C-Ranger 25

[Greg Schoenberg]

My wife and I attended the Seattle Boat Show yesterday. Lots of impressive boats but the two that really caught our eye were the Sabre 34 and the C-Ranger. I'll discuss the C-Ranger since the Sabre, at 400k+, is a lottery dream.

The C-Ranger is simply the smartest engineered boat I've seen. Not one nook or cranny is unused. It's beautiful, practical, yet built like a tank. A couple could live in this year around without much difficulty. Can't say that about any other 25 footer, including the one we have (Regal 2465).

I predict C-Dory will have a winner with this one. Makes me wonder if Nordic Tug will regret discontinuing their 26' model. Ironically, C-Dory's 2nd most popular boat, the Tom Cat, was nearby, priced at 10k less but the differences between them are night and day.

If you're curious about this boat, go to C-ranger's web site and/or read a nice review of it on Passagemaker.

In a few years, we plan on cruising the loop and other places. This boat would be our first choice if we were shopping right now.

 

[Brian N]

I like the looks of it...

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

Take a look at the last issue of Passagemaker Magazine pg. 84. They had a review of the C-25. It looks like a real sturdy well built boat with a few exceptions being wiring and thru-hull issues.

 

[Greg Schoenberg]

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Originally posted by KnottyBuoyz

Take a look at the last issue of Passagemaker Magazine pg. 84. They had a review of the C-25. It looks like a real sturdy well built boat with a few exceptions being wiring and thru-hull issues.

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We met Jeff Messmer who is mentioned in the article as one of the brain-childs of this project. Very nice fella. He stated that all the negatives of the articles were addressed. One of them was the battery cable wiring, which now is considerably "cleaner" than the one in the article.

If you think the blue is pretty, you gotta see the deep red version....absolutely gorgeous.

-Greg