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Re: Almost there
… ou more access/space at the stern. I did this on the paddle tug; just a thought. John
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Dreaming about the day restrictions are removed
Only have two tugs. A Jolly Jay, Maine Lobster yacht, Vosper, and Four sailboats.
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Smoke/Steam Generators.
… RPM. (There's a "chapter" dedicated to this in the "Phantom Tug" build blog.)
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Brave Borderer 3rd sea trial
… ld it still or tether it. I did this with my Stevn's Arctic tug, you might have seen the video? it proved the maximum current at full throttle to be only just over 20 amps each despite 85mm propellers If you want to try it you can borrow mi …
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Show us how you move your vessels from vehicle to the launch site
… dded axles and wheels. Bear in mind this is at least a 34kg Tug in sailing order. Edit Another cart added that also started as a build stand. This one also carries the Shannon. The handle is shared between both carts and attached with an R …
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Re: Keel fitted
… t frame alteration I needed to do was when I did the little tug, MSC Archer. It was a free plan that one from Model Boats - I had to do a lot of alterations to the frames. It's not an uncommon thing to have to double check and redraw some f …
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Show us how you move your vessels from vehicle to the launch site
… ly complains when he has to carry models such as the paddle tug which is really wide. He also lifts the models in and out of the lake for me using 2 slings. Well, that's what sons are for isnt it. He also drives me to the lake and back :-) …
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Radio Equipment
… d up on weather to just cruise around with it or to join in tug pulling competitions I will have to look into that sorry this post is long I hope this clarifies things Best Regards John
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Fun & Different Boats
… urite FUN BOAT is 'Theodore Too'. Started life as a cartoon tug in a Canadian TV series set in Hamilton harbour. Spawned several RC models and then - lo and behold a full scale replica!! https://www.google.com/search?q=theodore+too&client=f …
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Boat tranporter from car to water Ideas
… are some the dusseldorf is mine as is the Billings Blanchet tug
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Re: My collection..
RNinMucich...... that is just a small store bought tug.
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Re: Tow hook
… telton II https://sites.google.com/site/lytteltonnz/thesteamtuglytteltoniiof1939 https://tuglyttelton.co.nz/history/ https://www.facebook.com/tuglyttelton/videos/ever-asked-what-a-105-year-old-steam-engine-looks-and-sounds-like-this-is-one- …
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Fittings details
… er and prop, I do not know. They'd be OK on a Vosper, but a tug boat, really? The rudder spindle is brass rod with a 2mm groove milled 3mm deep to accept the brass blade. Once the blade was soldered in place 1.25 mm flats were milled from e …
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Fort Valley
… owing to the letter what my mind had proposed. Indeed, this tug is another build that was modified from the original vision and for better or worse had several "Shipalts" along the way. While I'm working on one facet an idea may come along …
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Guardsman
… ped it before it was planted up The 2nd hull which was of a tug and I wasnt happy with that - I put it in boiling water to soften the glue and managed to salvage the planking that I could. Then model of a cargo ship - MV Duburg - I complete …
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Vic Smead or Smeed?
… of plans which we would be more familiar with, his American tug and St Louis Belle are readily available. American tug plan is a slightly smaller version of the old Sterling Models kit from the past, whether he designed the Sterling Models …
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Vic Smead or Smeed?
… oks superb. Got wondering whatever became of the full sized tug. The last I heard, she was in poor condition in Ramsgate, the hull was leaking badly and sandbags had been used to minimise the leakage. Afterwards the vessel was listed for sa …
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Vic Smead or Smeed?
… e, Another plan by the great Vic Smeed - this is the Cervia Tug, it was great fun to build - and really good fun to sail. I built this one a few years ago.
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Change of Tack
… the middle of a plank! I am currently building a live steam tugboat which has a curved strake running round the stern. An obvious candidate for bending from the centre. I used part of that previously cursed plastic tube with an end cap forc …
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Auckland anniversary day regatta 2021
… and harbour (Monday 1st Feb- almost deserted apart from the tug 'race') which in the past would have been standing room only. Most of the yachts had sailed up north 100 miles on a coastal race to the Bay Of Islands on Saturday (seems to be …
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Props
I started my Cervia steam tug in 1972 and finished it last year in lock down
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Real boats
… NZ) I remember Going out of Tauranga Harbour on a new 40ft tug on a fishing charter, (pic) and when we got half way out to Mayor Island, the waves were probably around 12 -15ft ( Tauranga has one of the fastest tidal streams in NZ and was …
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New Running Lights Switches!
… on the Boat Website! I have nothing to do! But, my Brooklyn Tugboat had light switch issues! See, I had used push button switches. which I was told would eventually fail! And as I was told they did fail! So, I purchased some new SPTD switch …
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Receiver Ariel
… uired. Having finished my scratch built Cervia Thames steam tug, I fitted it with an old planet 6 channel radio set I had from a previous refurbished boat, it only needed 2 channel so didn't think it was cost effective to buy new, when I ha …
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Euro-Girl Semi Kit Review
… the load. It is finished off in a rust colour which suits a tug because if you scratch the paint this rust colour will show through just like a working boat! The Cut outs are molded in inluding the propshaft(s) and steerable Kort(s) Here yo …
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Mobile Marine Models Euro-Girl
… ed as a Multi-Task, Multi-purpose unit, this rather 'short' tug, a little under 80 feet / 24 metres l.o.a, is the pinnacle of brute-force & intelligence. Conventional stern drive tug, with steerable korts & the option of bow-thrusters; Push …
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Pusher Tug Design using twin steerable korts
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Re: Finished!
… ue and yellow containers? I need a couple to finish off the Tugboat.