Hi, in your vessels is the AZIZ for Sale? I had an Aziz tug which was built by one of our Club members Dave Woods Who sadly passed away 5 yrs ago before managing to complete it, my wife and daughters bought it for me for my birthday, it was 2/3rds complete, as yours is, I had sailed it, but as you say needed a bow thruster, which I duly fitted, and also canged rear deck as it wasnt as watertight as could be, anyway I had just completed fitting full lighting system and I also put a brass plaque on the wheelhouse with the inscription (Capt. Dave Woods,RIP. 2019.) in Tribute to a gentleman who sadly died before his time. When I had nearly finished it, before the lighting was installed, we had a Regatta and I took the Aziz there. During the Regatta a woman came uo to me and said, My name is Liz Woods, that boat was my Husbands pride N joy, He Bought the kit lots of years ago, but!!! And then she said Dave if he's looking down, will be really pleased Someone has finished his boat to that standard, and said I didnt want to come as it would have brought back memory of him passing but my friend said come with me Liz, her comment was then, I saw the boat, but turned away as memories? But then my friend said its Got Daves name on it on front of cabin, so I came back and looked at it, She said Thank You, from me and Dave, its laid to Rest, and lovely to see, I had aso converted power system to 12v for motors and separate power plus switching system for lighting and diesel sound system. BUT IT IS NO MORE!! SADLY,we had a house fire 2 yrs ago caused by a Brand New battery charger for a Lap top which I had in 2nd bedroom I was ysing as my model room, Luckily we didnt lose whole house, only upstairs, 4 windows,4 interior doors with frames all plaster ceilings and insulated plaster walls, But luckily, I had used mistakenly whilst treating ceiling an roof trusses some what I thought was wood treatment, but was in fact fireproof Liquid so still have a full roof and shell!! and a house ro renovate!!
But as said Sadly, No Aziz which was My Pride n Joy, a Keeper, and would have been passed on to my 14yr old Grandson whos also into Boats, Planes, R/C and has helped working out voltages amps etc for power and lighting as whiz kid in Maths Physics, Me I have Discalcula! Like Dislexia, but with numbers. Anyway sorry for long email, Have you still got Aziz and how much are you selling it for, not much I hope as have had battle with house n car insurers, (dont know why we pay insurance, theyre like Betting Companies, you pay money in but get B all back, they tried not to oay Anything as said charger was left unatended, I said yes but everyone leaved lap tops battery powered hair curlers drills etc "unatended" anyway B all back frm what been paid in over years, Daves/My Aziz which I want to replace eventually, even if I have to go into hock to buy a nearly Comp. one, Havent time or money to build one from scratch but have all notes pics to replicate Dave's/my work Anyway if for sale how much n is a keeper, can send pics n video to back up msg,
Mike C. sunderlandml814@googlemail.com
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Nice to see Grandad's teaching grandsons, and getting them involved in the hobby, and building models. The more the better. Good on you.
And congratulations to grandson for doing it, Hope enjoys doing it, and achievment when its done and on water. Mike C.👍

I have used a 10ch flysky transmitter for 2 yrs now, on an AZIZ TUG, controling 2 motors independantly, 1 bow thruster, rudder servo, fog horn, plus diesel sound system, and various led lighting systems controled by a bank of micro servos operating micro lever switches using the servo arms to press the micro swich levers to switch the various lighting circuits on and off. Deck lighting, mast and nav lights, deckhouse and cabin lighting.etc plus radar arial. 10chanels was superb no problem, have since lost my pride n joy in a house fire, really gutted as had finally finished all detailing and only got to use it 2/3 times b4 I completely finished it. Sadly lost as it belonged originally to a deceased club member who only managed to 3/4s build it, and I put a plaque on cabin deckhouse as tribute to him.as he'd done the major part of build, which I wasnt going to take credit for. Dave had done All Basics a tribute to him sadly lost in fire. I WILL Try and get another AZIZ And build an identical Tribute Boat to Dave. Mike C.

You dont say what motor your using, is it Brushed or Brushless, I have mostly brushless motors in my boats, and fit waterproof speed controllers which have integral cooling system which you can attach cooling pipes too. I also fit a curved brass water pick up pipe through hull bottom just behind prop between prop and rudder so water is forced though cooling system and ejected through a short brass pipe msde to look like an exhaust. You can also get watercooled esc's for brushed systems but depends on how much power level your goin to need as to how much heat will be generated. Lower power/speed usually doesnt need cooling of esc's.
Mike C.🤗