I've done it by making a removable secthion that is like a tub if water comes over the stern, and it always does if you go astern the water only goes in to it and not in to the bottom of the hull, it seems to work ok and there are several ways you can do it. this is pre Paint
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I've done it by making a removable secthion that is like a tub if water comes over the stern, and it always does if you go astern the water only goes in to it and not in to the bottom of the hull, it seems to work ok and there are several ways you can do it. this is pre Paint
they are long springs with heat shrink,the ends where turned from brass.
the springs can be bought at POlly/Bruce eng
http://www.pollymodelengineering.co.uk/sections/bruce-engineering/docs/cat_jan11.pdf
My Amsterdam is done from an old Latina kit. it has the board on frame hull construction of the older kits. I've done some modifications from the kit such as, larger bridle winch, bridle assemblies, extra aft deck detail, lowered engine room cover, brass lifting boom, recessed anchor pockets, enlarged rudder and various miscelaneous detail changes.
John
{"text":"My Amsterdam is done from an old Latina kit. it has the board on frame hull construction of the older kits. I've done some modifications from the kit such as, larger bridle winch, bridle assemblies, extra aft deck detail, lowered engine room cover, brass lifting boom, recessed anchor pockets, enlarged rudder and various miscelaneous detail changes.\r\nJohn","subject":"Amsterdam","media":[{"id":"1223957989","name":"1223957989.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1223957989/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1223957989/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
My Amsterdam is done from an old Latina kit. it has the board on frame hull construction of the older kits. I've done some modifications from the kit such as, larger bridle winch, bridle assemblies, extra aft deck detail, lowered engine room cover, brass lifting boom, recessed anchor pockets, enlarged rudder and various miscelaneous detail changes.
John
Hi there I have just purchased a amsterdam tug for 60£ she is complet and running with all original servo esc and orange gear boxed case motor no marking on it to say what it is.. All she needs is a full strip and revamp and paint... T. L. C. She is plank on frame hull like yours and would love to know the age of her and the kit make if u could help me out with this information that would be fantastic thanks. Ben
Hi there I have just purchased a amsterdam tug for 60£ she is complet and running with all original servo esc and orange gear boxed case motor no marking on it to say what it is.. All she needs is a full strip and revamp and paint... T. L. C. She is plank on frame hull like yours and would love to know the age of her and the kit make if u could help me out with this information that would be fantastic thanks. Ben[{"id":"1530079912","name":"1530079912.jpg","caption":"","url":"https:\/\/hobby.land\/media\/1530079912\/l","thumbUrl":"https:\/\/hobby.land\/media\/1530079912\/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}]
this model was made by me from scratch of the london tug Ionia 56 inches long 12inch beam she has a bow thuster fitted to help the steering nav lights and cat diesel sound generator and its very heavy thats why its not in the water very often I getting to old to lift it in at 73 its a young man boat the hull is fibraglass but it looks so well in the water .
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this model was made by me from scratch of the london tug Ionia 56 inches long 12inch beam she has a bow thuster fitted to help the steering nav lights and cat diesel sound generator and its very heavy thats why its not in the water very often I getting to old to lift it in at 73 its a young man boat the hull is fibraglass but it looks so well in the water .
Hi,I have now purchased Russels superb model,and it really is a beaut! it has now sailed into its new Port, near Falmouth, Cornwall.As was the real tug, it will be renamed "St.Mawes" and painted in the Falmouth Towage colours, to compliment my 2 other Falmouth Tugs,"St.Denys" and "St.Levan" The real tug, has long since been sold, reverted to her former name of "Ionia" again, and now lies rusting away, at Bideford,in Devon, where there is some talk of her being converted into a floating Cafe ! As for the model,I hope to be able to use it regularly, both for static displays,in aid of the RNLI, or indeed, on the water. THANKS Russ, for keeping your faith in me,I am so proud to own it.
Hi,I have now purchased Russels superb model,and it really is a beaut! it has now sailed into its new Port, near Falmouth, Cornwall.As was the real tug, it will be renamed "St.Mawes" and painted in the Falmouth Towage colours, to compliment my 2 other Falmouth Tugs,"St.Denys" and "St.Levan" The real tug, has long since been sold, reverted to her former name of "Ionia" again, and now lies rusting away, at Bideford,in Devon, where there is some talk of her being converted into a floating Cafe ! As for the model,I hope to be able to use it regularly, both for static displays,in aid of the RNLI, or indeed, on the water. THANKS Russ, for keeping your faith in me,I am so proud to own it.
This tug is in scale 1:25, used two 900 motors. Still need a lot of details. Models are based on my own fiberglass hull
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This tug is based on my own fiberglass hull. She is 91 cm long, two Schottle drives with Speed 900 motors
{"text":"This tug is based on my own fiberglass hull. She is 91 cm long, two Schottle drives with Speed 900 motors","subject":"Braveheart","media":[{"id":"1217519004","name":"1217519004.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1217519004/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1217519004/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1217519005","name":"1217519005.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1217519005/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1217519005/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
this model was from the sixtys just got the hull and cabin
the cabin has been wired 12v it has an m f a 850 motor which
is water cooled just been tried once the speed controller
failed so try again ? will update as I go along
{"text":"this model was from the sixtys just got the hull and cabin \r\nthe cabin has been wired 12v it has an m f a 850 motor which\r\nis water cooled just been tried once the speed controller \r\nfailed so try again ? will update as I go along","subject":"my new boat In progress","media":[{"id":"1214017073","name":"1214017073.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1214017073/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1214017073/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1214017074","name":"1214017074.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1214017074/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1214017074/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1214017075","name":"1214017075.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1214017075/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1214017075/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
this model was from the sixtys just got the hull and cabin
the cabin has been wired 12v it has an m f a 850 motor which
is water cooled just been tried once the speed controller
failed so try again ? will update as I go along
Model Aerokits Fire Tender built up over the last few years. (You may have seen the "Find Bob" competition on this site and incase your wondering, Bob is the character operating the water monitor!
For more useless information you may be interested to know how he got his name? To get straight to the point his head is spring loaded!
This is one of the old aerokits models, it was only partly built when I had it at first (the hull only) but four years on and it works great. The added features are a water pump, which, yes is most definitely more fun! Also a horn from action kit, some say they are not as good as jjc-electronics, but in my experience it is great, I have also added L.E.D. lights shown here and the latest addition is the voice box (as I call it), great fun.
{"text":"Model Aerokits Fire Tender built up over the last few years. (You may have seen the \"Find Bob\" competition on this site and incase your wondering, Bob is the character operating the water monitor!\n\nFor more useless information you may be interested to know how he got his name? To get straight to the point his head is spring loaded!\n\nThis is one of the old aerokits models, it was only partly built when I had it at first (the hull only) but four years on and it works great. The added features are a water pump, which, yes is most definitely more fun! Also a horn from action kit, some say they are not as good as jjc-electronics, but in my experience it is great, I have also added L.E.D. lights shown here and the latest addition is the voice box (as I call it), great fun.","subject":"Aerokits Fireboat built by Stephen Ellis","media":[{"id":"1210128699","name":"1210128699.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1210128699/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1210128699/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1210128700","name":"1210128700.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1210128700/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1210128700/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
Model Aerokits Fire Tender built up over the last few years. (You may have seen the "Find Bob" competition on this site and incase your wondering, Bob is the character operating the water monitor!
For more useless information you may be interested to know how he got his name? To get straight to the point his head is spring loaded!
This is one of the old aerokits models, it was only partly built when I had it at first (the hull only) but four years on and it works great. The added features are a water pump, which, yes is most definitely more fun! Also a horn from action kit, some say they are not as good as jjc-electronics, but in my experience it is great, I have also added L.E.D. lights shown here and the latest addition is the voice box (as I call it), great fun.
Scratch built SDM MkII tug 1/48 scale.
Hull started out as polystyrene foam and plywood. Started July 29,2006 and in the water by Aug. 11th for sea trials. Detailed over the following 18 months.
The model is powered by 12vdc using Graupner Speed400-2.33:1 gear drive, and the small Graupner Schottel drives #1761. Separate ESC and Steering control for each drive.
The Lighting is 3mm LED cast into clear, or tinted, polyurethane lamps.
It sails the Pacific Northwest, USA, homeport Portland, Oregon.
{"text":"Scratch built SDM MkII tug 1/48 scale.\r\n\r\nHull started out as polystyrene foam and plywood. Started July 29,2006 and in the water by Aug. 11th for sea trials. Detailed over the following 18 months.\r\n\r\n The model is powered by 12vdc using Graupner Speed400-2.33:1 gear drive, and the small Graupner Schottel drives #1761. Separate ESC and Steering control for each drive.\r\n\r\nThe Lighting is 3mm LED cast into clear, or tinted, polyurethane lamps.\r\n\r\nIt sails the Pacific Northwest, USA, homeport Portland, Oregon.","subject":"Scratch built SDM MkII tug built by UmI Ryuzuki","media":[{"id":"1210195145","name":"1210195145.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1210195145/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1210195145/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1210195146","name":"1210195146.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1210195146/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1210195146/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1210195147","name":"1210195147.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1210195147/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1210195147/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1210195148","name":"1210195148.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1210195148/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1210195148/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
Hull started out as polystyrene foam and plywood. Started July 29,2006 and in the water by Aug. 11th for sea trials. Detailed over the following 18 months.
The model is powered by 12vdc using Graupner Speed400-2.33:1 gear drive, and the small Graupner Schottel drives #1761. Separate ESC and Steering control for each drive.
The Lighting is 3mm LED cast into clear, or tinted, polyurethane lamps.
It sails the Pacific Northwest, USA, homeport Portland, Oregon.
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Svitzer tug Ayton Cross, built by Terry O'Rourke in 2006/2007. Mostly scratch built, on a Mobile Marine Models GRP hull.
She is powered by two car heater motors, with a Marx luder bow thruster. I have used an Action kit motor mixer, it works well.
These photos were taken at the Chantry club lake, at the Bluewater shopping centre in kent.
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Terry:
Do you have a hatch to access the rudder linkage?
How do you keep it sealed to prevent water from sliding in?
Can you post some pictures?
Thank you
Julian😎
Terry:
Do you have a hatch to access the rudder linkage?
How do you keep it sealed to prevent water from sliding in?
Can you post some pictures?
Thank you
Julian😎
This is the Brackengarth, it is semI scratch on mobile marine models grp hull. Built 2005.
It's powered by a car heater motor plus bow thruster. it is sailed with Chantry Club on lake at Bluewater shopping complex in Kent.
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Scratched built prototype 1880s victorian tug (hull) by Metcalf Mouldings H.M.S kit length 44" beam 10".
The original tug was built to tow sailing ships in shallows, hence it's shallow draught and wide beam. Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!
Another one not finished!
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I rescued my PT Boat from EBAY in August 2005. it was owned by a young boy in Birmingham whose Dad had built if for him. it is an original Aerokits kit Fast Patrol Boat. When I bought the boat it had a sound hull with a few damaged fittings, which I removed. Since then I have made new guns, extended the front cabin to carry the life raft to make it look like a late World War II Elco PT Boat and added other new fittings.
I have made 6 working exhausts in brass tubing, have fitted a new open prop shaft running an Octura race prop and a Merco 61 glow engine. it still needs torpedos, guard rails around the machine gun turrets and a few other fittings. The number 349 is from an original Pacific Theatre 80' Elco PT Boat whose name in Bee Bee, which I hope to add at a later date.
I have also painted it in an original Pacific Theatre camouflage from a PT Boat book which I bought for reference and to make it look like a standoff scale model. This boat was also photographed by the local Burton Upon Trent newspaper at the Fireboat day in September 2006. I ran this boat at the Burton Model Boat Club's Fireboat day in September 2006 briefly until I broke the exhaust manifold and had to retire it early.
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I rescued my PT Boat from EBAY in August 2005. it was owned by a young boy in Birmingham whose Dad had built if for him. it is an original Aerokits kit Fast Patrol Boat. When I bought the boat it had a sound hull with a few damaged fittings, which I removed. Since then I have made new guns, extended the front cabin to carry the life raft to make it look like a late World War II Elco PT Boat and added other new fittings.
I have made 6 working exhausts in brass tubing, have fitted a new open prop shaft running an Octura race prop and a Merco 61 glow engine. it still needs torpedos, guard rails around the machine gun turrets and a few other fittings. The number 349 is from an original Pacific Theatre 80' Elco PT Boat whose name in Bee Bee, which I hope to add at a later date.
I have also painted it in an original Pacific Theatre camouflage from a PT Boat book which I bought for reference and to make it look like a standoff scale model. This boat was also photographed by the local Burton Upon Trent newspaper at the Fireboat day in September 2006. I ran this boat at the Burton Model Boat Club's Fireboat day in September 2006 briefly until I broke the exhaust manifold and had to retire it early.
the springs can be bought at POlly/Bruce eng
http://www.pollymodelengineering.co.uk/sections/bruce-engineering/docs/cat_jan11.pdf