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Acceptable Rudder Movement
My Ville Class tug is at 22 degrees. I do not know if it is the Servo that limits rudder movement to more or something else? I have tried several linkage positions on the control horns both at Servo and rudder. I use two control rods, and c …
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Re: Glass cloth and internal fittings
… W Ref the 50mm Kort; now you'll just have to build a bigger tug
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model boat sale
… ters spent most of their lives lobster fishing off north Portugal, see attached pic of preparing lobster pots in the port of Camaret. Except for an interlude in WW2 when they were requisitioned by the German navy and moved from Camaret to B …
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… t most of their time fishing around the Peniche area off Portugal. http://www.bateaux-de-camaret.com/HISTOIRE/Portugal-peche.php Comment va votre Français ? Restez en sécurité, ne laissez pas le virus ️️️ vous obtenir! Tout le meilleur, Dou …
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Re: 'MOJO'
… ed with an axe,- Precision wooden boat building Martin This tug started as a 12"x12"x36" piece of driftwood found on a beach, and was made pretty much using the afore mentioned technology (still have the blisters to prove it) YOU CAN DO IT …
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Stevn's Arctic
… uction. Maximum amps is per motor so 40 total. However as a tug it is unlikely to use more than a few amps in general running about. ESC's are Hobbywing Quicrun 60 amp. The Schottels are 100mm and made by OceanWorks Hong Kong.
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First Sail of 2021
… d All Some time back I posted that I had purchased a Joffre Tug. All the I did to her to make her ready for sailing, was remake the mast and sort out the electrics, and yesterday (27/05/2021) I took her to my club waters (Swiss Cottage MBC) …
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Heron Model Boat Club
some of our Tugs on the lake.
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Propulsion fitted
… ough. I've added a link to a video of same motor in my Hoga tug. I have an strong dislike of universal joints and their clakity clakiness so I make my own couplings that also act as an alignment tool. https://techno.smugmug.com/Billing-Boat …
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Re: Smit Nederland
… y job I'm not looking forward to on my Southampton/Weyforce tug Garth Enjoy your 'Great Hamilton Strimmer Massacre' Cheers, Doug BTW; Just found you in Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_(comic_strip)
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Very interesting
… looks cool as well Ron http://www.modutechmarine.com/micro_tug.htm
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Cheeks & Stringers
… asn.t sussed it I am doing a kind of step by step of Cervia Tug Build on Mayhem. Right Iam off to the pond for the maiden voyage of my U.S.C.G Ports & Waterway Model. Last minute thought was wondering if I should fit the frame 10 on the bow …
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Re: Almost there
… ou more access/space at the stern. I did this on the paddle tug; just a thought. John
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Dreaming about the day restrictions are removed
Only have two tugs. A Jolly Jay, Maine Lobster yacht, Vosper, and Four sailboats.
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Smoke/Steam Generators.
… RPM. (There's a "chapter" dedicated to this in the "Phantom Tug" build blog.)
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Brave Borderer 3rd sea trial
… ld it still or tether it. I did this with my Stevn's Arctic tug, you might have seen the video? it proved the maximum current at full throttle to be only just over 20 amps each despite 85mm propellers If you want to try it you can borrow mi …
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Show us how you move your vessels from vehicle to the launch site
… dded axles and wheels. Bear in mind this is at least a 34kg Tug in sailing order. Edit Another cart added that also started as a build stand. This one also carries the Shannon. The handle is shared between both carts and attached with an R …
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Re: Keel fitted
… t frame alteration I needed to do was when I did the little tug, MSC Archer. It was a free plan that one from Model Boats - I had to do a lot of alterations to the frames. It's not an uncommon thing to have to double check and redraw some f …
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Show us how you move your vessels from vehicle to the launch site
… ly complains when he has to carry models such as the paddle tug which is really wide. He also lifts the models in and out of the lake for me using 2 slings. Well, that's what sons are for isnt it. He also drives me to the lake and back :-) …
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Radio Equipment
… d up on weather to just cruise around with it or to join in tug pulling competitions I will have to look into that sorry this post is long I hope this clarifies things Best Regards John
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Fun & Different Boats
… urite FUN BOAT is 'Theodore Too'. Started life as a cartoon tug in a Canadian TV series set in Hamilton harbour. Spawned several RC models and then - lo and behold a full scale replica!! https://www.google.com/search?q=theodore+too&client=f …
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Boat tranporter from car to water Ideas
… are some the dusseldorf is mine as is the Billings Blanchet tug
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Re: My collection..
RNinMucich...... that is just a small store bought tug.
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Re: Tow hook
… telton II https://sites.google.com/site/lytteltonnz/thesteamtuglytteltoniiof1939 https://tuglyttelton.co.nz/history/ https://www.facebook.com/tuglyttelton/videos/ever-asked-what-a-105-year-old-steam-engine-looks-and-sounds-like-this-is-one- …
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Fittings details
… er and prop, I do not know. They'd be OK on a Vosper, but a tug boat, really? The rudder spindle is brass rod with a 2mm groove milled 3mm deep to accept the brass blade. Once the blade was soldered in place 1.25 mm flats were milled from e …
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Fort Valley
… owing to the letter what my mind had proposed. Indeed, this tug is another build that was modified from the original vision and for better or worse had several "Shipalts" along the way. While I'm working on one facet an idea may come along …
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Guardsman
… ped it before it was planted up The 2nd hull which was of a tug and I wasnt happy with that - I put it in boiling water to soften the glue and managed to salvage the planking that I could. Then model of a cargo ship - MV Duburg - I complete …
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Vic Smead or Smeed?
… of plans which we would be more familiar with, his American tug and St Louis Belle are readily available. American tug plan is a slightly smaller version of the old Sterling Models kit from the past, whether he designed the Sterling Models …