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[2772e]

Bill,

Glad to hear you got her running. Have you clocked the speed the changes?

Brentwood details are at www.brentwoodmodelboatclub.co.uk

It can be a pig to find but if you have any problems give me a ring on the cell.

I guess we will be there from about 10 until we run out of fuel/we break something/get too wet/gets dark etc. 3 Makara's will be on the water.

Put me down for Stevenage and i guess Damen will be along with his as well.

As for the MM day have we firmed up the dates yet?

BW

Simon

[2772e]

Blagmeister is the Kinsbury club member, the Mclaran Makara.

Bit quiet on that front.

Where are you Mr Blagmeister?

[Bill D203]

Morning All
Good to here 2/3 want to come over to Stevenage on the 4th May.  Please book in with Ian. Number is in the latest OMRA news letter.
I am off to Lakeside now. No the Shopping one. So I can get next Sat to join you at Brentwood Simon. PS Simon email me your Mobile number. Thnaks Look Ok to find as I have a Sat Nav and a post code should be fine.  O well duty call's. Bill.

[bigtee]

bill if you are running the omra race and you can pull off having two races in the day i will be over to you more than the once 

i hope more races have the two heats this year as i am getting fead up with the waiting arround all day for one race  >:(

tony 

[Bill D203]

Hello
Made it back from Lakeside shopping in one bit. Got her brithday present, got myself a new bone, Got some beer in as well. What more could a man ask for? Ok it's a start. Lets hope the rain holds off for the morning.  Bill

[2772e]

New kid on the block!

Damon's Makara, officially a member of the Mad Makara Men.

Hope to have some pictures of 3 - 4 on the water next weekend.

Watch this space


 

[Bill D203]

NICE ONE. What is going on in the inside???
Still having a radio glitch on mine. Tryed diff crystals , receiver, lid off and on . Going to try and borrow a Sanwa RX from Ian to see if that dose the Bits. The speed on mine is now up to 37MPH. It go a bit more but had to shut down before the Recption run out.
The Joys of model power boats??? Bill :( :(

[2772e]

Similar to ours, but it runs a  steerable z drive!

[bigtee]

looks like we have been tango  ed  ::)

very nice , love the rear spoiler 

bill about time you ditched the 40 meg and go over to 2.4 ghz , i have been using the 2.4 for a couple of years now and will never go back to 40 meg
i have a couple back up sets of other 2.4 sets if you want to borrow one to try let me know , you will not be dissapointed

tony

[omra85]

Lovely looking boat - at last, a bit of competition for Simon's Concours d'Elegance trophies.
Get me some photos and a bit of background for the Omra site please, Simon.
I hope that nice rear spoiler is glued on well, cos the first time it stops, what are the rescue crew going to grab??   ::)

Danny
(ever the pessimist)   

[Bill D203]

Hello. Have you taken a look at the NEW Omra web site Simon? Your Makara shows up in the roll. Well done Danny. Not before time it had a rework over. I have ordered up another 40mhz reciver , However If you do have a spare 2.4GHZ set I could borrow then it would put my mind at rest. Our club guru dose not like them ,in fact he even say they don't work in boats. It would be nice to prove it one way or the other.  I will email my phone number Tony so we can arrange a meeting. Bill.

[omra85]

Bill, do the side bar links work OK for you?  Tony's having trouble with them.
Danny

[Bill D203]

Danny
The "Links" didn't go 1st time but went 2nd time. The rest seems to be Ok here. I run XP here not that Vista stuff.

[omra85]

"I run XP here not that Vista stuff"
That's probably why it works then! 
Danny

[bigtee]

bill no problem glad to help out if i can ,does this "2.4 does not work " person used it ? i will never use anything other that the 2.4 ever again
i have had no trouble with it over the last two seasons racing and worked well enough for me to win the championship two years on the trot  ::)
tony

[omra85]

Tony
Are you a circuit racer?  The reason I ask is that I was trying to find some information about who's doing what but the MPBA links are worse than useless and I can't find any web sites like OMRA or Rob Daniel's for multi.  Have you seen anything?
Cheers
Danny

[2772e]

Great big stickers on the hoop  DO NOT LIFT

Ever the optimist?

Should be some pretty boats next year!

[bigtee]

hi danny

yep have done the circuit for a few years , run in two classes very good racing , will be even better this year as the rules have changed and we have 4 yes 4 heats in the day  all 8 inms long so running two classes thats a propper days racing  ::)
as for this years races first one in april and five more each month , but yes web site prity poor to say the lease  :-\

tony

[omra85]

first one in april and five more each month

FIVE A MONTH - now thats what I call dedication      (sorry only kidding - couldn't resist)

How many do you get at an average meeting?  I guess most run more than one class. Is this FSR-O or H?

Is anything in any of the mags (I read MB regularly but MMI only occasionally)?

Thanks
Danny

[Bill D203]

Is There any body here???????? :)
What shell we talk about??
Come on !

[2772e]

lets talk about 4 makara's running togrther on Saturday.

Weather forecast is dry, sunny but a bit windy

perfeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeect

[Bill D203]

Hi Simon.
Yes I have a green light for Saturday. Should be over for 10.00am. I have on loan from Ian a Sanwa rx unit, fingers crossed. I also fonund a beat up but working Futaba rx which I will bring with me. Is there going to be a rescue boat around??

[2772e]

i have a fishing rod?

will ask martin to bring his tug

[2772e]

Well half of th MMM got together today. Maiden voyage for Damon's Asbo Makara, Bill kindly joined us and mine had a very brief run on the water.

Damens all run in and performing well, clocked at 33 mph, then he snapped the flexi.

Bill's was running well, similar speeds, damaged the stuffing tube. Unfortunately there was a coming together between Damon's Kyosho RTR with Bill's Enforcer, Bills came off worse and hopefully can be repaired. Rather a large V shaped gash in the starboard side!!

My new AA Bitburger cat performed very well and after running in and very slight tuning gave speeds of 33.4mph. I think that is good for a .21, i am sure you will all let me know?

Unfortunately i was again beset with problems with the Makara, failed receiver, one too many dunkings last year, swapped with a spare and back on the water. Failed rudder servo, swapped with a spare and back on the water. And then the crankshaft seal popped off, therefore no compression, therefore no more running! I think i stood to close to Danny last year!!

A good day needless to say.

Regards

Simon

[omra85]

Thanks for the report Simon.
You got your BEST results last year when I was standing next to you 
What's with all these flexi problems? I know you're knocking a lot of BHP through them but there seems to be quite a few 'issues' with them. Is 1/4" strong enough for these engines?
The two Makaras in the pics seem to have a lot of boat out of the water. Was it that rough, or is there some strut/stinger adjustments to be made (or was it just for the GPS    )
Bw
Danny