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Advice needed
Looks a bit like a tug to me, but what do I know
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hull / plan help
mobile marine would be worth a go , Brian knows his tugs and is very helpful
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hull / plan help
… to this , I have just acquired a hull of what looks like a tug but has no plans and was wondering If someone could Identify It or suggest a plan to suit kind regards simon
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Move to a new style
I've made a few boats now, mainly tug boats & WWII boats, now I'm thinking whether or not to have a go at a sailing boat, one of the tall ships, has anybody done anything like this type of vessel & could you offer any advice please?
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Ellesmere Port Model Boat Show
… system. There will be tows for anyone to try their hand at tug towing.
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Scaling up Plans
I recently got tug plans at 1:96 scale. I went to the local Staples office supplies store and a kindly lady enlarged the 4 plans on an A0 copier and that gave exactly 1:48 scale I needed on two A0 sheets for £3 a sheet. A bargain. Regards R …
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Fire boat 34 1/2" GRP/Boat kit New Build
… n your camera are charged. As for squirting water, I have a tug with two monitors on it, I squirt anyone that gets into range Alan
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
… everything is tight! 8 bolts holding it all on, bring it on tug boys!
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
… deck with another plate underneath, my goal to to out tow a tug! with this hook, twin brushless and 28volts at my disposal I should have a fighting chance (nobody at my club has taken me on yet! )
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Vintage speedsters at Crealy.
… and these videos remind us of happy times spent there. We srtuggle to find a suitable alternative. As the old song says-'You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone!'.
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Feathering rods
… ion but sold the kit on before I actually built the Glasgow tug model. Now that all the parts have been made and assembled it is much easier to understand the individual parts. Many of our members are new to the hobby and may be reluctant t …
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The Lady Hilary
Scratch built New York Harbour tug. Wanted something different from the norm. Quite powerful, too much really had to power her on 6v even though she was geared down. Up for sale now on ebay. Dont get the time to sail her much because of wor …
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Billing St Canute
… erslagen-schepen/37313-billings-st-canute-2.html http://www.tugboatlars.se/Stockvik.htm https://picasaweb.google.com/106928653253683342269/SctKnud?noredirect=1 Hope this helps Robin
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Caldercraft Vulcano
Hi, Apart from the Ryhope tug I am also looking for the Vulcano also by Caldercraft, In an unstarted, part assembled or completed. Steve.
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Sct. Knud (St. Canute)
… m dings, stains, oil spills, scratches, wear and tear to my tugboats My Knud runs as well today as she did 45 years ago and in all that time has only needed one repair to her gearbox!
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Billing St Canute
What's the problem Colin, it looks like a nice little tug, plank on frame, probably best built upside down on a building board. alan
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Help In RC fishing boat
… no water cooling required (I use this set up on a springer tug, plenty of power) 4 ESC needed. Fasten motor down on a bench, connect up to a 12v battery with an ammeter in series on the side, try to stall the motor with a piece of wood, NO …
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Billing decals
… where I could obtain decals for the Billing Smit Nederland tug? Steve.
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New Radio Link radios
… ead It goes automatically to reverse, now Imagine this In a tug. the first Radio Link radios came with Rx R6EH, this receiver was Ok, because all channels on signal lost the Rx did to zero, this equivalent to no signal. I have tested this r …
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Hello Model Boat World
… t year on a holiday near there. Three boats, one yacht. The tugs were....tugs, the yacht was without batteries. The guys didn't want to speak to me. The old Royal Enfield next to it was much more interesting. I realise not all clubs are lik …
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Hello Model Boat World
… a forward/reverse ESC is useful to get you out of trouble. Tugs and working/passenger vessels suit brushed motors but brushless motors are available that are suitable, again at an increased cost. Most marine brushed ESC's are forward / rev …
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Plans, photos, etc
… I have plans of the Medway Surveyer (Line and GA), Kestral tug (lines and GA) - of which I am just starting to make from scratch, Cory's Brigadier (GA & Lines), Ben Lines Ben Loyal (GA & Lines) I also have a General Arrangement plan of the …
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Plans, photos, etc
I have various original builders plans for all kinds, tugs, pilot launch, cargo ships, if anyone would like to borrow them and they live in Kent, then post on the website your details and we can then get in touch with each other.
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Hercules
… e It olso has working lights for the night runs. I run this tug evry weekend for the past 10 years and it still looks new . I live in Whitestone NEW York and I belong to the Empire State Model Mariners Club . Check us out at Empire State Mo …
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Voltage Reduction
… ave bought motors designed for power tools but only used in Tugs and slow moving craft. They are quite torky but some are also rather heavy on current. If you are getting heat problems it is because the motor is overloaded and not running a …
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Mast Lighting fine parallel wires for mast lights or radar
… supply should be fused at a low amperage rate. 250mA in my Tug.
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Katrina
… he titan plan and this model are based on the bustler class tugs.
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Katrina
… in the '50's, from Percival marshall drawings for a salvage tug called Titan. I am intregued!