Black Shoe
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Portland Maine, Maine, United States
Członek od sie 2020
Ostatnio online 17 dni temu
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Just an old retired duffer who's primary job is to let the dog out, let the dog in, let the dog out, repeat.......
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"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." Will Rogers.
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5 łódźsHarbor Tug "Fort Valley"
Tug "Fort Valley" was the recent subject of a build blog. She's scratch built plank on bulkhead/frame and s…
U.S. Coast Guard 40' UTB 40535
This is a 1:12 scale 40 footer that was part of the US Coast Guard's main harbor and inshore search and res…
Galley News
This boat represents a small inter-island coastal freighter that would carry almost anything from the mainl…
The River Supply Company (RSC) Docks
This isn't actually a boat, but it floats and boats use them, so with your permission I submit the River Su…
"Nonesuch" and barge "Asset #1"
"Nonesuch" is a 1:18 scale typical inland river pushboat found on most waterways in the US. She pushes a sc…
Black Shoe’s dzienniki budowy
4 blogsTwo or three years ago an older modeler passed on and left his tools, parts and pieces behind. As is often the case, the son had little i…
Nine Laying the deck on this build was a little out of the ordinary. I had incorporated a false deck to stiffen everything and minimize t…
This correctly titled would be considered a "Built Log". The subject is a heavily kit-bashed Lindberg North Atlantic Fishing Trawler. It …
There isn't a formal name for this tug yet. There are a couple of names floating around, but I'm waiting for the personality to develop a…
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♥ 6 likesRe: Dumas Brooklyn TugI can only provide half of your request, but you're welcome to it.
♥ 3 likesU.S. Easter Rivers - TowboatsLew mentioned the snag boats/barges removed debris from the rivers to protect the boats and barges from incurring damage which is a continuing problem. The rivers are constantly changing in spite of the effort…♥ 11 likes69 viewsU.S. Easter Rivers - TowboatsThank you all! Lew, the "people" are generally pretty helpful - there's a couple slackers, but they don't eat much and since I provide room and board, their maintenance is pretty low. Chug, Ron, and Chum, the …♥ 11 likes144 viewsU.S. Easter Rivers - TowboatsHi Stephen, Here's a couple images of "Nonesuch". It's an old model, probably 10-12 years old, but has been reliable and easy to launch/retrieve which at my age is a factor as to "who goes sailing". One thing …
♥ 11 likes210 viewsU.S. Easter Rivers - TowboatsHi Chum, I have used semi balanced rudders when I could get away with them. One reason is to lessen the stress on the servo particularly when there's more than one rudder in the system. The wash pressure again…♥ 11 likes188 viewsU.S. Easter Rivers - TowboatsI never had a CD of Joe E Brown's towboats, but do have a VHS tape of "Introduction To Workboats". This is a 1994 production of his "Western Rivers Workboats" which has several parts to it. I'll check into cop…
♥ 11 likes159 viewsU.S. Easter Rivers - TowboatsI have seen his videos and there are a couple others that I check up on. Back in the '60's and '70's when I worked on the Ohio and Mississippi, The sister boats "United States" and "America" were the state of …♥ 11 likes201 viewsU.S. Easter Rivers - TowboatsOnce an operator gets the hang of running with the drivelines in American Beauty- straight shafts, independent throttles, Korts, steering and flanking rudders, one can still maneuver a raft of barges effective…♥ 11 likes184 viewsU.S. Easter Rivers - TowboatsAgreed, hence the "diesel stack" phrase. As for the steam smoke, I recall reading some historical accounts of the old wood or coal fired steam driven stern wheelers pushing barges upstream and also having a de…♥ 11 likes321 views