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About the Waterline on Serenity
… D. Daft as it sounds, your problem is easy!!!!!! moore your tug in the center of the bath, make sure the water is still then sprinkle talc onto the water, it will stick to the hull along the waterline. CRITICAL bit, lift the hull out straig …
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This Is The lass that can
… ads of fun at the pond! I'm looking forward to launching my Tugboat Serenity this summer.
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Hercules
She reminds me a lot of the tugs you see in NY harbor!
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Al Khubar
Nice Tug Al I've got five boats, none finished and not married but living with the same girl for 35 years !!! work that one out LOL !!!
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Fighting Cock
Great vintage looking tug!
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… ating for some 25-30 yrs now! But having completed my model tugboat I decided to look for a website regarding model boats. I guess I've found a new home! you guys are awesome and thanks for the help in the forum...
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RAF CRASH TENDER
… aint with a coat of clear finish. Have this problem with my tug, need to sand back to good paint then respray and seal, all the info came from a pro body shop, only occures with acrillic paint, celulose bonds with the undersurface Hope this …
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(Working Vessel) Enterprise
Hull is from Mobile Marine Models, much modified Steam tug Tolman. Model is based on Vic Smeeds plans of Guardsman and Customs Steam Boat Enterprise moored at Gravesend in 1930's (Motor: Cheddar Pintail V Twin ) (5/10)
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HMS Blake
… changing the Vickers to a kryton version etc. it was mostly tugs n trawlers when I joined but there's more grey funnel stuff now and a few subs as well including my Trafalgar class so it's worth coming down. Regards,Glenn.
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apprentice
… I I seek some help on how to wire up twin motors on the new tug I am building thanks iain 1084
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Servo current draw.
… hink that YouTube video is a bit over the top for my little tug.withall the heavy engineering I am surprised that there were not any metal bracing so between the drivers and driven gears. I will contact the servo shop to see what they recom …
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apprentice
Also what batteries and size of the hull, what tug is it we can help!!!! Mark
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Servo current draw.
… am using are the CEM 040 Schottel drive units on a 2ft long tug so I think it will be a (suck it and see) situation.
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Servo current draw.
… the same power source that's fine ? I am building a harbour tug with azimuth schottel drives with 180 degree steering and using astern for the other 180 if that makes sense both drives independent of each other. is there a gyroscopic reacti …
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Fairplay
Modified HegI Fairplay V tug built by My late Father. Mods include bigger 65mm Prop in a brass kort nozzle, working fire monitors, lights, radar, engine sound and grappling hooks to rescue nitro boats. Built 1980-81.
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Battery
… on the Model. I have a Rother class, Slipway Teskoa & Imara Tug that benifit from separate stick control for manoeuvrability, ie steering courses. Then a Robe Dusseldorf that doesn't. My car ferry with twin screw & bow thruster, all indepen …
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Curlew
… rged, so no further work was done on it. I've also made the tug boat Beaver and even enlarged that to 150 %...its enormous..:-) The original is a nice little thing...I've made use of a lot of cardboard and balsa skins on these models. its m …
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Curlew
… size of the Mermaid or the Cresta etc. I remember the Otter Tug and the Terrier M.T.B also from the Ezeibilt series as well as all the Marinecraft balsa models, eg the Police Launch, Tern, Cormorant, and Thornycraft M.T.B. Last time I saw a …
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Making working work lights
… long. The next insalment should be good, I need some for my Tug deck lights Regards Mark
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Propeller for single shaft boat
… although there is some trim used, this is with my Amsterdam tug, 24v motor 90mm prop, 40" long weighing approx 40 pounds, my other tugs are twin screw contra rotating Hope this helps Mark
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what esc should I use with graupner 900 bb motors
… t trying to find suitable speed contollers for my tito nerI tug boat which has 2 graupner bb900 motors that I would like to run on a 12 volt lead acid battery. My other tug the fairmount alpine is useing 2 tazer 60 amp constant esc with 2 t …
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what esc with graupner 900 motors
HI Tugboatguy I favour Electronize ESC my Amsterdam has a T.24v motor from mobile marein, this with 2 12v gel cells mainly for ballast, works fine. with a 90mm 4blade prop from propshop. Hope this helps Mark
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what esc with graupner 900 motors
HI tugboatguy the specs for your motor are: Motor Nominal Voltage Voltage Range No-Load RPM NO-Load Current Current @ Max Effic. Stalled Current Max Efficiency Speed 900 BB TORQUE 12v 6-40v 6,500 1.1A 8A 54A 71% Depending on the prop in use …
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Pulsing ESC
… ged up to an MP3 player that plays a loop of sound - a bass tug horn! Thanks again for your help, I'll post a video of the boat working once I've cracked it - nearly there now I think!! Eric
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Pulsing ESC
Thanks Dave, here's some more info: the tug is running with a 6v 4,5ah battery powering a speed 600 motor, the tx/rx are by Flysky and the ESC is an mtroniks 20amp marine. Hopefully the pics and video help, there are lots of connections unf …
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(Working Vessel) Rembertituurm
Anchor handling and pipe laying tug (5/10)
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lucky find
Tanks! But you made a miracle: tugs still tug! Great job, waiting to see the work completed!
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Sea Queen
I am restoring a tug that is named "Avon Queen" she is a Birch class Empire tug.I have looked for her history, but only came up with Sea Queen. I wondered if you knew if there was an Avon Queen and what her empire name was. The model I have …