DUMAS Carol Moran kit in the building process.

[tug-arlyn-nelson]

Bit of stern deck detail, fore deck detail and stern rubber.  I used some un needed oil filter canister gasket for that. Cut them in half and glued them on. Hokey but it does offer a bit of protection for the stern.

That's about it, been done for a bit. Would have loaded the pix during the build but that didn't work out. Its been in the water and runs great, I hope the vids I posted work for you. The first one wont but on page two at the top is 2 Photobucket vids that work.

Be happy to hear comments or answer any queries.

[tug-arlyn-nelson]

Here is a barge I made to put behind this boat. All plywood, painted with poly resin and paint.  Built to scale more or less, would be around 290', about right for a 105' tug.

[tug-arlyn-nelson]

Put the barge in the water today and towed it around, behind and alongside. Lots of fun!  I took lots of video too and if I can get any to upload to the bucket I will post them here.

[tug-arlyn-nelson]

couple more tried to load but are now failing the dreaded security check and they are all sized down same as the others.

[tug-arlyn-nelson]

http://vid1261.photobucket.com/albums/ii596/Scott3840/MVI_1178.mp4

Here is a vid hopefully of todays excursions into mini tugboating.
http://vid1261.photobucket.com/albums/ii596/Scott3840/MVI_1183.mp4

http://vid1261.photobucket.com/albums/ii596/Scott3840/MVI_1169.mp4

Hope you can see them! Someone let me know if they are working. They should open immediately and start playing.

[Calimero]

Vids work for me !
Nice tug and barge. Just add 40-50lb of ballast to the barge and you're done!

I'm currently building a barge too, mostly for my springer tug. 120cm*40cm (47"*16"). Was laying up some glass fiber just 2hrs ago.  I have four 10lb lead ingot to get it down.
I'll rig the barge with a very simple sheerlegs crane for an event next August where a bunch of 'Crazy Tuggers' will meet. Challenge is to maneuver the barge with two tugs and bring the load to the right spot. Should be a bit more interesting than just sailing around.

[tug-arlyn-nelson]

Glad to hear its working.  With this little boat and being all stock running gear, ie, small 1 inch plastic prop, I am afraid if I load that barge it will be like towing logs, very slow!  Right now it tows along about scale speed and looks pretty good. I wish I could load some of the better vids to the bucket but anything over about 40 secs or so wont load. Oh well.  Thanks!!

[Calimero]

That's when the fun starts: more inertia. Models behave closer to the real deal.

I've had a lot of fun towing a 300kg model with my 4kg springer. Took 3 or 4 seconds to  start turning even with the tow line at 90° which is much more realistic and challenging.

Regarding the videos: YouTube works great.

[tbone]

What are the dimensions of the barge?  Does it have frames inside or is it just a big box?

I agree that some more weight would help the barge and make it more challenging to maneuver. Maybe you can use water bottles so it will still be light to transport.

[tug-arlyn-nelson]

Barge is 48 inches by 12 inches wide.  No frames, just a box.  Half inch ply, resin and paint, a few nails and glue.  I should make up a bunch of containers for it, stack them 4 and 5 high like we used to do for the Bristol Bay and Nome trips!  Oh those were the days!

Next time out I will put a box of rocks on deck or something, call it a rock barge.

[tug-arlyn-nelson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOnut3MaEyU&feature=youtu.be

Let me know how this works guys.

[tug-arlyn-nelson]

Put a new prop on this today, from Dumas. Same diameter, 1 inch, but 3 blade brass instead of 2 blade plastic. I was curious if it would make any difference in speed, thrust or towing. Well, all three.  Not a huge difference but noticeable.  Sure is a good looking little boat.  I will link to some fresh vids later.

Oh and check out the new rubber!

[tug-arlyn-nelson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sznCkBErRw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mrc2e-gL4k

Pardon the occasionally shaky video as I am both running the boat and the camera!

[Tiny69]

Sails much better with the brass prop fitted.

Tiny

[adam_goodin]

Always liked these boats. Great model and the colour scheme is very nice.