ne of our customers has
cruised from Washington
to Alaska and back, another
is doing the Great Loop,” said Jeff
Messmer, vice president of sales and
marketing for Ranger Tugs. Both
boats must be in at least the 40-foot
range, right? Wrong. They’re 24 feet
7 inches long and trailerable at 8 feet
6 inches wide, with cockpits to relax
in after dinner or to fish from.
The Ranger Tugs R25 is one
of those boats that belies its true
size when you’re aboard. Even the
equipment list of the one I tested
at the Miami Boat Show seemed
out of whack with the specs: bow
thruster; stern thruster; midcabin;
16,000-Btu, reverse-cycle air con-
ditioner; generator; remote spot-
light; radar; radar reflector (in
the false smokestack); autopilot
and Strataglass enclosure.
You might call it the world’s
smallest ship, but the most
accurate description takes only
three letters: fun. That’s the
word I heard most often from
the constant crowd gathered on
the dock in Miami to admire the
jaunty little tug. But it’s certainly
no toy. Its cockpit is self-bailing, it
sleeps five and the Lewmar windlass
can be controlled from the bow or
the helm — which has enough space
for a Raymarine C-120 plotter,
thanks to the compact SmartCraft
digital instrumentation.
The roominess of the interior is
enhanced not only by large windows
but also by clever use of every cubic
inch. The companion bench’s back-
rest swings forward to serve the
dinette. The helm seat flips forward
to reveal extra counter space. A
cockpit shower materializes when
the head’s shower hose is passed
through the bulkhead’s brass port-
hole. There’s no end to the versatility
of the R25. Having toured and tested
it, I say, “All aboard for Alaska.”
Ranger Tugs 25
Ranger’s new 25-foot cruiser can take you anywhere you want to go.
By John Clemans
LOA: 24'7"
Beam: 8'6"
Draft: 2'2"
Disp.: 5,750 lbs.
Transom Deadrise: 12.5 degrees
Fuel: 75 gals.
Water: 30 gals.
Contact: Ranger Tugs
rangertugs.com
Base Price (w/test power): $128,000
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SpecificationS
TEST POWER: (1) 150 hp Cummins
2.0 QSD diesel engine.Speeds mea-
sured by GPS in Biscayne Bay, Miami,
with five adults aboard, half fuel and
half water. Sound levels measured at
the helm in dB-A.
TENACIOUS: The R25’s semiplaning
hull plowed through big wakes on
Biscayne Bay without the serious roll
you might expect and without taking a
drop of water in the cockpit. Smaller
engines are available, but the 150 hp
Cummins 2.0 QSD provided enough
power to cruise at almost 18 mph
while burning only six gph.
THREADING THE NEEDLE: At the docks
in Miami, the R25 was hemmed in by
a boat whose bow protruded to its cen-
terline and by a boat immediately to
port. Using the bow and stern thrust-
ers, we were able to leave our slip and
get back in despite a stiff breeze. To
tie up, the helmsman can reach out
the side window and tie a spring line
to a nearby cleat.
RPM KNOTS GPH DB-A
1,200 5.3 0.7 66
1,500 6.2 1.0 67
1,800 7.1 1.4 67
2,100 7.8 1.9 70
2,400 8.6 2.6 74
2,700 9.8 3.8 74
3,000 12.9 4.7 77
3,300 15.6 6.0 78
3,600 18.6 7.3 79
3,800 20.7 8.0 84
performance
fine view. Big windows surround dinette.
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