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Kismet Ranger Tugs R29S

Ready and Waiting at the Factory – Kismet a Ranger Tug R29S

BUILDING KISMET
1. Building Kismet — Light at the End of the Tunnel
2. Final Touches
3. Off We Go…
4. Sea Trial Fun – Kent, Washington
5. Ranger Tugs Factory in Kent, Washington
6. Back to the Factory to Pick Up Boat and Trailer
7. Today We Come to Name this Lady… Kismet
8. Installing Boat Graphics to Our Ranger Tug Kismet
9. Construction of the NEW KISMET!
10. Construction of the New Kismet Ranger Tugs R29S
11. Ready and Waiting at the Factory – Kismet a Ranger Tug R29S
12. Ranger Tugs R29S Kismet Orientation Day
13. Ranger Tugs Gives Orientation on Volvo Penta D4-300
14. Today We Come to Name this Lady… Kismet
15. Ranger Tugs – A Serious Choice for Cruising the Great Loop Adventure
16. Preparation is Key – Taking Delivery of Our New 2022 Ranger Tugs R25OB
17. Ranger Tugs R25OB – Are We There Yet?
18. Is the Truck Full?
19. Factory Delivery Experience On Our New Ranger Tugs R25
20. Black and Freshwater Tank Solution on a Small Boat
21. Our Introduction to Ceramic Coating
22. Fresh Water Tank Capacity Dilemma & Solution

Kismet a Ranger Tug R29S

When does a boat become a boat?

My thoughts are… “when it is ready to float and cruise!” Based on the final assembly production photos we just received from the factory, it appears Kismet, a Ranger Tug R29S, is ready to become a boat.

The Ranger Tug R29S sports a larger head than our R27. There will also be more privacy with the head being positioned in the stateroom. The stateroom is a step up for us, having slept on a V-berth for the last six years on the R27. We are also loving the spacious under-bed storage area. There will be plenty of natural lighting and more elbow room in the galley for better maneuverability. We had our new Kismet built in the same Hero Red as our recently sold R27, as this is our favorite boat color. You just can’t beat the photo op of a bright red hull sitting on deep blue water. You might also notice the brows around the cabin roof are white now instead of matching the color of the hull, like on our last tug. This will make ongoing maintenance easier.

Roomier Cockpit with Built-in Seating

The cockpit on the R29S has some features we look forward to using, such as the electric engine cover hatch. It covers the quiet Volvo Penta D4 diesel engine. New for us on this boat will be a small cockpit refrigerator and fold-up side cockpit seats. No need to carry chairs with us for cockpit seating with those built-in ones. There is also a large, cabin cockpit-facing, window (see photo below) that opens completely out of the way thereby opening up the salon to more fresh air. On the inside of that window is a flip seat that serves both inside and outside seating.

You’ll notice we opted for a transom-mounted hard-bottom dinghy, the first hard-bottom dinghy we’ve had in all of our boating years.

We are only about a week away from actually getting onto our new Kismet for the first time. For this to happen, we first need to pack the truck up and make the 2500-mile cross-country road trip to Washington. A trip we are anxiously looking forward to getting underway.

Kismet Ranger Tugs R29S

Kismet a Ranger Tug R29S

You’ll notice we opted for a transom mounted hard bottom dinghy (above), the first hard-bottom dinghy we’ve had in all of our boating years.

Kismet a Ranger Tug R29S

Kismet a Ranger Tug R29S

Kismet a Ranger Tug R29S

Kismet a Ranger Tug R29S

Kismet a Ranger Tug R29S

Kismet a Ranger Tug R29S

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This Post Has 6 Comments

  1. Just saw you driving through Knoxville Tennessee. Beautiful Trawler!!! I’m so jealous.. Where are traveling to?

  2. I saw Kismet on I-80 mm124 on Friday 10/13/2017 at 3:35pm passing through Des Moines heading east. Beautiful boat. Enjoy. My wife and I have been following you for a few years and have read a couple of your books. Keep it up.

    1. Mike, thanks for the note. Yes, that was us. It was a long trip cross-country, but uneventful. We found the new Kismet, an R29, a lot easier to haul than we expected. Our truck performed well and other than feeling like two road warriors, six full days sun-up to sun-down on the road, it was a pretty easy trip. We had excellent weather. Needed to get over the mountain ranges before snowfall. Already can’t wait to get her back into the water, this winter we’ll be in Florida again and if all goes well, maybe the Abaco Islands. Again, thanks for the note.

  3. If I ordered a new 21 ft. Ranger Tug, how long would it take to build and be ready ? Also, can you and do you sell the ez loader trailer with it as a package deal?

    1. Maureen, please contact Andrew at the Ranger Tugs factory in Washington State. He can answer all your questions on the R21. (253) 839-5213

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