Impressed with Ranger Tugs - Not an owner

[bucknerbuck2]

We came home from a week vacation and I had a rather large envelope and my wife said "something for your boat..."

The backstory there is I recently bought a 2017 Donzi Sweet 16 classic, impulsively...on eBay. :lol: So the phrasing of "something for your boat...." wasn't a surprise per se.

I was shocked to see Ranger Tugs on the envelope...what a delight to receive a hat just for being a TugNut lurker. In all my years of forum browsing and product research this is a first.

Also the contrast to my experience with Donzi. I contacted them for some basic info on the boats production since I bought it slightly used (it had 2.1 hours on it) and never received a call back or reply.

This really solidifies my desire to own a Ranger Tug someday...now I know many of you will struggle to see the similarities between a small Donzi and a Ranger Tug, but I like variety and different purpose vessels! The Donzi has been great fun on local lakes in the evenings. A beautiful boat...that I will wear my Ranger Tug hat on!

We have enjoyed seeing some Ranger Tugs in marina's around the Great Lakes this summer, all beautiful boats. Hate to see winter creeping in here in Michigan. Safe winter to all!

Edit - I definitely posted this in the wrong category. My apologies.

 

[scross]

I love our 11 year old Ranger Tug. Does everything we want/need it to do and, overall, has been really reliable.
If you’re considering a RT or CW I recommend you ask yourself what exactly do you want to do with the boat.
Marina to marina cruising? Day fishing trips? The Great Loop? Live aboard? Week long or more trips that involve mooring buoys or anchoring out and which probably need a dinghy? Cruising for two or six?
What you want to do with the boat will really narrow down which of the RT models which will meet your needs. Ranger Tugs made and makes models for a lot of boating missions. A 2017 RT-27 Classic is a very different boat than a RT-23 OB. Some models are much better than others at meeting your needs once you decide what you want to do!

 

[zekeandboone]

I was also pleasantly surprised when my hat showed up just after joining TugNuts. That hat sold 2 boats to me!

 

[Brian Dickhaut]

I was shocked to see Ranger Tugs on the envelope...what a delight to receive a hat just for being a TugNut lurker. In all my years of forum browsing and product research this is a first.

Thank you for the kind words! We really appreciate the Tugnuts community, welcome aboard!