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Help In RC fishing boat
… no water cooling required (I use this set up on a springer tug, plenty of power) 4 ESC needed. Fasten motor down on a bench, connect up to a 12v battery with an ammeter in series on the side, try to stall the motor with a piece of wood, NO …
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Billing decals
… where I could obtain decals for the Billing Smit Nederland tug? Steve.
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New Radio Link radios
… ead It goes automatically to reverse, now Imagine this In a tug. the first Radio Link radios came with Rx R6EH, this receiver was Ok, because all channels on signal lost the Rx did to zero, this equivalent to no signal. I have tested this r …
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Hello Model Boat World
… t year on a holiday near there. Three boats, one yacht. The tugs were....tugs, the yacht was without batteries. The guys didn't want to speak to me. The old Royal Enfield next to it was much more interesting. I realise not all clubs are lik …
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Hello Model Boat World
… a forward/reverse ESC is useful to get you out of trouble. Tugs and working/passenger vessels suit brushed motors but brushless motors are available that are suitable, again at an increased cost. Most marine brushed ESC's are forward / rev …
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Plans, photos, etc
… I have plans of the Medway Surveyer (Line and GA), Kestral tug (lines and GA) - of which I am just starting to make from scratch, Cory's Brigadier (GA & Lines), Ben Lines Ben Loyal (GA & Lines) I also have a General Arrangement plan of the …
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Plans, photos, etc
I have various original builders plans for all kinds, tugs, pilot launch, cargo ships, if anyone would like to borrow them and they live in Kent, then post on the website your details and we can then get in touch with each other.
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Voltage Reduction
… ave bought motors designed for power tools but only used in Tugs and slow moving craft. They are quite torky but some are also rather heavy on current. If you are getting heat problems it is because the motor is overloaded and not running a …
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Producing Controlled Vectored Thrust In any Direction
… in mind? The VP system seems to be much favoured for use in tugs / ferries in the real world, as your research has found, where small spaces and instant changes of thrust are necessary. On a model the real problem is the draught required by …
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What was yout first boat?
Hi My first boat is a Southamton tug, being converted and upgraded with various mods.
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loyal class tender plans
Modeltugman, I may be able to help you, I built the Loyal Moderator five years ago and still have it, now I must try to remember where I put the drawings because I never throw anything away... Jim *phone removed - PM only*
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What was yout first boat?
Hi, Ah, those good old days! 1. An Eze-build harbour tug, balsa boat as I was migrating from balsa aircraft and fed up with either limited flights or crash and burn with the first three outings... 2. Sea Urchin - and I still hanker after th …
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looking for some direction
Modeltugman is right and its simple. There maybe some electronic goodies at ACTion that'll give you more options. ACTion is now run by Componant Shop http://www.action-electronics.co.uk/
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1/32 figures
I am building Ulises the tug and would like to have some crew on It. I have Indevoured to get some from Germany, which were the George Turner models, but the postage was much too dear. I cannot Imagine that I have found all the suppliers of …
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Hull Materials
… s £10 - £15 -Hull £10 - £20 Very Impressive pictures of the tug boat you have, looks like you spent a great amount of time on it, looks brilliant !!
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Hull Materials
… powerful direction control. I had a Model Slipway Al Khubar tug that used two nozzles, those were fixed and used rudders as per full size. However steering was best done by controlling the motor speeds and direction. One forward and one rev …
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Le Caux Tuf
Le Caux French Tug Fiberglass hull. Complete with Futaba Navy radio 40 Mhz Twin 900 turbo water cooled motors Two Electronize speed controllers 12 volt 35 amp golf buggy battery Ready to run and It Is a very powerful tug capable of towing a …
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Bournville Model Power Boat Club
… r looked after us which was good for the large turnout. The tug did survive albeit very wet after been rescued!!. Hope you make it next year. Regards Chris
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Huntsman rescue
Thanks tidtug, Some minor damage to repair. and the missing hand rails & stanchions to refit. But mostly in fair nick. Would like to try on water before winter sets in.
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Launching
… pole but since our boats weigh in at more than 6kg (my big tug is 60 kg!) this proved Impossible to handle. Now I'm sure not many folk will have access to leaded gillnet footrope cord but a few weeks ago I saw the same sort of leaded cord …
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Smoke generators?
… bers uses jos? sticks. Uses a 35mm film canister in his TID tug. Certainly attracts attention for the smell if not the smoke! Looks quite realistic. Come on Fireboaters / Modelboater some of you must have used smoke units, lets hear about y …
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Which Radio Control System?
HI Tidtug Used one for a couple of years now. Rock solid and the four batteries in the transmitter lasted for a couple of months weekly sails without charge Most of my fellow club members are or have upgraded to 2.4Ghz as it saves the hassl …
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Could somebody please help me Identify this model???
… e picture it appears to be some sort of ocean going salvage tug. As well as a side view picture it would help to know the number of props and measurement details? Tugs were very popular in the 70's and 80's and many kits and plans were avai …
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Could somebody please help me Identify this model???
… w picture to stand any chance of identifying it. Almost any tug could look like that from that angle.
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Which motor?
… is no rush!. I have a few other models to sail,Cervia,Yarra tug Manchester Ship Canal Old Trafford paddle tug (all scratch built) and when the Mercury is finished I will start the 34" RAF fireboat, for which I have the drawing. When I learn …
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old age
… are kept quite pristine, The replica of a London/Thames Sun Tug Was kept in tip top order, in so much as the crew were not allowed to leave work for the day untill the tug had been fully washed down, all ropes stowed away, any paintwork bru …
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what to build
Yep, looks a lot more like tug hull to me too. I agree with Dark Star.
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what to build
… wide. Any help would be appreciated... I'll go along with a tug or anything else suggested. Thanks In advance Joe