SPECIAL ENHANCEMENTS ON NORDHAVN 47 RANGER

At the beginning most every conversation about Ranger, we get the following question: Can she do the great loop? The flybridge conversation is now narrowly focused on air draft and one bridge near Chicago...

Do you really need a flybridge? Will it really change how you cruise? Or, will it complicate your maintenance? There are various thoughts on this subject...

We anchor out the majority of the time when cruising north and south with the seasons.  We have long since decided that ground tackle is right at the top of the list when it comes to perfecting a cruising experience...

Nordhavn 47 Ranger has the best and easiest to use manifold, to keep you and your crew in perfect temperature harmony.

Finding the right boat involves checking a list of "must have" features that accommodate sea worthiness, engine reliability,  navigation,  communication gear, ease of maintenance, roomy interior and life's creature comforts...

Often the focus on the engines neglects a couple of important items - the engine room environment, engine exhaust system, shaft and stuffing box. Ranger’s engines are in excellent condition. Visual inspection, logs, oil analysis history and a current oil analysis will prove this out.

A marriage of a singe engine boat with great range and a back up engine makes a lot of sense. There is one little issue that has been addressed by knowledgable Nordhavn owners and that is back–driving the transmission when underway on the wing engine.

A marriage of a singe engine boat with great range and a back up engine makes a lot of sense. There is one little issue that has been addressed by knowledgable Nordhavn owners and that is back–driving the transmission when underway on the wing engine.

Ranger’s navigation suite has been seriously upgraded since we purchased her. Starting with the basics, there are three GPS sources. The primary Furuno 330B feeds the NMEA 2000 buss for all receiving devices.  

Several years ago we made our black and grey water tank situations bullet proof. Acting on a great recommendation, we replaced the prior owners heads with MasterFlush macerating heads. I had not been a fan of of macerator heads until doing so. They are really not macerators. They are wood chippers!!