… he ratio numbers the faster the prop will be spinning. With tug boats, you want a gear box with a high ratio like 6:1,7:1,8:1. You could using larger props as well. Examples http://modelfireboats.com/sys_files/images/page/forumratiotable.jp …

this model was made by me from scratch of the london tug Ionia 56 inches long 12inch beam she has a bow thuster fitted to help the steering nav lights and cat diesel sound generator and its very heavy thats why its not in the water very oft …

This tug is in scale 1:25, used two 900 motors. Still need a lot of details. Models are based on my own fiberglass hull

… finished Tito Neri, based on Graupners kit. As all my heavy tugs Tito have installed water ballast instead lead

This tug is based on my own fiberglass hull. She is 91 cm long, two Schottle drives with Speed 900 motors

… een about for far to long prob about 25 years and are ok in tugs slow turning props , these graupner motors are a lot better built and more flexible peter

Svitzer tug Ayton Cross, built by Terry O'Rourke in 2006/2007. Mostly scratch built, on a Mobile Marine Models GRP hull. She is powered by two car heater motors, with a Marx luder bow thruster. I have used an Action kit motor mixer, it work …

This kit model of the seagoing tug Happy Hunter was started in 1983 by a friend of mine. Finding it too difficult, he let it lie until 2006 when he asked my son and I to build it. After 219 hours work it is finished and sailing. it is power …

… is is BG Coulies built by Geoff Lewis. its a French Harbour tug that he built following an article in a well know magazine, advertising a set of plans, thanks to the office photocopier he saved himself several quid. Coullies is driven by 2 …

… s 3 water pumps run by 12 volt. The boat started out as the tug Betty-Bess in 1947, in 1950 a small fire pump was installed driven by a separate engine, in 1972 the extra 2 monitors where installed. it will now pump a 1000 gpm. Enclosed fin …

… or two as they still don't look what I want. This is why my tug is in to its 8th year and rebuild four or five and my other tender is on its second re fit without it seeing paint. But this will finish soon!

HI Tidtug, got any pictures of your crew?