… 100,000 examples built, ranging from canoes to large ocean rch-hit">yachts. Hartleys have been built since their plans were first produced in 1938, and wherever you go in NZ or Aust you are bound to find one example. The most common runabouts in th …

… folks, I have just received the 5 cell battery pack for my rch-hit">yacht R/C gear, but it come with no words and music, so I don't know if it's charged or not and am worried about using it with RC gear in case being under charged is dangerous to t …

As an introduction to RC rch-hit">yacht sailing I purchased the above kit. I would like some advice on a technical question about assembling the hull. In the instructions, which I might add for a beginner could be better explained, when building the …

As a beginner to RC boats I have an incredible lot to learn so I'm keen to start building another boat in addition to what I building now. As some of you will already know I am building as my first boat Aeronaut's Cabin Cruiser Diva. Which …

… me, but I can't remember such things. I don't want to join RCGroups as it's too American, even though they do like their mahogany Hotrods. But nobody seems to do vintage rch-hit">yachts and inshore craft. And I ONLY do those categories. Martin

… ld. Most of my boat building and sailing experience is with RC Sailing rch-hit">Yachts so I decided to build Star 45. This boat is a AMYA Class sailed among sailing clubs in the States, not sure if it is popular elsewhere in the world. Let me know i …

… hed hull of a PBY flying boat. There are also unbuilt R/C aircraft kits X2 somewhere in the area, plus two ARF aircraft. (DHC-2 Beaver, and a Cessna 182, also in that ship's hull.) But my friends, last night I had a dream, and in it was of …

I was sorry to see that the cruise ship 'Marco Polo' has been sold and is currently beached in India awaiting scrapping. I had a sort of affection for her, apart from the fact that I liked her traditional looks, I often used to see her year …

… anity, so I will just stay put at home and make yet another rch-hit">yacht! In the past I have built several US1 Meter racing rch-hit">yachts, but when fighting cancer I gave them away to friends so as not to burden my wife. Having survived it's time to get …

I currently have two rch-hit">yachts with separate Tx and Rx, both 2.4Ghz., but different makes. My plan is to use one receiver for both, with the possibility of increasing my fleet and adding further receivers. If I purchased a new transmitter can …

… old club. They have a 50 metre each side pond and race pond rch-hit">yachts back and fore across it. They are free sailing no vane gear or RC. All depends on good sail adjustment. Photos show some of the boats out of the water, a start of a race, th …

… less time for modelmaking. I have done as bit on the model rch-hit">yacht, but my slot racing contacts have kept me busy and I have built a small track in the shed to test the cars I make. Still nobody interested in having a model boat get together …

I just got a lovely old Star SY 3 rch-hit">yacht and needed to clean some filthy sails. My wife suggested Vanish and blow me down with a genoa, it's working. A generally mid to dark grey (I believe oil based) grubbiness has all but disappeared and I …

Robbe San Diego super rch-hit">yacht. Leopard 4074-1400Kv watercooled motors 100A Mystery ESC's. Excellent on 2 cell lipo, mad on 3 cell, stupid on 4 cells ask me how I know! would not recommend 4 cell as maiden voyage! Deck lights, figures very nic …

… but the big boys too! A lot of sport boating, a few sailing rch-hit">yachts, cabin cruisers and of course House boats ( have one in the works soon). As a young man I got to ride in all of them. But I was so impressed with these old flat bottoms . ( …

… improves and the grass needs cutting. I currently have two rch-hit">yachts, a Wee Nip and Ellen, a Gaff rigged Pilot Cutter. I sail the Wee Nip most weeks, and the Pilot Cutter occasionally when the weather is suitable (it needs a 'good blow'). I d …

… new Photo Gallery categories: Ocean Liners Working Vessels rch-hit">Yachts Submarines Pleasure Crafts Hovercrafts Flying Boats Racing Boats - Overhauled newsletter settings - Overhauled private messaging system I am expecting a few glitches as with …

I have just ordered the rch-hit">yacht Bella. I see that the model needs two servos. Please could anyone tell me the size of the servos that are needed as it was only stated on the retailer's website that two were required but gave no details. Also …

… ilding from the Nexus Plans Service, the 1/0th scale Dragon rch-hit">Yacht designed by A E Palmer taken from Camper & Nicholson's plans of Prince Philip's 'Bluebottle'. A Christmas present! From the start I planned to deviate from the plan to some e …

Hi, I'm In the process of buying a small RC rch-hit">yacht to sail. I like the Victoria, Dragon Force & Micro Magic but there are others to choose! All the rch-hit">yachties In my club sail IOMs or bigger so they aren't really of help! Has anyone got experie …

Hi y’all. After building the Caldercraft Clyde Puffer, and taking a break from building for a few weeks, I decided it was time to crank up my bench again. I had originally started on a kit that I got in a trade, a Deans Wacht Am Rhein…this …

… i do own two boats, as in an RAF tender, and a Dragon RG65 rch-hit">yacht (i kept quiet about and should put it in my harbour) But what hovercraft? as my main hobby is RC planes, so a plane and a boat combined is one, Ish, ive done the helicopter s …

Who is the owner of the rch-hit">yacht Aquila? The owner of the AQUILA rch-hit">yacht is Ann Walton Kroenke, an heiress of the Walmart fortune who purchased the rch-hit">yacht in 2014 for a total price of US $150 million. Bill Gates bought for $650.000.000, The Super …

Hi All After many years I am looking at getting back into RC sailing. A local group sail a plastic boat called the DF65 I was looking for a little unbiased feedback on the boat and how it performs. If any members have sailed one I would be …

OK, so I have 2 non scale rch-hit">yachts, but then I also have 2 scale rch-hit">yachts and, I hope, I will build more sailing craft to scale and I was wondering what happened to the Scale Sail Association. Somebody "elsewhere" reckons it died with one membe …

… is forum and new to scale model boats, my other hobby being RC 1 Metre rch-hit">yachts. For my first foray Into boats I have acquired what Is like a Vosper Firefloat Mk.2 but It Is different. The bridge section of my boat Is different being longer, …

About 12 months ago after building a beautiful 1mtr Nimbus rch-hit">yacht I fancied building another type. After insufficient research I decided upon the Graham Bantock designed Romanza, a 6mtr popular 1.532 long rch-hit">yacht. I have the plans, sufficient …

Filmed at the Bournville RC rch-hit">Yacht Racing and Model Powerboat Club.