A new C-Ranger

Wefings · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:12 am Post subject:

Darryl, the magazine is a part of the Tallahassee Democrat . They called me to do an article on the trawler lifestyle . Well with a bit of on the fly thinking , I convinced them to do it on the "Trailerable Trawler" lifestyle and asked them to come interview you . We are looking forward to seeing the article and appreciate your participation . Ill look to see if they have an online version , and I will also get you a few copies when it is published .
Marc

Sea Wolf · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:21 am Post subject:

wthattny

Hey guys,

I was down at Eastpoint (again) to test drive the Maritime Challenger and ran across Darrel's article in Forgotten Coast Magazine.

http://www.tallahasseemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=199&Itemid=78

My copy has pictures, but they don't show up on the web link article. The first picture shows Miss Dee being launched at the Apalachicola city marina, and the second shows Darrel sitting at the helm. Wish I could upload them, especially the second one. Man, that's a look.

What a very nice boat.

- Bill -

tom&shan · Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 316 Photos: Dakota

captd · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:29 pm Post subject:

Wow,
He must have talked to someone besides me. Marc did you tell him $30,000 for a 22 ft. C-Dory? Those weren't the only figures missqouted.
Nice guy tho.
Captd ( Darrel )

Wefings · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:12 am Post subject:

I dont recall giving prices , maybe he looked at the factory published pricing on the website with no motor or rigging or trailer ?????
Marc

PenguinPA · Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 2:42 am Post subject:

Evening to All!

My wife and I are looking at purchasing a R-25. we are down sizing from a 40' Ponderosa. Of course, I have tons of questions for those who have gone before.

Right now LUSR in Fife has hull#10 for sale and I have been thinking very hard about making the purchase. I have some concerns of course considering this boat hasn't been purchased yet. Anything in particular I need to be wary of?

Also, if you were dealing with LUSR, who would recommend to talk with? The salesperson I have been working with is an ok guy but a little unsure of himself as well as the boat.

Sorry that my first post has be huge but I am really interested in becoming a new owner of the "tug"

Drew

Sea Wolf · Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 5:14 am Post subject:

PenguinPA-

Welcome to the C-Brats!

Undoubtably many current C-Ranger owners will respond diretly to your question, but just about all that is currently known about the C-Ranger Tugs can be found HERE, and there's more information there than you'll ever get on one thread. Have you read these posts?

Joe. Wink

Island Ranger · Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 10:32 am Post subject:

Hi PenguinPA-

We also bought our boat from LUSR in Fife. I'd agree that most of the people at LUSR do not know much about the boat - they are on the learning curve. Our salesman was Jack Krona.

Ranger has been also on a learning curve on the 25 - making improvements on every boat as they go. I don't know which changes have occurred since hull 10 (ours is 23), but probably the biggest is the engine. The current models offer a 110 hp that is quieter (and meets the 2006 emission standards) - hull 10 probably has the 125 hp?

Joe's right - best idea is to read the C-Ranger forum - and please go ahead and post any questions you still have there

Mac

Pat Anderson · Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 10:37 am Post subject:

Another thought would be to stop by the factory in Kent and talk to the Livingstons, they have always been very candid about things...I do think you would be better off with a more current hull than #10. One of the issues was reduction of weight to improve cruising performance.

thataway · Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject:

There are a couple of older threads on the C Ranger 25:

http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=4437&highlight=

Look at: http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=4268&start=0

I don't believe that these are included in the "C Ranger 25" site--they came before this thread was opened.

PenguinPA · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:58 am Post subject: New Ranger

Thanks to everyone for their input.... I have been lurking on the site for a few months, but our situation changed recently and I think we maybe moving towards a solution soon!!! I look forward to future posts as just lurking on the site has given me great ideas. Hopefully one day, we can even meet up with a brand-new ranger at one of the events

Thanks again
Drew

Ranger Jeff · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:34 am Post subject: factory tour

Hello Drew,

A stop by the factory would probably answer your questions. Hull 10 had most of the running changes in place. I would be happy to show you through a boat currently in production and you can make a decision for yourself.

Thank you for your interest.

Jeff

Vikingbaat · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject:

Drew

I signed up for a new Ranger-25 at the 2006 Seattle Boat Show. I took delivery last Thanksgiving and was told by John at the factory that I had hull # 10. Maybe I had better check my slip at the marina to see if it is still there?

We have enjoyed the boat immensely and I am certain you will also. We came back to Edmonds, from a day trip to Poulsbo, during quite a blow this past March with my son at the helm. I thought we should turn back, as water was coming over the bow and drenching the windows, but the boat performed ideally and we made it safely back to the marina.

Nice to have you aboard.

Anders

thataway · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject:

Your Hull identification number will tell you what the boat number is: The first three letters are the manufactuer, the next three numbers are the lenght or model, then next three are the hull number (such as 010 for #10) and then a digit for the month the boat was started, and finally the date and year in numbers. Apparently not all hulls were sequential--some orders came out of "turn" as boats were assigned to a dealer. So a #9 might have been started after a # 11 --or so they say...