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old age
… are kept quite pristine, The replica of a London/Thames Sun Tug Was kept in tip top order, in so much as the crew were not allowed to leave work for the day untill the tug had been fully washed down, all ropes stowed away, any paintwork bru …
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what to build
Yep, looks a lot more like tug hull to me too. I agree with Dark Star.
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what to build
… wide. Any help would be appreciated... I'll go along with a tug or anything else suggested. Thanks In advance Joe
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what to build
I just found this thread..its more a small ytm type tug than a fireboat...what gives it away is the upper bullworks...curving back inwards
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PROP SPEED
… ast less than 5 minutes before full discharge. I have a Sun tug 1/24th Scale with a 60 mm prop and that uses a decaperm 3:1 ratio geared 6v motor, it gives me superb slow speed torque, allows the battery to last all day without recharge and …
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Model of Fireboat David Campbell
… askan villages until the early 50's and then converted to a tug of upper Columbia River Towing Company. it is also the first US Big Bering sea King Crabber durring the late 50's into the late 60's. Now a Salmon Tender out of Chignik Alaska …
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BOAT BASICS ! Your Experience Required
… onally, not for me as yet. The pics attached are of a model tug kit, just as an example for you, this took me 6 months to fully complete from a kit. SORRY< not trying to out you off, but trying my best to explain a bit more in detail as to …
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Web site hosting
HI Tidtug, Yes, thanks to a steady flow of donations it's just about keeping up with fees. The costs are annual though, so donations will always be appreciated. Stephen
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Genarator/alternator
… . It needs a large scale heavy displacement model such as a tug or trawler, or a very large battleship or liner. Economically any generator system would really be just an expensive way of replacing batteries or ballast. Practically, in a no …
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JJC electronics
HI Bomberflyer, I have JJC sound system in my tug boat and it is fantastic, I was told by Scoonie Hobbies that the guy who was JJC sound made these systems as a hobby and he also had a full time job and when they became to successful he jus …
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steam plans
… engines one for missipI paddle steamer and the other for a tug boat
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Happy xmas
Thanks Tidtug! Message for everyone from Pete Dimberline: -- HI Fireboat Funday followers, just to wish you all a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year, I will put notification of Funday 2011 on the site when we sort out our sailing events l …
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46" fireboat monitors
… d no desperate overdraw on current either. I also run a sun tug with 3 graupner monitors [smaller nozzles] and still a car type washer pump runs them fine, afterall, you're not about to realistically put fires out with them, simply prove th …
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46" fireboat monitors
… ting boats up and items used.. I have ran a wiper pump in a tug for a while with great results.....BUT it uses 15amps of power to run it !! sometimes a cheaper option is not always a good option (I have learnt the hard way as well ) it all …
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1:16th scale RAF crew
… d you put more pictures of your fireboat on here.thanks tid tug
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Brushless Motors
… idering replacing a set of two MFA 500 torpedo motors In my tug with brushless motors, having no experience with brushless motors, Is there a rule of thumb that requires to be applied In calculating the appropriate replacements & speed cont …
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Brushless Motors
… ng to the original posted question, a brushless set up in a tug, I doubt (in my opinion) its worth the bother, as you dont need speed, which brushless will deliver. Unless you get a very good quality (and expensive!) esc you might struggle …
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Brushless Motors
… d. Also they are smaller and lighter, not Important for big tugs but it's useful if you're building a small model. There is no rule of thumb when replacing brushed motors due to the fact that brushless boats are relatively new (we've pinche …
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Brushless Motors
… thought, I do not think other pond users would appreciate a tug approaching on the plane Ray
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Brushless Motors
… should be OK. I am intrigued why you want to fit one into a Tug as their main use is in fast speed models. I suppose you could use some form of reduction unit but brushless motors normally run at a few thousand revs per volt and are not not …
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donations
… er, IF you have an address I will gladly send a cheque. TID TUG
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Dynamic Hull No 104
Hiya Joe This looks more like a Tug hull to me - but that doesn't stop you building it as a fireboat of course - no two models are the same - my 46" fireboat which I'm renovating has a planked deck for instance - no boat going near a fire w …
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was to get a nice fire boat
I have completed my tug boat and thought It would be nice to build a fire boat but can't find a web site for a nice looking kit for a fireboat maybe you can let me know where to look.
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International model boat show.
… advertising fireboats as a "presence" and we dont all sail tugs or sail boats [no offence!]. I visited the international boat show and did see a few fire boats on display, they were great to see and even spotted a sister ship to my own ! [ …
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What was yout first boat?
… en I have made from kits a flower class corvette (matchbox) tug think graupner, then from scratch I have built a morecombe bay prawner semI scale, arun class life boat (mabel alice) from RNLI plans, thought then to try something more ambiti …
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1:16th scale RAF crew
… be interested to know where? & have a lookee see about the tug figurines now (please) if not a secret ( unless they also are having a lunch break eating Kebabs as a rerward from their hard work as a racing machine service/repair/fire crew …
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1:16th scale RAF crew
… . I think you want 12th for the 46" boat and how big is the tug I may be able to point you in the right direction of some one who does nice tug men if HSL mouldings cannot help . Peter
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1:16th scale RAF crew
… rew members for my 46 inch Crash Boat and also for my steam Tug 'Cervia' as such a scale size of half inch to the foot for figurines, is very rare. I do not mind if they are more handsome than me. Please advise me directly when matters comm …