Tugboat plans

[Huey]

Hi Folks,
This is my first time posting here. I enjoy reading all the info you fine people are writing. My question is does anyone know of any plans for a mini tug? Maybe 14 to 16 feet. I would like power it with a outboard.

Thanks,
Huey

[Steve Paskey]

Hi Huey, and welcome aboard. There are several possibilities out there. The best known small tug plans are from Berkeley Engineering: they have tugs in four sizes, including a 14-footer known as the "Candu-EZ."

There's loads of info about the Berkeley tugs (and a few others) at the "mini-tugboat" home page:
http://aslocke.home.mindspring.com/welcome.html

[ 05-10-2003, 07:52 AM: Message edited by: Steve Paskey ]

[win_wood]

Check out the book by Benford on tabloid yachts. He has a design for a tug that I believe is 14'. I've always been interested in building it. It's the saltiest looking little tug that you will find in this size.

[Steve Paskey]

Another option is Phil Bolger's MICROTRAWLER. You'll find some nice photos of a somewhat modified boat here:

www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/makeover/ (http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/articles/makeover/)

Microtrawler is 14-6 long and 8 feet wide, with a pair of full sized berths and a standing room wheelhouse. The modified boat above has a larger cockpit and no berths.

The boat's hull is unusual in that she has a flat bottom with a box-like "keel" underneath. The combination is said to produce very little wake, with good performance at planing speeds.

[ 05-10-2003, 09:48 PM: Message edited by: Steve Paskey ]

[Mark Van]

Glen-L designs has a few in different sizes, and Sam Devlin has a nice one. Benford's are the nicest looking, though.

[Mike Vogdes]

Sam Devlin has a couple tug types, his new one Godzilla is awesome, but its probably more than your lookin for. He has aa outboard design thats sorta looks like a little tug called Dipper, maybe thats more to your liking.

[paladin]

From The board of Jay Benford...ain't it puurty...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/p40c20c42622ba300ed85bae79749806b/fc2d11d3.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/pa1772e35db22064e344b7db54c87b07d/fc2d11cf.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid61/p16e01cbeb6e1e249d46d840f4db610ac/fc2d11cb.jpg
maybe it'll wurrk thiisstime...


doggone...it wuurkt.... :D :D :D

[ 05-11-2003, 03:50 PM: Message edited by: paladin ]

[Wild Dingo]

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lessee

nope that didnt work! give me a few mate and I'll see what we can do with it... okay I surrender! :eek: its got me buggared will have to see what Donn or someone comes up with :rolleyes:

[ 05-11-2003, 10:14 AM: Message edited by: Wild Dingo ]

[Huey]

You folks are the greatest. I know I would get some good answers.
Of course you know that I will be bothering all of you asking for advice on how to build the darn thing once I decide on a plane. My wife just told me I might want to think about a 20 foot design. ( she needs alot of space for her junk)
Huey

[paladin]

it might be alright at 20 feet...I'm working on a 29 foot version.......the extra 6 feet would allow a proper head forward for the ladies and an extra 3-4 feet aft will allow some other amenities. A 20-22 foot version with a 9.5-10 foot beam would work out nicely for a mini yacht for snowbirding the intercoastal to Florida and back.......

[ 05-11-2003, 03:54 PM: Message edited by: paladin ]