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11.05.2021 21:47:14
As the subject says, I've got a 2019 R-27. Outboard. Documented.
Swim platform mount is therefore not an option. more
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As the subject says, I've got a 2019 R-27. Outboard. Documented.
Swim platform mount is therefore not an option. more
by JeffRad54 on Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:50 pm more
I want something for use when anchoring, perhaps with a trolling motor, or small outboard. I'm leaning toward a trolling motor just to avoid the maintenance issues with an outboard.
So, my question is, what's a good RIB / dinghy that either can be collapsed and stowed, or mounted on the cabin top next to the solar panel? I'd prefer something I can haul by hand without use of davits to avoid air draft issues.
I've looked at kayaks (I have a Native Mariner 12.5', way too heavy and long for the boat), but none have appealed to me. [links]
Check Weaver Industries. They make a nice array of davit systems and accessories. here
by Barry Cohen on Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:27 pm more
Bob
I have been looking too and am going to check out Saltboss Marine. They have some really attrctive products and their reviews are good. They are a Seattle company and custom build. [links]
I wish to obtain an outboard motor bracket, either fixed or retractable, to mount on my swim platform. All found so far are VERTICAL transom mount, not HORIZONTAL swim platform mount.
Bob Messmer
ESCAPE Ranger Tug 25 2007 Hull #21
239-775-3493
bobatwork2006@aol.com more
The result is that the R-27 Outboard is a livable boat, especially for a couple. The salon is bright, with six skylights (two opening) and multiple touches that are clearly based on deep understanding of the ways people use such a vessel. The double helm seat is comfortable with excellent sightlines over the wheel and the dash through the two-panel, rounded windshield, which comes with Pacific Northwest-grade wipers. A large sliding side window just over the bow thruster control makes it easy for the skipper to reach out and drop a fender when docking with a spring-line cleat close at hand for taking a line. The helm seat base holds a microwave oven, and the seat back flips forward to form the forward half of a dinette with teak table that can seat four or sleep two when lowered. The after seat-back for the dinette can also flip forward, and the window in the starboard aft bulkhead lifts on gas shocks, so the seat also serves the cockpit. That’s ingenious use of space, with storage beneath. more
The second is the Factory Delivery Experience, for $2,500. With it, new owners travel to the factory near Seattle for a tour. Then a Ranger crew launches the boat with full fuel and propane tanks at a local marina. There follows a two-day orientation course with factory personnel on the boat’s systems and operations. Then, Ranger encourages the owners to cruise the San Juan Islands complete with a full set of charts, tide books, cruising guides, and advice and support as needed before and while underway. After the cruise, a Ranger crew picks up the boat at the marina, shrinkwraps it, and ships it home, unless the owners elect to tow it themselves.
A tug that wants to run with a wave-cleaving hull to keep her comfortable in any reasonable seas? We ran our test boat down Eastern Bay to Kent Point at 25 knots in 2- to 3-foot head seas with the engine trimmed in and the tabs down a touch, then turned and let her air out with trim up on the way back to Kent Narrows. The speed was a surprise, but the solid seaworthiness was not. Rangers come from Kent, Washington on Puget Sound where owners regularly cruise them up into British Columbia and even Alaska’s Inside Passage. They fish them, and even water-ski behind them (a concealed pylon is standard).
The companionway and salon walkway are slightly off-center to port, with a glass door opening to the cockpit, which seats up to six. To starboard lies the seat, converted from the aft end of the dinette; under-gunwale space for boathook and swab; and a transom door to the broad stern platform/outboard bracket with swim ladder and rails. An optional Yamaha 9.9 kicker ($5,260) can mount to the port side. Across the transom is a fold-down seat for two beneath an electric grill, sink, and storage compartment. To port lies another fold-down seat for two and a compartment that can hold an optional second refrigerator. A cockpit sunshade is a desirable $1,500 option. here
We do a lot of fishing for Kokanee from our R25SC, but the idle speed is a bit too fast for really effective trolling.
by Cutwater28GG on Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:34 pm
by BradOwens on Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:04 pm here
My Yamaha 9.9 kicker has a remote control for steering, but the feature is completely unnecessary. I let the kicker push the boat forward and the Yamaha 300 (turned off) serves as a very effective rudder. If I need to move the boat quickly in any direction or in reverse, I simply turn on the main engine and ignore the fact that the kicker is even running.
wabislander wrote: Thanks for the great feedback so far. I like the idea of having a "backup" motor on the boat. From feedback so far I think I would use it for trolling and slow speeds (if I really wanted to go fast I wouldn't be buying a tug ). I also have varying water levels at my dock and would probably trim the main engine and use it for coming in and out. [links]
by wabislander on Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:00 pm
Thanks for the great feedback so far. I like the idea of having a "backup" motor on the boat. From feedback so far I think I would use it for trolling and slow speeds (if I really wanted to go fast I wouldn't be buying a tug ). I also have varying water levels at my dock and would probably trim the main engine and use it for coming in and out. here
by Red-27 on Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:48 pm more
by aculverwell on Thu Jan 14, 2021 4:57 pm more