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I couldn't believe: I did it
Excellent job, I have just restored a tugboat that was covered in bird muck and had been sitting outside for sometime, so I know how hard it can be. But how satisfying when complete
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PT BOAT
… le speed. Much better than plowing through the water like a tug!
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Buhler motor
HI all. Ive been using 2 large Buhler motors in an Imara Tug for over 15 years. I purchased them from a model show selling bits and pieces. The can size is 51mm dia x 89mm long. 6mm shaft, and the only info on the end is "313 4 230 A". They …
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Left Hand props and shafts
… supposed to improve manoeuvering and are generally used on tugs and the like. There is also supposed to be an effect on achievable speed but you would need to search for the relevant article on the web. When the prop turns the boat tends t …
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MFA Olympus geared drive
… ow why I didn't think of SHG, I bought the excellent pusher tug from them for boat rescues, plus other accessories over the years. They may even directly replace the geared drives. Time for paper, pencil and calculator. Thanks.
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Model Boat Convention 2015
… hy, sponsored by the Woodall Family. We participated in the Tug football with the Ribble MBC and whilst not winning we managed to give a very credible stand against their greater numbers and more experienced tug footballers. We had a really …
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Model Boat Convention At Haydock
great show as always really enjoyed the tug football the tugs are available from amera plastics I asked one of the players. great for use in fresh water , in salt they may not survive being sunk a lot.
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Cowl vents
HI Tug_Hercules, Thanks for the link to Pat Matthews the vents look perfect ,I've see a photo of some turned brass flanges to mount them with so they will look very nice. Zippy
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Motor Size for Vliestroom, Model Slipway Buoy Vssel
… . The motors look similar to some we use in our public sail tugs. They were sourced from vending equipment and have brush gear controlled by a spring. They work well but can at times get clogged up with lubrication that affects the brush fu …
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Car heater fan motors
Used to be very popular with the Tug boat fraternity as they were quite torky and were capable of turning a large propeller. I have one in my Lady Jan Tug. Most were multI poled so they ran very smoothly and worked well on 12v. If you have …
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Car heater fan motors
… / speed was not suitable, possibly would have been OK for a Tug or Coaster. Good Luck Chris
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Caldercraft
Caldercraft "Joffre" tug sold
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Jetex
… n Bala was in the late 1980s and the boat was a scale model tug. Fastest model I ever had was a J.B Marine Hypercat in 1994/95. This was powered by a water cooled Graupner 700 brushed motor running on 2 X 8.4 volt nicads with top speed bein …
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Jetex
HI Tidtug I have seen the occasional article ref Jetex boats about and there is a guy named Marcus Brooks who has some interest in Jetex and has made attempts to revive it. Best bet for a boat at present is a scratch built job preferably a …
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Mobile Marine Lady Jan.
… finished models and if you search the internet under Empire Tugs you will find plenty of detail of the various craft of which this model is representative. I am attaching a picture of my model for your info. Good luck with your research and …
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Mobile Marine Lady Jan.
… ne out there have some detailed photographs of the Lady Jan tug, if so I would very much like to see them. My reason for trying to build this particular kit in the first place, is it is 39 inches in length with a beam of 10 inches, with a o …
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Blowing fuses
… runs at 12000, at about 30 watts. I fitted one to one of my tugs. They have bags of torque. 6vmin, 12v max. Regards Dave
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Paddle wheeler lists
My new Director-class paddle tug has taken to the water and runs well. There Is one aspect of operation that's puzzling. When stationary, the boat sits on an even keel. When running forwards It lists to the right. When I stop, It levels aga …
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Paddle wheeler lists
… y this discussion, I have more information. Today I ran the tug with both paddle wheels clutched together and synchronised, in other words, paddles on both sides were entering the water at the same time when on an even keel. The water on th …
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Paddle wheeler lists
… similar problem when starting and at full speed on another tug and I suspect this may be where the cause lies. Do you control both motors from one ESC? if you had two ESCs you could experiment with staggering how you start each motor to co …
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Starter boat plans
...Would like to build a tug maybe a oil tanker or some sort of working vessel I live in e. Port as for cost I haven't got a clue to how much this hobby would cost ... Tug/Anchor-handling vessel: http://eezebilt.tk/Beaver.html Barges to go …
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Paddle wheeler lists
… he boat axis will have this effect. I have that on my other tug, but it's only noticeable under full power starts and stops. Under normal running it's not visible. Please take a look at the very first entry of my build blog on this model, u …
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Starter boat plans
HI thanks for replying Would like to build a tug maybe a oil tanker or some sort of working vessel I live in e. Port as for cost I haven't got a clue to how much this hobby would cost
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Hull progress
… hen I work out how to send pictures I will send some of the tug etc. Paul
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Hull progress
HI My name is Paul Raymond and I have a live steam tug at the moment (Maxwell Hemmings 2 cyl) I enjoy the live steam aspect and have doing RC (all disciplines) for a long time. I am also interested in live steam paddle steamers and would li …
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Boats In the Park
… of photo's of the boats, and enjoyed running my "Ten Cents" Tugboat. I was also able to photograph the scenes used from the Canadian tv production of Murdock Mysteries. All in All a great day!!
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Besy bev
This is a welsh tug made from scratch from plans took a bit of work to do as the plans was wrong in parts
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Boats In the Park
… & cold weather that moved in Sat night. Kids running pusher tugs Saturday for charity had a great time as well.