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    This document discusses tug boat calculations and specifications. It provides Wyman's formula for calculating the required shaft horsepower for a tug based on its weight and waterline length. It then works through an example calculation for a tug weighing 40,000 lbs with a waterline length of 6.5 feet, determining it would require 40 shaft horsepower to travel at 6.5 knots. It also notes that for hull speed of 9.7 knots, 134 shaft horsepower would be needed, and 59 shaft horsepower would provide a speed of 7.36 knots. It closes by estimating a tug with 150 shaft horsepower could tow a barge at 3 knots.

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    This document discusses tug boat calculations and specifications. It provides Wyman's formula for calculating the required shaft horsepower for a tug based on its weight and waterline length. It then works through an example calculation for a tug weighing 40,000 lbs with a waterline length of 6.5 feet, determining it would require 40 shaft horsepower to travel at 6.5 knots. It also notes that for hull speed of 9.7 knots, 134 shaft horsepower would be needed, and 59 shaft horsepower would provide a speed of 7.36 knots. It closes by estimating a tug with 150 shaft horsepower could tow a barge at 3 knots.

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    How to calculate tug boat power and speed

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    Shajahan Shagul
    This document discusses tug boat calculations and specifications. It provides Wyman's formula for calculating the required shaft horsepower for a tug based on its weight and waterline length. It then works through an example calculation for a tug weighing 40,000 lbs with a waterline length of 6.5 feet, determining it would require 40 shaft horsepower to travel at 6.5 knots. It also notes that for hull speed of 9.7 knots, 134 shaft horsepower would be needed, and 59 shaft horsepower would provide a speed of 7.36 knots. It closes by estimating a tug with 150 shaft horsepower could tow a barge at 3 knots.

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    Tug calculation

    Yes If you have a tug style boat which you use to cruise around on your local water.
    If you are using it to pull other floating objects then no a tug measures its pull as Bollard pull,
    without being too technical if a Tug capable of 10 knots requires 300SHP fine. But if it is to tow
    a barge it might have perhaps 500-600SHP installed.
    Probably the best formula for predicting required shaft horse power is Wyman's formula which
    will work up to SL = 2 as I present it.

    W = weight in lbs
    Lwl = waterline length (ft)

    SHP = (W/1000) * (Kts/Lwl^0.5)^3

    Plugging in the numbers for your tug gives 40SHP for 6.5Kts(12Km)
    Hull speed(SL=1.34) is 9.7Kts which needs 134SHP
    59SHP gives 7.36Kts
    Dave Gerr's Propeller handbook explaines Bollard pull better than I could but if your tug was
    going at 6.5kts it only has 19SHP to overcome adverse weather tidal currents or anything else
    which could hold it back. My guess and it is only a guess not a calculation is if the tug towed the
    barge with 150shp installed tow speed might be 3kts

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