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LewZ
Admiral
Suncoast Scale Model Boat - March 15, 2026 meet
Stunning weather most model boaters would be jealous of. Warm, but not hot! Very gentle breeze. No rain! But not many showed up. Wait 'till the summer comes" No complaints about it being too hot for model boats!

Anyway, I wanted to get back to my trawler with another video. This time on board with my old GoPro. Had some issues with the battery packs slipping inside the hull. I'm going to remove the one for the lighting as I don't use them anyway. Then I will add some fixed ballast in the bottom. The video with the camera (and waterproof housing) on the top of the pilot house made the boat heel quite a bit. Going to try for some more on board videos in the near future on my other boats.

Got the 4 minute YouTube link here:
I hope you enjoy it!

Lew
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2 comments
  • jumpuglyFleet Admiral
    Lew! This is great!!!
    When you have a moment can you post a picture of the rudder and prop set-up you've used Elena? Or is it in your harbor or build blog? I have a trawler in my future.
    Many thanks!
    👍
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  • LewZAdmiral
    Nothing fancy about the prop and rudder. The rudder pivot axis is about 35% back from the leading edge. This way the rudder forces more of the prop back wash to the side to help the boat turn sharper.

    Lew
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LewZ
Admiral
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Suncoast Scale Model Boat Club - March 1, 2026 meet
SSMBC - although a little windy, only four members showed up. The wonderful temperature and no rain was great. I decide to run my trawler, "Elena", which has not seen the pond in over five years. It handled the wind quite well and is perhaps my best operating boat for rough conditions. I know there is a limit with that much above the deck to catch the wind, but I must admit this was a very good run with a little challenge!

I hope you all enjoy the short video.

Lew
Liked by muddy and Mike Stoney and
5 comments
  • LewZAdmiral
    Ronald, the reason I built this boat with the nets up is I wanted it to show it in action. The net is loaded with fish and two men are working to bring the catch aboard. See photos.
    Lew
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  • LewZAdmiral
    Yes Dave, is was the Helen kit. I bought it (2016?) partially built (up to the deck) but had to rip it apart to get the big dead battery out.

    Worst part was the entire hull was covered in masking tape for many years. What a pain it was to remove it. In the long run it worked out.

    I renamed it "Elena" after my wife. It sits in our front room and is the first model one sees in our home. Still uses the old FM radio. Runs perfect as I have alluded to.
    Lew
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LewZ
Admiral
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Suncoast Scale Model Boat Club
Finally our first meet of 2026! Very unusual weather for us, like the rest of the country. Normally we might miss 1 or 2 weekends during the winter season but this was our first meet since December.

This would have been a great perfect day was hampered by wind, a little much for many smaller boats. Also a lot of dead fish around the pond, probably caused by a lack of oxygen because of a lack of rain. We are in the middle of a drought, but it is supposed to rain tonight.

Lew
Liked by Mike Stoney and GARTH and
2 comments
  • PhilHLieutenant Commander
    Great to see a young face doing sailing need more other wise the hobby will die
    Philuk
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  • LewZAdmiral
    In case anyone missed it, that bridge to the floating dock is the one in the video (recently posted) of my towboat pushing the barge under it.

    Lew
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GARTH
Commodore
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Christmas theme
Tonight the Confederation model boat club is having the last meeting of 2025 and we are bringing models with a Christmas theme.
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3 comments
  • RossMCaptain
    so, does this mean Rudolph is outta job this CHRISTMAS😁?
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  • BOATSHEDCaptain
    Hi Garth,
    That's great, Love the Christmas decorations.
    is that the naughty elf in the boat.
    Hope he'smnot taking with out consent.
    Out of curiosity, what model boat is that??
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LewZ
Admiral
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SSMBC (Seminole, Florida) meet, Nov. 2, 2025
Absolutely stunning weather for this meet. It just doesn't get any better than this. After a long hot summer, the perfect day. No sweating, no rain, no clouds, no wind, just a gentle breeze. No bugs, snakes, gators, tourists.

Boats ran well, No need to have a rescue or get the long pole out. Perfect for scale model boaters (except for the guy that forgot his batteries.)

Lew
Liked by thadlietz and GARTH and
4 comments
  • philcaretakerCommodore
    Great meeting Lew ! - thanks for sharing pictures.
    Liked by hermank
  • Mike StoneyRear Admiral
    Hei Lew!
    What a pond! We would love to have something like that, but the local council is thwarting our plans.
    We wanted a little more inflow water, but even rainwater was not allowed. It could have been taken from the neighbouring houses at little expense and with little effort.
    Let's see what happens...
    There used to be three ponds for the mill further down. Unfortunately, the mills burned down completely in 1915. Oh well...
    Greetings from Switzerland
    Michel-C.
    Liked by chugalone100 and hermank
SouthportPat
Commodore
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Professional Photographer at Southport
Please find enclosed some pictures taken last Wednesday by a Professional Photographer from Maghull that was visiting the lake (Southport Model Boat Club) - courtesy of Mike McMullin
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2 comments
  • luckyduckLieutenant
    If it wasn't for the 'fixed' people on board you could almost imagine these as full size boats. Just the odd exception with a rather disproportionate bow wave!
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  • jumpuglyFleet Admiral
    Love these!!! Thanks for posting them Pat!
    Liked by hermank and AlessandroSPQR
GARTH
Commodore
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Light up the Night on the September 25th 2025 including safety cautions
Our club will be sailing at Spencer's in the evening with our model boats lit up. I have upgraded my Jimwilder Tug with an LED light from our Dollar Store ( $ 4.50 ) now. Did a few modifications to get it in the tug.Looks pretty good & should be visible.
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  • hermankRear Admiral
    Gentlemen skippers
    The koninlijke model yacht club antwerpen,1of the 5 oldest model yacht clubs in the world, 120 years young wishes you and your members a fantastic event! A lot of participants, interested visitors and a lot of youth as they are the future of our hobby. Regards KMYCA
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AlessandroSPQR
Fleet Admiral
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Second navigation (4 September 2025) to Lake Turano.
1:60 scale model of a schooner-armed steam gunboat.
Liked by Mike Stoney and philcaretaker and
4 comments
  • jumpuglyFleet Admiral
    What a glorious sight Alessandro!!! Absolutely…
  • AlessandroSPQRFleet Admiral
    Hi Jumpugly, thank you so much for your wonderful comment.

    I have to confess something: I was worried and sad because your opinion hadn't been posted yet.
GARTH
Commodore
War ship regatta
On the weekend Confederation Marine Modellers held a warship regatta at the Burlington pool at Spencer's.I use my IPhone to video & it's a technique I can't seem to master.
Liked by chugalone100 and peterd and
1 comment
  • RonaldFleet Admiral
    When are they going to introduce a standard route of travel at Spencer’s?
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