Good day all from sunny Blackpool.

Its good to be in this community and I hope I am able to contribute to it!!

Although I joined this site about five years ago, I had forgotten about it until fairly recently.
I can only say that that was my loss, there is a great deal of useful information here.
I live a few miles outside Oxford, England, and am an active member of the Oxford Model Boat Club.

On the subject again a group of model boaters has to become an entity also carry insurance and have a purpose. Otherwise you will be ignored or excluded. Even a local park with a 'Model boat pond' named as being there and controlled by the council. Some years ago they wanted us to leave, go away etc.

There is slight improvement now but little or no acceptance.
Our models are electric or yachts there is a speed limit but owning a house nearby has a price premium and the said owners do not want you there.

Some things here are unbelievable but money has a very loud voice.
It is the dearest place to live outside central London. Average house prices are 17 times average yearly earnings and triple that to live adjacent to the park!

Roy

Hi wcmbc, your reference to restaurants. You trust the restaurant to treat you well supply a good meal and you will not be ill afterwards. Of course restaurants are regulated but you may not want to organize one yourself just for a few meals and clearly it is an activity that can exist on its own. You have trust in the restaurant and that is their selling point.

If you want to sail yachts there is no local 'shop' to go to as it is a niche interest and you have to do some things for yourself. The rest follows A committee in a club you belong to works on trust and doing what you want it to, they are elected or should be. Sometimes requests for an action need a reference to the 'real world' and are not persued.

I joined a Bridge club 30 years ago which had been in operation for less than a year. It had the usual 'committee' all self appointed not the best but they set it up. Gradually losses due to age etc brought in elected new blood and we then got to be a good and well run club.

I still know people who say we should be doing this or that but do not offer themselves for the job. If you contribute you will get a good return.

Looking at your last paragraph ponds here get users straight away. In my area we have gravel extraction and lots of holes with water in them. Most are owned by fishing clubs or controlled by sailing clubs. You would not be made welcome to bring a boat along and sail it.

We have lots of water locally but not much to suit our hobby, I am afraid money talks and excludes!

regards
Roy

Hi all, re the thread on committees. They fulfill a purpose I am one of those that end up on committees. If you take part in something that needs organising then someone has to think ahead and plan so that you get what you want.

I want the things I like doing to happen, and so you need a say in this. A committee member should always represent members interests and I have no time for the cliques that sometimes form.
Because of my own position in a club (Secretary), I was approached by a group in another club and they represented 40 odd disaffected members who wanted to up and leave and start again elsewhere. They were unhappy with their own committee who treated them with disdain! One afternoon I overheard 2 of their committee talking and was genuinely shocked with the attitude they had to the members.
Apart from that I said I would consider their situation and think of the plight they saw themselves in and respond a week later.

I spoke to the group again and said you have to accept that it is your fault that you have such an awful committee. As good men, you did nothing and were taken advantage of.
Get together sort out who is willing to stand for various positions on the committee and at the up coming AGM use your block vote to elect them.

A few months later they did this and it is now a happy club which I also belong to now!
So if there are just a few of you why have a committee? but when there is administration to do not everyone finds this easy. For me I have experience in admin and management and hands on technology, not to any real depth but enough to see gentle ways of doing and achieving.
So do not knock committees, as in life they can be mixed in their abilities and effectiveness.

If you do have a vote use it and weed out the self important guys who love the power.

I agree with Admiral Doug! Power to the people! But use it wisely.
Roy

I'm looking forward to a trip to the Lake District and in particular a visit to Lake Windermere, hopefully will see some steam boats out there 🤞can anyone recommend places to visit I know I'll be heading to the Windermere Jetty Museum 😁

Hi everyone. Just to tell you that South Africa is shifting focus as more people start to realize the old school clubs are doomed. The last 4 months have seen the opening of four new sailing venues in one province and it wasn't a committee decision. In fact, the committee all agreed it will never happen. And here we are. 20 years of "growing the hoɓby" has come to an end in just 4 months. Now we are growing the rc Boating hobby. Time to kick the habit of committee-religions and take action. 😎😍👍

I had sane problem after a dozen years in Puerto Rico I became accustomed to weather. Moved back to Massachusetts n I freeze in summer.

I’m just about done with my DE1040 Garcia 5 foot ship. I have printed the side stabilizer paddles n will put on next. A few paint touch ups n it’s finally done. I need to build the DASH drone as final part.

Best regards from our tour of Germany.
What you see on campsites, like here a couple from the north of Germany . .
D&M shipyard greetings
Michel-C

PS: Next door to us with our mobile bedroom. Our bikes really wanted to be in the photo too. .

Cheers from Madrid!
Last Sunday (2024-04-21) we had a pleasant spring day. I went to our local pond to watch some fellow modellers sailing their ships.
A Type VII U-Boot, a Guardia Civil Patrol and Rescue Motor Boat and a small fast craft were there.
Unfortunately, weather was warm for one month, and water was not as clean as desirable, causing issues with small pumps. I will add more pictures and some videos in other sections.

Just checking in from South Africa.
This app is cool, but sometimes a bit busy.

Hello everyone !
How is the weather where you are? Even as pedestrians we need a foghorn, almost as dense as in Great Britain . .
Best wishes
Michel-C.
. . . . Oh the fog is slowly lifting, I think!

Hello all,
It is a real pity that so many people register here and unnecessarily burden the HP of our admin.
One example of many: registered 2010 last time in 2011 in July. See printscreen
On other websites you are contacted after a year and removed a month later if you don't use it.
I know that this would be a somewhat unusual request . . . But with over 7000 members . .
Just one question. 🤔🤔🤔
Bb, Michel-C.

Hey All!!
Here I send you and the greatest homepage for model boat builders my best autumn holiday greetings . . .
Soon there will be more to read, as long as the winter arrives!
Best greetings from a pensioner who is enjoying being a pensioner. 😍😍😍
Michel-C.

The response that I got for pictures of Miami Crash Boats was fantastic. The Titan Tug that I am building is the result of a link I was sent to EBay.

All in all a fantastic and active site

Ed W.

This site has helped me know end with a wealth of knowledge from everyone who can help I’ve been sailing yachts and model boats now for nearly half my life more recently as my health had taken me out of work since 2015 so it’s been a great uplift to be able to sail whether it be motor or wind powered boats health permitting or whether , but only being on this site for a few weeks found some great help and others kind enough to help out when someone in need ,manny thanks to the ones who have helped and know doubt in the future if I get stuck

I am new to boating. I have been RC modelling for 40+ years and always been a Forum member somewhere. These places are a bottomless font of information.

Thanks to all who contribute!!

DG

Moin Moin

Kurze Frage

Kann man hier auch Bauberichte posten ?

Where can I find the plans of a Cherokee class brig sloop of HMS Woodlark (90' x 24'7") with took part in the American War of Independance. Hopefully to build a model about 12" long 1/90 scale. My 3 times great-grandfather was in command of her during that time.

Servus landlubbers,
am times really again on the high seas! Next month again!
Ahoi Michel-Cl.

New Infos: Look here on this homepage of my friends
https://www.leinenlostrinity.ch >>Bildergalerie >> Kroatien 2013

I am the one with the black hudy with the white 47. . .
At that time we still rented the sailboat, today they are the proud owners of an Alubat Ovni 445!
Apartment dissolved and now live on this boat as long as health permits . . .and we friends are always welcome! This is real friendship

All photos were taken by the owners

https://www.leinenlostrinity.ch

Is there anyone on here from not so sunny Scotland 😅🙈. Haven been a member here for quite some time now it is the go to for ideas and sound knowledge when stuck with builds or anything boat related. Always a friendly reply and fact based ideas, advice and all other subjects.

A fantastic place for all the world's boaties for sure

Hello all,
I have looked to see who from Switzerland is participating in this forum.
Disappointing, some have stayed on as recruits, 2 are current but have not responded to my request.
It would be cool to meet someone from the forum in our own little country.
Cheers Michel-Cl.

PS: RNinMunich / Doug wir werden uns dieses Jahr sicher sehen! Verschoben ist nicht aufgehoben!!

I have only been a member of this site for a couple of months now, and I have never come across such a wide mix of people and skills, who are so friendly, with never a bad word said. The support and friendliness is quite brilliant in this day and age, when half the world is either fighting or arguing. Long may this frindliness and worldwide harmony continue.

Ah, you young guys bragging about being 74, etc.

I mention age because I find it very relaxing working on my boats, from research to finally in the water and all that good stuff in between. Yeah, there can be some frustrating times but overall I think this is a good hobby for "staying young" - we have a few members well into their 80's. (This is Florida where a lot of people move to when they retire.)

I've been living here for 59 years and 50 of those years have passed since I scratch built my first RC sale model boat, a 42 inch long tug boat.

I am happy to be a part of this forum and read just about every post. So, 😉WELCOME ABOARD😉!

Lew

Over recent months this Website has proved a real boon at a rather difficult phase of my life. Now well into retirement from UK Forces and then academia, I have since tried a number of model aircraft and boat clubs with far from perfect results.

It really seems that less and less air and boats enthusiasts no longer build models at all - but are merely content to sail new (almost ready-to-run new boats or even "toys") or past-on and used models from former (or even deceased) members.

This forum shows that many of us still build from scratch and not just assemble far-from-perfect kits. They have thus gained far more satisfaction from completing and sailing their own creations that from running someone else's efforts.

It is also great to see such participation from overseas members who are countless miles from clubs or even other enhusiasts. This forum is great and these "lone wolves" are an inspiration to all of us in a better position to join with others in the love of our hobby.

In short we must remember that model boating is a mighty wide church - from static to tugs, from scale-sail to fast electric racing and even to complex "plastic magic" sailing conversions of display kits, -- there is room for us all.

Please make the very best of it and make full use of this invaluable resource.

Happy New Year and with best wishes John. 😁😁😁

Hello everybody and thank you all for the welcomes and kind comments. It is reassuring to see that I'm not on my own when it comes to my age. I am a retired firefighter who for many years was very active. I now have Arthritis and have had two lots of corrective surgery with more to come. My wife, Denise read somewhere a quote that said "Getting Old Ain't For Wimps". I totally agree. 😁

I look forward to asking questions and sharing your knowledge on my journey to building and sailing my first RC boat.

Greg

Hello,

My name is Greg and I am 74 so no Spring Chicken more like a Dead Duck😁. As I recently joined this forum after it was recommended to me by your member Martin555 I thought I would introduce myself. Although I have been building period static display ships for a number of years I am new to RC boats. I started my first RC boat about three weeks ago. The boat I am building is Aeronaut's cabin cruiser Diva. I'm finding the build very enjoyable and when I got stuck on understanding one particular build instruction I received advice from a very helpful and friendly member Martin555.

I understand that sharing my building experience of the Diva in a Build Log is recommended so I will start that in due course.

Thank you for accepting my application to join the forum and I hope to be talking to many knowledgeable members, as I'm sure you all are, as the weeks progress into 2023.

For me a new year and a new adventure.

Hi chaps, how has this website helped me. A little while back the question was posed, are their any stupid questions or problems asked.
Too a man l recall that everybody who replied to the question agreed no there is not. Everybody has to start somewhere non of us are born with a full set of wings ( sails) and are able to fly straight away, this community of very skilled and patient people enable the less exsperianced to produce a model that they can be proud of. And that is how this club of great people have helped me.👍

Guess book Up Date
I have been a member for a little over one year.
What I have found I have more in common with you Mates that with my neighbors.
The Talent of you Mates absolutely Blows Me Away, gives me something to Strive for👍👍👍👍
Many Thanks Mates!!
Trev

I’ve only been a member of this elite community for a few months now but I just have to say, that in all my years in real and virtual communities for various of my hobbies that this one is populated by the friendliest, most helpful, kind and caring bunch of guys I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet up with.

God bless you all and keep up the good work you all do for our hobby and colleagues.

Brian