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Frederick Mistral (aka "Duna)
… orrections/modifications to it following photos of the real tug. This included many new/replacement parts that I had 3D printed by Shapeways. They are shown in the last three photos. This is an interest tug *(the historic original is still …
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Re: Maiden!!
Looks great on the water, . Now, it needs a job. Tugboats need a job to do. What might you push or tow?
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Winter Project
… de up a deck sheet & now I need to think about type of boat Tugboat, Chris Craft or Speed boat. I added a little slogan I found on my liquor box & thought it is appropriate for model boat builders. We all have had boats get wet from rain; s …
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Tora, Tora, Tora (big) models and an unusual "flakligther" barge
… so I'm a big fan of workboats. I hav a trawler + a toy-like tug + am building 2 Springer tugs from Zipp kits (they are located in Florida, I'm in Toronto, Canada) so the flakligther barge is of great interest. Thank you !
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Russian K100D waterjet work boat project
… siren on the cross bar between them ( smaller Russian boats/tugs etc have coded siren signals rather than air horns ) There are 2 lights on top of each board plus a nav light. I assume the top lights (which seem to be blue) are working ligh …
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Hamburg
my build of the "Hamburg" later the Amsterdam sea tug
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RC relay switch
… nd want to use it to switch on lights and a smoke unit in a tug that I am building. Any help appreciated.
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Steam Generator which is follow the throttle arm
… ate a proper plumbing for the smoke I just saw my system in tug boats, but it is time to try them in other vessels Please check the website (https://www.denesdesign.co.uk/products/sgu-steam-generator-unit), watch the videos and make a decis …
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Russian K100D waterjet work boat project
… lot quicker than a built up one to do. I did it with a 40" tug about 1980 and it worked very well. Picked up a 2400x1200x50mm sheet of polystyrene from the hardware,($36) and had the basic hull form done in about an hour for a cost of arou …
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Old motors
… ld opt for a geared motor as you don't need speed. I have a tug of 49 inches long by10 inches beam that weighs in at 24 kilos and runs really well with a 540 brushed motor with a 25 to 1 reduction gearbox, powered by a 12v 7ah sla battery, …
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Old motors
… uietly and very smoothly on 12 volts. Possibly going into a tug as it runs quite slowly 2,200 rpm on 12 volts. The other motor is a Marlin from the 60's and also still a good runner. Cheers Colin.
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New Boat
About to finish this Dumas Tug Boat.
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Cwmbran open day.
… idents. My grandson took his new birthday present Witte Zea tug (purchased from wolfman 2000) for it's maiden voyage and had 2 hours enjoyment, he was complimented on his skill dealing with the wind and choppy conditions and also revelled i …
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Details on the Judy B
… gs are absolutely great in your neck of the woods...A great tug like this one being constructed in the local Toluca Lake shipyards, needs a good radar. I have gone with the @indows 95 look. I am also fully committed to adding some wooden IK …
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Springer #1 (Zipp kits - Scale: 1/18)
Looking for a fun boat? Take a look at the Springer type tugs. Zipp Kits is one manufacture that makes the Springer easy to build and inexpensive. You can easily scratch build on yourself. I bought four of these. At 18 inches long they are …
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“My Old Gal”
I am in Mahone Bay, NS, and went to see my favourite old tugboat which has been up on blocks for over 12 years! Still a beauty to me.
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MMM Lady T
… h is possibly more suitable. We have an Applegarth a sister tug in our club and I attach a pic. The garth tugs were a common site on the Mersey before the container port took over. Apart from being a single prop the size and weight are simi …
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Re: Yeah, but it was a package deal with the Cranberry Isle Lobster Boat, Honey
Beamsville is a Ville Class tugboat built in Owen Sound, Ontario Canada 1942 http://www.russelbrothers.ca/navytugsville.html
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Re: Judy B
… have those plans from Model Builder and the drawing of the tug when she was in Army service. I intend to build a model of the Edward H that was a civilian conversion of the Army Core of Engineers tug Forney, which was an 85’ ST. The Forney …
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Re: Yeah, but it was a package deal with the Cranberry Isle Lobster Boat, Honey
… ps a nice piece of 12"x12"x36" driftwood and turn it into a tug.............................. JB
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Re: Judy B
She looks like an 85 Harbour Tug. Photos are of mine.
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Sea Trials going GREAT
Here is the Beamsville, Ville Class Tugboat, from Tofino, B.C. towing the barge that Marcel uses in his work. Seen here making a delivery of timber.
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Graupner 638 lamps also called caged bulbs
… lamps part number 638. I need them to compete my 1/24 scale tug. Pictures of the construction and completed boat to follow. I am on Long Island NY. Any one sailing around here? Thanks, Len
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Island Freighter "Son Of Jamaica"
… eate something different. Utilizing the trawler, tuna boat, tug, lightship, and shrimper and building each stock, then building a second model of each one to a different style/configuration, would create a fleet of boats that could easily f …
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Portbalne
portgarth type harbour tug. reworked and refurbished with new superstructure and bridge, renamed "Portbalne" as Balnemoor is its home pond. was acquired with Twin electric motors and full electrics in situ. working off 12v wet battery.bow t …
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Re: My fleet
A couple of tugs.
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ZWARTE ZEE
… ap & sell meeting on Tuesday And I spotted this uncompleted tug the Zwarte Zee for $ 30 Canadian no tax. She is missing a lot of parts & may take a while to build .The first thing I thought about was all the port holes that it will need . B …
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Saito T2 steam engine
… looked carefully at using my Stuart Turner Sun engine in a tug I thought it would be too expensive to get the required variable pitch prop system to allow full control, so I have treated myself to a Saito T2 twin cylinder marine steam engi …