of

your residence, and you will be given the opportunity to attend the proceeding and be heard. If your

Claim is for $10,000 or less, we agree that you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted

solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrators, through a telephonic hearing, or by an

in-person hearing in accordance with the Rules. Judgment upon any award rendered in arbitration may

be entered in any court having competent jurisdiction.
h) Demand for arbitration under this arbitration provision must be made before the date when any

judicial action upon the same Claim would be barred under any applicable statute of limitations;

otherwise, the Claim is also barred in arbitration. Any dispute as to whether any statute of limitations,

estoppel, waiver, laches, or other doctrine bars the arbitration of any Claim shall be decided by

arbitration in accordance with this arbitration provision.
i) Nothing in this arbitration provision shall limit the right of you or us, whether before, during, or after

the pendency of any arbitration proceeding, to exercise any self-help remedies, such as set-off, or to

obtain provisional or ancillary remedies or injunctive or other traditionally equitable relief, such as filing

an interpleader action or seeking enforcement of intellectual property rights. You and we agree that

the taking of these actions or any other participation in such litigation by you or us does not waive any

right that either you or we have to demand arbitration at any time with respect to any subsequent or

amended Claim filed against you or us after commencement of litigation between you and us
j) You may choose to opt out of these arbitration procedures within 30 days from the date you

purchase your Ranger product (“Opt-Out Deadline”). You may opt out of these arbitration procedures

by completing the opt-out form located at www.rangerboats.com/arbitrationoptout and sending the

opt-out form to the following notice address: Warranty Arbitration Director, Fishing Holdings, LLC, 927

Highway 178 N, Flippin, AR 72634. Any opt-out received after the Opt-Out Deadline will not be valid

and you must pursue your Claims in arbitration or small claims court.
k) If any portion of this arbitration provision is deemed invalid or unenforceable, the remaining

portions of this arbitration provision will remain valid and enforceable.
CHOICE OF LAW; JURISDICTION AND VENUE
Except as set forth in binding arbitration clause above, this warranty shall be governed exclusively

by, and construed exclusively in accordance with, the internal laws of the state of Delaware without

reference to the choice of law or conflicts of law principles thereof, and all claims relating to or arising

out of this warranty, or the breach thereof, whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise, shall

likewise be governed exclusively by the laws of the state of Delaware without reference to the choice of

law or conflicts of law principles thereof. To the extent any action is permitted under binding arbitration

clause above to be heard in a court of competent jurisdiction, such action shall take place in the state

or federal courts sitting in Kent County, Delaware, the parties hereby waiving any claim or defense that

such forum is not convenient or proper. Each party agrees that any such court shall have in personam

jurisdiction over it for any such action, and each party consents to service of process in any manner

authorized by Delaware law.
OTHER NOTES
RANGER reserves the right to make changes in design of its products, and changes or improvements

to its products, at any time, including during a product year, without imposing any obligation upon

Ranger to alter any of its products that were previously manufactured.
This document contains the entire limited warranty provided by Ranger. Any questions concerning the

scope of this limited warranty should be directed to Ranger. The terms and conditions contained in

this limited warranty may not be modified, altered or waived by any action, inaction or representation,

whether oral or in writing, except upon the express, written authority of a senior management level

employee of Ranger. Ranger does not authorize any person or persons (except a senior management

level employee of Ranger), including Ranger aluminum dealers, to change the terms of this limited

warranty. (Note that your authorized Ranger aluminum dealer is an independent business, authorized

to sell and service Ranger products, but is not an agent of Ranger.) Ranger reserves the right to

change or improve the design or manufacture of Ranger aluminum boats and/or trailers without

obligation to modify any aluminum boat and/or trailer previously manufactured.

Ranger Boats

927 Highway 178 North

Flippin, AR 72634