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GARTH

Commodore 1 year ago

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Jimwilder Tug diesel sound generator

I wanted to find a cheep Diesel sound generator looked around and found one It's not very load but sounds pretty good for around $ 16.00 Canadian. P/S it's been a few months since I worked on the tug and man is it dusty. Next chore cleaning off all the dust.

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IanL1Midshipman1 year ago
Sounds very authentic. Does it increase in sound as you open the throttle? That would be cool if it did. I need one for a v8 for my model of Thunderbolt. Do you know if one is offered? Cheers Ian.
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Trident73Sub-Lieutenant1 year ago
Just ordered one. Will be interested to experiment with it…
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Oxford-Dave

Sub-Lieutenant 1 year ago

Ice Breaking in Oxford

Video of an Oxford Model Boat Club member's tug breaking ice on the club's water last winter. I expect there to be some ice there this afternoon as well.

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RNinMunichFleet Admiral1 year ago
There's at least one on this site Lucky. See Blog below.
😎

https://model-boats.com/blogs/79496
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RNinMunichFleet Admiral1 year ago
And a few Forum topics.😎

https://model-boats.com/forum?q=icebreaker
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GARTH

Commodore 2 years ago

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Just a little sailing

Went to the pool in Burlington Ontario to run my Sequin Tug that hadn't been in water since last year .It was a little cool but more club members showed up so took a few photos. Our club is holding a fun run Sept 7th 9am-noon Military Ships Merchant marine ships & support ships Hope weather will be nice Saturday .Just thought I'll try putting a little video on my Media post . My friend with the pirate ship was doing a test for leaks & it still is leaking .

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RonaldFleet Admiral2 years ago
Love to come September 7 but we’re in Huntsville for a wedding. Might take my Emma up to the place too, its at Deerhurst. But, just checked the weather forecast for this weekend and it looks like a wet one from Friday till Tuesday.
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Sinc5508Able Seaman2 years ago
Hi Garth.

It was a great day and the weather was just perfect! Good seeing your boat. It's a beauty! 👍 Here are another couple of pictures for you.
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Rudy-M

Midshipman 2 years ago

Onboard footage

This tug is large enough to mount a iPhone inside the bridge. Footage was however done with a phone mounted in front of the bridge.
The various models you see was for the so-called Annual Record Day where the idea is to see how many boats can be in the dam. As you can see, very few actually run, and some only have a little toe in the water.
There was 122 "models" that day in 2022 setting a "new" record.
In 2023 nothing was organised and in 2024, the "record" was 75.

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DWBrinkmanRear Admiral2 years ago
Great video, thanks for sharing. And, yes, that is a LOT of boats!!
Even 75 boats this past year is an impressive number.
It looks like an awesome pond to run in.
Our club has a nice venue, but ultimately it is a storm water runoff-fed pond. So no gradual beach and certainly no wading to set up the boats, that would be nice.
Dave B
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Rudy-MMidshipman2 years ago
@DWBrinkman
Our dam is also a storm water retention dam. No toilets and no clubhouse. Its 7meters deep in places but the launching area forms a beach during summer. Should start filling up from now onward though. Then the water get to the steps and you need to dust off the Wellys for that wading excurtions. 😊
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SimpleSailor

Lieutenant 3 years ago

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Renovation of a lovely old boat.

I decided to renovate a very old model Clyde harbour tug which belonged to my Dad. This has been in the family for over 80 years (Dad would have been 100 this year) and was in need of some TLC. It is now fully radio controlled and runs from 2 x 18650-2000mAh batteries. Length: 41cm, Beam:11cm, Draft: 6cm, weight: 1.5Kg.

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TerryHMidshipman3 years ago
So much joy in a renovation.. very nice...
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RobW1Petty Officer 2nd Class3 years ago
Excellent! I'm a big fan of restorations. Keeps our history alive.👍
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GARTH

Commodore 3 years ago

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Found old photo First R/C model & Transmitter & Speed Control

This is a photo I found in a old album .It's my first R/C controlled model & I think it was a Billings tug The Sampson .The radio was a Cox Sanyo transmitter & Receiver . I had to get a C/B license back then to operate the radio . Years later I removed the deck & cabin & used the hull to make the North Rock tug boat . That's the speed control that I would have used back then.😊

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RodCLieutenant Commander3 years ago
I recall getting GRS licences for two "CB" mobile radios & a base station in the mid-70s, & also a licence for a 72 MHz $400 Cox-Airtronics 4-function radio system for 100"-span Standard-class gliders, using only rudder & elevator servos. I believe the licences were $19 /yr each back then.
In abt 1990 INDUSTRY CANADA narrow-banded the RC channels & therefore was able to add a few more channels. The service category also became licence-exempt, but type-approved radio apparatus, certified for use in Canada, was still a legal requirement.
By then CB radios were 40ch
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GARTH

Commodore 3 years ago

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Just a little sailing at Spencer's pool

A couple of members went for a morning sail I had may North Rock tug & a fellow member was checking out his latest R/C model that I really like the looks of her I forgot the ships name but the fellow running her said it was a Steam research vessel. I had upgraded North Rock to a Fly Sky transmitter & sure enough had to reprogram rudder & forward - reverse functions .

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RonaldFleet Admiral3 years ago
What’s the depth of the pool ?
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algon

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 3 years ago

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ATSF railroad tug and barge

Ran the tug and barge yesterday up at the Elk Grove Regional park with the Sacramento Model Shipwrights. Worked out well with no navigational troubles. Plenty of rudder authority.

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philsaccLeading Seaman3 years ago
Very nice. What scale are the trains?
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algonChief Petty Officer 1st Class3 years ago
The train scale is 1/24th. I used an inexpensive battery operated New Bright train set. The barge is a large block of Styrofoam with a rubberized coating of Flexseal. Deck is plywood. Length is around 67 inches (170cm)
The railroad tug I built up as you see it now from a model I picked up thru a classified ad but it's origins are unknown.(see pic) Hull is a plastic coated expanded foam material
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philcaretaker

Commodore 3 years ago

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RC Tyne Paddle Tug

Built by Buxton Model Boat Club member Adrian , he says :- "essentially the paddle boat is scratch built but uses some fittings and materials from a Disar "Vanguard" kit ".
Adrian used drawings of "Flying Scotsman" for inspiration, but is not a faithful reproduction, although "Old Trafford" is also quite similar .
This was the maiden voyage so plenty more work to be done on detail and ballast etc.as the boat still sits a bit low in the water.
For reference see :- http://tynetugs.co.uk/
http://www.tynetugs.co.uk/oldtrafford...

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PeejaySub-Lieutenant3 years ago
Very lovely. I have quite a few photos of her type in my future projects group.
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Mike StoneyRear Admiral3 years ago
Beautiful model! Congratulations ... 👍👍👍
Greets Michel-Cl.
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chugalone100

Commodore 3 years ago

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TUG POWER

It is majestic to see these tugs at work.http://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2017/07/bow-steering-unit-for-illinois-river-15.html

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Olly999Petty Officer 2nd Class3 years ago
Are they what we used to call "Lash barges"? If so, I didn't know they were still in use.
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roycvFleet Admiral3 years ago
Hi Lewz thanks for the web cam on the Keokuk lock. I am taking rather a long time to build a Dumas kit of American Beauty so fascinated watching the tow boats and their barges.
I have a pair of barges although rather austere and really just boxes.
American wood used by Dumas could do with a lot of quality control.

I found a great video of full size American Beauty with a large load showing all the detail left out by Dumas.

I shall keep your webcam site to watch for a long while now.🤗🤗🤗
Cheers
Roy
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chugalone100

Commodore 3 years ago

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Push Tug Rescue Boat

This is nuts but I’m already designing what my scratch built rescue boat will look like.
I’m hand drawing all of the lines on tracing paper in case that I need to change something but in the next few days I will clean it and finish it so you guys could see it.
After complete I will build a separate contraction somehow looking like this one that could be assembled whenever is needed and taken off to carry away.

If you guys don’t mind, I would like to your version of your rescue boats.

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Albert90

Petty Officer 1st Class 3 years ago

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SMIT NEDERLAND playtime

My Dutch harbertug SMIT NEDERLAND is ready to get wet,

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pressonreguardlessRear Admiral3 years ago
Great Job, Mate!!
Great Lighting!!
Great Sound!!
Great Videos !!
Trev
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RNinMunichFleet Admiral3 years ago
Gewoon prachtig😮👍👍👍
In all the basics very similar to my Southampton tug - gives me some ideas😉 Thanks.
Cheers, Doug😎
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