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Re: (Tug Boat) VALIANT
Hi ColinH. Warships have always fascinated me, but tugboats are too cute. This is a real powerhouse! Is the motor attached directly to the propeller shaft or via gears?
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Building a sound into my tug
Working on a harbor tug, (under construction) that also requires a original sound, so i visited the 'Odilo' in Maasbracht Netherlands. There is an “Industry 2vd5” motor in there. That's built into MP3 in mine tug: take a look on the video's …
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TID Tug
My first scratch built model was a TID Tug. I made the main superstructure from plastic card grafted onto a second-hand glass fibre hull that I had bought previously.
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Veron Titan Tug
I'm looking for a copy of the Veron Titan Tug drawing. It is more a building guide and a top and side elevation that a drawing. My late father build it in the 1960's and it survived until 2012 when he passed away. It then disappeared.
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Re: Veron Titan Tug
… one this last Sunday, as old as Methusula as was my Bustler tug. But with a bit of thoughtful accessories looks very good. Roy
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Re: Veron Titan Tug
… ps://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Veron+Titan+Tug#ip=1
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Re: ATSF railroad tug and barge
… is plywood. Length is around 67 inches (170cm) The railroad tug I built up as you see it now from a model I picked up thru a classified ad but it's origins are unknown.(see pic) Hull is a plastic coated expanded foam material
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Re: ATSF railroad tug and barge
… lar set up in the UK, anyone? I am just restoring a Bustler tug about OO gauge and the thought of moving a train on a barge looks really interesting. regards Roy
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ATSF railroad tug and barge
Ran the tug and barge yesterday up at the Elk Grove Regional park with the Sacramento Model Shipwrights. Worked out well with no navigational troubles. Plenty of rudder authority.
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A Tug Fort Valley Modification
… "chapter" is a follow-up on a modification I've done to the tug. At first it was just an experiment and I didn't know if I'd keep the mod or not, but find I lean towards the new system more than the one I described in the build narrative. T …
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Phantom Tug
… e decking wasn't nibbed as I told myself this was a working tug, not a yacht. Using poplar for the planks provided a good base for painting which I had intended to do, but after scraping and sanding thought what could go wrong with staining …
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suitable brushless motor for a tug ?
I have a tug I'm putting together. It is 740mm, and displaces about 3kg. I'm trying to find a low-torque, high power brushless motor for it, preferably But not necessarily) from North America. Any suggestions on product or sources would be …
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suitable brushless motor for a tug ?
I bought four Zippkits Springer tug kits from them. They are a reliable company with great service. (They are also located here in Florida.) As they laser etch plywood I asked them if they had any scrap sheets, they did, and I bought a pack …
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suitable brushless motor for a tug ?
… site the first thing that pops up is a brushless motor for tugs. AND they indicate the matching esc. Could not be easier. Given the price, I can hardly do better. Having said that, I have never tried a brushless motor, so this will be an e …
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suitable brushless motor for a tug ?
… ller and low revs I suggest 2000 rpm at most will have your tug planing. I find it is the slow end of electric motors that your sort of boat needs. I have been a bit disappointed with low speed performance of brushless motors and for me I s …
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suitable brushless motor for a tug ?
Go to zippkits.com Their brushless tug motor is 650KV. They also sell a ESC engineered for that motor in tugboat service. I am currently using one in a single-engine Springer tug with two 6v SLA batteries in series. It weighs more than 3kg …
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Re: PNW tug
https://www.christinamorrisonart.com/ Look a tug like yours has been painted by Chistina
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Re: PNW tug
… ledgeable people, including Gary who were familiar with PNW tugs & gave me extremely good advice. Everything, hull, deck, etc was in unfinished form. Well worth the effort!
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PNW tug
A build of a Pacific Northwest (PNW) log tug, the Dorothy Mackenzie. I purchased this “ kit” from a friend in Ca in the US. I say kit but it is a collection of well cast parts originally sold by Gary King. Built with a suppled drawing but n …
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Re: PNW tug
… someone or is a kit you build? Anyway it is a nice looking tug and I also believe once you get your artistic hands on it, it will look even better.
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Re: river tug
Nice Tug, would you show us the inner workings?
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Re: river tug
The tugs were fabricated in 8 sections and assembled initially at Richard Dunstan at Thorne in Yorkshire and later when Dunstans couldn't cope with demands by William Pickersgills of Sunderland .sections were built all over the country and …
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Re: river tug
Nice. Looks lke a TID, a WW2 utility tug designed by and built for the Ministry of War that was constructed in eight sections, so it could be fabricated in yarfds that had spare welding capacity and final assembly could be done anywhere. I …
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Re: Marian Belle' Empire class tug (Mobile Marine.)
New tug is the Tollman. I particularly like open bridges. One of the snags with A Q is that the engine sits about 20mm lower than the nearest point to mount a servo.
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Re: Marian Belle' Empire class tug (Mobile Marine.)
… se this will solve your problem. Regards, Gary. ( which MMM tug are you building mine is Lady Jan, with a one-piece superstructure. )
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Saw this tug yesterday in Sault Ste Marie. Ontario
I don’t know the class of tug but one of the crew said it has new Cummings and many other refittings too. Also got a chance to talk with the owner/skipper Scott Purvis Latter in the afternoon at the Purvis Marine Company yard I met the owne …
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Saw this tug yesterday in Sault Ste Marie. Ontario
Ron, I can understand your love for Tugs. No Frills Just RESULTS!!! My Thoughts Exactly Plus one has to appreciate the Brute Power these Vessels Have . Not For the WOKE Trev
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Saw this tug yesterday in Sault Ste Marie. Ontario
Lew, You do realize this is a full size tugboat and the company just spent 3 million dollars refurbishing it! T new engines, electronics, and other machinery!