What's a good starter boat?
Kerry David
do...@lrbcg.com wrote:
: We have a 1-1/2 acre shallow lake that I think would be good for learning
: about model boats. Which boat do you recommend for beginners?
Before you get a lot of advice about any kind of model boat, you
need to advise us what kind of pond you have. For instance, if it's a
residential pond that is surrounded by homes, you had better think about
a QUIET boat, or else you will irritate the neighbors and that will be
the end of ALL R/C boating on that pond. "Quiet" R/C boats include
sailboats, scale boats and "fast" electrics. If noise is not a problem
then your options are greater as you can now include gas and glow engine
boats among your choices.
KN "Jack" David
(the boatman)
Commodore, WVRCM
http://www.primenet.com/~kndbrd/
Michael Malone
I'd like a kick-ass gas boat (Don't know what glow is) that I can run
at a polluted College Lake and attract a crowd.
Lots of smoke and spray.
Something a novice can build though.
Also, what do you do when the engine just dies out there and you live
in LA where there are alligators and snakes in the wate, and big ones
at that.
How am I supposed to get the boat, and I'm not kidding.
Can I use airplane engines or do cars and boats require car / boat
engines. Are there kits availiable to convert the two.
Real novice, but love the boats.
Saw a weedeater one out there, and it never died.
Attracted lots of babes.
Thanks
Michael
South Louisiana (Louisiana State University Lake area)
> Before you get a lot of advice about any kind of model boat, you
>need to advise us what kind of pond you have. If noise is not a problem
David Price
If you want to impress the babes get a twin 67 rigger not
wewewaker.:-)(just my opinion).And some ponds are small enough to use a
surf-fishing pole with a wieght on the line to retrieve the boat.
Dave
Karl Greunke
On Tue, 16 Sep 1997 15:04:42 GMT, MBM...@ibm.net (Michael Malone)
wrote:
>I'd like a kick-ass gas boat (Don't know what glow is) that I can run
>at a polluted College Lake and attract a crowd.
>
>Lots of smoke and spray.
>
>Something a novice can build though.
>
>Also, what do you do when the engine just dies out there and you live
>in LA where there are alligators and snakes in the wate, and big ones
>at that.
>
>How am I supposed to get the boat, and I'm not kidding.
>
>Can I use airplane engines or do cars and boats require car / boat
>engines. Are there kits availiable to convert the two.
>
>Real novice, but love the boats.
>Saw a weedeater one out there, and it never died.
>
>Attracted lots of babes.
>
>Thanks
>
>Michael
>South Louisiana (Louisiana State University Lake area)
>
A prather Spitfire will throw a rooster tail 10-15 feet in the air
and go close to 60 mph. Would that be impressive enough?
Karl
Alex Andreadis
David Price <dwp...@webspan.net> wrote in article
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>
> Michael Malone wrote:
> >
> > I'd like a kick-ass gas boat (Don't know what glow is) that I can run
> > at a polluted College Lake and attract a crowd.
> >
> > Lots of smoke and spray.
> >
> > Something a novice can build though.
> >
> > Also, what do you do when the engine just dies out there and you live
> > in LA where there are alligators and snakes in the wate, and big ones
> > at that.
> >
> > How am I supposed to get the boat, and I'm not kidding.
> >
> > Can I use airplane engines or do cars and boats require car / boat
> > engines. Are there kits availiable to convert the two.
> >
> > Real novice, but love the boats.
> > Saw a weedeater one out there, and it never died.
> >
> > Attracted lots of babes.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Michael
> > South Louisiana (Louisiana State University Lake area)
> >
>
> wewewaker.:-)(just my opinion).And some ponds are small enough to use a
> surf-fishing pole with a wieght on the line to retrieve the boat.
> Dave
>
Attracted babes???
I need to run THERE.
All I ever attracted were annoying little shits (kids) that trip over your
equipment while trying to crawl up your ass. I no longer run in any public
places if I can help it.
In fact, my experience with women and nitro boats is that a single .21
engine shatters their eardrums, makes their ears bleed, and gives them a
brain-damage headache for 4 days. Let's not even start talking about a
nitro racing event!
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>I'd like a kick-ass gas boat (Don't know what glow is) that I can run
>at a polluted College Lake and attract a crowd.
>
>Also, what do you do when the engine just dies out there and you live
>in LA where there are alligators and snakes in the wate, and big ones
>at that.
>
>How am I supposed to get the boat, and I'm not kidding.
>
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HCamper123
>
>I'd like a kick-ass gas boat (Don't know what glow is) that I can run
>at a polluted College Lake and attract a crowd.
>
>
I can give you a few easy guidelines:
1) If this is your first boat I would recommend a V style hull. You can
get V's that are reasonably fast. A V will also spend a much larger portion
of it's life in an upright postition. A tunnel or outrigger is MUCH more
susceptable to flipping due to bad water conditions, unlucky waves, and
driver error. When I was first learning to drive my Prather tunnel hull I
think it spent more floating upside down in the lake than it did running.
Contrast this with friends and I taking our "beater" V's out to a local
river and jumping them off waterfalls, shooting rapids, etc. A V will make
you look like you know what you are doing even when you don't. A Tunnel or
outrigger will make it evident that you are new to the sport.
2) Keep your speed down. I know the temptation to go buy the biggest,
fastest boat you can find - but when you get behind the wheel of a model
boat going 40 mph+ you need experienced fingers. (Hehe...you'll never
believe that 40 mph is actually THAT FAST!!!) If you have to buy the big
'un, then adjust your radio/throttle linkage so that you can only get about
half throttle. This will keep your speed to a reasonable level while you
learn and you can increase it later.
3) Paint it bright and make sure the stern is a different color from the
bow. Once the boats gets a ways out, it will make it much easier to tell
whether it is heading towards or away from you.
For ease of building, buy a fiberglass hull kit.
To recover a boat: Get a subscription to Radio Control Boat Modeler - they
always have ideas for new contraptions to recover a boat from the water.
Some people use fishing poles and try to snag their boat by casting out a
line tied to a piece of rubber that will float. The best method I've found
is to have an electric recovery boat - just have it drag a line attched to
a small floating object, circle the dead boat to catch the line on it's
rudder and tow it in.
USA HYDRO
>> Michael Malone wrote:
>> >
>> > I'd like a kick-ass gas boat (Don't know what glow is) that I can run
>> > at a polluted College Lake and attract a crowd.
>> >
>> >
>> > Something a novice can build
If noise isn't a concern you might want to try the Prather Fun Cruiser.
Its a 46in weedeater mono ready to run. sells for about $900 complete.
These are good for putting around the pond but their not race boats. The
weedeater engines aren't likely to die out in the pond and their stable
enough to stay right side up. If your pockets aren't quite that deep try a
fiberglass tunnel hull with an outboard nitro engine. A wood hull would be
more stable but you have to build them and their not as fast. Outboards are
much easier for beginers to put together than inboards.
>> > Also, what do you do when the engine just dies out there and you live
>> > in LA where there are alligators and snakes in the wate, and big ones
>> > at that.
Try a tennis ball and a cheep fishing reel. The range is limited to the
length of your pitching arm. Putting it on a short fishing rod (like a
kiddie pole) will give you more distance. Tie it to the end of a 30-06 if
gators are a big problem!
>> > Can I use airplane engines or do cars and boats require car / boat
>> > engines. Are there kits availiable to convert the two.
>> > Can I use airplane engines or do cars and boats require car / boat
>> > engines. Are there kits availiable to convert the two.
Boats require boat motors. They have water cooled heads and high speed
bearings. Once upon a time they used to make clamp on water jackets to
convert airplane engines. I don't know if they even make these anymore.
In his reply Alex wrote >my experience with women and nitro boats is that
a single .21
>engine shatters their eardrums, makes their ears bleed, and gives them a
>brain-damage headache for 4 days. Let's not even start talking about a
>nitro racing event!
Maybe Mid-west women are tougher than they are where you come from. My
wife a daughter both race boats. In fact, my wife runs the 3.5 hydro I won
the 95 APBA NATS with! ( I got a lot of trash for that one - IT'S PINK!) We
have SEVERAL women that race in our district. If your not careful they'll
smoke your ass!
Larry Neff
USA HY...@AOL.COM
95/96 APBA NATIONAL CHAMP
Go Fast, burn NITRO, Have FUN!