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Planking
Can anyone tell me the best way to plank a model tug I am building a wooden Anteo Tug done all the frames and fitted the first planks but need to know how to go from there any help would be most appreciated
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Planking
… s told me to "practice the hard parts!" Worked for me For a tug, after planking I would sand to shape and then put a couple of layers of fibre glass tissue on. if you put the tissue on in strips with about 1/8th inch overlap you get a prett …
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Planking
… r to the model in wood. Very satisfying, but I thought most tugs were metal rather than wooden. Martin
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Planking
… rt / starboard to minimise /avoid twisting the keel. Due to tug rounded bow and stern shape these are probably best (and easiest ) done with carved blocks. Good luck. Post some pics
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First Boat Build in Progress
Hello everyone! just starting on my first tow/pusher tug boat. planning to build this from scratch. found a pix of a boat dat I wanted and came up with this. Not much details on it yet but its always good to start somewhere.Laser cut cardbo …
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First Boat Build in Progress
… d box for now. She would probably look very similar to your tug. thanks for the reply and the pix. Hope its ok if I use it as reference for my own build. Attached is the pix where Im basing my build. thanks
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First Boat Build in Progress
Your Push Tug looks very nice! What scale is she? I built the San Pedro by Dumas inc. She's a 1:32 scale boat LOA is 30" her breath is 12" and her draft is 3.5" and she weighs 21lbs.
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How many is to Many
… ip Graf Spee & 1 HMS Belfast (1:128) in Fitting Out Dock. 1 Tug Southampton ca 1:50 ARTR 1 Kentish Fishing Boat ca 1:50 inherited restoration & motorisation project 1 Sea Scout restoration ARTR, built by my Dad 50 years ago! 1 flying boat A …
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Billing boats
Has anyone built billing boats models of Banckert Tug or Samson 2 Tug.
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Looking for a particular person
… are members that could possibly be the same person..... tidtug33 Trillium cathol8 Welcome aboard the Model Boats Website too! We're a smaller community than MBM or ModelBoats, but some great knowledgeable people on here Stephen
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Recovery vessel
… The test today worked well on the unrequired to be rescued tug. The PVC tubes are sealed in the T sections and the removal sections forward of the joint pins.
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Recovery vessel
… asically two joined rectangles with open ends. The recovery tug steers into one side and moves to the stopped vessel which it collects in the other open rectangle and returns to shore. I have also seen a tug with two pivoting extended arms …
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Big Blue
… convert to a coaster, using Bow and Stern it became a large tug, all superstructure could be placed in any position on deck,even bridge section could be altered, by sliding it back and forth, back for cargo /oiler, forward tug. All this he …
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Proboat Volere
… h the bow lifted out of the water instead of plowing like a tugboat! I looked at other videos and yep, there's the giant bow wave again. So I am wondering now if the one in the video is version 2. It's still too cold where I live, Pennsylva …
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Proboat Volere
… good performance however it does push water as if it were a tugboat! I believe it's the design of the hull! Did you see how to get in to the hull? I don't see how to and so I left it alone! all an all it's a good little boat. Oh, talk about …
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For sale ww2 corvette class
… for a lifeboat i had , but iam not into war ships i prefer tugs, fishing boats. First to see will buy it is a top spec boat in fantastic condition. Dimensions are - Length 63ins Beam 11ins Height 25 to top of mast Any viewing welcome ! DUE …
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How many is to Many
OK, I have three Tugboats one cabin cruiser and one speed boat! And if you saw the amount of room I have, you would wonda how. Of course let's not forget the two 43" barges I have! And two foam Barges There is no set number to how many you …
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How many is to Many
And I have 1 springer tug 1 Ayton cross tug Both working Two under construction And one on a plan. And I thought I had too many.
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Big Blue
… that OR use the electronics and motors from the Ayton Cross tug as I made them removable as well. Another wait and see thing I guess...
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Fiberglassing
… . The end result will be well worth the effort to keep your tug waterproof. You could also paint the resin over thye inside of the hull to protect the wood from any water that doeos find its way inside. Dave
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Alternative motors
Hi Sonar Used to be very popular with the model Tug fraternity. I had two in my Eldergarth (4') and they worked fine. They are able to turn large coarse bladed props with ease and do not normally require any cooling. I used a couple of Elec …
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Looking fr a new home
… again Good afternoon Mansell. Were you able to move on your tug listed in model boats forum?
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Looking fr a new home
I have a partially constructed Smit Rotterdam Tug with fittings kit and electric motors. I would like to give it to any boat builder who might be interested.
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New to the forum
… ng for very long and the first model attempt was a springer tug then another and now both binned and started again. Never had the time to do anything like modeling before and now retired well retired for a while decided to take up the hobby …
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New to the forum
… seeing your build post... Oh, I have a small collection of Tugboats myself! I'm interested in seeing what boat you pick to build. Ed
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New to the forum
… stuck help is freely available. Are you still interested in tugs or have you another model in mind? if you are still considering it may be helpful to say what model and see if others have already built a similar vessel and how they found th …
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Graupner Hectoperms x2 for sale
… t electric motors for sale. They were installed in an Imara Tug I have just purchased, but are far too powerful as a pair for the tug! Open to serious offers, as I know these are as rare as hens teeth. Sold as a pair or can split. Thanks in …
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flesh coloured paint
… namel paint but it is baby pink rather than the ruffy tuffy tug boat deck hand that I want. Any suggestions as to what colour(s) I need to add to theHumbrol paint to get the colour I am looking for? Chris