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Ranger Tugs 25SC Helm Featuring Garmin Electronics

Ranger Tugs, Cutwater Buyers Can Get Garmin Factory-Installed

Fluid Motion, the company that builds Ranger Tugs and the new Cutwater fast pilothouse boats said this week it has a deal with Garmin to provide that company’s marine electronics as factory-installed packages on both lines of boats.  Of course, if you don’t want Garmin gear, you can certainly order your boat without but I [...]

Jan 20, 2011 | 0 comments View Post
New York Harbor is a busy place and the shipping channels are narrow.

Piloting a Freighter in New York Harbor

“All stop! Rudder amidships!”  The command from the pilot to the helmsman was loud, almost harsh, betraying the pilot’s anxiety.  The M/V Marina Star, a 400-foot freighter, was in the narrowest part of the New York Harbor ship channel, heading south toward the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. But a 40-foot sailboat [...]

Dec 02, 2008 | 2 comments View Post