New owner CS12/2 incl. Boat

[LowGear]

While Tijman might think himself lucky to have this wondrous boat that many of us covet more than just a little it seems there might be a very lucky boat in this adventure as well.  Is that a photo of a happy boat going home on the back of a land lover or what?  Pretty amazing truck  land lover as well.  When Disney tries to buy the story - hold out for the big bucks.

LG

[Stoaty]

Hi, everyone my first post here. I think your tug might be a bantam tug. Many of them had lister engines of various types. look here and here

My Own boat has a lister HRW6M a bit more modern (1978) She is in excellent working order just in need of a clean up and paint, which is scheduled for this spring.

[LowGear]

Huh?

Did a woman with a bunch of dalmations stop by asking about cute little boats?

Low Gear

[Stan]

I don't see any spots, do you?   If so, go immediately to your lister, put your nose very close to the diesel tank and breathe deeply.
Stan

[LowGear]

Unless you've discouvered biodiesel.  It's sure a lot nicer to suck up into your nose and no spots.

LowGear

[Stan]

But that's the point, you only get to see the spots after a period of time NOT breathing diesel fumes!
Stan

[Stoaty]

My Diesel tank is 400 IMP gallons, I could put a chair in there, and you could sit down and read a paper while savouring the fumes.

[Stan]

Wow, that should keep a 6/1 running for almost 2 months!
Stan

[Stoaty]

I get about 500 - 550 hours out of that @ 1200 rpm (6 knots) about a years use. If I run around at 1700 rpm (8 knots) I get 400 hours. The RPM's are engine speed there is a 3 to 1 reduction box for shaft speed.

[Stan]

With that kind of reduction, you should be getting a tremendous amount of power to the prop.  What size and pitch can you spin with that much power?
Stan

[Stoaty]

I can't tell you the pitch off hand, but it's a 36" prop. On a 3" stainless shaft. The engine has a 75KG flywheel (from the hand starting kit). So there is plenty of momentum there. The static bollard pull is stated to be in the region 1½ tons. I have no way of verifying that but there is plenty of power available. Minimum revs is 500. Which is still enough to push the boat along at just under 4 knots. the boat weighs 18 tons (IMP)

[Stan]

I used to watch the "big" tugs off the coast of British Columbia up in Johnson Strait pulling log booms which were in some cases up to 5 miles (8 km) long.  They were doing maybe 1 knot at full power and would take all day to sail by.  I was on a WWII landing craft with twin 350 gm diesels and it would do 9 knots at 1800 rpm.  Often this was only enough to hold her steady in the tidal currents up there.  Great job, I got paid 24 hrs per day!
Stan

[Tijmen]

*Update 2*

Bad news, yesterdag a worker from a wharf museum in Utrecht came by to messure the thickness of the hull (below the waterline) with a special tool.
It was not as good as I hoped, there are some small holes and many spots which are quite thin. So the hull needs to be dubbled, its welding new steel plates to the bottom on top of the old. But this is very specific work and takes alot of time, money and willpower. And I cannot weld.. 

So it is going to take a bit longer to prepare the boat for its plunge... 
However I will now have plenty of time to take care of the engine and the rest of the boat. I now have to come up with a plan to restore the hull.

I will place some new photo's from the lister and the hull very soon. Its currently laying outside so I have better light and room to shoot nice photo's.

[Stan]

That's too bad, it's great that you are going to restore her however.  My brother has a boat in Victoria and he always tells me "a boat is just a hole in the water into which you pour money".
Stan

[Tom]

Perhaps you could sand blast the bottom, then POR 15 it http://www.por15.com/ and then fiberglass over that. Would not be as good as a new steel hull, but it would get you back on the water with a good looking repair.