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📝 On Board the Loganville today
2 days ago by Ron (
Lieutenant Commander)
Lieutenant Commander)
My wife, Catharine and I, were invited by the owner of the Loganville to come down to Port Dover, Ontario, on the north shores of Lake Erie. We drove 500km round trip today to experience walking the decks above and below. We enjoyed photographing the vessel by ourselves. The owner, Pete Spencer, of Tiller Marine, left us pretty much on our own to photograph, measure and explore the vessel.
Pete has a No Visitors sign posted on the property. Best you contact him first before you coming knocking on his shop door. 🤓😉
Pete has a No Visitors sign posted on the property. Best you contact him first before you coming knocking on his shop door. 🤓😉
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💬 Re: On Board the Loganville today
2 days ago by Martin555 (
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Hi Ron,
It looks like you had a good day out. Plenty of photos and your lady wife taking notes. Martin555. 👍 Like
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💬 Re: On Board the Loganville today
2 days ago by jbkiwi (
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Hi Ron, you couldn't get any better information and detail than that for a model !😁
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💬 Re: On Board the Loganville today
2 days ago by mturpin013 (
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It must be great to get on board the vessel your building and a great day out
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💬 Re: On Board the Loganville today
23 hours ago by Newby7 (
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looks like it was a good day to see the boat .Was it Fri. that you went.How wonderful to be building the tug and then be able to see her up close.
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📝 My Scroll saw is the workhorse for cutting the ribs
4 days ago by Ron ( Lieutenant Commander)
Lieutenant Commander)
Just starting to see how the design is starting to shape up. The keel is sturdy quarter-saw oak. The ribs are lightly tacked in place with a drop of CA, easily removed. A couple ribs are to be altered and the Stuffing box secured before the ribs are glued up.
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💬 Re: My Scroll saw is the workhorse for cutting the ribs
4 days ago by Martin555 (
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Looking good so far Ron.
Keep it up. Martin555. 👍 Like
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💬 Re: My Scroll saw is the workhorse for cutting the ribs
4 days ago by Newby7 (
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Progress love it.Nice job.
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📝 Drawing coming along
10 days ago by Ron ( Lieutenant Commander)
Lieutenant Commander)
Building 3/4” = 1’
L.O.A. 30”
L.O.A. 30”
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💬 Re: Drawing coming along
10 days ago by CB90 (
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Hi Ron,
Reading your notes about the boats lack of keel, could this cause stability problems especially with the boat being 30in long, and a beam of 7.5in. I assume it will be used as a radio controlled model. Are you going to put in a metal keel to keep Centre of gravity low? Regards Roy 👍 Like
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💬 Re: Drawing coming along
10 days ago by Ron (
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This tug is about 3 hours from me. In Port Dover, Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada. I hope to get down there to see it and take some measurements.
Note the bow in the photo; the tug is used to break ice in the river where Tiller Marine is located. This is the Listerville. 👍 Like
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💬 Re: Drawing coming along
10 days ago by CB90 (
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Russel Brothers Tug
please check this link at about 25 days ago very similar Tug https://model-boats.com/gallery/#82715 👍 Like
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💬 Re: Drawing coming along
10 days ago by marky (
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Hi Ron , I really like these small tugs they just have something about them ,this will be a really nice project.
Cheers Marky👍 👍 Like
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💬 Re: Drawing coming along
10 days ago by marky (
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😮lots of phantom pictures appeared with my post. I take it that their yours Ron.
Hopefully i have removed the correct ones. Martin555. (Admin) 👍 Like
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💬 Re: Drawing coming along
10 days ago by Newby7 (
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The drawing looks good.Will keep watching the progress.
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💬 Re: Drawing coming along
10 days ago by Ron (
Lieutenant Commander)
Yes I looked at this Army Tug, it is different from the Canadian Tugboat. I spoke with the owner of the Listerville, this morning. He said the tug has the ability to go aground and not get stuck being that there is no keel to speak of, though this also causes it to "Rock n' Roll" he said.
Th army tug variation is different around the wheelhouse and deck structures. 👍 Like
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💬 Re: Drawing coming along
10 days ago by Martin555 (
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Hi Marky,
Have you tried to remove the photos ? Hopefully i have removed the right ones. Martin555.(Admin) 👍 Like
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💬 Re: Drawing coming along
9 days ago by redpmg (
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Looking good Ron - look forward to the build.
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📝 Miss Jenna located in Mahone Bay, N.S
14 days ago by Ron ( Lieutenant Commander)
Lieutenant Commander)
Mike Kelly owns the Miss Jenna, a Russel Brothers Ville Class tugboat built for use by the RCN for duty on the East and West coasts of Canada. It has an approximate LOA of 40', beam 10' and interestingly virtually no keel. The drawings found, show a visible keel beginning about in the middle. A 4 1/2" width and about 1 3/4" depth, which becomes increasingly more moving aft.
http://www.russelbrothers.ca/xlisterville.html
Bill Froelich, Houston, Texas, built a fine 40" 1"=1' scale model seen here.
Bill and I have been in contact and have shared various ideas.
http://www.russelbrothers.ca/xlisterville.html
Bill Froelich, Houston, Texas, built a fine 40" 1"=1' scale model seen here.
Bill and I have been in contact and have shared various ideas.
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💬 Re: Miss Jenna located in Mahone Bay, N.S
13 days ago by Newby7 (
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Good looking model .
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💬 Re: Miss Jenna located in Mahone Bay, N.S
10 days ago by marky (
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Really nice tug , daft question in photo 2 are these all churches in the background?
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💬 Re: Miss Jenna located in Mahone Bay, N.S
10 days ago by Ron (
Lieutenant Commander)
Yes Mahone Bay is famous for the three churches.
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