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Upcoming Projects
Low-cost option is a ZippKits SPRINGER tug from Florida. Complete for around US$100 or so, not a huge loss if something drastic happens Easy to assemble
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My next challenge
I have contacted the 3 owners of the Ville Class tugboats which I have modelled, asking for a photo of their boat with full lights on when towing. The owner of Miss Jenna in Mahone Bay sent me this photo. It will be my next challenge. Notic …
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OUR NEXT PROJECTS
… e got the Ulysses sitting on my “to-do” list too — gorgeous tug. Since I’ve never built an R/C fishing boat before, this out-of-production beauty practically jumped out at me and whispered, “Build me…” So now I guess I don’t have a choice — …
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Buxton Model Boat Club
Tug Boats / Trampers and Traders https://buxtonmodelboatclub.co.uk/videos/
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How to secure acccess deck covers /hatches
… high power magnets. These were used on my scratch built TID Tug and they worked very well. Thunder Tiger used them to hold the hatches down on the Avanti fast power boats that I enjoy running so much, and they secure the hatch perfectly eve …
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My next challenge
… nfiguration for COLREG/Marine navigation requirements for a tugboat that is in the process of towing. The two Red lights are RAM lights said one of my contacts. On the aft of the stack is a Yellow light which is commonly used as a towing si …
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Testing LED diodes
… radio (I'm really liking the tx16s) On the Horizon harbour tug I did the deck lights are dimmed from an Arduino on a mosfet. The code basically reads the servo signal from the receiver and maps it to a PWM output 0-255 then the mosfet hand …
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How to reduce roll in a warship model
Ronald, thanks for the sketch. I hav a tug that "wallows in a heavy dew". ( My Dad served in RCN in WW2 and that's what he said abt corvettes. ) I think I might follow your sketch. Originally it had a floodable chamber but after one rollove …
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How much is too much? (If it ain't free and I need to volunteer then I ain't joining.)
… that fee covers insurance, a year-end "Dry Dock" meal, the tugs, a tent for outdoor displays, the portable pond, etc. Dave B
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How much is too much? (If it ain't free and I need to volunteer then I ain't joining.)
… here. Two years ago, our club acquired and built two "Vac-U-Tug" boats (similar to the ones you might find at amusement parks). We built two control consoles with ship's wheels and a boat-like forward/reverse lever. The intention was to gen …
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How much is too much? (If it ain't free and I need to volunteer then I ain't joining.)
Chum444 that is similar plan with the Springer tugs. I think because it gets people really engaged in their model and against the clock. Yes i've seen parents acting awkward at various clubs pulling children out of the way when they try to …
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How much is too much? (If it ain't free and I need to volunteer then I ain't joining.)
… gone by now, that staged water soccer events using springer tugs. You might contact Umi Ryuzuki in RC Groups here in the States. If you need an on-line address let me know.
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How much is too much? (If it ain't free and I need to volunteer then I ain't joining.)
… image up a little and start some racing leagues along with tug of war and water football in hope i can attract the younger crowd. The hobby certainly needs an extra push now to continue to be sustainable in the future. Model aircraft and c …
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Edina Model Yacht Club at the Minneapolis Boat Show
… ve circled the boats I brought .... 1. Bandit Boats B1 Fire Tug 2. Midwest 960 1:24 Fireboat 3. Midwest 962 1:24 Tug (Modified Harbor Master) 4. Midwest 964 1:12 Tour Boat (Modified from Booth Bay Lobster Boat) 5. Dumas 1234 1:8 Chris Craft …
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4 vessels for sale
Hi, in your vessels is the AZIZ for Sale? I had an Aziz tug which was built by one of our Club members Dave Woods Who sadly passed away 5 yrs ago before managing to complete it, my wife and daughters bought it for me for my birthday, it was …
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4 vessels for sale
… collection. I searched the forum for your build log on this tug but couldn’t track it down. If you have a link, I’d be thrilled to take a look at it.
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VIC SMEED'S VIVACITY
… ld 3 boats and test sail them (Vic Smeed SS Unity, Springer Tug 'rescue boat' from plans on Model Boats site, and a Lesro Sprite) - see photos attached. The Sprite used an old 550 motor and was quite heavy, so performance was disappointing, …
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Black Mountain Radio Sailing Club
The tug is used as a rescue boat for stranded or disabled sailboats.
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SHARK ESC Brushless
… water. Fast electrics evoke anxiety among those of us with tugs, freighters, long warships, even if he was to run clockwise round Spencer's, NPSq, MLSq. Occasionally someone runs a quick electric at Bluffers but not usually in/around the s …
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Question of the Day?
… ell for you in hospital. I have just read through the Titan tug thread. I also made a Pompey esc. Mine was buried in a small tobacco tin which also worked as the heat sink. I lent it to a friend for a while and when I asked how it was going …
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Glynn Guest models
… of my first attempts was the atc(h) followed on by the push tug. Unfortunately I don't have any photos of this, but I did find one of my push tug. Funnily enough I've just got hold of the plans for the "wrigley " stern wheeler.
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Question of the Day?
I have posted pictures of this type of tug, nearly all South African harbour tugs use this type of propulsion.
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Question of the Day?
Everyone knows that the Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan named the new ocean the Pacific because it seemed calm and tranquil compared to the Atlantic. He didn't have time to change his mind. Not everyone knows that Magellan never completed the …
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Model Expo Prototypes "Mighty Might".
… ne.com/products/nauticurso-mighty-mite-steam-powered-harbor-tug-1-64-scale?_pos=1&_sid=4b216bca6&_ss=r
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TVR1A Steam Engine.
… ices. I have both open launches and working boats, (Puffer, Tug, Drifter. etc.) Working boats take much longer to get onto the water, as you have a superstructure and rigging to remove and then replace, prior to oiling and firing up the boi …
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Help Please Graupner 2351 Navy Sound Module
… Module I have a Graupner 2351 Navy Sound Module in my model Tug. lead number "2: is not connected. Is it needed? Should the sound of the RPM speed up when you advance the throttle? the adjustment switches are labeled Diesel drenhzhl ( Speed …
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Early Radio Control Experiences
… ce Commander 27Mhz 4 Channel set installed in a Veron Titan Tug. This was much more successful and I used to share a pegboard at New Brighton with the Wallasey Model Boat Club in the late 70s/early 80s, though as a Liverpudlian I wasn’t a m …
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Sprite
… s area up a bit due to one of its intended uses as a pusher tug. If I build another Sprite Plus I would extend the cabin sides to join onto Former 2. Other than that I think the design works well enough. I have checked all the bulkheads aga …