06-04-2004, 01:11 AM
For those with interest here are a few pictures of the major components and how it comes together.
#1 is the unit that hold the motor and battery. #2 is merely a bottom view.
Pictures 3 -5 are showing the rod hold, rudder, and rudder handle/switch and how they all connect. The rudder actually hangs about 10" under the tube so it steers fairly well. 4. is showing the back side and how the rod holder actually slides into place with the rudder handle.
#6. The tube I use is a 20" truck tube. It allow me plenty of space in the middle to mount the motor/battery support and to completely raise the motor out of the water when need as shown in the picture.
#7 Shows the side pull option. Note the Black pvc pipe slid through the Eye Bolts on the tugme. The black PVC pipe is use when two tubes are being tugged side by side from behind as shown in picture #10 although only my tube was available when I took the pictures. However, a second tube can simply snap in place.
#8 shows the setup ready for sideway pulling for working a shoreline and what not. The rudder isnt needed and is left off while using this side pull option.
#9 Simply shows the PVC pipe installed in the Eye bolts to allow a float tube to be attached to either side. With the PVC pipe attached to the Tugme, and with it extending between the two tubes, there is no chance of jackknifing. Also, by using eye bolts to attach the PCV it allow for a lot of free up and down movement between the Float tube/s and tugme in waves. I use a quick pin and keeper on both the rudder and the black pipe to make the connections fast and easy.
I will add that while I'm using the tugme to simply pull me about the black PVC pipe isnt needed and there is no jackknifing. All the pipes are white PVC and simply painted. And while it was perhaps over kill, the large blue PVC pipes on the motor and battery support are actually double wall, a smaller inter pipe slid into the large out pipe.
And there you have it.
Thanks for looking.
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#1 is the unit that hold the motor and battery. #2 is merely a bottom view.
Pictures 3 -5 are showing the rod hold, rudder, and rudder handle/switch and how they all connect. The rudder actually hangs about 10" under the tube so it steers fairly well. 4. is showing the back side and how the rod holder actually slides into place with the rudder handle.
#6. The tube I use is a 20" truck tube. It allow me plenty of space in the middle to mount the motor/battery support and to completely raise the motor out of the water when need as shown in the picture.
#7 Shows the side pull option. Note the Black pvc pipe slid through the Eye Bolts on the tugme. The black PVC pipe is use when two tubes are being tugged side by side from behind as shown in picture #10 although only my tube was available when I took the pictures. However, a second tube can simply snap in place.
#8 shows the setup ready for sideway pulling for working a shoreline and what not. The rudder isnt needed and is left off while using this side pull option.
#9 Simply shows the PVC pipe installed in the Eye bolts to allow a float tube to be attached to either side. With the PVC pipe attached to the Tugme, and with it extending between the two tubes, there is no chance of jackknifing. Also, by using eye bolts to attach the PCV it allow for a lot of free up and down movement between the Float tube/s and tugme in waves. I use a quick pin and keeper on both the rudder and the black pipe to make the connections fast and easy.
I will add that while I'm using the tugme to simply pull me about the black PVC pipe isnt needed and there is no jackknifing. All the pipes are white PVC and simply painted. And while it was perhaps over kill, the large blue PVC pipes on the motor and battery support are actually double wall, a smaller inter pipe slid into the large out pipe.
And there you have it.
Thanks for looking.
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