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11-27-2016, 05:01 PM
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Newbie
City: New Westminster
Vessel Name: Dauntless
Vessel Model: Ranger Tug 29 Classic
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 2
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New member from New Westminster, BC
Hi everyone. We have just joined the Trawler Forum. We have a Ranger Tug 29 and enjoy cruising the Pacifc North West. Plan to spend July up in The Broughtons this year and head to Alaska next year. Also want to do the Great Loop in the next few years - probably in three years but already starting to plan. We may move up to a bit larger tug - either a 37 Nordic or 34/36 American - they both sound like excellent boats. Appreciate any advice anyone would have on these tugs.
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11-27-2016, 05:06 PM
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Senior Member
City: Victoria, BC
Vessel Name: Timeless
Vessel Model: CHB 34
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 261
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Welcome Hugo
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11-27-2016, 05:16 PM
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Guru
City: Sidney BC Canada
Vessel Name: RochePoint
Vessel Model: 1985 Cheer Men PT38 Sedan
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,719
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Welcome aboard from across the pond......... 
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11-27-2016, 05:16 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Cameron, La
Vessel Name: Baobab
Vessel Model: Bayliner 4788
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,660
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Welcome to the Trawler Forum Hugo!
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11-27-2016, 06:55 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 11,777
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Welcome to the forum! Sounds like you have some great plans.
Ted
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I'm tired of fast moves, I've got a slow groove, on my mind.....
I want to spend some time, Not come and go in a heated rush.....
"Slow Hand" by The Pointer Sisters
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11-27-2016, 07:32 PM
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 5,946
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Welcome aboard, from BC's north coast
Does this mean we now have Dauntless and (mini)Dauntless on TF 
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"The most interesting path between two points is not a straight line" MurrayM
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11-27-2016, 07:38 PM
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,612
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Welcome Hugo,
I taught school briefly in New West in the 70's. Kept my boat at Captian's Cove Marina in Ladner. Was about the 6th tenant then.
Tug yachts are great. They say tug yachts have phony stacks and phony skippers. The NT 32 has been my favorite boat for many years.
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North Western Washington State USA
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11-27-2016, 07:45 PM
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 5,946
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nomad Willy
They say tug yachts have phony stacks and phony skippers.
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Hey!
Them's fightin' woids!!
You got a small Willy!!!
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"The most interesting path between two points is not a straight line" MurrayM
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11-27-2016, 10:43 PM
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 4,277
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Welcome aboard!
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11-27-2016, 11:36 PM
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Guru
City: Tri Cities, WA
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,406
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Welcome to TF Hugo. I hadn't heard of New WM so I googled it. Boy, you are right in the midst of some great boating. How about sharing some pics of you boat with us?
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Mike and Tina
1981 Boston Whaler 13'
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11-28-2016, 01:02 AM
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Newbie
City: New Westminster
Vessel Name: Dauntless
Vessel Model: Ranger Tug 29 Classic
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 2
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Thanks for the welcome
Thanks everyone for the welcome. Here is Dauntless up in Smugglers Cove this summer.
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11-28-2016, 11:27 AM
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Guru
City: Holladay, UT
Vessel Name: Dream Catcher
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 37-065
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 812
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Hi Hugo,
After many years cruising the Inside Passage in trailer boats, we moved to a Nordic Tug 37 last spring. Perfect size for us - wanted two staterooms. Traveled 4500 nm over the summer, starting only three weeks after purchase. Love it!
Asking prices for American Tugs were mostly way higher, sometimes even for the single-stateroom models.
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Richard Cook
Dream Catcher (Nordic Tug 37-065) Poulsbo WA
Previously: New Moon (Bounty 257), Cindy Sea (C-Dory 22 Cruiser)
"Cruising in a Big Way"
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11-28-2016, 12:44 PM
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Senior Member
City: Seattle, WA
Vessel Name: Akeeva
Vessel Model: Nordhavn 50
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 422
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Welcome aboard!
I have a 37 Nordic Tug, hull #15, built in 2000. I've had the boat for three years and have taken it to AK each summer—about 2000 hours of running time total. I really like the boat!
It's super efficient. I typically cruise at 1300 rpm, making about 8 knots and burning a little more than 2 gallons per hour. With 370 gallons of fuel onboard, there's plenty of range for any coastal cruising.
The boat is easy to single hand (pilothouse doors and bow thruster!) and there's enough space to have guests.
NT generally selected good quality components and installed them well. I've done lots of upgrading, but haven't had to redo or fix anything because NT installed it poorly or it failed prematurely.
American Tugs tend to be newer (they started building boats in 2000 I believe, NT in the 1980s), and thus more expensive. The 34/365 AT is similar to the 37 Nordic, but with one stateroom instead of two. The AT also has a slightly shorter salon/galley and slightly larger head. Nordic also built some single stateroom 37s...they're really nice boats if you rarely/never have guests aboard.
Let me know if you have specific questions or want to see a NT37 in person but without a salesman. My boat is in Seattle right now but I'll be cruising in the San Juans, Gulf Islands, and hopefully up to Princess Louisa starting next week. Back in Seattle for the boat show in January.
I bought my Nordic through Steve Scruggs, the factory-direct salesman for American Tug. He's knowledgeable and fun to work with....recommended. There are a bunch of good 37s on the market right now in the PNW, and these boats are small enough that they can be shipped relatively economically.
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