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Generic tugs
Sonar:
Is there anyone whom has just made a generic type modern tug one that’s not a kit ?
a tug that’s just made up and if so any images to share.
Still working on a mould for mine as yet and then being in the northeast nearer to Sunderland than anywhere else not to sure where it’s going to sale yet.
Hope to have something to show in a few weeks or so.
nemesis:
the hulls of the majority harbour tugs all seem to follow the same pattern with the superstructures to suit the tasks involved. nemesis
Tug Fanatic:
I don't know what constitutes a generic modern tug.
Tugs start around 6 metres and the big offshore & ocean going tugs are around 60 metres long.
Harbour tugs can have birdcage bridges but many don't.
There are multiple drive systems & I haven't even mentioned roto tugs or many other types.
I would argue that there are very many different types of tug and that there is no one "generic type"
Colin Bishop:
Probably best to find a type you like and get decent information on and work around that.
The danger with designing your own is that you can get bogged down in the detail you need to incorporate and its dimensions and design.
As said above, modern tugs come in all shapes and sizes and with many different propulsion systems. There is no generic design, they are all suited to particular situations and requirements and built accordingly.
Colin
Umi_Ryuzuki:
Toesup did one back in the day... He just made it up. :-)
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?1108150-A-Modern-Harbor-Tug
Ray Malone did Shuswap I suppose it's not made up, but scratch built, not a kit.
I did an SDM tug. Another scratch built, but I had to make it up, not a kit.
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?551258-Converting-Plywood-to-an-RC-SDM-tug
And then a Damen tug on a springer hull. A generic springer tug hull with a Damen superstructure I liked.
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