Tugboat Serenity (AKA) Jersey City

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Tugboat Serenity

I made her Bow fender out of a jar gripper folded in half , because I didn't want to spend a bunch of time making a bow fender! maybe in the future I'll make one up. see the way I have her tied off the H bitt.
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  1. jarvo
    Lieutenant
    Have a look on ebay, there is a lady making them to order, just put model boat fenders, couple selling them, read the writeup and you will see the one for making to size

    Mark
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Tugboat Serenity

Well I found this bow fender on eBay, what do you guys think about it for my Tug? 👍 👎
Sorry, about the picture and it being pixelated! trust me the fender looks ten time better than the picture!
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  1. figtree7nts
    Admiral
    ok, I see what your saying should I just put two tires at the bow? I wanted to keep her in the tradition of having a beard!
  2. figtree7nts
    Admiral
    ok, I just asked the wife what she thinks? she said it does look really bad so I guess I'll go with two tires instead of the cup gripper!

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Tugboat Serenity

ok, this is my tug with just tires at her bow! I didn't like the way she looks but, maybe looks are deceiving!
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  1. jarvo
    Lieutenant
    Most tugs of the age I have seen, seemed to have tyres around the beam and stern area, they would appear to have been to protect against rubbing

    Mark

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Tugboat Serenity

I just wanted to show my tow hook, its embedded in to the main cabin. I decided to do this when I noticed that the aft H bitt wasn't strong enough to handle towing. the H bitt can how ever handle on the hip towing!
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Tugboat Serenity

OK, I'm going to take Serenity for her maiden voyage in about an hour or so. I'll be doing a video to document the voyage hopefully everything goes well! 👍
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  1. figtree7nts
    Admiral
    Hi Mark, I'm hoping that as I start going to the pond maybe others will ask about the hobby! and others will get models too.
  2. jarvo
    Lieutenant
    HI Ed, I am glad I could help, thats what this forum is all about, we all make mistakes or just dont know what to do, the final part is being able to see what we have helped to achieve, your tug on the water, BRILLIANT

    Mark

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Tugboat Serenity

Her Fantail is made up of plastic and wood! I decided to just glue 1/6" X 1/8" spruce. if you look at the stern shot you can see how snug a fit there is! do you see the escape hatch!
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Tugboat Serenity

Not the neatest looking engine room but, I do know where everything is! Serenity is powered by separate batteries.
two lead acid 6.0 volt 2.5 amp 9 volt 3.0 volts X 2 one power pack 1.5X8=12 volts. she has quite a bit of weight also a lot of muscle!
As you can see I'm not worried about RFI! 😯
oh, I forgot the receiver pack 6.0 volts!
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  1. jarvo
    Lieutenant
    Hi Ed, I would shorten the red and black wires so there is enough for the job, they could cause interference, same with the switches, your pond was fairly big, maximum range is important, your radio system could "failsafe" and leave your tug stranded

    Mark
  2. figtree7nts
    Admiral
    Hi Mark, Thanks for the input I'm going to shorten up all the wires and I'm going to elevate the receiver above the deck in the main cabin also will be making a way for the antenna lead to be at it's highest point on Serenity!

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Tugboat Serenity

Introducing my crew of gnomes, I found these at the local Dollar store!
I should of bought three packs instead of one.
at least Serenity has some kind of crew!
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  1. figtree7nts
    Admiral
    Thanks Mark, My wife picked them out. she looked around but didn't see any more! moe larry and curly will do for now! 😊

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Tugboat Serenity

Introducing my new crew who are relieving my crew of gnomes. my gnomes will be the new crew for my Wyeforce Tugboat for now anyway!
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Tugboat Serenity (AKA) Jersey City

I was looking at my new crew, I just noticed that one of my crew members is a different scale. it's at 1:50 instead of 1:32 it's not to bad of a difference. I'm just glad its the figure I inadvertently put as the captain! the only way you can tell is its about 5mm taller!
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