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please help
… ......it runs nicely and does move some water..if I put the tug against the bank and throttle it up it blows the fuse on each motor..I ran the leeft motor gradually increasing power and fuse blew..I repeated this with the right engine and i …
by grace · 13 years ago
26 Feb 2014
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please help
… ngs making the shaft tight. Two ESC's will make your pusher tug very manouverable and more suited to its intended purpose, but sort the motors out first. I'm assuming here that the 10amp fuse was fitted to the model as supplied and that the …
by Dave M · 13 years ago
26 Feb 2014
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please help
… of my nitro truck and alls well..........I bought a pusher tug to play with whilst I got lady jan sorted.11.45pm I thought id drop the pusher tug in the water and have a play with it, (it has lights )as soon as I gave it some power it blew …
by grace · 13 years ago
26 Feb 2014
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Making a mould to fabricate a hull
Hi I have built a tug using standard ply keel frame and deck, then glued extruded foam between the frames keel and deck to complete the shape, after smoothing I have glassfibred directly onto the foam using west system Epoxy resin - which d …
by ralphwilmot · 13 years ago
8 Feb 2014
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Advice needed
Deffo a tug , either way if the drivetrain is well matched you shouldn't need cooling really , just my opinion
by ndmb68 · 13 years ago
30 Jan 2014
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Advice needed
Looks a bit like a tug to me, but what do I know
by AlanP · 13 years ago
30 Jan 2014
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hull / plan help
mobile marine would be worth a go , Brian knows his tugs and is very helpful
by ndmb68 · 13 years ago
27 Jan 2014
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hull / plan help
… to this , I have just acquired a hull of what looks like a tug but has no plans and was wondering If someone could Identify It or suggest a plan to suit kind regards simon
by djsimple · 13 years ago
27 Jan 2014
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Move to a new style
I've made a few boats now, mainly tug boats & WWII boats, now I'm thinking whether or not to have a go at a sailing boat, one of the tall ships, has anybody done anything like this type of vessel & could you offer any advice please?
by Damon · 13 years ago
28 Dec 2013
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Scaling up Plans
I recently got tug plans at 1:96 scale. I went to the local Staples office supplies store and a kindly lady enlarged the 4 plans on an A0 copier and that gave exactly 1:48 scale I needed on two A0 sheets for £3 a sheet. A bargain. Regards R …
by ralphwilmot · 13 years ago
12 Dec 2013
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Fire boat 34 1/2" GRP/Boat kit New Build
… n your camera are charged. As for squirting water, I have a tug with two monitors on it, I squirt anyone that gets into range Alan
by AlanP · 13 years ago
10 Dec 2013
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Billing St Canute
… erslagen-schepen/37313-billings-st-canute-2.html http://www.tugboatlars.se/Stockvik.htm https://picasaweb.google.com/106928653253683342269/SctKnud?noredirect=1 Hope this helps Robin
by Robin Stobbs · 13 years ago
17 Oct 2013
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Caldercraft Vulcano
Hi, Apart from the Ryhope tug I am also looking for the Vulcano also by Caldercraft, In an unstarted, part assembled or completed. Steve.
by smear56 · 13 years ago
16 Oct 2013
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Billing St Canute
What's the problem Colin, it looks like a nice little tug, plank on frame, probably best built upside down on a building board. alan
by AlanP · 13 years ago
14 Oct 2013
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Help In RC fishing boat
… no water cooling required (I use this set up on a springer tug, plenty of power) 4 ESC needed. Fasten motor down on a bench, connect up to a 12v battery with an ammeter in series on the side, try to stall the motor with a piece of wood, NO …
by AlanP · 13 years ago
10 Oct 2013
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Billing decals
… where I could obtain decals for the Billing Smit Nederland tug? Steve.
by smear56 · 13 years ago
15 Sep 2013
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New Radio Link radios
… ead It goes automatically to reverse, now Imagine this In a tug. the first Radio Link radios came with Rx R6EH, this receiver was Ok, because all channels on signal lost the Rx did to zero, this equivalent to no signal. I have tested this r …
by rodrigues · 13 years ago
21 Aug 2013
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Hello Model Boat World
… t year on a holiday near there. Three boats, one yacht. The tugs were....tugs, the yacht was without batteries. The guys didn't want to speak to me. The old Royal Enfield next to it was much more interesting. I realise not all clubs are lik …
by Westquay · 13 years ago
13 Aug 2013
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Hello Model Boat World
… a forward/reverse ESC is useful to get you out of trouble. Tugs and working/passenger vessels suit brushed motors but brushless motors are available that are suitable, again at an increased cost. Most marine brushed ESC's are forward / rev …
by Dave M · 13 years ago
12 Aug 2013
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Plans, photos, etc
… I have plans of the Medway Surveyer (Line and GA), Kestral tug (lines and GA) - of which I am just starting to make from scratch, Cory's Brigadier (GA & Lines), Ben Lines Ben Loyal (GA & Lines) I also have a General Arrangement plan of the …
by bugler · 13 years ago
9 Jul 2013
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Plans, photos, etc
I have various original builders plans for all kinds, tugs, pilot launch, cargo ships, if anyone would like to borrow them and they live in Kent, then post on the website your details and we can then get in touch with each other.
by bugler · 13 years ago
7 Jul 2013
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Voltage Reduction
… ave bought motors designed for power tools but only used in Tugs and slow moving craft. They are quite torky but some are also rather heavy on current. If you are getting heat problems it is because the motor is overloaded and not running a …
by Dave M · 13 years ago
23 Jun 2013
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Producing Controlled Vectored Thrust In any Direction
… in mind? The VP system seems to be much favoured for use in tugs / ferries in the real world, as your research has found, where small spaces and instant changes of thrust are necessary. On a model the real problem is the draught required by …
by Dave M · 14 years ago
24 Mar 2013
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What was yout first boat?
Hi My first boat is a Southamton tug, being converted and upgraded with various mods.
by Panelman · 14 years ago
5 Mar 2013
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loyal class tender plans
Modeltugman, I may be able to help you, I built the Loyal Moderator five years ago and still have it, now I must try to remember where I put the drawings because I never throw anything away... Jim *phone removed - PM only*
by Aeronut1 · 14 years ago
24 Feb 2013
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What was yout first boat?
Hi, Ah, those good old days! 1. An Eze-build harbour tug, balsa boat as I was migrating from balsa aircraft and fed up with either limited flights or crash and burn with the first three outings... 2. Sea Urchin - and I still hanker after th …
by CapnJim · 14 years ago
18 Feb 2013
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looking for some direction
Modeltugman is right and its simple. There maybe some electronic goodies at ACTion that'll give you more options. ACTion is now run by Componant Shop http://www.action-electronics.co.uk/
by Seaspray · 14 years ago
26 Jan 2013
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1/32 figures
I am building Ulises the tug and would like to have some crew on It. I have Indevoured to get some from Germany, which were the George Turner models, but the postage was much too dear. I cannot Imagine that I have found all the suppliers of …
by mckenzig · 14 years ago
26 Jan 2013

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