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Lobster boat WREN
Some details I added to a Midwest lobster boat I refurbished.
Chum444
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PNW tug
A build of a Pacific Northwest (PNW) log tug, the Dorothy Mackenzie. I purchased this β kitβ from a friend in Ca in the US. I say kit but it is a collection of well cast parts originally sold by Gary Hart. Built with a suppled drawing but no instructions other than advice from my CA friend, Gary, and Umi Ryuzuki.Also searched a lot of photos of Dorothy builds constructed by others. Not sure I will name her Dorothy as I have strayed from true to type details in some cases. That partially because I have been told the log tugs are now repurposed for tasks other than towing log booms. Hope to finish her up while in Fl as well as pairing it with a Taranis X7 radio.
Chum444
4 months ago
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Svitzer FERRIBY ASD tug
Build log of an ASD tug I completed about 18 months ago.
Here is the link. https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2950778-Svitzer-FERRIBY-ASD-tug
Chum444
2 years ago
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Damen 1205 Stan Tug
Below is the link to a recent tug build I completed. I much appreciate the helpful photos Damen kindly provided.
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3678247-1205-Stan-tug
Chum444
2 years ago
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π¬ Re: HMCS GLENSIDE
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π¬ Re: Launch of St.Pierre Dory
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Well on you. Interesting model.
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π¬ Re: Great Day in Hamilton,Ontario, Canada
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Any more photos of your St Pierre dory? Looks like a some fine boat.
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π¬ Re: Boat Names
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Well on you. π Callie is the greatest! Some graphics she recently did for me.
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8 days ago by
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A few more details to finish up.
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π¬ Re: Boat Names
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So after you create the text how do you turn it into a medium for application on your boats. Decal? Callie? Krikut?
FYI, I use Callie.
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π¬ Re: Lobster boat WREN
11 days ago by
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Nice looking boat Ronald. A varnished wood deck is not out of place on a LB hull yacht. I believe some were constructed that way. As you say, you donβt want to hide the craftsmanship.
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π¬ Re: Lobster boat WREN
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LBβs in Canada are a bit different than ours although you folks also have some of the NE style hulls just as we have some of yours. Your Cape Islanders have a very distinctive & pleasing look. I have a Cape hull that I am thinking about starting. Mine would be a Down Maine version which I think (emphasis on think) have a lower deck house.
A side note. The photos I posted are typical of an in-shore boat which were displacement hulls. Todayβs boats are planing hulls since the fishery has moved farther offshore. Therefore more speed required to cover the increased distance.
Again, if you have built a LB please post some photos.
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π¬ Re: Lobster boat WREN
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Thank you Ronald. If you look a bit closer you will see that the foredeck is not a wood finish. In fact it is tan which was a very common deck color used in New England
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π Lobster boat WREN
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Thank you folks.
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After returning home an update.
Photo1: Graphics study prior to ordering vinyl version. Stern lettering will be white.
Photo 2: Completed the life raft canisters & their launch cradles.
Photo 3: Another graphics study.
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A small bit of progress. Completed installation of fendering retainers & some rail work.
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Nothing like sneaking a look at mass & profile.
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π¬ Re: Launch
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Snow gone? Who hoo! torra dog said water was getting soft in the shallows. Well on Maine.
Such an interesting & different model you are bringing to life with your exceptional skills.
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Looks about right to me.π€
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Looking at how the life raft canisters will fit into the picture.π€
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More progress.
Photos 1&2 - Forward boarding station.
Photo 3 - Additional fendering.
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An update.
Photo 1. Bulwarks pretty much complete. Bollards & deck hatches in place.
Photo 2. Rear boarding platforms
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Quite an interesting build. Your skills are admirable. Thanks for the tip about fenders; itβs a really good one.
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π¬ Re: Atlantic "Tug" [sic] Restoration
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Another thought. Search the web for Ft Myers shrimp boat photos. Some of those hulls have a sheer line & bow rake similar to your βtugβ though I havenβt seen any with a rounded stern. That would be a show stopper. Havenβt searched for shrimp boats in other locations, Louisiana for example, but I would think they are also square stern hulls given how they fish.
Oh well; maybe you could adopt some of the rig.
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π¬ Re: Atlantic "Tug" [sic] Restoration
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Like LewZ, I suggest a conversion to a fishing vessel. The MARY ANN in roycvβs blog is another possibility. Changing the profile of the bulwarks to that of a tug wonβt work IMHO. A bulwark change would be so extensive that the freeboard forward would become a problem. Then there is the bow profile. Just not that of a tug. I think you could have a fine looking vessel if you pursue the fish boat approach.
Iβve also seen comments regarding leaks around the aft hatch.
Just my thoughts.
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π¬ Re: A side trip...
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I recall boats of this era using sounding sticks to determine fuel levels. However your approach is MUCH more interesting. Excellent craftsmanship.
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π¬ Re: Yet to be named launch
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This will be yet another of your masterful builds. Looking forward to progress & perhaps seeing it in Scarborough.π
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I love it; hull bashing!π
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More progress on details.
1. Fwd boarding platform almost complete.
2. A study of placement relationship of deck details.
3. Beginning aft cabin details.
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π Scale Model Boat Meet (Florida, U.S.A.)
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Thank you. Weβre in Naples for three months so your sails are a click too far north for me to attend.
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π Scale Model Boat Meet (Florida, U.S.A.)
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Where in Fl are you sailing?
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π A bit of progress
4 months ago by
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Iβve been working on some of the details.
- fabricating forward boarding platform
- started mast & mounted radar arrays; window framing 80% completed
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