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. Purchase cost was $15,000 and we had the boat surveyed prior to the purchase. During the winter we keep the boat at Gregg Neck and in the summer at Rock Hall Landing Marina. Over the past 2-3 years we have made numerous modifications which are described here.
Here is the original Ranger 33 Owners Manual and Specifications thoughtfully combined into one file by Ralph Brown from the Sailnet ranger-list. R33 Guide Here is how the Vibrant looked last year, 2001, on her spring dunking.
We replaced the old, scratched windows with smoked acrylic and added the Ranger 33 name using vinyl lettering made by my brother.
The venerable Atomic 4 in her cave. We added the Indigo Electronic Ignition and also the Indigo 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.
