OK, Ranger owners...you're about to receive some pretty dang special treatment.
As a handful of you are aware, I've been toying around with a web site for Ranger Tugs owners. This came about after many discussions with Jeff Messmer. The short of it - you all deserve a place you can call your own. And, Ranger Tugs wants a place where their boats are the focus, and they can be intimately involved with the user community.
That site is now live - head on over to The TugNuts, and have a look around. As of this writing, there is very little content...but feel free to play around with all the cool bells and whistles.
A special note for the Ranger Owners here: If you have a photo album and would like the content copied over, I can do so once you sign up over there. Read this note on setting up an album, and follow up in that topic with your request.
Now, let's address something right up front. Nobody is giving you Ranger guys/gals the boot, and nobody is stating Ranger owners are no longer welcome here, or at any of our gatherings. The Ranger Albums and Forums will remain here, and we've no plans to close them. Given C-Dory's previous relationship with Ranger Tugs, and the fact that our best bud Jeff Messmer jumped ship to join them, we'll always be one big happy family. Both sites link to each other, and I'm guessing we'll reference each other routinely during discussions. Heck, the two sites are even on the same server...different as they look, they're within microns of each other on the same disc platters.
However...there's no doubt, that Ranger will be paying closer attention to the TugNuts than they do here. Jeff and friends have big plans over there, including a forum specifically for questions directed to the factory, and a section where they'll be building up a technical article database. My guess is, having seen how Ranger runs things in their customer service and manufacturing areas - the site will be equally impressive.
So, head on over, and start up some Ranger chatter. There's also a welcome announcement over there that covers a few more details of the site plans and operation.
As a handful of you are aware, I've been toying around with a web site for Ranger Tugs owners. This came about after many discussions with Jeff Messmer. The short of it - you all deserve a place you can call your own. And, Ranger Tugs wants a place where their boats are the focus, and they can be intimately involved with the user community.
That site is now live - head on over to The TugNuts, and have a look around. As of this writing, there is very little content...but feel free to play around with all the cool bells and whistles.
A special note for the Ranger Owners here: If you have a photo album and would like the content copied over, I can do so once you sign up over there. Read this note on setting up an album, and follow up in that topic with your request.
Now, let's address something right up front. Nobody is giving you Ranger guys/gals the boot, and nobody is stating Ranger owners are no longer welcome here, or at any of our gatherings. The Ranger Albums and Forums will remain here, and we've no plans to close them. Given C-Dory's previous relationship with Ranger Tugs, and the fact that our best bud Jeff Messmer jumped ship to join them, we'll always be one big happy family. Both sites link to each other, and I'm guessing we'll reference each other routinely during discussions. Heck, the two sites are even on the same server...different as they look, they're within microns of each other on the same disc platters.
However...there's no doubt, that Ranger will be paying closer attention to the TugNuts than they do here. Jeff and friends have big plans over there, including a forum specifically for questions directed to the factory, and a section where they'll be building up a technical article database. My guess is, having seen how Ranger runs things in their customer service and manufacturing areas - the site will be equally impressive.
So, head on over, and start up some Ranger chatter. There's also a welcome announcement over there that covers a few more details of the site plans and operation.