C-Ranger 25

Thanks Sea Wolf & Norm--- the information has been very helpful. The C-25 Ranger just seems like a bigger and heavier boat overall, which dosen't hurt a bit, unless you are doing alot of towing. Rich
 
Parts of the interior of the Murphy tug do look good, but I wonder about sitting inside on top of a gas engine all day.... And, maybe it's just me, but a boat that size that weighs only 4700 pounds with engine makes me wonder just how thick the fiberglass hull measures. All that wood is pretty heavy as are the large sink and bath fixtures and engine. It does look good from the inside, but a bit gawky tall from the outside. Thanks for the photo and link.
John
 
Well, I had a chance to visit the Ranger factory Monday and I'm very impressed. To my novice eye, the overall look is quite similar to the Alaskan (or the Nordic Tug 26 for that matter), a bit more rounded on the edges though. The final tweeks are still being made to the plug for the molded top and David Livingston is into the smallest detail. This is going to be a sweet boat.

Until year end, 100 and 125 Yanmars will be substitued for the advertized 80 and 110 hp units which will become available at year end. Last week they took the hull (with interior and 2000 lbs. of ballast) out for it's first test on the water. With the 125hp,they were able to get 25 knots/hr.

It looks like a great boat and they are certainly nice people to deal with, but I guess most of you know that already.

I understand current orders consume production until summer - 2007. We're still on track for June and can't wait.

Art
 
Patriot.... Say..... thanks so very much for the update! That sounds like good news to me and I am certain all the other potential owners are high-fiving over the design progress... John
 
There was a flattering article on the C-Ranger 25 in the April issue of PassageMaker magazine in the News & Notes section, page 30. It mentioned that the new hull design allows for speeds up to 13 mph at an economical 10 mpg. Sure hope thats true. They also have advertisements for the R21-EC and the CD 25, its nice to see these boats noted in a magazine that focuses on trawlers and the cruising lifestyle, I expect to see them in a feature article sometime in the future.
 
I also can't wait to see the completed Tug. I am also interested to hear about the ride in rough water. I have been looking at the Dory's for a little while now and really like trawler boats in general. When the kids get older we will be looking for a larger more cruiser friendly boat than we currently have.

Eric and Alicia
2005 Trophy 1802
 
OK, factory report 4-14-06. The hull has been sea-trialed on Lake Washington with 2500 lbs of lead and four people. They are very happy with the ride, performance was what they were expecting, made a few little modifications as a result. I don't recall exactly what Dave said but one was to the exhaust, another was to the forward bow thruster. The cabin mold has been taken from the plug, the plug is now awaiting destruction! They are finishing up the "dirty work" on the mold, will start the buffing and polishing next week. Dave's son David says the first cabin will be coming out of the mold by the end of next week, Dave is a little more cautious. However you slice it, we can expect to see something that looks like a finished boat in two to three weeks. One way or another, I will get down there for some photos!
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PAT, THANKS FOR THE NEW PICTURES OF THE R25 PLUG AND MOLD. THEY ARE REALLY MOVING FORWARD ON THE MOLDS, LOOKS LIKE THE FINISHED PRODUCT WILL BE SOMETHING SPECIAL. I CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR A FINISHED BOAT AND FOR SEA TRAILS. WE ALL WILL BE WAITING FOR BOAT DELIVERIES AND RIGGING TO BE ABLE TO USE THEM THIS SUMMER. I HOPE LES IS SAVING TIME TO WORK ON MINE ASAP.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND DAVID ON THE OPENING OF THE NEW PUB. DURING THE SBS YOU TOOK US FOR A TOUR AND NOW I CAN SAY I REMEMBER WHEN THIS WAS STILL A WAREHOUSE. CAN WE GET SOME PICS OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT SO I CAN LIFT ONE OF MY REMAINING SNOQUALMIE BEERS IN A TOAST TO YOU BOTH.

THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PICTURES AND FOR THE FUTURE FULL BOAT SHOTS.

BOB
 
Dave also said he really does expect production to go quite quickly once they are sure everything fits. As you might be able to tell from the picture, the side windows are tinted (the front windows will be clear). They will have no more than three boats in production in the factory at any one time. Knowing how the longest production period on our two C-Dorys was AFTER all the fiberglass parts were joined, it will really be interesting to see how Ranger handles this part of production. One advantage Ranger has (or disadvantage, depending on your point of view) is that more of the interior stuff that C-Dory builds one at a time is in the molded liner on the C-Ranger. I too can hardly wait for the 3 - 4 weeks or so until there is actually a finished boat we can see and sea trial!
 
OK, another data point. I WAS going to start a thread called "Dave's Big Secret" but decided to stick it here instead. Keep it confidential, will you? :lol: Below is what Dave calls his "scribbles" of... [the C-Ranger 30?] The other "scribbles," which only a naval architect can really decipher, show a raised pilot house like on the Nordics, a diagonal bed in the vee-berth (he is working on how to fit in an island bed), a full head and shower forward more or less in the same spot as the Nordic 26, an aft cabin that sleeps two (again, it is a sort of cabin-under arrangement, like the coffin cabin on C-Ranger R25, as far as I could tell), and an aft "day head." It will have twin screws for better control and provision for an outside helm station near the faux stack. Dave said don't make a big fuss about it, but since it was posted on the office wall, I assume it is not really a secret, either. Sorry for the poor photo quality, but it really is a photocopy of a light pencil drawing. And NO, Pat and Patty are NOT buying one in 2007!!!

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Pat Anderson":1unehk5k said:
OK, another data point. I WAS going to start a thread called "Dave's Big Secret" but decided to stick it here instead. Keep it confidential, will you? :lol: Below is what Dave calls his "scribbles" of... [the C-Ranger 30?] <stuff clipped> And NO, Pat and Patty are NOT buying one in 2007!!!
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Of course not! What kind of fools do you take us all for? The average bet in the pool I've started is May, 2008.
 
Thanks alot, Pat for the update photos....

What are your thoughts on the engine choices for these early models? I know the 125 HP gave excellent performance, but what was the attitude of the craft at full speed? Do you think we'd be better off with the 100HP? ...or the 125?
John
 
I think that question is better directed to the Livingstons! I am much less interested personally in top end speed than in economical long range cruising - but faster than 7 knots! Whatever gives me a good 16 knoit cruise with the best economy would be my choice...

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Thanks alot, Pat for the update photos....

What are your thoughts on the engine choices for these early models? I know the 125 HP gave excellent performance, but what was the attitude of the craft at full speed? Do you think we'd be better off with the 100HP? ...or the 125?
John
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Thanks Pat, for the pictures and update on the progress of the anxiously awaited Ranger 25's.

I was researching FloScan fuel monitors for this boat, model 9000, which really does a multitude of functions while interfaced with the GPS. It can take the place of the tachometer in the same space and act as a fuel flow meter, fuel totalizer, hour meter, and compute nautical miles over ground.
It seems this would provide useful statistics during sea trials and help potential buyers decide which engine to choose. Does anyone know if something like this has been or will be used during trials? Do you think this would be a useful add on? Thanks....
 
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