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Model Recovered from Davey Jones Locker
… e, most of the gear was restored after a couple months. The tugboat did sail again but it was retired from service to be a lamp in my grandson’s bedroom on a shelf along with his Lego prizes.
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Model Recovered from Davey Jones Locker
… and have had no further issues with a boat capsizing. That tugboat is now a lamp in my grandson Michael’s bedroom. He helped me to build and paint it, back then too when he was 5 years old. He is turning 16 on Friday this week!
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Sealing a horizontal prop shaft
Hi all, I’ve acquired a lovely little Carlson tug for my godson (aged 7) however the prop shift is nearly horizontal and appears to be leaking into the boat. Any suggestions for preventing the ingress? I’ve used some pro shaft grease alread …
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A new naval project. What to do now?
… rew you in—possibly even more than the idea of building the tug Mariana? A tug like Mariana is quite the opposite type of project—more focused on machinery, piping, winches, and overall function. It’s about realism and engineering rather th …
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Moving along nicely...I think. ;)
… mn time!), I was able to get some positive work done on the tug. I was able to move along and get the rub rails installed, which was fairly easy. Then the fantail, which was not so easy, but fun. And then I started the removable cabin rough …
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A new naval project. What to do now?
… t by many people. Seeing chagalone's posts I would take the tug, which I enclosed below photo of a tug, on which I travelled for a consulting job I did many years ago for an oil project from Iquitos on the Rio Napo to Ecuador. I spent 3 wee …
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A new naval project. What to do now?
… s. My son bought in Sept in Leeds at that hobby shop a nice tugboat model Bankert 516 Billings Boats. Directions are only pictures with a few comments, very few. A lot of questions could have been easily answered in instructions manual they …
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A new naval project. What to do now?
… om this forum=, will soon be starting a build log on a push tug… and that got me thinking. As soon as I finish my Juanita, I’ll be starting a build log of my own for a push tug as well. This type of build can be quite straightforward, espec …
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Episode 3
… ing. This type of coupling worked well in the Knocker White tug. 29) Rudder assembly made up from 0.5mm brass sheet soldered to 1/8" piano wire shaft, tiller from same brass sheet soldered to 1/8" wheel collet. Shaft is to be secured to tra …
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Smoke generator - question
… them on and off in short usage periods. There are two in my tug, one for the main stack and one for Maude's cook stove. The one for Maude's stove has a drop of cinnamon roll baking essence (a candle making essence,) so if we're on the pond …
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Re: Classic Model Power Boats
… lar battery/ESC/prop combo to the Glynn Guest Knocker White tug, just a 360 motor instead of a 260. Should be ample for the limited space on my pond. SO...I'll start posting the hoard of build photos in the Build Blogs section, and (hopeful …
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"New" Kid on the Block: Meus Racing?
… . These were the 47 foot USCG lifeboat and an early Horizon tug. Both were in excellent condition considering their age. I kept the lifeboat and gave my tug to my son. He is finally interest in upgrading it, especially with the old RC syste …
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Decals applied.
… ut getting there. I foolishly just started the big Brooklyn Tug too, so lost in the shop these days. Too many projects, but love keeping the brain working!
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Smoke generator - question
… a step-up voltage converter. Shown fitted to my 1:24 scale tug Wattle.
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Re: Model Slipway Vosper RTTL
… ould even get there by boat!!) Our club went with the vac-u-tugs because they do not have davits, towers, antennas, etc. All the fragile pieces that will get broken, if used by public first-time users.... But it would look sweet in YOUR Har …
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Transom work, being overwhelmed, and a discovery.
… rge 40" Nordic trawler and a bucket-list 40" Dumas Brooklyn Tug on the bench. The abs hulled tug, my first ever tug, has leap-frogged the plank on frame trawler and my two Chris Crafts. More on "one" of those Chris Crafts (a Graupner) later …
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Re: Done! Officially the Taucher O Wulf 8, flagged and part of the fleet!
Here are photos of your tugboat from the website Marinetraffic.com If you go to the website you’ll be able to see the tug in various settings including dry dock. Zoom in on the photos to see details and features.
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Done! Officially the Taucher O Wulf 8, flagged and part of the fleet!
Hi y’all. The Harbor Tug is now the O. Wulf 8. She’s flagged, radar is touched up, there’s a coil of rope in the box where the greasing standpipe is. Anyway, she’s as done as I can make her right now. Some time in the future I might detail …
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Tinkering around...
… ten myself into?! Truth be told, I have dreaming of an easy tug build in my future to slow things down! Have my eye on an old Robbe Neptun! But, the old Nordic SVEA trawler is on its way.
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Vents on wheel house, safety bar near winch….and a working radar!!
Hi y’all. My customization journey with the Harbor Tug to O Wulf 8 conversion is nearing the end. I did get a little done this weekend. I got the 6 fresh air vents (I think) installed on the bottom part of the superstructure, and I added wh …
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Sequin
… w.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3015810-midwest-seguin-tug
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Mast detailed, exhaust pipe on funnel installed, bar over the winch done
… at had a curved exhaust pipe that is very close to the real tugs pipe that comes out of the top of the funnel. I cut it to fit, modded the funnel to accept, painted and installed. Today, on the way home I went by Autozone and picked up a ca …
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Upper wheelhouse liferaft racks, ships boat carrier and a proper greasing tube!
… ke up a proper greasing fixture for the stuffing box. Thais tug comes with a clamp on oiler installed. Not my favorite way to do a lube tube, but that’s not the issue. It’s where it’s mounted…several inches aft of the deck opening…and I hav …
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Re: Upper wheelhouse liferaft racks, ships boat carrier and a proper greasing tube!
… he detailing is superb. This is an inspiration for a future tug build. Well done brother!
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I finished my Seaspan "Hawk"
… operation. it has been a fun and interesting build. My 1st tug Built from the deck up is all scratch built, there were no real drawings. Also found a cart to transport it on.
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Beamsville interior
Here is Marcel’s tugboat the same hull as Lesterville, Miss Jenna and several others in the Ville Class. Just finished detailing the inside of Marcel’s wheelhouse and once the paint is dry, the windows will be secured before putting the roo …
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Beamsville interior
… ome Line Drawings I received from an Owner of a Ville Class Tug.
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Re: Making the paddle wheels
… heels had been available to purchase when I built my paddle Tug Forceful. I think it took me about 2 weeks to cut out and make the parts for the paddle wheels. They are a very nice model to sail if you have independent paddle control. My mo …