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Lockdown project
… he deck got shuffled. Starting with Miss Katherine, a small tug seen at a boat yard in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. Next, a Folksboat seen in a boatyard along the shore of Lake Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Most recently the 1/35 Italeri …
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ACRYLIC PAINT
… e they do Pete. Ed (Figtree) seems to do all right with his tugs and Rust-Oleum. (He's a very talented guy - he also plays the linoleum - with his feet!) OK OK! I was just off to hit the sack anyway G'night all. Stay safe FLEET// stage left …
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battery drill motor
… it to a friend who does have a large but very underpowered tug. Will go by the recommendations for the boat - cheaper in the long run as well for a better result.
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battery drill motor
… t duration . Have heard of drills being used to power LARGE tugs - with the gearing enabling them to drive very large props (same as diesels in 1/1 scale) . Not sure how fast the motor would be as it would be most likely be wound for torque …
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Entering another place...
… n All the best, Doug PS looking forward to seeing the naval tug in your harbour.
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Entering another place...
… t and in actual fact have a couple of boats such as a Naval tug, which as it is not quite ready for the water, I have not added to the harbour yet. In normal times, I love visiting harbours and docks, just to look at whatever type of vessel …
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Entering another place...
… at Doug, but most modellers in their time will build/sail a tug,warship,yacht etc, but we all should have an open mind, but keep our mouths shut on others interests, a bit like music, I like R & R, but I also like classical music, we have o …
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Entering another place...
… folks who have an abiding interest in other genres, such as tugs, coasters or warships etc, which they, or relatives, may have served on or simply worked on, like me on naval ships around the world. Or Ed (Figtree) on his tugs. To name but …
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Entering another place...
… I cannot get interested in warships of any era whatever and tugs, coasters, liners. You could say ships generally. Just too big and Nelson's stick and string collection drives me nuts. Too much to know. My interests are the inshore sailing …
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Help
… to say that the closest superstructure Ive seen is my River Tug Luemba - but that would be nonsense as the hull is definitely not a tug - not sure what the original owner was building.
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Tow Winch, keeping busy....
… ueing disabled boats. I am looking for an excuse to have my tugs on the pond occasionally. How can the park rangers object to a well intentions rescue craft?? Now back to your issue. My thinking is a winch assisted crane operation to assist …
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Tow Winch, keeping busy....
… . Well now I thought I would try a drum winch to mount on a tug for fun and drive it with a CR servo. This will be an experiment at a small fuctional winch, not to be confused with the high quality, accurate scale stuff I see you guys and g …
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Tow Winch, keeping busy....
… sts of course. I have considered mounting it on my springer tug or maybe a barge with a crane, who knows? Ideas welcome.... Joe heat wave today, about 95°f
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Tow Winch, keeping busy....
… ell, that way the load is on the barge, not on the springer tug. Besides that would give me another project to build. See photo for possible winch patina look. Joe Joe
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Deca box
… o test. See attached pics. These were for 3 or 5mm LEDs for tug setups, was easy to 'plug in' the LEDs and resistors and adjust as required. I've also done similar for SMD LEDs but with the SMDs soldered onto Vero board. I suggested 1/8th W …
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Deca box
… times here. Mainly in connection with lighting circuits on tugs for various folks. Basically all you need to do is add up the voltage drop (Vf) on each LED and subtract the total (Vt) from the supply voltage to give the volts to be 'droppe …
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Lockdown Challenge
Springer Tug - rough shape only - superstructure not shown - one different superstructure picture
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Lockdown Challenge
… their attic and wonder why it was called Lockdown. The mini tug is nice too. Nerys
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Lockdown Challenge
… atic for anyone to build one. Do have a plan for a Springer tug somewhere which can be easily reduced to 6" like Grahams if anyone is interested - simply trying to give us all something to do in Lockdown - open to suggestions as to what it …
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Lockdown Challenge
I like that idea Red, but i also like Graham's Micro tug. What to do ???? Martin555.
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Lockdown Challenge
… to make the same boat. As a race between a fast boat and a tug altho interesting would not be the same. Different races for different boats. Martin555.
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Nostalgia
… 'perm was much too sedate for the Scout. Would be good for tug towing competition though Cheers, Doug Ps Glad to see your pics are behaving themselves now
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Stacked up!
… my garage. Looking at the photo, top to bottom. - Brooklyn Tug - awaiting sea trials after some refit. - Rescue Tug - awaiting sea trials - Sailing Barge - in progress waiting for warm weather to paint outside. - Current build, "river barg …
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BUXTON MODEL BOAT CLUB
AL KUBAR 2 Is a " Tug Boat " - 1:24 scale model of a harbour tug operating in the United Arab Emirates. This large tug is 40in long by 14in beam. Uses twin electric motors and displaces approx. 45lbs. Owner Dave travels from Sheffield most …
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Receiver Controlled switch
… ches - I use small servos and simple contact switches First tug I built in the late 60s used a set of modified car points for the motor stop/start. Not many ESCs in those days. Used an O.S Cougar 2 channel 27mhz TX. I use a twin M/S latchin …
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RC for Submarines
… talked me into it! I need to finish my blog on the Resolve Tug, which is nearing completion, first.
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Brushless motors
… orque but usually lower kV. (Revs per Volt OFF LOAD) So for tug pulling perhaps a big fat, long outrunner with kV 250 or so. For max speed a short, slim motor for hi revs for the competition racers. I reckon for your Lifeboat a decent compr …
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RC help
… ago. Two weeks ago I pulled mine out to try it on my rescue Tug, works just fine. It's just a basic model, doesn't have a lot of frills for complicated programming but for boats it works fine. I like the simplicity of it. Let me know if you …