Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Tugs and Towing => Topic started by: poll on January 25, 2017, 10:57:39 pm
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Changing my tug from bow thruster to shottle drive. Cutting out the tube then rebuilding the bow to take the shottle. After cutting a hole to take the drive I found there was not much room in the bow to take the motor or the servo that steers the shottle, so I had to bring the servo round in the same direction as the motor as you will see in the photo, I had to epoxy the drive in as again I could not get in to drill the holes to hold the drive in. What a great thing for a modellers licence, I'm happy with it and it works for me.
John POLL
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Having probs posting photos.
John
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This is the tug before the surgery
John
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Off comes the bowthruster.
John
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Then the rebuild.
John
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this is were you can see not much room for the drive.
John
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Then to finish off. thanks for looking.
John
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That's my sort of refit....stuffing great hole hacked in the model, followed by making it so good you cannot see the join. Nice :-))
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That is a different hull shape.
No doubt the "fins" add stability.
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The fins prevent the tug from rolling or tipping out when pushing sideways against a ship.
:-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jabKJEiQmCE
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Hi Umi. This gets me some practice in for when I do my new carrousel ( rave ) but little bits from the Giano also shuttle drive not
Voith, so it could look a strange to. I welcome your Ideas if you have any. :-))
Regards
John
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Hard to imagine where you need my input.
I had trouble wrapping my head around that gouge in the
bow till I realized it was exterior across the thruster tunnel.
I wandered into the thread thinking you were creating a retractable schottel bow thruster...
Adam Louwen's design
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Great job john
Have you had time to test at the pond
Jason
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The fins prevent the tug from rolling or tipping out when pushing sideways against a ship.
:-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jabKJEiQmCE
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Umi,
Thank you, very informative video :-)) :-))
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Absolutely superb John, great work mate :-))
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Hard to imagine where you need my input.
I had trouble wrapping my head around that gouge in the
bow till I realized it was exterior across the thruster tunnel.
I wandered into the thread thinking you were creating a retractable schottel bow thruster...
Adam Louwen's design
Come on Umi I'm not that bright.
John
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Great refit John, she looks good :-))
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Thanks Brian not heard from you for a while hope you are
keeping well.
John
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Thanks Brian not heard from you for a while hope you are
keeping well.
John
:-))