Looking at how the hull split aft of the hole, I doubt they be able to repair her. I suspect an insurance writeoff. Problem with how they suspended her, is that she is interacting with the waves and working against the side of the barge. A good size wave could catch her, create buoyancy and lift her off the strap and they lose her. They must have a very short distance to go to carry her like that.
Yes I can envision the professor on a barge made out of coconuts using a crane made out of bamboo, almost having the Minnow lifted so that he could repair it with glue made from papayas when Gilligan burns it all down with a blowtorch trying to kill a mosquito.
Smart design with those steel beam pillars dropping down to embed themselves into the sand and act as a anchor to steady the vessel when lifting... Then when complete simply left them up and sail off...
What is really amazing here and shows the skill of the crane operator, how he manages to keep lifting his boom up and back which increases the SWL to lift the dead weight of the sunken tug and all the sand and water insider the hull, that is skill and a top operator
Pick up your wrecked tug out in the middle of nowhere? Gonna need a solid pier with a huge crane on it. Probably take us an hour or two. Maybe take the whole morning.
Anybody have a more technical perspective? Better pictures? The delamination is VERY concerning, as it suggests limited structural strength. The flapping piece in the water suggest a cored construction . A completely solid fiberglass boat would only have an impact hole, or severe abrasion/wear/cracks extending from the areas of contact. The manufacturers website is a little vague on construction, only to highlight injected foam. Any videos on how Ranger Tugs are made?
Below the water line is all solid... hand laid roving. Above the water line is a roving/chop/core/core-mat construction. I used to work for Ranger Tugs doing open hull assembly. I might have helped build this boat. Built in Monroe Washington.
They are known as a joke in the Salish Sea, “toy boats.” Many are piloted by people who have no idea how to run a boat, and with both bow and stern thrusters on a 29ft boat, they pull all sort of docking shenanigans on the regular.
That's is a 31 foot late model Ranger worth about $300,000 US new. The hull damage is easily repairable. All the soft interior damage is also swappable. The electronics may have remained high and dry. It would likely be repairable but the insurance company would likely write it off as there would be too much time involved in the process. They'd pay it out and would get whatever they could at a salvage auction. It would be a great backyard project though bought at auction and definitely rebuildable and worth the time by the right guy.
Absolutely without question repairable to a standard equal to new. It's a boat that slipped it's mooring in a storm and seems a reasonable amount of damage given the circumstances.
thin hull lamination is to help keep the weight down for trailering them. If you have a Ranger you know until the 41 came out they were all built for owners to be able to put them on a trailer and drive them to a new region to cruise in. The 41 you might be able to trailer, but it would be a very expensive trailer and tow vehicle.
@@Weird600 Please explain what you mean. A mooring is more secure than an anchor. A mooring failure is when the boat gets away from its mooring. We had this happen once when the chain on our mooring (a mushroom) failed and the boat got away. We got it back without a scratch. I always find damaged boats so sad.
@@seikibrian8641 I'm so incredibly sorry, it was a typo. I fixed it so you can understand, as it seems you can't figure what the actual wording is supposed to be when someone makes a typing error. I hope my comment makes sense to you now. 🙄
nope. This was a boat properly tied to a dock where the lines snapped during a storm. Ranger Tugs are coastal cruisers only, ocean going implies crossing oceans which they are not designed for.
There are lots of ocean going yachts with fiberglass hulls. Nordhavn hulls are about 6" thick fiberglass at the bow and slightly less at the stern, even those of over 100'. The ones that concern me are those with aluminum hulls, since salt eats aluminum. Many years ago we put a Thunderbird on the rocks when the motor failed in a windy channel. We spent many minutes bouncing on the rocks before a boat capable of towing us arrived. We were fortunate! The Thunderbird is a class boat so it has to weigh an exact amount. The builder of this one added extra fiberglass to the hull to make up the required weight instead of adding lead. We scuffed the gelcoat a bit but were otherwise none the worse for wear.
As Jaqui said, these boats are only good for cruising near offshore waters at the most extreme. They are made up in the Pacific Northwest so they are used off the coasts of Washington and Oregon on up to Alaska. They are also a popular boat for running The Great Loop in the eastern US and Canada which is a route that often starts in Florida, up the east coast to the Hudson River, into the New York Erie Canal, thru the Great Lakes to Chicago by either the southern route in the US or the northern route thru the upper lakes in Canada. From the Chicago area into the river system that includes part of the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee down to the Gulf and back to the starting point to "cross your wake" to complete the roughly 6,000 mile trip. Some people run the Loop two or more times in their Ranger Tugs with relatively few problems. Any boat can be sunk. This one obviously fell victim to a bad storm.
Actually seemed like a desperate measure to me. Crane didn't have enough lift and the boat should have been slewed round onto a cradle. Possible damage swinging on the bow like that. 6/10 👎
It all comes down to money. Bigger crane and company the more it will cost. The boat was full of water so crane operator needed to let it drain before committing to a full lift. That old of a crane is most likely not equipped with a load scale. So it's all the seat of your pants. Lots of experience and focus.
Use some flex seal your good to go.
LOL
They make it look so easy. I can assure those who don't know, it is most decidedly not easy at all. Good work!
Yes. Mooring failure at Winter Island in Salem ma.
Yes great salvage opperation nice work by north shore marine
I'm from this area and I'm impressed with how well they saved this boat.
Not a cheap day for sure.
Excellent editing in this video, great job.
Looking at how the hull split aft of the hole, I doubt they be able to repair her. I suspect an insurance writeoff. Problem with how they suspended her, is that she is interacting with the waves and working against the side of the barge. A good size wave could catch her, create buoyancy and lift her off the strap and they lose her. They must have a very short distance to go to carry her like that.
Thank you for the video.
Cool looking little boat
The hull needs more thickness and support to it's design.
They found the Minnow!😁
Hairy recovery made to look easy! Nice job. Saved a boat and the environment as well.
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale
This reminds of the S.S. Minnow after a 3 hour tour. Just sitting there at the edge of the beach with a big hole in it’s side.
Yes, it does remind me of the SS Minnow.
I was curious IF anyone else noticed that 😉👍
Yes I can envision the professor on a barge made out of coconuts using a crane made out of bamboo, almost having the Minnow lifted so that he could repair it with glue made from papayas when Gilligan burns it all down with a blowtorch trying to kill a mosquito.
The Tug needs a little Liquid Wood to repair the Hull!!
Heartbreaking.
I remember Waikiki looking a bit more tropical, but maybe I'm getting a bit old...
For sale on Copart auto auction right now. Was thinking about bidding on it. Unfortunately not to sure of the extent of the structure inside.
That's an R-31 CB, same model as mine and every boater's worst nightmare
Same goes for all Ranger tugs or just 31? What makes it difficult compared to others? Thank you.
Just sit right back and you hear a tale of a tiny ship
Smart design with those steel beam pillars dropping down to embed themselves into the sand and act as a anchor to steady the vessel when lifting... Then when complete simply left them up and sail off...
Spuds.
Spud poles are the favored way to secure a barge like that.
Bash a piece of fiberglass off a rock long enough, and it's going to de-laminate.
How did it get that gash down it;'s side? Did it strike an iceberg?
What a nice boat! Such a shame...
Happy New Year ❤️
Did they restore it?
What happened next?
WOW amazes me that crane with the sea movement able to lift & control that heavy lift . Well done .
What is really amazing here and shows the skill of the crane operator, how he manages to keep lifting his boom up and back which increases the SWL to lift the dead weight of the sunken tug and all the sand and water insider the hull, that is skill and a top operator
Sad to see their boat so badly damaged. Hopefully they can repair her
Good job🇵🇷😻
I can’t tell, is the sling on the bow tied off to the cleats to keep the sling from sliding off?
That's how it looks to me. A little shaky, but at least they weren't lifting it high up.
That's the SS Minnow
Lifting a listing boat , half full of water...drilling some drain holes to lighten the lift..?
Hope their insurance doesn't screw them around
That’s not far from Boston Harbor whereabouts normal he go boating in the summer. I’ll have to take a boat there and check it out. O
looks like a mooring failure
Pick up your wrecked tug out in the middle of nowhere? Gonna need a solid pier with a huge crane on it. Probably take us an hour or two. Maybe take the whole morning.
That will never sail again. Maybe the motor can be saved ? At least it was removed from the beach.
GILLIGAN!!!!!!!!!!
THE MIKE WOLFE AS IN PICKERS LOL ?
SAD TUGE!!! R.I.P. THANKS,,..
Anybody have a more technical perspective? Better pictures? The delamination is VERY concerning, as it suggests limited structural strength. The flapping piece in the water suggest a cored construction . A completely solid fiberglass boat would only have an impact hole, or severe abrasion/wear/cracks extending from the areas of contact. The manufacturers website is a little vague on construction, only to highlight injected foam. Any videos on how Ranger Tugs are made?
The moving/ floating piece looks like a fresh water tank.
Below the water line is all solid... hand laid roving. Above the water line is a roving/chop/core/core-mat construction. I used to work for Ranger Tugs doing open hull assembly. I might have helped build this boat. Built in Monroe Washington.
They are known as a joke in the Salish Sea, “toy boats.” Many are piloted by people who have no idea how to run a boat, and with both bow and stern thrusters on a 29ft boat, they pull all sort of docking shenanigans on the regular.
It pounded on the rocks for hours, how long do you really think any boat could last?
It'll buff right out
I wonder what happened to this boat to have caused the hull breach. Shame this boat got trashed. Ranger Tugs are fine boats.
As much as I love Ranger Tugs and their interior design, the hulls are just too thin.
what a shame. Mooring failure? You have to wonder how? 250K boat poorly birthed sounds sketchy. Maybe the whole dock gave loose.
Think those repairs will require more than some duct tape.
Oh yes...you will need Duck Tape. That will fix that quack.
@@scotttrindl1192 nope. Try Flex Seal.
Is fiberglass damage this extensive able to be repaired usually or is this a writeoff.
I would think it’s a total loss.
That's is a 31 foot late model Ranger worth about $300,000 US new. The hull damage is easily repairable. All the soft interior damage is also swappable. The electronics may have remained high and dry. It would likely be repairable but the insurance company would likely write it off as there would be too much time involved in the process. They'd pay it out and would get whatever they could at a salvage auction.
It would be a great backyard project though bought at auction and definitely rebuildable and worth the time by the right guy.
Absolutely without question repairable to a standard equal to new. It's a boat that slipped it's mooring in a storm and seems a reasonable amount of damage given the circumstances.
So sad
That's so sad
Welp, this just goes to show you.......
If someone would turn off the wave machine this would go easier
The S.S. Minnow
I've got some fingerhut tools - I can fix it
Waikiki Beach? Ha! nice try.
When in doubt use a anchor twice the required weight .....plus the ball! NO worries! SO SAD!
I guess that old gal was headed to the bone yard
i know how thin these hulls are ( in my opinion ) , 1/4 '' on my 2018 R 27 , named '' Lemon Aid "
Next time get a survey before you buy a used wrecked boat sight unseen you fuckin' clown.
@@FINfinFINfinFINfin lol
thin hull lamination is to help keep the weight down for trailering them. If you have a Ranger you know until the 41 came out they were all built for owners to be able to put them on a trailer and drive them to a new region to cruise in. The 41 you might be able to trailer, but it would be a very expensive trailer and tow vehicle.
@Island Mike In English please Mikey...
Explain a mooring failure?
It is when you are secured to a mooring ball rather than using your anchor and it's rigging fails.
@@Weird600 Please explain what you mean. A mooring is more secure than an anchor. A mooring failure is when the boat gets away from its mooring. We had this happen once when the chain on our mooring (a mushroom) failed and the boat got away. We got it back without a scratch. I always find damaged boats so sad.
Last time I heard “mooring failure” the dock separated and subsequently broke into pieces causing multiple boats to go adrift.
@@verucasalt2391 Please explain what YOU mean. "When a BODY gets away"?
@@seikibrian8641 I'm so incredibly sorry, it was a typo. I fixed it so you can understand, as it seems you can't figure what the actual wording is supposed to be when someone makes a typing error.
I hope my comment makes sense to you now. 🙄
I'm currently building a semi displacement trawler in my shop with STEEL. 45 FEET WITH A 15 foot beam.. quarter inch hull.
They should be able to help.
That's not gonna buff right out.
J7
Yer right about that, gonna need some window screen and a bucket of bondo fer shur.
Love the old barge, no pylons to tie off on? No problem, bring your own pylons.
Book 'em Danno ¡¡¡¡
Just when I thought Ranger Tugs were a decent boat. No thanks.
Jeez I didn't know they made hulls out of cardboard!
If you want to be in the ocean buy a boat capable of the ocean. These things are mass produced and quality control is lacking from what I've seen.
Their quality control is top notch. What boat manufacturer designs a boat to withstand pounding on rocks all night?
Could this have been the feared 1D10T error? Seriously though, any ocean going boat that size needs a steel hull.
nope.
This was a boat properly tied to a dock where the lines snapped during a storm.
Ranger Tugs are coastal cruisers only, ocean going implies crossing oceans which they are not designed for.
There are lots of ocean going yachts with fiberglass hulls. Nordhavn hulls are about 6" thick fiberglass at the bow and slightly less at the stern, even those of over 100'. The ones that concern me are those with aluminum hulls, since salt eats aluminum. Many years ago we put a Thunderbird on the rocks when the motor failed in a windy channel. We spent many minutes bouncing on the rocks before a boat capable of towing us arrived. We were fortunate! The Thunderbird is a class boat so it has to weigh an exact amount. The builder of this one added extra fiberglass to the hull to make up the required weight instead of adding lead. We scuffed the gelcoat a bit but were otherwise none the worse for wear.
As Jaqui said, these boats are only good for cruising near offshore waters at the most extreme. They are made up in the Pacific Northwest so they are used off the coasts of Washington and Oregon on up to Alaska. They are also a popular boat for running The Great Loop in the eastern US and Canada which is a route that often starts in Florida, up the east coast to the Hudson River, into the New York Erie Canal, thru the Great Lakes to Chicago by either the southern route in the US or the northern route thru the upper lakes in Canada. From the Chicago area into the river system that includes part of the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee down to the Gulf and back to the starting point to "cross your wake" to complete the roughly 6,000 mile trip. Some people run the Loop two or more times in their Ranger Tugs with relatively few problems. Any boat can be sunk. This one obviously fell victim to a bad storm.
Junk
"Tug"? No, that is a crap plastic launch, learn english.
Actually seemed like a desperate measure to me. Crane didn't have enough lift and the boat should have been slewed round onto a cradle. Possible damage swinging on the bow like that.
6/10 👎
It all comes down to money. Bigger crane and company the more it will cost. The boat was full of water so crane operator needed to let it drain before committing to a full lift. That old of a crane is most likely not equipped with a load scale. So it's all the seat of your pants. Lots of experience and focus.
@@MrX-fb9uy I think these guys made it just fine, and still are.
You buy a $ 350 000 boat , that's what you get. Next time half a mill minimum.
This is a very stupid comment.