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Guess I will be building a Springer
… ch and due to available materials started on another pusher tug while I get the materials for the one in this blog.
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Guess I will be building a Springer
… club is dedicated to all types of model R/C boats with many tugboats and a few sailboats. Virtually all the boats are electric powered, with a few steamers. Gas motors are expressly prohibited from club events. The original Springer was des …
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Sprite
… s one tough chunky little boat that can be used as a pusher tug when needed with no doubts about its strength. After I cut the keel, I sliced out the prop shaft slot and carefully assembled the 6mm doublers around it, making sure that the k …
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Unknown hull and deck
Hey Rog! Looks like an old Mount Fleet Models cruiser tug or the Caldercraft Joffre. Not positive if Caldercraft picked up the Mount Fleet molds, but wouldn’t rule it out. I am sure one of the gang should be able to nail the i.d. for you fo …
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Guess I will be building a Springer
I haven't seen any springer tugs down the club Ed, but I haven't been down there very often over the last couple of years, there must be some I guess? Will be interesting to see you cut it out and build it. Chris
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Unknown hull and deck
An early tug hull....Solent towage? Very nice looking hull.
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prop and motor advice
… l60-60a-brushless-264634/ Actually I was thing more about a tug and so that motor is a bit much, so a
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Boat Sounds
… be compatible with my RC tank stuff as well as my Springer tugs all being the same scale. The semi would need an RC conversion as well as sound. Lew
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Boat Sounds
… Guy999/Rc_Engine_Sound_ESP32 I have used it for my springer tug.
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New boat kit bought in UK n hand carried to USA
… ukd pick mamas present. Up on second floor I was looking at tugboats. We decided the Billings Banckert was my choice. He brought it back n paid $80 tariff. He took it to his house in LA. I’m in east coast MA. My other son is in band Devo pl …
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Frustrating tis absolutely Frustrating
… nted to fit GM DSS radomes on a couple of relatively modern tugboats and other work boots. I was at bluffers in Scarborough the other day and found this derelict Radar Arch. For the radome i used a KINDER SURPRISE
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New boat kit bought in UK n hand carried to USA
Cashed I couldn’t find it I found other type tugboat etc?
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New boat kit bought in UK n hand carried to USA
… have told him. Tnx for info. Has any member here built this tug? I was wondering about the wood to plastic glue. CA can cause plastic sheet to melt at times. White glue isn’t water proof but maybe titebond or epoxy if I rough plastic a bit? …
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New boat kit bought in UK n hand carried to USA
That Tugboat looks quite a lovely challenge - hope you enjoy it - There are paint sets available for these kits too: https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/billing_boats_banckert.html Kind Regards, Bill
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She broke my boat: People don't listen to "HANDS OFF"
… e hope all back ok. I managed th break to mast on one of my tug boats put it in the car ( new car) and did realize how high the boot shelf was when i shut the boot down. Philuk
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Question of the Day?
… dy mounted. I would just like to find another one to make a tug or the like for mydelf. Roy
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Question of the Day?
As I mentioned I have been on tugs with VSP on numerous occasions. The time that really impressed me was moving away from the dock sideways and then turning around by spinning 180 degrees without moving forward or backward, then transitioni …
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Question of the Day?
… a problem for him If he does, then I would have to build a tugboat to fit it in !! .
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Question of the Day?
Been on a tug with this type of propulsion a couple of times. The maneuverability and controll is quite surprising. Most of the harbour tugs in South Africa use this.
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Upgrade at last
… its own dedicated channel the jets should work whatever the tugs direction. The other picture shows some of the cabling, including the historic Hunter speed controller, which still woks brilliantly with the new system, and drives the old De …
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Upgrade at last
Hi Lucky Duck , When I had my large Robbe ODIN tug it had a water jet to pump water out through the fire hydrant nozzle and also had a catapult system for firing an anchor spike into a grass bank etc. Both had to be disabled . The anchor sp …
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Big question
… or me (currently the boating pond + surrounding area, small tug - see pics, Vivacity as well as helping wifey with the garden whenever she requests), but I agree there are times when there is too much on at once and motivation can wane. Tha …
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Big question
… n frame scratch built Dutch style 1890s ocean going salvage tug to be powered with a Stuart Turner Launch engine that i built 40 years ago and has been sitting on a shelf in my workshop and thanks to a premium bond win I was able to afford …
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Big question
… ds (Vivacity and just this week a Glynn Guest Knocker White tug), but having just filled my back garden model boating pond for the first time (still a work in progress with all the planned landscaping etc - see pic with small free runner) I …
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Sprite
… he best option. As you say something like those on a pusher tug or maybe a horizontal push bar. As for mounting, one thought was to have a couple of upturned bolts glued in place just behind the nose with the bar(s) on a bracket that could …
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Sprite
… evise a removable pair of vertical push bars (like a pusher tug) that could be replaced with the punt nose as required. …something to think about as I put a prototype Spite Plus together …….maybe………maybe not ! The plywood “flat front” to th …
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Question of the Day?
… wer the question until today, as I was sailing my Jimwilder Tug in Spencer's pool last night and forgot about the question of the day that was yesterday
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Sprite
… hes? I know that I am not the only one that uses a Springer tug as a rescue boat. The Springers are 18 inches long (very easy to transport) and with the two "tow knees" (vertical push bumpers) are very handy. With a short length they are hi …