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Alternative
Here is one of my pre built plastic tugboat model. It is small at approx 30 inches length. I can use the hull and build a new top. But my preference is a larger size. For now enjoy this video Isaac
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Bulwarks
… tainly appreciate your taking the time to research the real tugs & impart your findings to me. Thank you, Bill
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Bulwarks
Ronald, the first two photos indicate this tug apparently engages in light towing, perhaps only moving mega yachts. I have no way to be certain that yachts are constitutes its main business but I’m confident from the deck gear that it only …
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Occre Ulises
Was given the Occre kit of the “Ulises” ocean going tug for Christmas. Started the build this weekend but I reckon it is going to be a bit of a drawn-out build for a while as I have a lot going on with work and other things. I will graduall …
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A bit more progress
… On occasion I have found time to do bits and pieces on the tug however. I have pretty much finished the woodwork and am now awaiting a decent day to do some varnishing of the planking on the wheelhouse.
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Model engineers lathe
… or the steering mechanism on the William C Daldy (old steam tug here in Auckland, google daldy.com) with a bore of 1-1/4 inches finished true and parallel. The OD of the gears was close to 3.5 inches. The lathe handled the job well and it t …
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HMS Pert and her rudder
… maneuver large aircraft carriers into position, pushing and tugging with great dexterity. They were only replaced when technological changes in design were developed eg. electric drives, bow thrusters and steerable Kort nozzles. Furthermore …
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Rails finished and installed
… about 20 feet to shore, so I genned up my little “Mystery” tug and pushed him in…we called it soon after. So…I went home and finished the railings. The ST instructions tell you the measurements for drilling each stanchion hole, but the aut …
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The end of the build
… e Walter.B is a fictional twin azimuth drive coastal escort tug owned by the fictional Canadian Superior Towing company. Her home port is Thunder Bay Ontario making her one of the larger Tugs operating on Lake Superior. She weighs in at 32L …
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Name Query
… e name Sharjah but I don’t know where this should go on the Tug. Anyone know where this decal is supposed to go?
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Loganville owner has added a “Loft”
Pete Spencer added this exterior storage to his tugboat. I am now in the process of adding it to my model. Our library ModelSpace had a 3Dprinter where you or they will create things. I asked Michael to create the expanded metal needed for …
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Miss Jenna located in Mahone Bay, N.S
… ke 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, …
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Yard Sale Find
I have built to many tug boats & we have a member in our club that has a Clyde Puffer and he hardly ever runs it so I've decided to build one .The bottom isn't flat but no one will know that except me & anyone that reads this. I have a lot …
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Late War Elco 80' PT Boat Model
… version of this dinghy that I recently built for an Egrete Tugboat that I started back in January 2023. As shown the day cabin details with the dinghy look reasonable.
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Late War Elco 80' PT Boat Model
… as a nice write-up to build the E. Phylis II from their 48” tug hull. I reference this article for a tug I have been building from an Orion hull I started a few years prior to the Covid 19 lock downs. Their drawing was a good starting refer …
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Late War Elco 80' PT Boat Model
… to go with your instincts. I did a similar hull cut-up on a tugboat a couple of years ago made by Orion Mouldings that went great as well and is another work in progress. This PT’s hull will not be an exact scale Elco 80 footer, because the …
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Back again after a break.
… yone know what the light set up is on the Al Khubar harbour tug. I have the port and starboard navigation lights and the search light sorted. Cheers Ian (Rockbag)
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Yard Sale Find
… t my Galion will need a rounded stern if it's going to be a tug boat .Because Ernest Shackleton ship the Quest was found by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the wreck was 1,280 feet below the surface of the northwest Atlantic Oce …
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Graupner Krabbe Ton 12…the kit, not the boat😁
… fishing boat to yacht conversion…but, I decided on a simple tug. Basically a 1930s or so diesel or converted steam tug, something smaller that you might see in the Great Lakes. With that decision out of the way I went to work. First thing I …
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Krick Kit "Borkum"
… " and "Independence" display models and an electric powered tug boat "Long Island".
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Deck Paint
… to source a dark green paint for the deck of my Al Khubar 2 tug. At the stage I am at the moment spraying is not an option therefore it will have to be tin and a brush. Any advice would be appreciated. I am located in the UK so this should …
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Little Shelley Foss first float
… e Shelley Foss. The Admiral insisted on a photo op with the tug in hand before its maiden voyage. The tug run very well and I was quite pleased with the performance despite running into exposed logs, as the pond is shallow due to lack of ra …
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Dumas #1206 Little Shelley Foss Build
… s in my harbor were scratch built. Since retiring my Beaver Tug boat some time ago, actually, it got sent to the scrap heap, my harbor has been looking for a replacement. At 24" long, this fits well with the other models I have made. Also, …
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Getting closer
… nel, who moved down here from the Pacific Northwest. He’s a tug and sub guy, has ran many tugs in regattas there and has been around them a bit…I’ve also had input from Chum44 and RNinMunich (Bill and Doug respectively). They’ve all been a …
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Superstructure Railing Build
Got back on the USACE stoplog tug (my Springer #4). Been dolting around a bit. Ever get to a point where you come to a point in a model boat build where you need to stop a bit for one reason or another? Well, this railing for the superstruc …
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Caldercraft Northlight Clyde Puffer.
… t when a club mate offered to sell me his unbuilt Portgarth tug. I thought about it, but the expense and size of the boat was a little more than I wanted to deal with. That and that brass mast! Well, long story short, after I politely turne …
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Betty Bopp
… mind still works fairly well at 74 I decide to make another tug boat I had some spare parts & a New Fly sky radio so last winter we built a no name model boat and ran her most of last summer at the pool in Burlington . I also just remembere …
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OcCre Ulises
… allenge my skills further as its a 1/30th scale of an Ocean Tug boat that is almost all planking....hull, deck, cabins etc. All advice greatly received!!