What I'm Thankful For— November 2025 Photo Contest + SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Who do you think had the best photo from each brand?

  • RT— brian mcvey

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • RT— Red Raven

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • CW— TristenT

    Votes: 1 33.3%

  • RT— grwolf

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • CW— Amschene

    Votes: 2 66.7%

  • CW— JealousMistress

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • CW— scross

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • SB— capnmorgan

    Votes: 2 66.7%

  • RT— HopTug

    Votes: 3 100.0%

  • RT— New Adventure

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • CW— Rocky Lou

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • CW—mannye

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    3
  • Poll closed .
Christian Sommer

Christian Sommer

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One last hurrah before we close out the year!

This is a big one. It's time to bring out your best photo for this month’s forum-wide photo contest! Our theme this month is “What I'm Thankful For.” What's something you're grateful for? Maybe it's a new boat. Maybe it's a favorite memory with friends and family on the water. Post a picture of something you're grateful for while being on the water.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: To celebrate a year of incredible photo entries by the Tugnuts, we're hosting a contest of champions! Each winner from throughout the year will be entered to win a free a branded dry bag and care package sent directly from Fluid Motion HQ! The November contest is the last chance for you to win a photo contest and be entered to win in the contest of champions! For more details, visit https://www.rangertugs.com/blog/tugnuts-photo-of-the-year-contest.



To enter the November contest, reply to this post with your photo, boat model, and a description about what's going on to accompany it. One photo/entry per user. The Photo Contest will be open until 8:00 AM PST on 12/10/2025. After all the submissions have been collected, factory personnel will vote on the winner.

One winner for each brand will be selected (Ranger Tugs, Cutwater, or Solara) and will win a pair of branded jackets and get their winning photo proudly displayed on he Tugnuts homepage and Fluid Motion social media accounts!

Please Note:
This thread is for contest submissions only; replies which do not submit a picture for the contest will be moderated and promptly deleted. Once voting has started, you are not allowed to edit your entry.
 
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Christian Sommer said:
One last hurrah before we close out the year!

This is a big one. It's time to bring out your best photo for this month’s forum-wide photo contest! Our theme this month is “What I'm Thankful For.” What's something you're grateful for? Maybe it's a new boat. Maybe it's a favorite memory with friends and family on the water. Post a picture of something you're grateful for while being on the water.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: To celebrate a year of incredible photo entries by the Tugnuts, we're hosting a contest of champions! Each winner from throughout the year will be entered to win a free a branded dry bag and care package sent directly from Fluid Motion HQ! The November contest is the last chance for you to win a photo contest and be entered to win in the contest of champions! For more details, visit https://www.rangertugs.com/blog/tugnuts-photo-of-the-year-contest.



To enter the November contest, reply to this post with your photo, boat model, and a description about what's going on to accompany it. One photo/entry per user. The Photo Contest will be open until 8:00 AM PST on 12/15/2025. After all the submissions have been collected, factory personnel will vote on the winner.

One winner for each brand will be selected (Ranger Tugs, Cutwater, or Solara) and will win a pair of branded jackets and get their winning photo proudly displayed on he Tugnuts homepage and Fluid Motion social media accounts!

Please Note:
This thread is for contest submissions only; replies which do not submit a picture for the contest will be moderated and promptly deleted. Once voting has started, you are not allowed to edit your entry.
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2019 Ranger Tug r23 “SiSU”
Visiting the Urbanna Oyster Festival in Urbanna, Virginia in November. Enjoying our morning coffee before hitting the festival.
 

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Thankful for all the good memories, the bad memories and the wild times. Here’s to another year full of excitement. Clear skies and following seas.
 
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I am thankful that my wife is willing to spend time with me on a 27 foot boat for up to 10 weeks at a time!
 
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We are thankful for our quality family time our boat has provided us this year. This photo was taken on a recent November weekend trip to Friday harbor. Always fun to think of new things to do to entertain each other and our two amazing kids. Our goal this weekend was “zero screens”!
Party on!
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I’m thankful for those quiet moments on the water where it’s just me, the boat and the peace of the harbor. I love hosting friends and long journeys on our R27 as well, but these still, simple moments are what fulfill me the most. In this picture I'm enjoying lunch on the leeward side of Bassetts Island, MA.
 
Gathering around a table, sharing a bountiful catch from the sea—grateful for the friendships made and the experiences shared across this community. New friends quickly feel like long time friends. Plus, getting to savor what you caught together while telling fish tales and laughing at boating adventures makes life all the more rich.IMG_4564.jpeg
 
Chippewa Harbor Isle Royale: Trip with Son and Daughter-in-law
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Christian Sommer said:
One last hurrah before we close out the year!

This is a big one. It's time to bring out your best photo for this month’s forum-wide photo contest! Our theme this month is “What I'm Thankful For.” What's something you're grateful for? Maybe it's a new boat. Maybe it's a favorite memory with friends and family on the water. Post a picture of something you're grateful for while being on the water.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: To celebrate a year of incredible photo entries by the Tugnuts, we're hosting a contest of champions! Each winner from throughout the year will be entered to win a free a branded dry bag and care package sent directly from Fluid Motion HQ! The November contest is the last chance for you to win a photo contest and be entered to win in the contest of champions! For more details, visit https://www.rangertugs.com/blog/tugnuts-photo-of-the-year-contest.



To enter the November contest, reply to this post with your photo, boat model, and a description about what's going on to accompany it. One photo/entry per user. The Photo Contest will be open until 8:00 AM PST on 12/15/2025. After all the submissions have been collected, factory personnel will vote on the winner.

One winner for each brand will be selected (Ranger Tugs, Cutwater, or Solara) and will win a pair of branded jackets and get their winning photo proudly displayed on he Tugnuts homepage and Fluid Motion social media accounts!

Please Note:
This thread is for contest submissions only; replies which do not submit a picture for the contest will be moderated and promptly deleted. Once voting has started, you are not allowed to edit your entry.
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Thankful for spending time with the grandkids and showing them the beautiful PNW! Our grandkids live in Washington DC so our 2 week summer trips with them are very special. Here they are on the bow at Jones Island relaxing after a couple of hours of standup paddle boarding.
 

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Thankful for our new boat (Aweigh Message, Solara S310-SB, on the right), everyone at Fluid Motion who has helped us with training and questions, a beautiful quiet fall Saturday in Hood Canal and new friends (@Mike and Sarah on Reel Salty Bliss, on the left) who have been so welcoming and helpful as we go on new adventures throughout the Sound.

Can't wait to meet even more folks in the months and years to come!

Chris, Lisa, Isaac, and Eliza
 
20251010-HYPERLAPSE_0012-2.jpegI don’t know if we’re eligible (we won a couple jackets earlier this year) but we have a lot to be thankful for!


After 2 years and 7000 miles of travel, we wrapped up our Great Loop in October. As everyone says, it was the adventure of a lifetime. We’re thankful to have had the opportunity to embark on such a voyage, and especially thankful that our trusty Ranger Tug carried us safely and reliably for the duration!
 
Thankful for all the places we get to explore and people we meet since getting our R-27. It's brought tons of joy and happiness to my wife and family.

Quick trip to Seattle from Poulsbo for Christmas tree lighting


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For some it’s a nice hobby…for me, fishing is a passion, even an obsession, that came from a long line of fishermen, but most notably my Dad. So, there is no greater joy than capturing our 3 generations, I’m behind the camera, and passing on the legacy in Cutwater style 😎 .IMG_2619.jpeg
 
I'm just so grateful for the quiet moments and peaceful sunsets ...
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-Manny
Stella Maris
Cutwater 2019 S
Strathcona, BC, Canada
 
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