Hello Al, thanks for your note. Yes, I am very lucky to have a nice Observatory and equipment, I do a lot of long exposure deep sky photography and all the beautiful objects up in the sky are free, you just need time and patience. Where do you live Al ? I am in Himbleton, Worcestershire.
I am just converting a Seaport Tug and she now looks good and is sailing well. I have a Seawind of which I am very proud and pleased, she sails beautifully, fast. I have bought a Volans Trimaran and a Stockmaritime stage one tuning kit and will try to build her over the winter. I have a KWIK KAT Catamaran I built in the 70's which I am converting to R/C , she is about 24 inches long and I don't think there is another one in existence !! In 1973 I built a Keil Kraft "Otter" Tugboat which was free running on a four and a half volt flat battery and I have managed to squeeze radio into her 11 inches hull; she sails great and I bet she's unique too ! Are you going to the boat show at Warwick in November ? I need some figures for my Tug and have never been to a model boat show.
I also have a Veron Viceroy kit to build and recently bought a speedboat off ebay from the 80's with a Graupner 7022 geared set up, don't know what she is but will put some images on and maybe someone will be able to I/D. I am retired now Al and love my models, aircraft and boats. If you are going to Warwick would be nice to see you.
Kind Regards
Dick