Freya-Rain
Newbie
Hi! This is my first post thread in this awesome online forum.
I have lived and worked in remote wilderness environments the last 3 decades doing mineral exploration. Now, a more nautical life is calling.
I thought for sure I was going to purchase a Ranger Tug 31 (or 29 because losing a couple feet gives me a brighter cabin and stateroom with the additional windows). However, I recently fished on a Kingfisher 3025 and on a Hewes 270 Pacific Explorer. Now, I am thinking maybe the more utilitarian 27-30 foot, twin 250 outboards with a kicker on an aluminum boat may be safer/more practical than the really pretty and comfortable Ranger Tug 29-31.
My goal is to take myself, my wife and two daughter from Vancouver to Lrince Rupert and explore all the inlets along the way. I do a lot of solo boating on my small Hewes 210 Searunner. Time to get bigger, more comfortable and share with family and friends.
I get the difference is apples and oranges. Just tossing it out there to get some feedback from a friendly community with more experience than me. Dumping $400k to buy a boat isn’t something to trial and error.
I have lived and worked in remote wilderness environments the last 3 decades doing mineral exploration. Now, a more nautical life is calling.
I thought for sure I was going to purchase a Ranger Tug 31 (or 29 because losing a couple feet gives me a brighter cabin and stateroom with the additional windows). However, I recently fished on a Kingfisher 3025 and on a Hewes 270 Pacific Explorer. Now, I am thinking maybe the more utilitarian 27-30 foot, twin 250 outboards with a kicker on an aluminum boat may be safer/more practical than the really pretty and comfortable Ranger Tug 29-31.
My goal is to take myself, my wife and two daughter from Vancouver to Lrince Rupert and explore all the inlets along the way. I do a lot of solo boating on my small Hewes 210 Searunner. Time to get bigger, more comfortable and share with family and friends.
I get the difference is apples and oranges. Just tossing it out there to get some feedback from a friendly community with more experience than me. Dumping $400k to buy a boat isn’t something to trial and error.