2025 Ranger Tugs 43 Command Bridge

Leading the pack - The beautiful R-43 CB from Ranger Tugs is as luxurious and comfortable as it is strong and seaworthy. Designed and built by hand in the USA, the R-43 CB turns heads and collect fans wherever she goes. The R-43 CB is loaded with innovative features that will make your life on the water stress free and fun (like it’s supposed to be).

Comfort and control rule the day on the R-43 CB. You’ll feel confident cruising in all conditions with the R-43 CB’s powerful and reliable twin Volvo Penta IPS450 drives. Joystick docking from the helm, aft joystick station, or command bridge keeps docking fun and stress-free. You’ll know exactly where you’re at and where you’re going with the state-of-the-art Garmin navigation suite featuring a 22” chartplotter with sonar, AIS receiving & transmitting, GMR Fantom 24 radar, and autopilot. You can add even more control with optional gyroscope stabilization, FLIR thermal imaging, and Dynamic Positioning.

The spacious, light-filled salon is the heart of the R-43 CB. With a conversational layout and seating for 12, you’ll make a lifetime’s worth of memories with friends and family in this warm, inviting space. When it’s time to retire for the evening or just retreat from the action of the day, you’ll find solace in the large, private master stateroom with spacious, heated head. The R-43 CB’s master stateroom is roomy and functional. You can keep up to date with work or family communications at the desk or just relax with a book on the leather lounge seat. The queen-sized island bed with nearby reading lights and USB charging ports will quickly become one of your favorite places on the R-43 CB.

The spacious, private aft stateroom on the R-43 CB will ensure that your guests remain comfortable during their stay. The en-suite head in the aft stateroom has a shower, electric marine toilet, vanity and plenty of storage. With multiple hull-side windows, your guests can gaze across the water or relax by watching a movie on the flatscreen TV/DVD player. The aft stateroom has two sleeping configurations to accommodate single beds or a spacious queen size berth.

Among many things, the R-43 CB is about comfort, seaworthiness, and having fun! With amenities like a full-size washer and dryer, a spacious galley equipped with a 3-burner stove and oven with broiler, double basin sink, microwave, three refrigerators, butcher block and abundant drawers, cabinets, and pantry storage, you can live and entertain just like you would at home. You’ll love the large cockpit, with transom seats that rotate open presenting a pass-through to the oversized swim step. The hard top with integrated LED lighting allows for entertaining or relaxing in all weather conditions by keeping you protected from sun and rain. A large opening glass bulkhead keeps the cockpit and galley spaces connected and intimate. You’ll never have to worry about keeping drinks cold and fresh thanks to the built-in stainless-steel ice maker.

The R-43 CB features a 205 square foot command bridge which is accessed via staircase with handrail. The expansive command bridge allows you to host and play outside while never feeling crowded. Nothing beats the beauty and comfort of cruising from the command bridge on the R-43 CB. With wraparound bench seating for eight, stereo system, refrigerator, electric grill and sink, you can prep, serve, and enjoy happy hour without ever having to go downstairs.

The R-43 CB is our most elaborate and luxurious design yet, representing a long legacy of boat building expertise and fine craftsmanship. Equipped with state-of-the-art electronics, and a wealth of entertainment features, the R-43 CB allows you to truly enjoy quality cruising and real community.

NOTEWORTHY FEATURES

With multiple entertaining spaces, luxury accommodations and all the features of home, you and your guests will always feel comfortable and relaxed.

Among many things, the R-43 is about comfort, seaworthiness, and having fun! With amenities like a full size washer and dryer, a spacious galley equipped with a 3-burner stove and oven, double basin sink, microwave, three refrigerators, butcher block and more, you can live and entertain just like you would at home. The expansive cockpit and command bridge allow you  to host and play outside while never feeling crowded.

Performance 

• Twin Volvo IPS450 POD drives 
• Electric trim tabs 
• Joystick driving and docking, helm, cockpit, command bridge 

Accommodations & Interior Comfort 

• Air conditioning, 3 units 
• Atrium skylights 
• Cabin drink holders, 3 
• Clothes washer and dryer, full-sized 
• Curtains for privacy 
• Dinette (seats 6) converts to bed 
• Fully enclosed heads 
• Fusion stereo system (multi-zone) 
• Hatches, pilothouse roof, solar reflective, 4 
• Hatches, stateroom, 2 
• Heater, AC reverse cycle 
• Indirect cabin lighting 
• Island bed 
• LED lighting 
• Electric marine toilets w/ holding tank, pump out 
• Midship stateroom 
• Opening portlight 
• Private forward stateroom 
• Shower with enclosure 
• Storage under mattress 
• Utility room with storage, refrigerator, freezer 
• TV in salon 
• TV in stateroom 

Deck Features 

• Anchor package, 44 lb, 100’ chain, 225’ line 
• Bow lounge seating, 2 
• Bow pulpit 
• EVA foam traction decking 
• Forward line storage 
• Rod holders, 2 
• Swimming ladder, stainless steel 
• Swim step, with built-in fenders 
• Washdown system 
• Windlass, bow and helm controls 

Cockpit 

• Aft cockpit sun & sunset shade 
• Cockpit cover, hard-top w/ hatches and lights 
• Cockpit drink holders, 4 
• Cockpit ice maker 
• Cockpit seating, 6+ 
• Cockpit sink 
• Cockpit table 
• Powered engine hatches 
• Rotating transom seats with tables 
• Transom entry doors for boarding 

Helm 

• AIS receiving 
• AIS transmitting 
• Backup camera 
• Color engine display, 7" 
• Digital fuel flow data 
• Electronic shift and throttle control, twin-lever 
• Garmin autopilot 
• Garmin 8622xsv navigation system w/ GPS and sonar, additional 7" display 
• Garmin radar, Fantom 24 
• Helm drink holder 
• Helm seat, double 
• Sliding helm door 
• USB charging ports 
• Windshield wipers, 3 
• Wireless phone charger 

Galley 

• Butcher block 
• Galley cabinets, 2 
• Galley drawers, 6 
• Microwave 
• Offset galley for clear walkway 
• Oven, propane 
• Pantry/storage, in-floor 
• Refrigerator/freezer, 2 
• Sink with hot and cold water, double-basin, with pull-out rinse faucet 
• Stove top, propane 
• Wine/water cooler 

Mechanical & Electrical 

• AC electrical panel 
• Batteries 
• Battery charger 
• DC electrical panel 
• Generator, diesel 
• Inverter 
• Macerator discharge 
• Shore power cord(s) 
• Solar panels, 2x175w with controller 
• Underwater lights 

Command Bridge 

• Access via staircase 
• Command bridge drink holders, 3 
• Command bridge refrigerator 
• Command bridge sink 
• Counter space for food prep/serving 
• Dinghy storage w/ davit lift 
• Electric grill 
• Full helm controls 
• Fusion stereo system 
• Garmin 8616 navigation system 
• Removable command bridge table 
• Seating, 8 

Safety 

• Carbon monoxide detectors 
• Courtesy lights 
• Electric horn 
• Illuminated compass 
• Navigation lights 
• ReFlex high density closed cell foam decking 
• Safety kit: fenders, lines, flares, fire ext, first aid kit, life jackets, boat hook 
• Spotlight with remote 
• Swim platform rails 
• VHF radio, DSC capable 
• Window defrosters 

Construction 

• Bonded electrical system 
• Foam-filled fiberglass stringer grid system 
• Premium hull color, Midnight Blue 
• Seawater strainer(s) 
• Self bailing cockpit 
• Stainless steel cleats rails, hardware 
• Teak interior 
• Vinylester barrier coat 

Options (visit Build-A-Boat for current pricing) 

• Bimini top for command bridge 
• Forward sunshade 
• Phifertex window covers in lieu of sunbrella 
• Dynamic Positioning 
• FLIR M232 pan, tilt, thermal camera 
• Garmin GXM Weather Antenna 
• Gyroscope mount and pre-rigging 
• Gyroscope stabilization 
• Bottom paint and propspeed 
• Diesel heating, forced air furnace, two units 
• Dinghy/motor package w/ Garmin ECHOMAP UHD 65 cv, transducer, chartplotter, safety kit and lines 
• Factory Delivery Experience 
• Volvo Five Year Extended Coverage Special Offer (IPS per pair) 
• Hull color upgrade 

Note: All options and standards are subject to change. Performance approximations as tested. Subject to change based on configuration, conditions, and other factors. 

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.