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Just Bought a Ranger Tug? Start Here.

We've owned our R27 since 2020 — 12,949 miles, a 2,600-mile Alaska expedition to Glacier Bay, and 400+ videos documenting everything along the way. When we took delivery we had the same questions you do. Here's everything we've built to help new owners get up to speed fast.

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FREE RESOURCES

Ranger Tug R27 Owner's Guide — Video Playlist We built this playlist specifically for new R27 owners. Eleven videos covering your electrical system, Garmin setup, engine maintenance, troubleshooting, upgrades, and more — sequenced in the order we'd watch them if we were starting over. → Watch the Ranger Tug Owner's Guide playlist

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Free Download: 6 Years of Real Ranger Tug Ownership Data What does it actually cost to own an R27? Fuel, moorage, insurance, maintenance, and upgrades — six years of real numbers from our boat. Not manufacturer estimates. Not guesses. Actual data. → csurf.co/boat-costs

 

Our YouTube Channel — 400+ Videos Everything we've learned in six years of Ranger Tug ownership is documented on our channel. Maintenance, upgrades, cruising, systems, honest comparisons, and a 55-day Alaska expedition. If you have a question about your tug, there's a good chance we've covered it. → youtube.com/@letsgochannelsurfing

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Our Website Trip reports, resources, and more from six years aboard Channel Surfing.

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ABOUT US

We're Martin and LaZina Nethkin, home ported at Dagmars Marina in Everett, WA. We bought Channel Surfing — a 2021 Ranger Tug R27 Outboard — in 2020 and haven't looked back. 12,949 miles later, including a 55-day, 2,600-mile expedition to Glacier Bay, Alaska, we're still finding new reasons to love this boat. Our daughter Melissa joins us on every trip.

We started the channel because when we were buying our R27, we couldn't find the information we actually needed. Six years later, we're still filling that gap.