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[NBs]

Thanks. How do you get on with the single engine in close quarters manouvres?

No problem. A large rudder and a big propulsion handle the job and if the wind, flow or other reason, I use the bow and stern truster, but I can do it without using the trusters.

The Nordig tug single engines is much easier to manover in the harbour etc. than my old 40 'fly bridge twins and bow trusters, due to the length of the keel my tug

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

No problem. A large rudder and a big propulsion handle the job and if the wind, flow or other reason, I use the bow and stern truster, but I can do it without using the trusters.

The Nordig tug single engines is much easier to manover in the harbour etc. than my old 40 'fly bridge twins and bow trusters, due to the length of the keel my tug

Even going astern into a berth?

 

[NBs]

Even going astern into a berth?

Sorry, I did not understand your question, can you try to explain otherwise? (my bad english)

Even going astern into a berth = doging boats med styles?

NBs

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Sorry, I did not understand your question, can you try to explain otherwise? (my bad english)

Even going astern into a berth = doging boats med styles?

NBs

Sorry yes I mean reversing into a berth Med style

 

[pks1702]

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A few shots, please! And one video NT37 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2maVe-LImM
NBs

Super looking vessel.

They can pick their skirts up when the want to :encouragement:

 

[pks1702]

Sorry yes I mean reversing into a berth Med style

The week we had on the NT 42 we found her to behave very well manouvering and reversing.

On the ST34 I had you could without thrusters put the wheel full over and gently 'rock' the throttle backward and forward and she would turn in her own length, clearly the big rudders generally found on trawlers helps this.

See 1.18

 

[Nick101]

‘Hi, a couple of photos of my Swift Trawler 34, easy to manoeuvre in tight places. I don’t know how to make pic the pictures any larger, regards Nick

 

[Bouba]

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Is that a jetski on the boatdeck? That must have tested the cranes limit

 

[NBs]

Sorry yes I mean reversing into a berth Med style

 

[Nick101]

No, I had it lifted for the winter by the marina crane but am in the process of adding a crane or strengthening the existing
mast/boom system. I got a lot of help from Hurricane.

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

On the ST34 I had you could without thrusters put the wheel full over and gently 'rock' the throttle backward and forward and she would turn in her own length, clearly the big rudders generally found on trawlers helps this.

Except the 'test captain' in the video refers to the use of thrusters I am interested to know how easy or difficult to control these single engined trawlers are when going astern giving the substantial keel

 

[NBs]

Sorry yes I mean reversing into a berth Med style

My home bred, every time I stern over my home bred. NT obeyes a clear skipper like a train on a track. The pile spacing is 5.3m and my tug is 3.94 and I can tell Hull does not touch the pile with hard side in the wind is about 15m/s (7 bofors).

NBs

You can watch litles video NT manover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9MoEmcMrR4

 

[NBs]

Super looking vessel.

They can pick their skirts up when the want to :encouragement:

Yes, some thimes i run fast, but i like go slow, trawler speed... litle bit my trip baltic sea about 600nm 3 days singe hands, i love my tug... old videos

https://vimeo.com/236749780

NBs

 

[NBs]

‘Hi, a couple of photos of my Swift Trawler 34, easy to manoeuvre in tight places. I don’t know how to make pic the pictures any larger, regards Nick

If you touch with your finger or mouse and click, then the picture will be enlarged.

 

[NBs]

Except the 'test captain' in the video refers to the use of thrusters I am interested to know how easy or difficult to control these single engined trawlers are when going astern giving the substantial keel

this is not tug, you can look single engines boat manover is pro man hands
https://youtu.be/1ZefUEyIga4
NBs

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

this is not tug, you can look single engines boat manover is pro man hands
https://youtu.be/1ZefUEyIga4
NBs

Thanks but that looks like a twin engined boat to me. Cool boat handling though

 

[NBs]

Thanks but that looks like a twin engined boat to me. Cool boat handling though

I think is first is trotle and second is gear this video, but this video is single, please�� https://youtu.be/rhDopwxTCbg

NBs

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

I think is first is trotle and second is gear

Maybe but how does the helmsman turn the boat to port before reversing if he's not at the wheel?

 

[MapisM]

Maybe but how does the helmsman turn the boat to port before reversing if he's not at the wheel?

Yep M, that boat definitely has a single engine with separate levers.
They also use a lever for rudder control, as explained in the following video from 3:20 onward.
I've seen something similar on the rear helm station of some fishing boats also around here.

 

[pks1702]

Except the 'test captain' in the video refers to the use of thrusters I am interested to know how easy or difficult to control these single engined trawlers are when going astern giving the substantial keel

It was the principle of turning in its own length I was using the video to illustrate, you can do as he was without thrusters.

The keel gave the ST34 good directional stability when going astern, with use of thrusters it was even more of a breeze.