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[portside II]

Brakengarth 1:32 scale

single steerable Kort

90mm 4 blade brass prop

MMM Kort ease shaft

MMM type 8 (discontinued) motor 12v high torque

Electronize fr30 esc

Robbie bow Marx Ludder  thruster fitted with 540 motor -15a esc

fuel pump for bilge pump

two 12v 12ah battery's + 8lb's of lead for ballast

8 ch hitec receiver futaba 2.4ghz

run time not known about 20hrs if you can stay awake that long





very powerful and manoverable tug in the right hands  i will master it one day

link to site  http://www.mobilemarinemodels.com/PDF/Brackengarth.pdf

modified by portside II

[Geoff Cropper]

40" freestyle model tug........Brocklebank
Now sold.

  Battery..............6v 10amp sealed

  Controller.........Speed King, servo operated

   Motor..............6v Decaperm 2.5-1 geared
•        Prop........3" 4 blade, L/H standard, brass
  
   Rudder........Scratch built Becker rudder on standard brass rudder

    Radio.........Futaba M series, 2 channel Tx with 2 liniar servos, and Futaba Rx 27mhz.    

[Geoff Cropper]

36" Scratch built US Navy Fleet Tug, ATF 67,  inspired by Glynn Guest model.        Now Sold.

                           Battery ......... 6v 4amp sealed

                           Speed controller.......3amp Bob's Board.

                            Motor.........6v  540 type.
•                                 Prop........40mm dia  3 blade L/H Graupner plastic.          
  
                           Rudder.........Scratch built.

                               Radio.........Futaba M series, 27mhz.

[portside II]

one of my latest .
A S.D.M. scratch built hull with two schottle drives ,600 motors
hull ply wood and polystyreen with a pva/paper skin covered with coloured glass resin





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=modtS8fDpOo

since then i had a little accident with the wheelhouse and had to re build it
daz