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knitted fenders
… y Colin I am in the middle of constructing the Smit Rusland tug and looking to make fenders; could I obtain copies of the patterns you mentioned. Please PM me.
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New Member
… gineer. Hobbies:- Static military models. R/c Boats, mainly Tugs, & WW2 Landing craft, scratch build. R/c tanks 1/16th, & 1/6th scale. 3 1/2", & 5" gauge live steam locomotives.
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Speed controller
… oats. I have 2 Electronize ESC which are 20 years old in my tugs, both running on 24 volts and a big 80mm props. Try to find out the wattage of the motors you are looking at, its on the box normally, then as a rough gauge double the value. …
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milford star
… my models end up looking just made, yachts are high gloss, tugs have some gloss parts, and cutters matt. I'm the only crew so I have to keep things shipshape.
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The Model Boat Convention, Haydock Park Race Course
Enjoyed both days, ordered a tug off Tyne models Dennis
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Coal barge
… g. fully ballasted. It can be sailed on Its own, towed by a tug or tow a barge Itself. Driven by two 555 motors with a 15amp Mtronics speed controller, two 6v 7 amp hr batteries coupled to give 12v, (will run for hours) (the big battery Is …
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Neptune
… to this boat modelling. I have been offered a Robbe Neptun tug. It needs finishing off but Is all there. Can anyone give me any advice on this model please. Also I have been offered a Rita Lea, a steam launch. Any advice would be great. No …
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Colwyn Bay Mayor's Cup Regatta
… er nice and good sailing. I picked up a Trophy for my Steam Tug MSC Archer which was very nicely presented by the Mayoress. Thanks again to Colwyn Bay Club for the invite. The Capt..
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Fittings, winches cranes gun mounts etc.
Met this chap at the Bury Metro Tug tow. He was selling of his own stand with lots of good quality bits on offer. Different sizes of towing winch. Hyab type hydraulic cranes, various guns and mounts, torpedoes and tubes, lots of nice pieces …
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Hello
… s really good. Must admit eventually I'd like a lifeboat or tug!!!! Roger f
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Build log of a fast Bulker
… be difficult to dock in any sort of breeze unless you have tug assistance. We actually have a Build Blog section and you may wish to repost your build to that section as you will receive more comments/suggestions. Looking at your pics I ca …
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Hello
Just a thought, why not build a Springer tug to start with, simple and quick to build, you can put any superstructure on that you want, use an old battery drill motor to power it. Gets you on the water to have a play while you build somethi …
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Spraying hulls
… thought I was a bit of a nutter at first but showed him my Tug Amsterdam and he was very helpful. Still thought I was a nutter but who cares Mark
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Can someone help me
… feboat. I'm going to turn it into a floating tow toy for my Tug but I'm going to weather it and make it look old. Thanks for the electrical bit.
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Motor
… s ago (at New Brighton on the Wirral) we used to have model tugs with similar dimensions and prop size and were able to use ex computer motors supplied by one Bert Alt . Sadly such motors are no longer available so you will need to source a …
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Boat Transport
Fellow in Olympia 3-4 years ago placed his 40 inch tug model in a small trailer - solid axle - on the way to a show, over a small bump in the road - trailer went up, boat went up/down and he ended up with more pieces than he had in the orig …
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Wanted
Wanted plans for the envoy salvage class tug 1/48th scale 43 Inches long, civilian type Fiberglass hull also any templates for this hull, will reimburse postage etc, even copy's will do . This Is a model slipway kit. Please contact me via t …
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please help
… rather than blasting about...saying that though the little tug is much faster than a narrow boat doing 4 mph as Iv raced a few
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please help
… can be seen look a bit like the motors I have in my pusher tugs. they are out of battery drills. if they are those sort they take quite a lot of amps when pushing all that water, or pushing a canal boat I only have one 18volt drill motor p …
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please help
… ......it runs nicely and does move some water..if I put the tug against the bank and throttle it up it blows the fuse on each motor..I ran the leeft motor gradually increasing power and fuse blew..I repeated this with the right engine and i …
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please help
… ngs making the shaft tight. Two ESC's will make your pusher tug very manouverable and more suited to its intended purpose, but sort the motors out first. I'm assuming here that the 10amp fuse was fitted to the model as supplied and that the …
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please help
… of my nitro truck and alls well..........I bought a pusher tug to play with whilst I got lady jan sorted.11.45pm I thought id drop the pusher tug in the water and have a play with it, (it has lights )as soon as I gave it some power it blew …
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Making a mould to fabricate a hull
Hi I have built a tug using standard ply keel frame and deck, then glued extruded foam between the frames keel and deck to complete the shape, after smoothing I have glassfibred directly onto the foam using west system Epoxy resin - which d …
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Advice needed
Deffo a tug , either way if the drivetrain is well matched you shouldn't need cooling really , just my opinion
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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?