I made a midwest harbor tug which lasted a long time . Brushed motor with a Tamiya 3 position resistor speed control worked great . Then I built a 4 ft tug with a lawn tractor battery and a fan motor from a old dash mounted bus drivers personal fan , it pulled me and my nephew around a lake a few times in a raft . Felt funny controlling it from a tow ! People were laughing and my nephew was all smiles . Had that tug out for years every Sunday . Then I switched to gasoline race boats which I had 5 of and used the little harbor tug to fetch stalled boats .
Haha that cut in the beginning from the tug to the snot rocket I thought the tug was putting down a speen run for a sec lol. Was like “holy crap” that thing is fast now!
Good job big B! I did a similar brushless set up as well from the Veles and run a 3/16” shaft and 55mm 4 blade prop. Fabricated a brass rudder from sheet, and inserted/ epoxied it into a brass tube…no Kirt nozzle and easy to grease and maintain.. yes it’s way overkill but that big prop pushes the tug with my 53” MHz cat and v bottom. Still Need to install . a fpv camera to line up the rescue . Best thing now is to buy a cheap folding kayak ! Lol
Big B , what a blast . You could get arrested for this . 😊 I have ironcladed my tug after seeing each of your Tug boat videos . Now I also know what, NOT to do . 😉
That's great. My Richardson got dual esc so it can turn in it's own length instead of giant circles around the lake. Also on 3S it's very fast but don't need it to run full throttle all the time. But really intersting to see it make a huge bow wave as big as the boat. Now the tiny 1S Q84 mini sea tug can't battle with wind or current, surly a 2S upgrade make it more usable in the wild😎
That was hilarious! The stock motor is a little too fast but that… Unlimited Tugboat racing material right there boy. If you could find a screw with less pitch.
I remember seeing that video when you first posted! Long time ago.😢 At least you have lots of power to push a boat in! Hope to see a quick video on 2s!!
thats what im talking about. lol. no your right its way to fast. thank you for doing that now i don't have to. 2S is going to be plenty on a brushless system. i'll probably do it this winter. have fun
WTF , said add sponsons for a joke , and that thing must of heard me . Made me laugh out loud . So not yanking your chain , How about some flick over sponsons , ( Ply on foam )that can pop forward as a catcher and flick back for haul ass, Never ever thought it would be so funny,
I made a midwest harbor tug which lasted a long time . Brushed motor with a Tamiya 3 position resistor speed control worked great . Then I built a 4 ft tug with a lawn tractor battery and a fan motor from a old dash mounted bus drivers personal fan , it pulled me and my nephew around a lake a few times in a raft . Felt funny controlling it from a tow ! People were laughing and my nephew was all smiles . Had that tug out for years every Sunday . Then I switched to gasoline race boats which I had 5 of and used the little harbor tug to fetch stalled boats .
I'm so happy you took my idea and made a BL Tug! Looks like a blast!
Haha that cut in the beginning from the tug to the snot rocket I thought the tug was putting down a speen run for a sec lol. Was like “holy crap” that thing is fast now!
Great upgrade for the tug!!
Ok PROBOAT, he's obviously worn out this boat and given you mad props on the boat...give him a new one!!!
Good job big B! I did a similar brushless set up as well from the Veles and run a 3/16” shaft and 55mm 4 blade prop. Fabricated a brass rudder from sheet, and inserted/ epoxied it into a brass tube…no Kirt nozzle and easy to grease and maintain.. yes it’s way overkill but that big prop pushes the tug with my 53” MHz cat and v bottom. Still Need to install .
a fpv camera to line up the rescue .
Best thing now is to buy a cheap folding kayak ! Lol
Sounds like a power house! I'd love to see the build, I'm on Facebook if you wanna send pics sometime
Big B , what a blast . You could get arrested for this . 😊 I have ironcladed my tug after seeing each of your Tug boat videos . Now I also know what, NOT to do . 😉
Now all the tug needs is an articulating arm to flip the overturned boats 😂
Been waiting for you to do this!
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No more rear prop up pushing a big boy.
That's badass!
That’s a tug boat I can get interested in
That's great. My Richardson got dual esc so it can turn in it's own length instead of giant circles around the lake. Also on 3S it's very fast but don't need it to run full throttle all the time. But really intersting to see it make a huge bow wave as big as the boat. Now the tiny 1S Q84 mini sea tug can't battle with wind or current, surly a 2S upgrade make it more usable in the wild😎
That was hilarious! The stock motor is a little too fast but that… Unlimited Tugboat racing material right there boy. If you could find a screw with less pitch.
Alright alright now I gotta get video of my tug on 4s on the 1650kv castle motor! Once I'm back home that's my first task!
I remember seeing that video when you first posted! Long time ago.😢
At least you have lots of power to push a boat in!
Hope to see a quick video on 2s!!
thats what im talking about. lol. no your right its way to fast. thank you for doing that now i don't have to. 2S is going to be plenty on a brushless system. i'll probably do it this winter. have fun
That's funny. That's the fastest tugboat I've seen.
🎉 what a beast 😂
Cool video. The pieces you broke from the bottom of the hull are rolling chocks not spray rails. They stabilize the boat in rough water.
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Roger that, I should have know that. Thanks for pointing it out.... BG4L
Would be awesome if the Tug had a rooster tail. LOL
Tugster tail lol
Make it a twin 🤣
You need a bilge pump. 😅
I’ll stick with stock. 🤔
I say install a bilge pump and let her rip lol 😂
😂... This was but to much, but seriously, a cheap brushless system is definitely an upgrade...
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WTF , said add sponsons for a joke , and that thing must of heard me . Made me laugh out loud . So not yanking your chain , How about some flick over sponsons , ( Ply on foam )that can pop forward as a catcher and flick back for haul ass, Never ever thought it would be so funny,
Big B so much for the scale appearance of the amazing Harbor Tug 30 apparently when Nascar is in Talladega some people get a little nuts 🔩
I’ve been wanting to know what should happen if a tub went fast lol