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Making working work lights
… long. The next insalment should be good, I need some for my Tug deck lights Regards Mark
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Propeller for single shaft boat
… although there is some trim used, this is with my Amsterdam tug, 24v motor 90mm prop, 40" long weighing approx 40 pounds, my other tugs are twin screw contra rotating Hope this helps Mark
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what esc should I use with graupner 900 bb motors
… t trying to find suitable speed contollers for my tito nerI tug boat which has 2 graupner bb900 motors that I would like to run on a 12 volt lead acid battery. My other tug the fairmount alpine is useing 2 tazer 60 amp constant esc with 2 t …
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what esc with graupner 900 motors
HI Tugboatguy I favour Electronize ESC my Amsterdam has a T.24v motor from mobile marein, this with 2 12v gel cells mainly for ballast, works fine. with a 90mm 4blade prop from propshop. Hope this helps Mark
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what esc with graupner 900 motors
HI tugboatguy the specs for your motor are: Motor Nominal Voltage Voltage Range No-Load RPM NO-Load Current Current @ Max Effic. Stalled Current Max Efficiency Speed 900 BB TORQUE 12v 6-40v 6,500 1.1A 8A 54A 71% Depending on the prop in use …
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Pulsing ESC
… ged up to an MP3 player that plays a loop of sound - a bass tug horn! Thanks again for your help, I'll post a video of the boat working once I've cracked it - nearly there now I think!! Eric
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Pulsing ESC
Thanks Dave, here's some more info: the tug is running with a 6v 4,5ah battery powering a speed 600 motor, the tx/rx are by Flysky and the ESC is an mtroniks 20amp marine. Hopefully the pics and video help, there are lots of connections unf …
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Buhler motor
HI all. Ive been using 2 large Buhler motors in an Imara Tug for over 15 years. I purchased them from a model show selling bits and pieces. The can size is 51mm dia x 89mm long. 6mm shaft, and the only info on the end is "313 4 230 A". They …
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Left Hand props and shafts
… supposed to improve manoeuvering and are generally used on tugs and the like. There is also supposed to be an effect on achievable speed but you would need to search for the relevant article on the web. When the prop turns the boat tends t …
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MFA Olympus geared drive
… ow why I didn't think of SHG, I bought the excellent pusher tug from them for boat rescues, plus other accessories over the years. They may even directly replace the geared drives. Time for paper, pencil and calculator. Thanks.
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Model Boat Convention At Haydock
great show as always really enjoyed the tug football the tugs are available from amera plastics I asked one of the players. great for use in fresh water , in salt they may not survive being sunk a lot.
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Cowl vents
HI Tug_Hercules, Thanks for the link to Pat Matthews the vents look perfect ,I've see a photo of some turned brass flanges to mount them with so they will look very nice. Zippy
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Motor Size for Vliestroom, Model Slipway Buoy Vssel
… . The motors look similar to some we use in our public sail tugs. They were sourced from vending equipment and have brush gear controlled by a spring. They work well but can at times get clogged up with lubrication that affects the brush fu …
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Car heater fan motors
Used to be very popular with the Tug boat fraternity as they were quite torky and were capable of turning a large propeller. I have one in my Lady Jan Tug. Most were multI poled so they ran very smoothly and worked well on 12v. If you have …
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Car heater fan motors
… / speed was not suitable, possibly would have been OK for a Tug or Coaster. Good Luck Chris
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Caldercraft
Caldercraft "Joffre" tug sold
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Jetex
… n Bala was in the late 1980s and the boat was a scale model tug. Fastest model I ever had was a J.B Marine Hypercat in 1994/95. This was powered by a water cooled Graupner 700 brushed motor running on 2 X 8.4 volt nicads with top speed bein …
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Jetex
HI Tidtug I have seen the occasional article ref Jetex boats about and there is a guy named Marcus Brooks who has some interest in Jetex and has made attempts to revive it. Best bet for a boat at present is a scratch built job preferably a …
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Mobile Marine Lady Jan.
… finished models and if you search the internet under Empire Tugs you will find plenty of detail of the various craft of which this model is representative. I am attaching a picture of my model for your info. Good luck with your research and …
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Mobile Marine Lady Jan.
… ne out there have some detailed photographs of the Lady Jan tug, if so I would very much like to see them. My reason for trying to build this particular kit in the first place, is it is 39 inches in length with a beam of 10 inches, with a o …
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Blowing fuses
… runs at 12000, at about 30 watts. I fitted one to one of my tugs. They have bags of torque. 6vmin, 12v max. Regards Dave
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Paddle wheeler lists
My new Director-class paddle tug has taken to the water and runs well. There Is one aspect of operation that's puzzling. When stationary, the boat sits on an even keel. When running forwards It lists to the right. When I stop, It levels aga …
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Paddle wheeler lists
… y this discussion, I have more information. Today I ran the tug with both paddle wheels clutched together and synchronised, in other words, paddles on both sides were entering the water at the same time when on an even keel. The water on th …
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Paddle wheeler lists
… similar problem when starting and at full speed on another tug and I suspect this may be where the cause lies. Do you control both motors from one ESC? if you had two ESCs you could experiment with staggering how you start each motor to co …
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Starter boat plans
...Would like to build a tug maybe a oil tanker or some sort of working vessel I live in e. Port as for cost I haven't got a clue to how much this hobby would cost ... Tug/Anchor-handling vessel: http://eezebilt.tk/Beaver.html Barges to go …
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Paddle wheeler lists
… he boat axis will have this effect. I have that on my other tug, but it's only noticeable under full power starts and stops. Under normal running it's not visible. Please take a look at the very first entry of my build blog on this model, u …
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Starter boat plans
HI thanks for replying Would like to build a tug maybe a oil tanker or some sort of working vessel I live in e. Port as for cost I haven't got a clue to how much this hobby would cost
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Boats In the Park
… of photo's of the boats, and enjoyed running my "Ten Cents" Tugboat. I was also able to photograph the scenes used from the Canadian tv production of Murdock Mysteries. All in All a great day!!