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New to the Hobby? Your first boat, a RTF (Ready To Float)

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SteamboatPhil:
I see where you are coming from Ghost (nice to see you back) and it is difficult if you are a youngster (or even not so young) and wanting to take up model boating as a hobby. However as well have a probally seen the RTR are OK if you are own your own on the lake, and don't want to take the boat more the 20ft from the bank, however if someone turns up with either a another RTR or a "real transmitter, they will be in trouble and loose control. As a starter it might work, but my advise to any "newbie" (apart from read all the threads on this site) would be to join a club, as mostly there will always be someone willing to help and advise, and even let the beginner have a "hands on"
I know times have changed with regard the buying of craft knives, paint etc and that does not help any hobby, like TLB I was buying all sorts of things from about 8 with which to build a boat, generally stick bits of wood not only together, but to the table, the cat, but mostly to myself (thank heavens we didn't have superglue in the 60's- who knows what would still be stuck to me) I can only hope that maybe anyone who is thinking of boating visits here first.  :-) :-)

The long Build:

--- Quote from: Steamboatphil on November 16, 2008, 05:58:25 pm ---I see where you are coming from Ghost (nice to see you back) and it is difficult if you are a youngster (or even not so young)
--- End quote ---
:-))

Yep still get asked about my age , must be my youthful looks  %%

Martin (Admin):
 :-)

herrmill:
Ghost, where did you find that TX?  It looks like something Q cooked up off of one of the earlier Bond films!   :}

Chuck

malcolmfrary:
Many twin motor RTRs have a "safety feature" which means that they have to be in water before they respond.  Of course, if you can get your hand inside and bridge the two shafts with your fingers........(hopefully a few HSE numpties will read that and self combust or turn back into dust or something useful like that)
If we all know the actual limitations, problems and pitfalls of low end RTRs, we have the opportunity to be helpful to newbies, look good, and hopefully fire their ambition to better things.  Everybody has to start somewhere, starting somewhere else is not usually an option.

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