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Tug Fort Valley
Finally had a chance to put the tug overboard for some extended running today. The weather was breezy with occasional gusts, but not so bad as to stir up too much wave action. Having recently scaled all of the components (hull, deckhouse, a …
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Alwyn Vintcent Steam Tug 1:32
… scale kit of the Alwyn Vintcent, the last operational steam tug in South Africa (see attached pdf). I'm now building the kit to ensure fits of all the structural components.
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Dumas Harbor Tug
… get my mind of it and finish up the Dumas U.S. Army 74' ST Tug. It's always a task to find a good spot for a on off switch so I had some P/B switch's & the model had imitation man hole covers so I glued a switch under the deck and glued to …
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Started my new build MV American Beauty. and finished my Tugster Tug Boat Kit
… my new build MV American Beauty 12/25/2021. and finished my Tugster Tug Boat Kit included some photos of both Dumas Model MV American Beauty Kit#1215 Model is disappointing The parts ar stamp cut and cutts don't go thru the wood very time c …
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Phantom Tug
… ng thought it over and Fort Valley being primarily a harbor tug, it seems appropriate that she have a "stick lighter" to shuttle around a busy waterfront. Googling "Stick Lighter" will net a host of pictures of long BBQ lighters, fire start …
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Svitzer FERRIBY ASD tug
Build log of an ASD tug I completed about 18 months ago. Here is the link. https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2950778-Svitzer-FERRIBY-ASD-tug
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Damen 1205 Stan Tug
Below is the link to a recent tug build I completed. I much appreciate the helpful photos Damen kindly provided. https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3678247-1205-Stan-tug
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Tug Fort Valley
… sophisticated, just adding what I suspect may be found on a tug of this vintage. 1. The dory is a temporary expedient. There should probably be a Whitehall or peapod type of boat up there, but until one of them happens the dory will do. 2. …
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American river Springer pusher Tug
… n...... So, what we have here is an American River Springer Tug, used for pushing stuff up and down the river. The laser cut kit was a bargain at £80 inc postage from a very nice guy called Kevin who now owns www.Mastman.co.U.K. Or better s …
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Phantom Tug
… ing apart, and although a little thick for the scale of the tug, doesn't show once installed in the window frame. It will not bend in a cold state so building a buck with the proper arc was necessary then using a heat gun (hair dryer) gentl …
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Phantom Tug (Fort Valley)
… he winter there's no incentive to go outside at all, so the tug building can progress at a steady albeit slow pace. (I'm not very fast, but I sure am slow....). The smoker relocation was done in anticipation of this season's running. There …
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Phantom Tug
… ing the "Subject" line. Originally this thread was "Phantom Tug", then I settled on a name and continued with that which I suspect has the site believing that it's two different blogs and going back to the original name hasn't reconnected t …
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Phantom Tug
There isn't a formal name for this tug yet. There are a couple of names floating around, but I'm waiting for the personality to develop a little more before I commit. This build will hopefully represent a turn of the century harbor steam tu …
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Phantom Tug - "Fort Valley"
Six The jury is back, and the consensus is the tug's name should be "Fort Valley" named for a place in VA. USA I knew as a kid. As this is a "catch-up" blog for the moment, I'll skip some of the boring details and bring this up to the curre …
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Phantom Tug
Four The tug is evolving. The hull was 'glassed outside, and epoxied inside. Where the battery, motor, and electronics mounts reside the hull planking was 'glassed. The main platform was fitted and the rudder operation addressed. The counte …
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Phantom Tug
… ) During the hull build I didn't know if I wanted a smaller tug at a bigger scale, or a bigger tug at a smaller scale. Placing these figures helps me visualize much easier. 5. Same guy, different angle. 6,7,8,9. The progression of the rudde …
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Brooklyn Tugboat
Brooklyn Tug is 1:32 Scale. She's 39.1/2" L.O.A. x 9.5" Beam. Weight Estimated at 24lbs when completed! The Brooklyn was built in 1910 and owned by the New York Dock Co. She was steam powered all her life and was never converted over to Die …
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Tug Dual ESC Electronics
… ows proportional motor control to assist the rudders on the tug, which is otherwise impossible to position in high winds or in reverse. No extra controller is needed, neither is the existing PCB modified in any way. The pictures show the sc …
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Flying Scotsman. Iron paddle tug
… rongbowPlansComplete.pdf Research showed that lots of these tugs were built in the late 1800, using the same design. My build was named because it was one of the last built for a Glasgow shipping company. Taken from tynetugs web site Name: …
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3D Printed Tug.
Freelance design for 3D printed tug,all stl files created by PeterSripol here is a link to his channel on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaIjdgTiP0o&list=WL&index=2&t=734s My version will be printed at 75% giving a hull length of …
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Tug Boat "Flora"
… s all Graham93’s fault. After seeing his lockdown challenge Tug. I thought it was fantastic and so small for a RC Boat, and as we are unable to go out and about the idea of just using it in a small area of water. I then thought i could do s …
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little River Tug
… t an official entry but I thought I would give a little tub tug boat a try for fun. Sketch is of current tug idea. Plan to build entirely of styrene as I like working with it, it bends easy and I have enough scrap laying around. Just a simp …
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Micro Tug
… cent copy of Model Boats included a free plan for a 'Pusher Tug'. I decided to have a go and see if I could build something based on the plan, with the added challengs of not buying any materials. Key parts of the plan were scanned using an …
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Tug Boat "Flora" (problem)
… ut only the starboard motor working forward. As this little Tug need both motors to steer (tank steering). I have bypassed the receiver PCB and both motors work perfectly. When i first tested the receiver PCB it worked but one motor was a b …
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3D Printed Tug.
Being a tight a** I have printed two UV joint's for the Tug OK for low power use but no good for IC, also the main winch. UV joint drilled for M4 prop shaft and 2.3 mm motor shaft with two M4 Allen Socket Hex Head Grub Screws in each.
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3D Printed Tug.
A bit more done on my Tug, the only part that is wood is the deck. Waiting for prop shaft's and coupling's. Have sealed the hull with two coat's Z-Poxy
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Rescue Vessel - Springer Tug
… first ever Build Blog, bear with me.... Picked the Springer Tug as it is very simple and it will just be used ss a backup recovery vessel. I intend to build it a zero cost from my parts box and scrap wood pile. I put together my extra props …
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Springer Tug
A short video of maiden voyage of my new tug,sorry about camera work, plus my tug next to another tug from my club Stevenage Model Boat Club.