Lindberg's "Coast Guard" tug - what is it really

Hi- woodburner; In answer to your question about the LINDBERG tug(ie.THE COAST GUARD TUG) it is a representation of the smaller wood tugs built in the forties and fifties to work in turning basins etc.The tugs of this type were seen mostly in ports where things were tight and a regular shiphandling tug would be to big.The large number of them precludes any specific description of one. They SELDOM if ever went out to sea(they were to small for this duty).Many ,when withdrawn from service were converted to floating homes(the CALIFORNIA,SAN FRANCISCO DELTA has a few) The boats were sturdy and built well.I even know of one that was turned into a floating artist,s studio. Build her after a general sanding to knock down the sheer size of the molded planking as in the kit and don,t be afraid of critics. There were probably over five thousand of them built and seen on both coasts. Good luck.   tankerbuilder