Edina Model Yacht Club at the Minneapolis Boat Show
23 Jan 2026 — 25 Jan 2026
Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Posted by DWBrinkman ·
Edina Model Yacht Club at the Minneapolis Boat Show
A comparison between the "pond" the Convention Center built for us last year, vs. the one the club made this year ...
Theirs was too narrow to turn a boat around in, the Astroturf stuff ended up shedding into the water, and it LEAKED!
Dave B
Theirs was too narrow to turn a boat around in, the Astroturf stuff ended up shedding into the water, and it LEAKED!
Dave B
So far my collection resembles "The Island of Misfit Toys". I've picked up several boats that are old builds and have been neglected. I'm giving them the TLC they need, hoping to bring them back to their former glory. Once I get enough practice/ experience I intend to take on a full build.
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Edina Model Yacht Club at the Minneapolis Boat Show
Ron,
Hopefully, there will be no "ICE" inside the Convention Center. Enough immigration shenanigans are going on in the city without bringing it to a leisure products show.
However it was -11F (-23.88C) when I left the show last night, and by the time I had driven the 70 miles home it was -18F (-27.77C), reaching -25F (-31.66C) overnight. So ... there was plenty of "ice" being made outdoors.
And, those temps tend to severely diminish outdoor protests, etc.
Pretty much the only crime going on inside the Convention Center is the prices they charge for food and beverages!
Dave B
Hopefully, there will be no "ICE" inside the Convention Center. Enough immigration shenanigans are going on in the city without bringing it to a leisure products show.
However it was -11F (-23.88C) when I left the show last night, and by the time I had driven the 70 miles home it was -18F (-27.77C), reaching -25F (-31.66C) overnight. So ... there was plenty of "ice" being made outdoors.
And, those temps tend to severely diminish outdoor protests, etc.
Pretty much the only crime going on inside the Convention Center is the prices they charge for food and beverages!
Dave B
So far my collection resembles "The Island of Misfit Toys". I've picked up several boats that are old builds and have been neglected. I'm giving them the TLC they need, hoping to bring them back to their former glory. Once I get enough practice/ experience I intend to take on a full build.
Edina Model Yacht Club at the Minneapolis Boat Show
Brinkman:
Thank you for sharing the photographs from the Model Boats Show.
Participating in a competition with our models is a highly rewarding experience; not only because it allows us to present our work and receive appreciation from fellow modelers, but also because it gives us the opportunity to observe how others surpass our skills. This experience humbles us and reinforces the importance of remaining open to learning from true masters of the craft.
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Thank you for sharing the photographs from the Model Boats Show.
Participating in a competition with our models is a highly rewarding experience; not only because it allows us to present our work and receive appreciation from fellow modelers, but also because it gives us the opportunity to observe how others surpass our skills. This experience humbles us and reinforces the importance of remaining open to learning from true masters of the craft.
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Our Model Boat Club has been invited for the second year in a row to exhibit at the Minneapolis Boat Show, Jan 22nd through the 25th. It is at the Minneapolis Convention Center, and we are located in the east lobby area. We again have an "interctive" pond set up with our Vac-U-Tug boats for people to operate. We originally created these thinking youngsters would be the primary users. What we have observed is that they equally attract adults. The user operated boats are always a hit when we bring them to events.
Dave B
Dave B
So far my collection resembles "The Island of Misfit Toys". I've picked up several boats that are old builds and have been neglected. I'm giving them the TLC they need, hoping to bring them back to their former glory. Once I get enough practice/ experience I intend to take on a full build.
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