Below the Waterline of a Ranger Tug R21-EC 

I wish they still made this boat. I finally reached a point in my life where I could fully enjoy it just to find out it was discontinued!

That hole in the rudder sounds like a good idea. My boat (Finn 8) has a similar rudder set-up, and when the prop shaft had to come out we had to disconnect the rudder from the skeg and it still wasn't easy.

Almost every boat review on RU-vid praise the hell out of their boat, it's like every boat is perfect! Good to see some honest review. Keep it coming!

The splashing scene looks like a great start to an infomercial

Geez your missus is a good sport, mate. That last bit was gold

You have me sold. I currently have a bayliner 265 and am not happy with it. I live on a lake that can get quite rough often. 3-4' swells. I need a boat that can cut through the water and track in a straight line. I had to cruise at about 7mph yesterday due to the rough water and it took me a few hours to get back to the marina and I was exhausted. Constantly turning the steering left and right as single engine planing hulls tend to wander at slow speeds. Someone below commented about wind. I ended up dragging anchor the other day due to high winds and so much boat above the water line. This tug looks like it would give me confidence in high winds that the anchor will hold. Also, the thought of 14 mpg gets me excited. I have a diesel smart car as my running errands vehicle so sounds like it would be a great boat for me. Thanks for your review.

Wow! this was a fun, informative and well developed video! Thank you!

Thank you, that is a really nice run down of the boat. Another thing I will bring up is reaction to heavy wind; I was just telling someone about my old Whaler. Sure, she was very limited, but wind wise, she sat so low in the water and not much protruding above the water line, that even extreme wind coming from the side could not really effect her much--if any. But all boats with considerable structure above the water line do pay a price on occasion as regards wind action. Thanks again

This is one of the best boat reviews I have seen. What a great job you did illustrating and explaining everything you talked about. No short cuts. Well done indeed.

Thank you for the introduction, have a nice weekend!

Great job !

What a wonderful vessel.

Well presented!

Great review and description, thank you!

Great video!!

Planning to get a ranger r21. Really excited for it!

My mums neighbour had a ranger 25 until it burnt to the ground last week while on the handstand. He loved it so much he was on the internet the day after trying to find another 1 in Australia.

Loved this video and your style

“...have a very different opinion.” LOL 😂!!!

A boat that big and heavy seems it should have higher walls on the aft. 8-12 inches should do it

3 cylinder ~ 30 hp. diesel Yanmar. My neighbor just had a 21 footer, in blue, delivered to his driveway in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Very nicely appointed. They purchased this boat after sailing it in Annapolis, Maryland. The previous owner motored to Key West, FL from MD.

You have a nice boat, and you have guts, lmao...

Thats a beautiful little boat. Not sure i'd trust it around here in anything but fair weather... lake Ontario and lake Erie can be a little... hard... on boats.

Seems pretty fast in the video. Looks very nice for a weekend/fishing boat.

Shot horizontally:)

Could you tell us where the seal line sensors are on the EC21 ?

How is it in a following sea? I had a boat with a non planing hull and I had my hands full in a following sea. The nose would dig and the boat would want to pitchpole.

Really love these boats! what size vehicle do you tow this with ?

If I wanted the maintenance catalogue for the Ranger 21, where could I find one. I've had no luck online.

Do you teach for someone to get their license? Or even teaching them to navigate, or both? From what you have explain, seems easy, but then it takes practice.

Hi…I’m building a poor man’s version of a “ranger tug “ I will be installing a Yanmar and I’m concerned about the prop shaft angle . Can you tell me the angle your prop shaft is at ; and is it a direct coupling ? I’m concerned about too much angle ( in my boat ) starving the “ uphill “ end of lubricant oil …thanks for your help .. enjoy your videos! Good information….cheers

You have a wrong idea about cavitation . It's low pressure zones that makes noise

Great video especially that lovely lady. We have just purchased a 2010 Ranger Tug R21 EC which we are going to use to cruise the many wonderful waterways around Australia. Unfortunately the bow thruster is not currently working. I am wondering if you happen to know the make and model to assist me in seeking parts? Thank you.

What does it cost

Air bubbles getting cut by the propeller mostly harmless? Sorry, that is technically what they call cavitation and can actually damage your propeller. The sound is the bubbles collapsing against the propeller giving a water-hammer impact at that spot. It is caused by to high revolutions of the propeller and should actually be avoided as much as possible. The occasional time shouldn't be to bad but not regularly.

what a wife you have, mine would not react well to the water in the face

They don’t manufacture these 21EC’s any more. What a shame. They could have sold many during Covid. I’ve been looking and looking for one. They are usually gone within days before you can even get a chance to look at one. Ranger Tugs! Get back to building these.

I'm thinking of buying something like that to do the loop in can you please show the inside

How about prop shaft seal, my boat in the water, need to replace it in the water, asked around I hear two different sizes, 3/16 or 1/4. Can you help

Follow-up to this video: if you want to see this boat in the chop, check this out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hA4vZqhqQKA.html

this boat makes no sense