Ranger sailboats were designed by Gary Mull and have proved extremely popular among sailors for their quality, grace, speed and comfort. The Scale Model Company makes half hull models of all of the Rangers.

We purchased the Vibrant in September, 1998. It had been sitting on the hard at Gregg Neck Boat Yard in Galena, Md for two years. We had the boat surveyed prior to the purchase and have since corrected all deficiencies noted. In 2004 we moved the boat to Osprey Point Marina in Rock Hall for the summers. We keep the boat in Gregg Neck each winter.

Vibrant likes to be sailed often. For several years we had the Wilmington Sailing Group, WSG, a Time Sharing arrangement permitting up to 4 people to sail her. We cancelled that last year when two members dropped out. Over the past 8-9 years we have made numerous modifications which are described here: Improvements/Replacements

We replaced the old, scratched windows with smoked acrylic and added the Ranger 33 name using vinyl lettering made by my brother.

We purchased new hardware from Garhauer Marine. New hardware was required to lead all lines back to the cockpit and includes a boomvang, rope clutches, traveler, blocks and a deck organizer. We also installed a new Bomar Hatch for the salon to improve ventilation and a bow roller.

We installed a bow roller, moved the traveler forward about 6 inches to accomodate the clutch and relocated the winch for the main sheet. Our teak slides for the hatch were in very bad shape, but by reversing them and drilling new holes we ended up with almost new looking slides and the damaged ends are now hidden under the hatch cover.

Inside, we built an electrical panel to replace the original fuse panel with Blue Sea Systems circuit breakers and also replaced the original AC circuit breaker with a new one from Blue Seas. After rewiring the mast and replacing the deck lights, anchor light and steaming light we added switches for everything. We also added a tachometer from Moyer Marine.

The venerable Atomic 4 in her cave. We added Indigo Electronic Ignition and also the Indigo 3 blade prop. The prop permits us to actually have steerage in reverse, has eliminated prop walk and also increased our ability to punch through 3-5 waves in a headwind. It is one of the best investments we have made to date.

In the spring of 2002, we cleaned the hull with Tide and Comet on the black marks to remove as much dirt as possible. We the applied New Glass (a polymer/acrylic) using a flat chamois applicator on a mop head with handle. We made 8 inch vertical strokes working around the hull. The NewGlass dries in 40-50 seconds.

The Vibrant under sail in 2003 on the Chesapeake in very light winds off of Fairlee Creek. This is the first use of our new 155% Genoa made by Concord Point Sales in Havre de Grace, MD. The main is an almost new recut Halsey sail. Notice the infamous Ranger burgee from the ranger-list on www.sail.net.com.

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