Spotlights on 2007 21-EC?
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My 2008 21-EC has a spotlight, and she's still for sale in Annapolis, MD. 😀
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I have the sales literature that came with our 2007 and it does not show a spotlight on any of the boats pictured. Ours has one, but interestingly, it does not appear in what we supposed were "as delivered" photos the previous owner took at Wefings. The mast is listed as an option, by the way.
Unfortunately, I do not have the original invoice, so I cannot say for certain if it was a factory option, or even if the spotlight unit itself was a dealer-installed package that was shipped separately to avoid damage. So......
It is interesting in that the interior shots in the Ranger brochure show the controls for one, and ours match those precisely. Take a look at the shelf where the VHF is mounted and see if there is a control for the spotlight. It is mounted in an inverted-U-shaped upward extension to the shelf about 4 inches wide. It is possible that the unit was once there and failed or was damaged and was removed. (I try to trailer ours with the lens facing aft.) If you can get on the foredeck, also look to see if it appears that the molding which includes the stack and runs forward to the leading edge of the pilot house looks like the spotlight might have been there. It would have been the item farthest forward on that molding.
Years ago, when searching for boats, we even saw several where the legally-required running lights had been removed for some reason. No telling what people will do......
In summary I would guess it was not standard equipment, and the one you are looking at did not have the option. Maybe Marc can clear this up as he was the agent on ours and has a pretty good memory (or at least he did until he got messed up with those SI models.)
Unfortunately, I do not have the original invoice, so I cannot say for certain if it was a factory option, or even if the spotlight unit itself was a dealer-installed package that was shipped separately to avoid damage. So......
It is interesting in that the interior shots in the Ranger brochure show the controls for one, and ours match those precisely. Take a look at the shelf where the VHF is mounted and see if there is a control for the spotlight. It is mounted in an inverted-U-shaped upward extension to the shelf about 4 inches wide. It is possible that the unit was once there and failed or was damaged and was removed. (I try to trailer ours with the lens facing aft.) If you can get on the foredeck, also look to see if it appears that the molding which includes the stack and runs forward to the leading edge of the pilot house looks like the spotlight might have been there. It would have been the item farthest forward on that molding.
Years ago, when searching for boats, we even saw several where the legally-required running lights had been removed for some reason. No telling what people will do......
In summary I would guess it was not standard equipment, and the one you are looking at did not have the option. Maybe Marc can clear this up as he was the agent on ours and has a pretty good memory (or at least he did until he got messed up with those SI models.)
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The spec sheet currently available for download on rangertugs.com lists "Spotlight, 6" w/remote control" as standard equipment. I don't know about earlier model years.
Cheers,
Bruce
Cheers,
Bruce
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The spotlight w/remote came with my 2009 R21 EC.
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I purchased a 2007 21EC last year and it does not have a spotlight so I use a 12 volt handheld which works fine. She didn't come with a mast either which I have since installed. The info that I have is that the spotlight and mast were options.
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capndon":17r1dtza said:
That pretty much agrees with my assumption in the earlier post based on the sales literature. So hit or miss, at least on the 2007s.
See another post of mine entitled Spotlight Glare which I posted to avoid an arrest for hijacking. 😱