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I see you already have a scale "cat" driver figure ready for installation.:)

I dont't know if he's got what it takes to be a model boater - he looks to be part of the "snowflake" generation to me. :)

Shouldn't the lake name be ECHO- ECHo- ECho- Echo- echo- ech- ec- e------- :)

Nice boats Ken - I really admire what you scale guys can do. A friend of mine builds intricate operating scale models of World War 1 planes which are so realistic that he has started adding hidden linkages to the arms, legs and head of his scale pilots. When the plane is flown by rc operation...

Hi Rod - the idea of posting a notice to "prove" the artice for sale is real (and not just a google photo) was not mine but was mentioned earlier in this thread. I agree with you in essence that anybody selling at the moment should be prepared to establish their "bona fides" as a genuine seller...

I feel bad for all of those who have been scammed and for the administrators that struggle to stop this sort of abuse of it's forum and it's members. The idea of posting "for sale" photos containing a notice that lists the date, location and phone number of the seller (to prevent false photos...

I would be hopeless at that pond - I like rc boats but I love golf !! If I was golfing there I would be keeping an ear and eye on the boats and if I was rc boating there I would be watching the golfers. No concentration at all :)

You are right. That's the good news - if my boat sinks or stops I can easily walk out into the shallows and retrieve it. The bad news is if my boat sinks and I can't locate it before the tide starts to run out the tidal surge could carry it up through the straits over an ocean bar and out to the...

My boating "lake" is a sub tropical salt water estuary that contains fish, sharks, stingrays, dolphins, dugong, sea turtles, crabs, crustaceans and mangroves. Check out the contrast between low and high tide - you plan all boating activities based primarily on the tide chart.

Kris - please don't tell anybody who didn't read the 25 slang terms what "root" means in Aussie slang. I still laugh out loud in American movies when some character proclaims they are rooting for their sports team !

All the best to you and your wives Steve and Charlie - as a cancer patient myself and a married man for 46 years I can tell you that your love, help and support will be a big factor in how well your wives cope with their treatment and recovery.

Must be over 55 years ago but I can still recall racing slot cars against my brother on a basic Scalextric track set up on the living room floor. Only stopped when the plastic hand contoller connected to the transformer got too hot and starting burning the palm of your hand ! Happy days. :)

Thank you very much Manuel - this is exactly what I was looking for ! Obrigado meu amigo

If anybody has easy access to a TT manual would you please consider scanning it into a pdf file and posting it or sending it to me on a pm. I have searched everywhere on-line and the best I can get so far is a parts list and diagram. Thanks

I have thought about it Frank but I have to sometimes remind myself not to confuse ambition with ability ! At the end of the day I just enjoy watching and listening to the boats (as they are) running, turning and handling under my very amateur rc driving attempts. They look and sound great in...

Frank - I just found this another photo that shows the top during construction.

Hey Michael - no retrieval boat for me. I operate my boats for fun in the shallows at high tide in an estuary 650 yards from my house. If they were to die unexpectedly or lose radio control I can walk to collect them in no more than knee deep water for hundreds of yards. No crocs in our bay and...

Hi Frank - conventional steering rod on the Canard - it's just hard to see because the transom is set under a projection from the hull. Another view here Engine bay is so tight I had to drill an access hole in the hull top to get an allen key in to tighten a carb bolt mono hull on the other...

What happened to the boat and engine in this thread between November 2020 and September 2021 - loved reading about the rationale, the controversy and the development of a low cost engine, outboard leg and boat kit and then nothing ! Don't mind cliffhangers at the movies but it's not so good in...

Thank you Rod for your reply and offer. I got the complete boat at a very reasonable price and on reflection I think buying a spare engine as a replacement or for parts would be overcapitalising the boat. Buying another outboard engine (or two) for a possible new project is also not on the cards...