Wyeforce Harbour and Berthing tug.
The Wyeforce Tug is a kit supplied by Model Slipway see Here they are sited in Barnsley. we went to the factory after making an appointment and got a nice friendly welcome and when I said I'd never put in a prop shaft before Laurie took a hull off the shelf and gave me instructions how to go about it , you can't get better service than that .
Considering this was my first big build with motors fitted it went together surprisingly well, though it was mainly down to the excellent instructions and scale plans, and the thought that Model slipway was only a phone call away, which wasn't necessary by the way
I deviated from the plans on a couple of places ie The bulwarks were flat strips and I found a website Here that had rounded ones which I thought were a lot better and I also lengthened the centre post of the towing gear down to the bottom of the boat after strengthening it
Towing gear
There were a few extras added for cosmetic reasons really.
Lockers behind wheelhouse and one on the deck which hides the on/off switch, she's lost the keys though!
Doesn't look the same without figures does it !
Power supply is a 6v 10amh lead acid battery and the two motors are a MFA 500s geared 1 to 2.5 supplied by Model Slipway at the time of purchasing the kit.
Wifey can sail all afternoon on this set up
The control system is an AR 6200..2.4 gig Spectrum receiver and two M'tronic's 15amp speed controllers and this is controlled by a DX6i transmitter.
Will turn in its own length using the two motors without the rudders!
Will turn in its own length using the two motors without the rudders!
All in all a great kit and as it was only my first electric build I was very pleased with myself and promptly got my self back to Barnsley for another kit.
