On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:02:38 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

NOYB wrote:
wrote in message
ups.com...
I just heard from a local company that they took orders for 12 of their
new 26-foot trailerable tugs at the recent Seattle Boat Show........and
that was without a finished boat on display!
(They had a hull and liner to show)

It was just about 25 years ago that a little company called Nordic Tug
introduced a 26-foot tug at the Seattle show. Nordic did a little
better, taking orders for some huge number of boats (that I will say
was in the 30's without going to the bother of checking my notes for
the exact figure).

Interesting to see how well this concept has endured, and how receptive
the public is to a small boat with some "appeal".

The new boat is built by a partnership formed between Ranger Tug
Company and C-Dory Marine. The Ranger Tug has been around for a while,
(built by the Livingston fammily) but has been essentially an open boat
with no superstructure aft of an enclosed pilothouse. The new boat
expands that original concept by extending the cabin well aft to create
a boat with enough cabin that people can get out of the rain or direct
sun.


At the risk of being tagged for SPAM, additional information on this
new boat is available at
www.c-ranger.com (no link, to pacify the anti spammers). Once on the
site, all the specs and a conceptual drawing can be viewed by clicking
on R 25 at the top of the page.

A 25' boat with an 80hp diesel engine and no options for $110k? No thanks.

But it sure is neat looking!




I'm not sure the diesel is that great an idea. A 100 hp outboard on a
transom bracket would open up the cockpit, would be quieter, probably
would cost less, and considering the weight reduction, probably produce
the same mpg's. And the outboard would allow easier trailering and
shallow water operations.

Nah, the engine cover is perfectly located and sized for cutting bait and
rigging lures.
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'Til next time,

John H

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