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Billings Tug Banckert
Thanks guys information and pictures were a great help. I will probably use sla batteries as I have plenty. Also motor selection will be from stock, could possibly be a geared 540 or similar size. Will definitely be 2.4ghz as I also have st …
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Billings Tug Banckert
your are welcome with lipo's you will need to add lots of wieght for ballast and there is not much room for everything it's a tight fit.
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Billings Tug Banckert
Good morning Bruce, thanks for your reply, very helpful. Cheers Colin.
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Billings Tug Banckert
Here are photo's hope this helps with a spectrum 6 radio
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Billings Tug Banckert
Hi Bruce, can you tell me your setup as I have a blank canvas. Any suggestions welcome and helpful. Cheers Colin
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Billings Tug Banckert
JB, I think I will keep it as it was built, but adding radio gear and motor from my stockpile. My idea is to use it as a maneuvering trainer for my grandson, and any other youngsters at the waterside. Needs to be a low rev motor with plenty …
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Billings Tug Banckert
Hi Colin, can't help yourself can you,? nice find, will you be doing the usual cosmetic improvements, or keeping it as is? Would be nice to get it on the water with some modern gear. JB
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Billings Tug Banckert
Say no more Rick
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Billings Tug Banckert
Lucky find!
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Billings Tug Banckert
Good looking boat Colin. A good find in the back of the closet. Nudge nudge wink wink. Rick
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Billings Tug Banckert
Nice one Cyril Er ... Colin Looks fairly well put together. Keep us posted about the fitting out please. (Coz if you don't I'll be compelled to send Caroline a firmware update for the kit detector to raise it's sensitivity to started or com …
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Billings Tug Banckert
Nice Find!!!
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Billings Tug Banckert
I built that kit in 78 have since up graded it to new electronics and motor ESC It is still running.
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Billings Tug Banckert
Nice catch!
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Doing a barge for my tugboats
Sorry Ron no more from me.
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Doing a barge for my tugboats
Hi, Nerys, I wish I had followed what was going on in those days but as you said it was disappearing by the time the sixties/seventies arrived for me. Just read a book about the black sailed Norfolk Wherries and going see Albion next summer …
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Doing a barge for my tugboats
Neyrs…your area of the world.
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Doing a barge for my tugboats
Yes, off topic…not on the Thames River, but Tofino, Vancouver Island, on the Pacific side. Far away from the London scene.
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Doing a barge for my tugboats
Marcel said the barge hauls garbage from beach clean-up, plus it can carry a 3/4 ton pickup truck, lumber and building supplies. So it is very versatile. Plus see tonight’s post about anchor towing.
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Doing a barge for my tugboats
Hi, Nerys, I wish I had followed what was going on in those days but as you said it was disappearing by the time the sixties/seventies arrived for me. Just read a book about the black sailed Norfolk Wherries and going see Albion next summer …
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Doing a barge for my tugboats
Hi Jon, Pleased to hear that you saw a Thames Barge undergoing restoration in Battersea recently, there are, I guess 50 or 60 in some sort of preservation and many of them in sailing condition. As you say, some of the smaller river barges w …
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Doing a barge for my tugboats
Super detailed pictures and as you say plenty of detail to add.
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Doing a barge for my tugboats
Hi Ron Your barge looks sturdy. Will you be building loads to go on the barge. Rick
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Doing a barge for my tugboats
I received an email from the owner/skipper of the Beamsville which included photos of his barge , "Memere", which is the name of his 98 year old grandmother. Notes about a couple photos. It is used often to collect garbage from the beaches …
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Doing a barge for my tugboats
Barge in from Tiller Marine . Pete Spencer made two units to be attached by 18 rods giving him 20’-6” width by 30’ LOA.
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Aziz tug boat
Hello all. Thank you for the replies about the motor. If anyone has a list of what I need to get the boat moving that will be greatly appreciated. We got the Aziz but didn't come with any motors and stuff and we have no clue where to even s …
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Aziz tug boat
Hello! Does anyone know where I can get a motor for an Aziz boat or if anyone has one for sale. Thank you
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Aziz tug boat
https://www.mfacomodrills.com/index.html There was a discussion on motors for Aziz on Mayhem some time ago. A lot of folks use 550 or 555s without the gearbox (direct drive). If you use a 5 pole version you get more torque for your volts an …