New (to us) boat! SQ58

markc said:
My parents also had a Ranger 36 in the late 70s & early 80s - great boat
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Yes they were great boats, very solid and wonderful seakeeping. Our was unusual in that is was a contrasting light blue rather than dark. It was called Lady Wendy after the first owners wife....We should probably have changed it really! Ours was actually featured in the brochure for the boat running alongside the superbly named Hydranger which had bigger engines. Which one did your parents have, we did get to know several others...Dulas Ranger, Cavellino, Sabre 2 etc
 
dustywings said:
Yes they were great boats, very solid and wonderful seakeeping. Our was unusual in that is was a contrasting light blue rather than dark. It was called Lady Wendy after the first owners wife....We should probably have changed it really! Ours was actually featured in the brochure for the boat running alongside the superbly named Hydranger which had bigger engines. Which one did your parents have, we did get to know several others...Dulas Ranger, Cavellino, Sabre 2 etc
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Ours was dark blue and was called Liliana and had twin 212 sabres IIRC. Was kept on the Thames for a couple of years then in Ramsgate
 
markc said:
Ours was dark blue and was called Liliana and had twin 212 sabres IIRC. Was kept on the Thames for a couple of years then in Ramsgate
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We were moored next to a lovely example with a dark blue hull in Universal Marina on the Hamble many years ago which was owned by an elderly couple. They must have been in their 80's and we used to marvel at how well both of them managed to handle the boat despite being quite infirm. Of course the Ranger leant itself to this with its wide sidedecks and door next to the helm. Sadly eventually they had to sell it because the wife became very ill and we happened to be in the marina on the day it was sold. It was a day that I remember well. We said our goodbyes to the elderly gent and he was close to tears because he clearly loved that boat which made my SWMBO dissolve into tears too and I had a lump in my throat as well. All round sad fest! I occasionally wonder what happened to that boat and I hope it is in good hands now
 
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We were moored next to a lovely example with a dark blue hull in Universal Marina on the Hamble many years ago which was owned by an elderly couple. They must have been in their 80's and we used to marvel at how well both of them managed to handle the boat despite being quite infirm. Of course the Ranger leant itself to this with its wide sidedecks and door next to the helm. Sadly eventually they had to sell it because the wife became very ill and we happened to be in the marina on the day it was sold. It was a day that I remember well. We said our goodbyes to the elderly gent and he was close to tears because he clearly loved that boat which made my SWMBO dissolve into tears too and I had a lump in my throat as well. All round sad fest! I occasionally wonder what happened to that boat and I hope it is in good hands now
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After Northshore finished production of the Ranger 36 there were a couple of unfinished hulls and superstructures. The final one of these was completed by Camper and Nicholson, it is recognisable as it's wheelhouse sits higher than the standard 36. It was in Universal some years ago so I wonder if it's the one you knew, it's currently for sale here:

https://www.theyachtmarket.com/boats_for_sale/1684614/?searchid=17044466&page=1
 
Gotta love Google. I just found this photo of our old boat, taken some 30 years after my parents sold it. Seems alive & well and sporting the same name

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MystereMarcus said:
After Northshore finished production of the Ranger 36 there were a couple of unfinished hulls and superstructures. The final one of these was completed by Camper and Nicholson, it is recognisable as it's wheelhouse sits higher than the standard 36. It was in Universal some years ago so I wonder if it's the one you knew, it's currently for sale here:

https://www.theyachtmarket.com/boats_for_sale/1684614/?searchid=17044466&page=1
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It looks very similar although I couldnt be sure as it was the late 1990s when we were in Universal and thats a long time ago!. Looks like a nice boat though but the price is a bit punchy is it not?
 
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It looks very similar although I couldnt be sure as it was the late 1990s when we were in Universal and thats a long time ago!. Looks like a nice boat though but the price is a bit punchy is it not?
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Price is very punchy as you say. Having grown up with a Ranger 36 I followed them on the second hand market for quite a while. I remember this one when it was for sale in Universal, it was up for a realistic price (circa £65,000), which put it a little more expensive than the older Northshore examples on the market. Then a few years later it appeared up for sale again, presumably with a new owner but at double the price! I can only imagine that someone was convinced it was worth the money and bought it and is now selling it for what they paid minus some depreciation.
 
MystereMarcus said:
Price is very punchy as you say. Having grown up with a Ranger 36 I followed them on the second hand market for quite a while. I remember this one when it was for sale in Universal, it was up for a realistic price (circa £65,000), which put it a little more expensive than the older Northshore examples on the market. Then a few years later it appeared up for sale again, presumably with a new owner but at double the price! I can only imagine that someone was convinced it was worth the money and bought it and is now selling it for what they paid minus some depreciation.
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For me it appeals to the same kind of buyer as that other classic, the Fairline Turbo 36, and since those are going for less than £50k these days, £95k for the Ranger seems way over the top. Maybe I'm wrong and maybe there is a similar kind of classic boat value appreciation going on in the boat market as in the classic car market?
 
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For me it appeals to the same kind of buyer as that other classic, the Fairline Turbo 36, and since those are going for less than £50k these days, £95k for the Ranger seems way over the top. Maybe I'm wrong and maybe there is a similar kind of classic boat value appreciation going on in the boat market as in the classic car market?
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I think you are absolutely right, other well kept Ranger 36's are sub £50k which I think is about right.
 
MystereMarcus said:
Price is very punchy as you say. Having grown up with a Ranger 36 I followed them on the second hand market for quite a while. I remember this one when it was for sale in Universal, it was up for a realistic price (circa £65,000), which put it a little more expensive than the older Northshore examples on the market. Then a few years later it appeared up for sale again, presumably with a new owner but at double the price! I can only imagine that someone was convinced it was worth the money and bought it and is now selling it for what they paid minus some depreciation.
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I am a bit late to this discussion but I remember this Ranger being for sale a few years back. It had been the subject of an extensive refit at Suffolk Yacht Harbour with a small fortune spent on it and was virtually a new boat, which I guess explains the price.
 
dustywings said:
Yes they were great boats, very solid and wonderful seakeeping. Our was unusual in that is was a contrasting light blue rather than dark. It was called Lady Wendy after the first owners wife....We should probably have changed it really! Ours was actually featured in the brochure for the boat running alongside the superbly named Hydranger which had bigger engines. Which one did your parents have, we did get to know several others...Dulas Ranger, Cavellino, Sabre 2 etc
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