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The Steam Tug Part 9

April 22, 2020 by Edward

A Bitty Week Ok, I got trapped into non-boat activities, primarily Skyrim with a bow-wielding cat. But some model boat stuff happened, so I’ll do this post to catch you up on the things that did. I did redo the profiles of the superstructure and came up with this:- Which I am happy about. If … Read more

Categories General Tags Building Tips, motors, Moulded Hulls, Tugs 2 Comments

The Steam Tug Part 2.

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 by Edward

How Fast to Turn a Propeller. I have a model tug hull with a 60 mm propeller. The question is, how fast should it turn? The starting points for the answer are the propeller pitch, that’s the distance through the water that the propeller would move in 1 turn, all other things being perfect, and … Read more

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Scale and Speed

June 22, 2019 by Edward
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