Back in May I was able to get my boats out on a the local boating lake, it went ok and it was magical to have them on the water again, although I did have battery issues, and my small type 24 frigate had a leak, well I live and learn, back to shed to discharge and recharge my NMHI batteries, and address the leak! More to follow soon!

RC Sailing with Buxton Model Boat Club June 2022.

This was my first boat build, which was 10 years ago, it was a Model Boat Magazine plan of HMS Paladine! The hull red was a bit bright, she sailed weli!

Here is pitcure of both my boats sailing on a boating lake not far from my home, the larger of the two was commandeered by my 8 year old son for a trainning mission he had in mind, which gave me an excuse to build another one, which is the smaller boat the picture, as the young captain needed escorting while getting use to his new command!
They are both made from balsa wood, which the material for the hull, it is sealed with a acrylic varnish,painted over the top with enammel paint with clear varnish on top of the paint! The superstructure on the larger destoyer is made from thin plywood, and on the smaller frigate its made of plasticard!
I got the lynx helicoptors on Ebay from "The Dorest Print Man" I think it was, which are 3D printed by him!

"Ellen" is a Gaff Rigged Pilot Cutter from modeller Graham Rowe.
Forever striving for improvement, Graham explains how he assists the - Setting of the Foresails on his model.
More info on Grahams Blog - https://model-boats.com/blogs/86653
Also - https://www.youtube.com/c/RCSailing1/videos
RC Sailing No`s - 131, 132, 134, 135, 159. 170
My Gaff Cutter No`s - 139, 142, 143, 144

Alligator boats were a type of amphibious vehicle used in the forestry industry throughout Ontario, Quebec, the Maritime provinces of Canada and the northern United States from the mid-19th century to the beginning of the 20th century

Hi Guys,
I thought some of you might find this video interesting.

Martin555.

Great video of a 90E Swedish combat boat. Water jet powered.

52ft
2x 625 HP Scania DS114 V8
2x Kamewa water jets for 40knts

Impressive,- I want one😁 (you can pick one up for NZ $ 157k at the moment, -one careful lady owner (and a hundred rough Swedish army buggers) Make a good jet model.

JB

JB

Several boats have fire monitors, which are a huge hit with the kids

more from the day

more from the 6-12-22 event

Thought I'd show a couple short videos from the day. There was a lot more activity, but I was busy playing with my boats :-)