The Ranger Yacht division of Jensen Marine was created in 1969 to build performance-oriented boats designed by Gary Mull. Jensen's Cal division had been successful with both racer/cruisers and pure cruisers, but the Ranger line was racier, with consistent styling and appearance throughout the series. Ranger stopped building the 33 in 1978, after 464 boats had been turned out. Many minor changes were made over the years of production, and boats built after 1974 are generally more desirable, with restyled interiors and a diesel engine option.
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Thank you for a well written and detailed article.
This review should be the standard template for all sailboats in the under-40 ft category. (I have no experience in larger craft – those may benefit from critiques with which I am not familiar.)
It is not only well written but written well, making it easy to understand and with the observations qualified when necessary.
my dad bought one of these in 1971. we raced it weekly for years. i grew up on that boat. your review was admirably accurate down to the smallest detail.