Ranger Tug 25SC, trailer and stain questions

[Sante&Judy]

We have a 2014 Ranger Tug 25SC

Question 1
We bought it used with a 2021 Tuff Trailer that did not come from the Ranger factory. The boat keel contacts the trailer crossmember that is behind the axles. There is a plastic pad on the trailer crossmember. The metal strip on the keel has torn the plastic. Does anyone have a boat and trailer that came from the factory together? Does your boat contact the trailer? Do you have some small clearance between the boat and trailer?

Question 2
We have some stains behind the white material on the walls of the vee birth and on the white material on the ceiling just inside the entry door. They did not bother us when we bought the boat, but now we would like to find out the source and how to remove or cover them. We have tried scrubbing them with no luck. There is no indication on the exterior.

Attached are some pictures.

Has anyone seen anything like this?

The stain behind the wall covering in the vee birth is light brown or tan. It looks like a thick liquid has run down. It is not green or black like I would expect mold to be.

The stain on the ceiling looks like a burn. It is black, but there is no damage to the material.

Can you recommend an aggressive cleaning method? Can it be coated or covered?

Could this be from manufacturing?

Thank you.

 

[scross]

Our 2009 R-25 Classic was on a 2015 Tuff trailer. Tuff is in Ferndale WA. They have new ownership since we had ours built there. The new owners don’t do maintenance work on their trailers but you should contact them to confirm.
The rear keel in our boat was about 1/2 inch above the crossmember. It sounds like your bunks need adjustment and need to be raised slightly. Definitely the rear bunks but perhaps the front ones too. Do you also need new carpet on the bunks? Any good trailer shop should be able to make these adjustments and repairs for you.
Our C-28 is on a EZ Loader trailer. Very different design from the Tuff. The crossmember on the EZ Loader is well below the C-28’s keel.
In my opinion the Tuff is a much more robust trailer.
Stains in monkey fur. There are hundreds of posts on this site on how to get them out. And sometimes you can get them out.
In our R-25 I replaced the monkey fur with perforated vinyl headliner like FM installed on the cabin ceiling every single place I could.
For removal of the stains on monkey fur some recommend hydrogen peroxide. Lots of other commercial stain removal products get mentioned as well. Pat the solution on the monkey fur. Don’t rub hard you will make a mess.
Good luck!

PS: If you want to replace your monkey fur with new monkey fur contact the vendor at Lucifer Industries, 666 Hellion Way, Purgitory, UT.

 

[Sante&Judy]

Our 2009 R-25 Classic was on a 2015 Tuff trailer. Tuff is in Ferndale WA. They have new ownership since we had ours built there. The new owners don’t do maintenance work on their trailers but you should contact them to confirm.
The rear keel in our boat was about 1/2 inch above the crossmember. It sounds like your bunks need adjustment and need to be raised slightly. Definitely the rear bunks but perhaps the front ones too. Do you also need new carpet on the bunks? Any good trailer shop should be able to make these adjustments and repairs for you.
Our C-28 is on a EZ Loader trailer. Very different design from the Tuff. The crossmember on the EZ Loader is well below the C-28’s keel.
In my opinion the Tuff is a much more robust trailer.
Stains in monkey fur. There are hundreds of posts on this site on how to get them out. And sometimes you can get them out.
In our R-25 I replaced the monkey fur with perforated vinyl headliner like FM installed on the cabin ceiling every single place I could.
For removal of the stains on monkey fur some recommend hydrogen peroxide. Lots of other commercial stain removal products get mentioned as well. Pat the solution on the monkey fur. Don’t rub hard you will make a mess.
Good luck!

PS: If you want to replace your monkey fur with new monkey fur contact the vendor at Lucifer Industries, 666 Hellion Way, Purgitory, UT.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Thollis2]

Our 2009 R-25 Classic was on a 2015 Tuff trailer. Tuff is in Ferndale WA. They have new ownership since we had ours built there. The new owners don’t do maintenance work on their trailers but you should contact them to confirm.
The rear keel in our boat was about 1/2 inch above the crossmember. It sounds like your bunks need adjustment and need to be raised slightly. Definitely the rear bunks but perhaps the front ones too. Do you also need new carpet on the bunks? Any good trailer shop should be able to make these adjustments and repairs for you.
Our C-28 is on a EZ Loader trailer. Very different design from the Tuff. The crossmember on the EZ Loader is well below the C-28’s keel.
In my opinion the Tuff is a much more robust trailer.
Stains in monkey fur. There are hundreds of posts on this site on how to get them out. And sometimes you can get them out.
In our R-25 I replaced the monkey fur with perforated vinyl headliner like FM installed on the cabin ceiling every single place I could.
For removal of the stains on monkey fur some recommend hydrogen peroxide. Lots of other commercial stain removal products get mentioned as well. Pat the solution on the monkey fur. Don’t rub hard you will make a mess.
Good luck!

PS: If you want to replace your monkey fur with new monkey fur contact the vendor at Lucifer Industries, 666 Hellion Way, Purgitory, UT.

What do you think the source of the stain is?

 

[scross]

Each source could be different. Ours were either gray exhaust stains that came through the wiring channels or yellow staining from leaks or condensation. The yellow color is from the water mixing with glue that was used during construction.

 

[Sante&Judy]

Each source could be different. Ours were either gray exhaust stains that came through the wiring channels or yellow staining from leaks or condensation. The yellow color is from the water mixing with glue that was used during construction.

Thank you