Getting To Know The Chalupa!

[helmswatch]

Irene & I have been "showing the Ranger Flag" up and down South Creek and even venturing out into the Pamlico River. As the weather gets better we will soo be going up the Pungo River, out into the Pamlico Sound and Out to Ocracoke Island. This brings up two questions: 1. Does Ranger tugs have their own flag; 2. Why did they name so many places around here sounding like Indian skin diseases?

Actually we have a few questions and I guess we should just list them all in one post versus a different post for different questions, so here we go:

1. Where do you find the hull #? - seems to be important to know when talking about one's tug and all we want to do is fit in.

2. Does anyone have a definitive answer as to at what RPM are you to run a Yanmar 30 at?

3. What is the proper prop for the R-21? - Ours has a three bladed prop of yet unknown specs. - Irene and I are still negotiating as to who is diving over the side to inspect it for any stamping.

4. Are those rings on the transom sturdy enough to run a shrimp net off of them? - Irene loves her shrimp, she's organizing a national boycott of Nathan's Hot Dogs at Coney Island, until they aggree to serve shrimp

5. Obviously the mast and boom can't handle a net, is it unfeasible to modify it? Again Irene refuses to pull nets without some kind of mechanical advantage! (She's really becoming unreasonble lately)

That's about it for now....Love the boat and will close with those wise and famous words of that great Mexican sea farer.....Yo quiero Taco Bell....Viva Chalupa!

 

[ron cowan]

The hull number is stamped in the fiberglass on the right side of the stern if facing the stern looking forward. The WOT on the engine is 3600 RPM and people talk of running continously at 80 to 85% of WOT. I have found the sweet spot on my 21 is between 2100 and 2500. At 2100 I am burning a little over 1/3 GPH and it really goes up with much higher RPM and the speed dpoes not go up that much. It is not worth a mile or so an hour. The u-bolts on the stern are backed up inside the stern and appear strong. If you are concerned you could install larger backup plates and distribute the load more. As for the mast and a puller you are out of my league. I wish we had shrimp here on the river (ha) but no such luck. I have to wait to go to the coast for such nice things.
Have fun with the Tug.
Ron

 

[K7MXE]

I have a early 2006 boat and have a four bladed prop and a motor with smog so my pitch settings may be
different from yours. I think I had one of the first smog motors. I do that the factory did some pitch changes
after the start of the EC extended cab but how much change they made I do not know. On the newer boats
you can tell if the prop has been changed by seeing slight ridges on the surface of the blade. Older props were
exchanged and did not have the ribs. Cant help you on the mast or boom as my boat had the smoke stack
removed and now has a radar parked there. Lets get a picture of your new boat up on the rotation of the
Tugnut home page. Bob Heselberg Eatonville Wa

 

[henrym]

The reason for all the indian names along the east coast of the US is very simple, the American Indians got there first. By the time the Europeans arrived on the scene, every river and location already had a name....
Henry

 

[terraplane]

I've always liked Pete Seeger's phrase, when talking about discovery and American exploration. When discussing the Hudson River area he say, "...and about this time the native people discovered Henry Hudson..."