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On short trips we tow with a 2004 Jeep Cherokee with the 4.0L straight 6. Gobs of torque, and get about 11mpg. For serious long trips, we tow with a Ford Excursion V-10 - Have to look back to see if the boat is there, we get 10-12 mpg while carrying, Zodiac, outboard, camping supplies, tools...

Checked Tugly's 80 Amp Alternator. Red hooded wire connected to "BAT" terminal with lock washer and nut on top left of alternator back when looking forward. There are two other terminals to the right of the "BAT" terminal. The black hooded wire is connected to the one furthest to the right...

Andrew, I agree with Ron. Our Tugly is an '07 EC Tug '21 with the 30 HP. We normally cruise at about 2600 RPM. Depending on the load and conditions, that will give us from 6 to 8 MPH on the GPS. Fuel burn is as close to nothing as I can imagine. I can get her up to about 3200 RPM but she...

Charged batteries while cooling down the fridge with switch on #2. Unplugged and kept the Fridge going: Readings in Volts 2:25 PM - 12.5 6:30 PM - 12.5 7:30 AM - 12.0 At the 7:30 AM reading, all electronics worked and fridge was still working. Overnight temp was in the 50s...

Andrew, That low reading concerned me too, I must have left something on. I will leave it unplugged for a couple of days and then check the house battery again. We are going to the Sacramento Delta for a few days next week and I want it up to snuff. I will also check to see if the House...

Continuing saga of the Ranger 21 charging system: I just collected the following data on Tugly. If you are wired the same as I am this should help a bit. All readings are in volts. Data: Switch on #2 - Before charger plug in: House - 7.32 Engine - 12.59 Switch on #2 - Plugged into...

Thataway, I think that I have my terms mixed up. On the diagram I was assuming that the box marked CHARGING RELAY was the battery switch that allowed one to do the 1/2/both/off stuff. I guess I don't know what a charging relay is. On my boat, if I have the battery switch on "Both", have the...

If you have your charging relay on both, both batteries will charge. I don't see the battery isolator on this diagram and don't know how that might change the charging pattern. On my boat, the isolator is in the position of the battery buss.

Here are two PDF files containing the wiring diagram for the R-21

Charlie, I just put them there. Bill

Kimshack, Just got a PDF of the wiring diagram on the Ranger 21'. talked at length with Andrew Custis, tech guy at the factory and now understand how the system works. Contact me if this is still an issue for you and I will send the PDF file.

I agree with Ron, our 21 doesn't appear to use any fuel at 1200 RPM. We usually cruise at 2600 RPM and it uses about half a gallon an hour. Tugly

Installed Garmin 200/50KHz transducer in starboard compartment about 12 inches off center. Works very well with the Garmin 440S.

Got this reply from Jeff Messmer: " The hull is solid fiberglass. We mount the in hull transducer in the stbd v-berth storage compartment just forward of the pilot seat foot rest."

I am hoping to install an in hull transducer in our C-Ranger 21. Is the hull solid fiberglass and is there a "best" place to put the puck? Bill Hull 2131 "Tugly"