1981 Sea Ranger 47 Pilothouse

Looking for a Spacious, Economical Go-Anywhere Trawler? You've Found Her in "R time"

PIlothouse yachts have long been popular with northern boaters for their weather protected inside helm. Recent years, however, have seen the popularity of these boats on the increase in warmer climates where many have realized the strictly business appearance of a raised pilothouse design as well as her all weather cruising capabilities. 
The Sea Ranger 47 was built on a solid fiberglass semi-displacement hull with a relatively narrow beam, flat aftersections and a full length prop protecting keel. Her 3 stateroom interior features a roomy full width midships master stateroom with walkaround berth,a guest cabin forward with upper/lower bunks and a 2nd guest stateroom in the bow featuring a double berth offset to portside.  The boat has 2 heads, one with shower stall and the second with marine head/vanity. ( NOTE: Main head has been replaced and 2nd head rebuilt and sanitation lines replaced) .  

Vessel walk-through

"R Time" is a 1981 Sea Ranger trawler built by the respected Taiwan boat builder C&L.  With her economical twin 165 hp Volvo engines you can travel far and wide under any conditions and be safe and secure in the enclosed pilothouse. The salon features leather sofa to port and 2 swivel occasional chairs to starboard, There is varnished wood flooring throughout the interior of the boat/No carpets. The galley is forward to port separated by a breakfast bar and the galley features full size refrigerator/microwave/conventional oven and stovetop and lots of storage. To starboard is a stairway to the raised pilothouse. The pilothouse offers great visibility with a centerline helm, port and starboard entry doors for quick access to side decks, a bench seat built in aft which serves as an additional berth or passenger/companion seating underway. (Decks are covered from step up to cockpit forward to step up to raised pilothouse area,  The flybridge is access via  ladder in the cockpit, the aft area is huge and features a 800-900 lb dinghy davit (Note: There is NO tender with the boat). the bridge helm is elevated with great visibility all around. There re 2 Stainless Bimini frames on bridge, 1 for helm and the 2nd for partial coverage of the aft bridgedeck but no canvas is fitted to either. There is a radar arch on the bridge.

Broker Comments:

Looking for a Spacious, Economical Go-Anywhere Trawler? You've Found Her in "R time". Here we have a 45 year old triple cabin Raised Pilothouse trawler.  does she need some TLC and updating ?  Of course as does any boat of this vintage however, she is sound, has been continually updated by current owners who have owned her since 2017. Mechanically and structurally she is very sound has a nicely laid out interior and pilothouse and is very clean inside/out with no 'boaty odors". She does have some spongy areas at the step up to Flybridge helm area  (typical of this model but no evidence inside of any significant leak issues and/or mold/mildew.  R-Time is is a serious, sea worthy long range cruiser or liveaboard with a fantastic interior layout for extended cruises or living aboard.  You could move onboard tomorrow and "set sail". If you are handy around a boat, paintwork etc. can probably be done by you on windy days.  take a look . . . You won;'t be sorry in this size/price range ! !

NOTE: She needs to be painted on the topsides, Her exterior brightwork needs to be renewed, Canvas on Bridge Bimini tops need replacement.

See below owner's complete list of updates/upgrades made past several years

2026

• NEW microwave in galley. 

2025

• NEW House batteries 3/ 8D
• Replaced Transmission oil coolers and hoses
• NEW exhaulst elbow on starboard engine
• NEW TV Antenna

2024

• Hauled and new bottom paint job, all zincs replaced, service bow and stern thrusters
• NEW inverter/charger (for house batteries)
• NEW Salon sofa and 2 barrel chairs replaced

2023 

• NEW battery charger 4 banks for generator and main engines
• NEW batteries engine X 2, 
• NEW Batteries, Generator X 1generator X 1

2022

• Replace generator oil pan
• Replace engine mounts
• NEW Air conditioning in salon
• NEW Air conditioning water pump

2021

• Peeled bottom(blister repair)/ re-glass bottom/epoxy coat/ NEW bottom piant job
• NEW shafts X 2
• Cutlass bearings replaced X 4
• Recondition props
• Install NEW Bow Thruster
• Install NEW Stern thruster
• Rebuild sea water pumps
• Replace toilet in master head/ rebuilt toilet in forward head
• Replace ALL sanitation hose
• Replace ALL thru hull tank vents
• NEW 300' anchor chain 
• NEW Rockna Anchor
• New discharge pump for Holding tank

2020

• Remove and re-bedded ALL rails 
• Upgraded lighting to LED
• Update starters and alternators BOTH engines
• Replace stereo on Flybridge

2019

• Replace BOTH engine circulation pumps
• Replace Flybridge VHF Radio
• Replace Hailer 
• Replace remote searchlite
• Hydraulic steering ram replaced
• Hydraulic Shift manifolds replaced X 2
• Rebuild Flybridge throttles and flush shifters system
• Rebuilt Fllybridge throttles/flush shifters system

2018

• NEW Garmin XSV with Radar/Sonar/Auto Pilot/GPS Chartplotter
• Replace starboard transmission and spring plate
• Replace hydraulic steering/throttle hoses
• New fire extinguisher