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the past few months I have just been enjoying the Fitzgerald in the
water. I have been running with the Michigan Scale model Boat Club,
a great bunch of modelers.
The Fitzgerald has been an absolute joy to run. I think it's so cool
to maneuver this laker as real ones do, you truly get an
understanding as to how it's really done. You can see by the photo's
with the right conditions, it's hard to tell it's a model. O and my
little Lindberg diesel tug is something else. She has so much power
that she can push my Fitzgerald completely sideways.
 What
a shot!! This was taken with the Michigan Scale model Boat Club
during a Fun Run in Hillsdale Michigan, a great sight to run our
boats. Here she is running at 1/4 throttle with just about full
ballast. it really feels good to see her in the water!! O and you
might notice I have the hatch covers finally on, boy was that fun!!!
Another
great shot, even without all the detailing done she looks pretty realistic.
She's shown here again at just about full ballast.
 Running
at slow speed with about half ballast. Being able to adjust the
ballast on the water is the best thing I could have done. This way
you can play around with it, and if it's windy, you can throw more
ballast in. With full ballast in 20 mph winds she has no problem
turning into the wind. Empty tanks and she gets blown all over the
place.
 Here
is my tug, you got to love this little guy. She performs great and
is very safe and stable, despite her small size. One of the big
things I did with her was to sketch build the entire superstructure
to cut down on weight. I also have a direct drive 400 motor installed,
which I would recommend everyone use. You would not believe the
power she has!!!
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