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Fun Run
… ad BBQ afterwards.There is a couple of pictures of Springer tugs for people to have an idea what to do to theirs.
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… can also disguise your "rescue boat" to look like a pusher tug etc.
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… a 385 motor I think. Ran on 6V. Now I have the Southampton tug I was thinking of a much higher derrick, or A frame, on the stern!? Have some 0.5mm nylon line for the tow line, what do you think? As an electronic engineer I sometimes need h …
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Amsterdam
Hi there I have just purchased a amsterdam tug for 60£ she is complet and running with all original servo esc and orange gear boxed case motor no marking on it to say what it is.. All she needs is a full strip and revamp and paint... T. L. …
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17-28 Torbay Severn Lifeboat
… Richardson (same thing - different name and colour scheme!) tugs. Look for NPJ's Southampton thread, or just use the site Search function to look for 'Southampton or Richardson. The secrets you are looking for are there Cheers, Doug
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… ound what I think is what I am looking for, a Springer push tug...
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I built a tug just for the purpose of rescuing, powered vessels are no problem at all, but I rescue more yachts than anything else. Have rescued everything from a Micro Magic to a Marblehead. Here's a pic of my tug bringing home an RG65, st …
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Sorting Resisters
… p keep them not too bright! Remember the Brooklyn is a 1910 Tugboat. I don't think running lights were bright back then!
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17-28 Torbay Severn Lifeboat
… ppi River Towboat (Jesus, that's a mouthful)and Joffre Tyne Tug then I use standard motors because they are not designed to race around but plod along. I also have a Southampton Tug which together with the Joffre are and will be used for th …
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What do you think?
My first tug I worked on was made of wood! She's now retired and is a museum piece! Built in 1932 with a GM 6110 Diesel. My Capt had me polish. The only thing made of brass. Was her ships bell! I spent 9 years polishing that bell. There's n …
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Running Lights arrived!
… he deck lights I've got some I will add to my 'Southampton' tug. The 40MHz version with no lights or other frills. Currently in the 'Fitting out' berth. On a night run I figured they are a 'must'. BTW: I hate those tiddly slide switches, th …
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What do you think?
… ght against using a dark green! I myself like a light green tug! But the port lights will be a dark green! to show some contrast. The pilot house window frames will be a brown (Using brown primer) for this! All the hand rails will be black. …
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Seeing the light
… 0uf capacitors. The LED`s are 20mA. I have been reading the Tug lighting thread. interesting. Thanks.
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Seeing the light
… into dropping resistors, which is already a topic with some tug builders here
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… eodymium magnet on a derrick on the stern of my Southampton tug and steel plates set into the foredecks of my boat and ships! Still pondering, reeling in with a winch is easy, running out the cable to drop the magnet down onto the boat is c …
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… ng suitable when it's only him on the water. Fair enough. A tug is a nice idea IF you can get a tow line aboard the stricken vessel, so I suppose the all embracing lobster claw style has potential. A floating Brabham BT 34 comes to mind. Ch …
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… se for our meetings but generally we use one of the members tug boats to do the rescue. Ron
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Fittings & Detail Parts
… s that offer fittings & detail parts, especially for modern tugboats. I have Hobby Engine’s 1:36 scale Richardson tugboat which is already pretty well detailed, but I’d like to replace its two deckhouse life rings with better looking ones & …
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… ps? I guess plastic / PTFE is OK, after all as you say, the Tugs are not exactly Sea Greyhounds so they ain't under much stress I never guessed either Re humble pie! Ask the Missus to top it with Lemon meringue, delicious Crow with Sage & O …
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… n. I never would have guessed that the prop tubes in our HE tugs are plastic. At first it struck me as a poor material for the job, but from another perspective I guess it’s not so bad. At least the shafts themselves are metal & there’s a n …
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… ressed as a fraction) multiplied by the real speed. For our tugs this is thus √(1/36) x 11= 1/6 x 11 = 1.83kn or 2mph. Giving a scale speed of around 176 fpm. BTW: you made me curious about the prop tubes in my Southampton! Thanks for the p …
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… ike to run at scale speeds. Anyone who has ever seen a real tug moving along knows that they can’t exactly reach planing speeds & they’re not likely to be seen towing water skiers. All things being equal, the WYEFORCE tug, which definitely …
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Amsterdam
Hi.all.new to.my.fleet is this lovely 42"x11 tug called Amsterdam. I' am going to put her back to original and use her for towing. But before I start the over hall. I need some help people can't find this kit Any where all the ones I van fi …
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… er manual for the 27mhz or 40mhz versions of Hobby Engine’s tugs? From the details you mentioned in your manual it seems like it has useful information that’s not even mentioned in my 2.4ghz version booklet. My manual doesn’t mention anythi …
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Charging NiMhs, one for Doug?...
… better now than latter at the pond... I remember one of my tugs about 35 yrs ago. Having a main space fire. Problem was it was in the middle of the pond! All I saw was black smoke out of the engine room.... Luckily the tug floated back to …
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Michael
… ll phone. Added some deck details and will be towing an old Tugboat as seen in photo.
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drum sail winch questions...
… ine(s) is handled. in my "real" sailboat, I'm in a constant tug-of-war with the wind trying to pull the sail and line out. When I sail my RC, the wind does not always have the force necessarily pull the line out leaving the line bunched up …
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Pilot House and Main Cabin!
… hat gauge it is! For those of you who may want to build the Tug Brooklyn. When making the main cabin be careful. That the main cabin deck is flat! So that when you go to put the pilot house on to the main cabin deck. they are flush the main …