Hi all,
Solara is our new luxury adventure brand and the third in the Fluid Motion family of boats. Some of you may recall that the Livingstons manufactured a boat under the name Solara in the mid-2000s before Ranger Tugs really started to gain momentum. It was a sporty, full-featured runabout with a stepped hull. There are still several of these early Solaras around. Occasionally they pop up on the used market and they're gone as quickly as they appear. It was a great boat that was ahead of its time.
As Ranger Tugs started to gain popularity in the mid-late 2000s, Dave and John Livingston made the decision to shelf the Solara brand to free up manufacturing space for Ranger Tugs which was showing a lot of promise at an early age. Our “trailerable trawler” concept hit at just the time and Ranger Tugs was setting the trend and pace in that new market segment.
When production ceased on the early Solaras, John and Dave knew they wanted to return to the concept when the time was right. Today, we feel the time is right. We’re excited to roll out the new Solara models. You'll be hearing a lot more about them in the coming months. The model lineup features several trailerable sport, cruising, and fishing designs.
All Solaras will be sold fully outfitted with equipment and features that would traditionally be offered only as options. The new Solara models also offer several new performance features like, electric steering and autopilot, auto-leveling trim tabs, stern and bow cameras, forward and aft facing led flood lights, and docking lights.
You will start to see Solaras at select east coast boat shows this Fall. More info to follow on that! The Solara website is
http://www.solaraboats.com
