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Re: Some additional details; a few more to go
… and after sunset, not just after dark. I will check with my tugboat skipper. Marcel says, “ 1hr before and after only for nav. lights. Day shapes during the day.” The Day Shapes: All day shapes are black. Towing is a diamond shape on tug an …
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Motor Comparison
Are you putting in a set of gears for your tugboat to give it more torque and less speed? Say 3:1 My tug is 23” length and runs with a 3 bladed prop, screw, wheel. You choose the term you want, but it doesn’t really matter to me, I understa …
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Edina Model Yacht Club "Parade of Boats" 2025
… ine of youth waiting their turn to "drive" one of our Vac-U-Tug Boats using the custom consoles built by one of our club members.
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Bandit Boats RC from British Columbia
… know anything about this company? I stumbled across a Fire Tug for sale locally. It has a fibreglass hull, and I can see "Bandit Boats" and part of the phone number with area code 250. Not a fancy boat, but unique. Anybody have any knowled …
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Bandit Boats RC from British Columbia
… on of the running gear this almost for certain is a logging tug. That despite it being constructed as a fireboat. Do a bit of a rebuild & you will have a very nice little boat. I would carefully check out the running gear. Since the shaft i …
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Building a Scale Model "Springer" push boat
… us have seen or heard of the "Springer" push boat (a.k.a., tug, truckable boat, etc.). Most of them are not scale models but still built to the enjoyment of the owner. This blog deals with how I build "Springers" to look like a scale model …
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Re: Photo problem solved; here’s an update
… vecchia. However, I didn't go there to see fishing boats or tugboats, even though there are many and of various types. In another topic of this forum I will explain the reason for my visit yesterday. The photos you see were taken by chance …
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Lobster fishing
Lobster boat deck clutter always good to see for detail. Tug deck details are very useful. Excellent photos; thank you for posting. Some deck clutter from my lobster boats.
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Lesro models
Just bought an old Lesro Sun Tug kit from my local auction house. Thought I would do a bit of research, but can't find anything about Lesro. Are they still in business ? The website takes you to a shop search engine and the only other link …
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Island Class OPV
… renamed Criscilla, and then N'Madi. She was broken up in Portugal in November 2001. Ships In Class 1. HMS Jersey (P295) Commissioned 15th October 1976. Fate: Sold to Bangladesh in 1993, renamed BNS Shaheed Rahul Amin. 2. HMS Orkney (P299) C …
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HMS Manchester
… the main body of the convoy on the 7th off the coast of Portugal. The cruiser refuelled at Gibraltar and rejoined Force X, the convoy's close escort, on 10 August. Later that day, Eagle was sunk by a German submarine, the first casualty of …
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Dutch Power at Southport
"DUTCH POWER" | Shallow Draft Anchor Handling Tug / Utility Vessel Classification / Flag: Machinery / Performances: Flag / homeport Dutch, Zierikzee Bollard pull 45,1 tons Year of built 2009 Max speed 12,5 knots Classification Bureau Verita …
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Miss Katherine meets Miss Jenna
Miss Jenna is a full size Ville Class tugboat owned by Mike Kelly of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. He also owns Miss Katherine a tugboat that has been in a boat yard for over 18 years. I build a replica of Miss Katherine and that build is in ear …
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Can Anyone ID this one for me?
… e welded seams, seen in stern’s photo. The seller said, the tugboat had a steel hull and wooden upper structure. Built in England over 50 years ago.
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Can Anyone ID this one for me?
Looks a bit like a Cervia Thames steam tug or a Sun, also a Thames steam tug.. The Sun is the monochrome picture...
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Easter Sunday free scale and sail
… eautiful trawler which Russell had brought along plus a ww2 tug I believe
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Towing a “mega yacht”
… caught the float toy. Had to speed up to keep it behind the tug. In no way is the towing gear correct or complete. However made for a fun outing.
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Beginning the details
Okay, time to make it look like a real tug.I won’t be doing my usual heavy weathering. I firmly believe in weathering to the type of build. Even though this is a tug, from photos I’ve seen its clientele consists of servicing the mega yacht …
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Re: Lights, railings, most underdeck equipment in, pump and monitors tested
… h What type of water-pump do you install in your models. My tugboats don’t have firefighting equipment like yours. My tugboats have a firehose system as seen here. (Seen as a white hose near dog in photos) I probably could add a crew member …
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Bulwarks, sanding, filling, paint, windows
… s left over from my Graupner Taucher Wulf and Crabbe Ton to tug builds, as I used clear glazing on both. What I came up was to cut the windows to size, then glue 1/16 square plastic strip to the side edges of the windows, so I would have a …
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Alternative
Here is one of my pre built plastic tugboat model. It is small at approx 30 inches length. I can use the hull and build a new top. But my preference is a larger size. For now enjoy this video Isaac
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Bulwarks
Ronald, the first two photos indicate this tug apparently engages in light towing, perhaps only moving mega yachts. I have no way to be certain that yachts are constitutes its main business but I’m confident from the deck gear that it only …
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Occre Ulises
Was given the Occre kit of the “Ulises” ocean going tug for Christmas. Started the build this weekend but I reckon it is going to be a bit of a drawn-out build for a while as I have a lot going on with work and other things. I will graduall …
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Re: Walter. B.
A tugboat skipper said when towing there are a set of lights turned on and a Diamond shaped metal displayed on above the wheelhouse on the mast. The purpose of this particular object is a radar deflector. I see you are towing in the pool at …
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I'm still here, I think?
Isaac, Your Pooh tug has an appearance of one seen in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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I'm still here, I think?
… next person may enjoy it. My very first RC boat was a small tug made of plastic that I got from a fellow modeler so I can start boating. I made a simple barge for it and loaded it with trucks and also one of my drones ( which I actually fle …
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Solder
… iltz Here is some of my soldering, now painted. Little push tug has a mile of ladders and rails. I will look into Antex, thank you
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Walter. B.
This is my version of the Aeronaut Jonny Tug. I have added lots of functionality to this boat and created a build blog on this site.