tug love 2

Firefly625 · 28 Sep 2011

look what I've found....

just wondering if I can fit it on the drive?

VOD80 · 29 Sep 2011

Got to be worth a try!

How you explain it to your wife is a whole 'nother story

moonraker 36 · 29 Sep 2011

think i would sooner have the winner back..!!

Grajan · 29 Sep 2011

Was for sale earlier in the year for a LOT less than the figure currently being asked!!

Firefly625 · 29 Sep 2011

Grajan said:
Was for sale earlier in the year for a LOT less than the figure currently being asked!!

really? I thought what they were asking wasn't bad... do you recall just how much less it was being advertised at?

think i would sooner have the winner back..!!

moonraker36... yes indeed often I wish I had never sold that.... such a mistake..

AndieMac · 30 Sep 2011

She would be a nice addition to any wooden boat rally/festival/show, definitely an enthusiasts boat though.

Bajansailor · 1 Oct 2011

She is a very nice wee tug for sure - maybe a bit impractical (unless you need a little tug workboat?) but it would be fun to just go pottering about on her in reasonably sheltered waters.

Here is a link to the design on the Glen-L website - http://glen-l.com/designs/hankinson/titan.html
And here is a chap who is building them in steel, with very fair hulls - http://www.glen-l.com/designs/hankinson/steel-shrink.html

Here is an even smaller version, all of 16' long - http://www.boatdesigns.com/16-Sweet-16-mini-cruiser-tug/products/879/

If you would like a wee tug with a bit more grunt, how about a Bratt?
Here is a link to a thread I posted about them last year - http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2658657
A bit more difficult though to store one of these on your driveway.......

Here is a 32' displacement tug yacht - http://www.kastenmarine.com/terrier.htm

And here are some semi-displacement tug yachts built in the USA - perhaps a bit like a tug version of Firefly's Hardy?

Ranger Tugs - http://www.chesranger.com/ and http://www.rangertugs.com/r/

A 26' Nordic Tug - http://www.nordictugs.com/models/nt26_intro.aspx
She can reach 14 knots, and will cruise at 8 knots doing 4 mpg.

This Back Cove 26 could almost be an American cousin of your Hardy 26 - http://www.backcoveyachts.com/backcove26/index.php

AndieMac · 4 Oct 2011

Thanks for the links Martin, always interesting.

I liked the Ranger's with their kayak tenders