Hi back again,
This time the photos are of the (slightly messy) wiring for the power supply board to receiver, radar, light systems and two temporary switches controlled by old servo units.
The bow winch and anchor winch fitting, the bow winch motor and gearbox have been mounted into the anchor cable locker (OK a plastic box supported on wooden beams) Hey its my build so's I get to call it
The anchor winch is only a modified servo and I made a slipping clutch to avoid snapping the chain (Failed on that one) :'( but it works very well and with a stronger chain it should be OK.
I have a pair of contacts that supply 12 volts from one of the main batteries to the PDB which gives out one 12 volt feed one 5.4 volt feed and one variable feed (this is to the radar drive to get a realistic speed)
You may see that in the bow of the tug there are some servo extention lead ends these are for the ESC's when I get them and bu having the receiver in the accommodation then I can rest assured that water should not get any where near it (lots of hope on my part there)
I tested the bow winch out by running the rope through the forward tow eye and made it fast to a hook in the roof of my garage, when I operated the winch the bow was lifted clean out of the stand before the winch stalled just before the full weight of the tug was taken on the rope.
Now I know the tug will not have enough 'grunt' to out pull it's winch but then again the tug cant over run the winch either.
Richard,