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Dora and Dick Moxon
Helm
| Owner | Bought | Sold | Boat's Name | Home Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick & Dora Moxon | December 2020 | Ranger | Seattle, WA | |
| Ralph Hagler | March 2015 | December 2020 | Ranger | Friday Harbor, WA |
| Jim Goetz | August 2009 | Talapus | Friday Harbor, WA | |
| Jim and Pam Goetz | 1989 | August 2009 | Josephine | Bellevue, WA |
| 1 | 1989 | Josephine | Bellingham, WA |
About the Owners (current and former)
Moxon's We bought Ranger from Ralph Hagler, who had spent a lot of time, love and money in improvements over the five years he owned the tug. The boat is beautiful and we are looking forward to cruising and to meeting other tug owners. The only big project we have is to purchase and mount a traditional looking dinghy up on the top deck.
Goetz's: We purchased the then “Josephine” from the broker who was handling Victory Tugs during the late 1980’s, Lane Finley on the north end of Lake Union. The original owners were a retired couple from Bellingham for which this was their first boat. They used it a couple of times and decided that boating was for others; sold the boat; and moved to FL. We were lucky to be in the right place at the right time; the boat was actually “better than new” with all the equipment, including radar and in those days, loran. The engine is the Cummins, 4BT, 100 hp. For us, the 100 hp works just fine. It goes almost twice as fast as our last sailboat, a Baba 30, and is very economical on fuel. I used to sit in the Baba's cockpit all bundled up for the weather; Pam would sit in the companion way where the heat would come out from our little bulkhead wood stove and we ended up doing a lot of motoring so we decided to motor in comfort, with great visibility, and in a very comfortable boat. Now, after 20 years of owning Josephine, we've decided to either buy a new boat or change the name. Since we still really enjoy our tug boat, we elected the less costly option. The new name is M/V Talapus; almost the same name as the last sail boat we owned before buying the tug.
Layout
- Galley to port
Mechanical and Engine Detail
- Cummins 4BT-3.9M 100hp (1406 hours 1/2012)
- Borg Warner reduction gear
- Tankage
- 220 gals fuel in aluminum tanks (new 2014)
- 140 gals in 2 S.S. tanks
Electrical
- Batteries in boxes
- Dynamote FA20-12 charger
- Shore power
Galley
- Magic Chef propane three burner w/oven stove.
- Adler Barbour refrigeration
Electronics
- Cybernet CTX 2060 and 40-4 VHF
- Furuno 851 mark 2 Radar
- Furuno GPS Navigator GP-31
- B&G network depthsounder
Deck
- Anchor-35 H Danforth
- Chain 300' 5/16 New galvanization
- Anchor Windlass Maxwel Nilsson electric
Pilothouse
Pilothouse Seating
Stateroom Pullman Berth
Galley
Salon
Engine room access
Original Purchase Information2
| Date Ordered | Buyer | Hull Laid | OEY's Cost to Build3 | Shipping Cost from Taiwan | Date Shipped | Date Arrived in US | Closing Sale Date | Misc. Expenses4 | Admiralty Ltd. Profit | Approximate Delivered Price5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Cruising Yachts | 1/86 | $60,492.50 | $8,374.64 | unknown | unknown | 01/17/86 | $1,891.98 | $8,951.52 | $79,710.63 |
