Recent content by bobsboat

Had 50 hour service at North Island Boat Company at Skyline Marina near Anacortes, Wash. $411.91 included check valve clearance, valve cover gasket, fuel filter, oil, ATF transmission fluid. Did not check alignment. Bob B

Hey, I finally figured out how to add photos to my photo album, thanks to the "help" messages and my son. My grandson is the first picture, in case you are wondering. The other three pictures are the cockpit hatches with the center frame pieces cut through so the entire opening can be exposed.

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The fuel gauge sender is in the approximate centerline of the boat several inches forward of the engine room step. You can get the exact location from the factory. The two ways I have heard of to access the gauge sender are [1] cut a hole over the sender through the teak and holly sole and...

Thanks all of you for the posts. I filled the tank and it took 30 gallons [in a 75 gallon tank] so the gauge is not accurate. I now carry a plastic tube with some markings on it to show approximate fuel level in the tank and will watch my running hours more closely. bob b

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Has anyone had problems with their fuel gauge on a Ranger 25? I have only about half a tank of fuel left but the gauge needle sits on the full mark all of the time. It would be nice if the boat was making fuel but that is wishful thinking. Bob

Sorry, I took three pictures but cannot figure out how to attach them to this reply. bob b

OK, I started this and here is how I finally made the change to get full access. First I sawed through the vertical central teak pieces and the center fiberglass strip. Then I glued and screwed the teak pieces to each of their respective doors. Finally I glued and screwed the fiberglass strip...

Tim, I like your approach. Perhaps a large piece of teak vertically to hold the two hatches together and then hinge the whole thing from above. I need to see how many holes will show from the old hinges and see how difficult it will be. Thanks. Bob

The rear doors beneath the fish tank/cushioned seat at the rear of the Ranger 25 cockpit are very small. This makes it difficult to reach into the hull area to acess the stern thruster or macerator pump or three way waste water seacock. I have considered removing the center fiberglass vertical...

Does anybody in the Pacific Northwest have a good public site for heated covered storage for a Ranger Tug 25? I have my boat at the Skyline Marina shed in Anacortes but have doubts about that enviromnent to keep the boat mildew free. Twin Bridges marina has good heated storage but their boat...