Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => OMRA - Offshore Model Racing Association => Topic started by: Martin (Admin) on May 01, 2008, 06:44:08 pm
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OMRA related post recovered and combined here.
Martin O0
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I missed out "Wife" from my last post
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Yeah I'm interested in the boats, will give me something to try the new airbrush on when I get it.
You have any MTB's or PT boats in there?
Andy O0
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Hi Andy, yes I think I have. I will pop into the loft dig them out and post a list.
Phil
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Ok thanks O0
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Andy? Can you tell what it is yet?????? ;D ;D ;D
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I think so, is it one of those things we've been talking about you having for some time now? or is it that funny little thing in your shed?
Code talk that we understand you see, baffling you outsiders ;)
And yes Martin I have too, although the cameras in them are never much cop unless you spend millions of pounds on a Sony Cybershot phone.
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Andy. I have a Sony Cybershot.
Any way you have missed it's maiden voyage. Ah . Run time 10 min at med speed. Good enough for a night sail. Got to short out the lights now then I'm in.
If there is any Mad Makara Men reading this. I am very sorry it wont happen again. They made me do it. It's been a time since i have had to charge 8.4 volt battery's up.
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bill needs winching from the mainsail n feedin to the sharks i tell ya :police:
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Oh NO!!! {-) {-) strap me to the main sale. Did I say Sale! she will want to go to the shops now.
Just trying to work out how much kit I'm going to have to bring with 2 boats TV/DVD Tents ,table, Omra stuff. All my own tent a kit. Beer. + Andy and his stuff.
What happened to going out boating with your TX, boat & fuel?????
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IT'S CALLED MAYHEM BILL
Stavros
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Don't worry Bill, I once packed 10 planes, transmitters, a couple of boxes of stuff etc into the back of our car to give a talk on rc planes at the radio club, then had to pack them all back in to come home again. The radio club is just next to the glebe ::)
Just put your stuff in, bring the car over here, and I'll sort out the rest. You can have a beer or something while I'm at it O0
Did you do the trial at the lake or in amongst the fish at home? ;)
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i just had to buy a new car n trailer to get all our c**p in !!!!!!!!!! never knew we needed the house strapped to the car
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I tryed it down the lake Andy. Must short out what kit you are bringing ect. May be down there with both boats on Thursday?? Deff Sunday. I will pick up the Club tent. Do you have a Garden to put it up in and cheak it over??
Gaz I to have a trailer but it's full of PA kit. My other hobby. Andys in charge of packing the car then. Well done.
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Of course, bring the tent over and we'll set it up, what size is it?
If too big, we have a large patio available
Andy O0
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I don't know How big it is. It is in the boat house. Pick it up on Thursday.
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Okay, you'll need to take it in the car though, I won't be able to carry it.
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Yes I worked that bit out myself. See you Thursday./ Sunday
I'm off to me pit work calls @ 6am
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Ooo lovely, I think I shall wake up at around 1 pm. Yeah about that {-) :angel:
10 Days when you read this :P
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Spose I better start building a boat then !!!!!!!
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buildin a boat ??? jeez now we get told we gotta bring a boat !!!!! thought beer was the only must {-)
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Spose I better start building a boat then !!!!!!!
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Will you have room with all the beer you'll be lugging along? ;D
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Hey Phil where can I get those black powder thingys we were talking about for the rescue boat O0
Stavros
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My last words tonight. Your rescue boat needs to be doing 30/40 MPH to keep up with my boat. Good nite.
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36.1 at last count, still running in O0
Stavros you're going to need a bigger boat {-)
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Ho Ho Ho. 36.7 MPH on a GPS. Can't wait till it's run in.
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36.1 at last count, still running in O0
Stavros you're going to need a bigger boat {-)
YES I will if you lot are planning on breaking down all over the lake just to bring you back.
By the way the going rate for recoverey at the lake goes up every time you need recovering
First time 1 beer,Second time 2 beers,Third time 4 beers,Fourth time well cant be bothered me drinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stavros
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My last words tonight. Your rescue boat needs to be doing 30/40 MPH to keep up with my boat. Good nite.
If your boat is doing 30/40 it don't need rescuing. ;)
If it needs rescuing I don't think it will be doing 30/40. Unless that is in feet per minute in a downward direction. :o
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Or "Wales Most Wanted"
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Hay Stavros, just going down the workshop to build one of them there black powdered whiz bang thingys---prepare to repel boarders
:'(
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If all goes well, both Bill and myself will have 'mystery boats' at Llanberis.
Seen Bill's going, you guys are going to have a lot of catching up to do O0
The tent for the lakeside is taking up most of our patio now, it doesn't smell all that pleasent :(
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I better fit a softer fender to my Springer!
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What huge motor would I need to build a 14 foot version of my models :o (pt boats)
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My boats are also usually termed a 'mystery boats' ....
... often I hear, "What the hell is that?"
Hi Martin
You could be right. Just Don't tell the Mad Makara men I have been seen at the Lake side with a Boring electric boat that needs my input to make it work every 15 seconds. Im Sorry Mad Makara Men , They made me do it. Im not enjoying the thrill of it at all???
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We were standing there with his boat and my Perkasa going "ahh they're going to hit each other" when they were about three feet away, and saying "this is so boring" and really creating a scene.
The scale guys weren't happy {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)
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We were standing there with his boat and my Perkasa going "ahh they're going to hit each other" when they were about three feet away, and saying "this is so boring" and really creating a scene.
The scale guys weren't happy {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)
WHAT THE HECK HAS THIS GOT TO DO WITH THE EVENT >>:-(
STAVROS
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Hummm bit confused andyn, who was going to hit who , when, whats boring about model boats and is this in the righ section
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Hummm bit confused andyn, who was going to hit who , when, whats boring about model boats and is this in the righ section
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No one was going to hit anyone, today, nothing but these pair were travelling at no more than 1mph, probably not no
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Hummm bit confused andyn, who was going to hit who , when, whats boring about model boats and is this in the righ section
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No one was going to hit anyone, today, nothing but these pair were travelling at no more than 1mph, probably not no
And we was testing our boats out ready for the Llanberis weekend & the night sail bit of the weekend.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, doesn't it say fine in the east and dodgy in the west, and isnt Wales in the west ? :-\
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Stavros has moved the Greenwich meridienne line, its now so far in the east we'll need chop sticks ;D ;D
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arranging fine weather I HOPE
Stavros
We shall bring some of this lovely sunshine with us Stavros O0
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OK OK OK you lot me now >>:-( check this web page out look at event date and see for your selves you sceptics and as fro you Steamboat Phil ...................................ARGH
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/14days.asp
Stavros(going out for a fag !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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This is good news, I can now take out all the wet weather gear and replace with more beer (oh and a can of spam in case I get hungry) {-) {-)
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So Barty 230 will be cooking spam with beans,spam with eggs,spam with everything O0
Stavros
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So blowlamp from one of my boats, frying pan, can of spam and Barty 230--perfect harmony O0
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Flash steamed spam - mmm {-)
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7 days!!!
Where will the Makaras be launched from, is there a jetty or will I have to wander out in waders to launch?
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Both
Stavros
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Ooo nice
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After a marathon round trip, ( due to me trust the stupid Crap Nav, 5 1/2 hours to do a 4 hour journey >:( )
I'm back in safe 'flat lands' of East Anglia ( these mountain things will never catch on! ), back home and back to work.......groan!
Just quickly while I'm on tea break:
Well done Stavros, worked like Trojan all weekend.
( Stavros' knee was playing up and had to go home at one stage in obvious agony but was back a little while later all Drugged up and dashing about keeping everyone happy.) 'Hats off' to you sir! Stavros knows how to put on a show I can tell you. The 6 low level flypast's by the mountain rescue helicopter was most impressive!
Steamboat Phil supplied a loads of equipment, including Free tea, coffee and biscuits.... and good entertainment.
Well done to Margaret for making the tea.... what a fun lady!
Highlights of the weekend....
The venue - the most picturesque model boat venues I've even been to ... one of the most picturesque Anything I've been to!
The OMRA racing,
The "Owl & the Pussy cat" in the rescue boat.
Margaret in the tea marquee.
The Colwyn bay MBC display.
Fouling Hanna's Springer on a obstacle mooring line.....
Doing exactly the same thing to Big Don's Northsider five minutes later... subsequently being banned from the lake!
Phil loosing at Straight Running again!
Great to see some very old boats (mainly 2nd hand from flebay) restored and working again.
The Suzy Q speed ski boat........ with working driver and skier!
Unpressurised sales talk from Mark - A Model World - and parting with money.
Unpressurised sales talk from Ian - The Component Shop - and parting with money.
Jay's totally indestructible speed boat - hit every rock at least 10 times and flew up out of the water at least 6 times and was still the last boat running!
Meeting up with many Mayhemers.
Meeting TigerTiger.
Parking within 10 feet of the water.... for everybody!
Facilities and toilets with 2 minutes walk.
The Vivian Diving Centre lake.
All the free slate.
The Slate Museum ( a MUST see! )
'Pete's Eats' breakfast.
Great cooperation between all all parties attending, (apart from one stroppy canoeist who tried to make a point of setting of between all the model boats...)
Friendly atmosphere of all attending.
Long unhurried chats with fellow modellers.
.... The venue and scenery... truly spectacular scenery.
Photos to follow......
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Hi Andy
The Stinger shaft is worn out. loads of slop around the prop now. I know a man who can fix it. Off to work now to pay for it.
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hi bill. yea got that servo done. i can now hold the rudder and the boat moves !! :D got feelers out for an exhaust.
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hi bill. yea got that servo done. i can now hold the rudder and the boat moves !! :D got feelers out for an exhaust.
Luvly stuff
Any pics so we can 'inspect' your work? O0
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better than that andy..im hopin to take her out tmrw (on our local roads if this damn rain dont stop) and get some video footage of her turning proper !!!
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Welcome to all OMRA people to the new Llanberis OMRA Forum, after some conversation with Martin, we have a nice place to natter about the proper boats from Llanberis ;) Where hopefully our posts wont get pulled for expressing our freedom of speech (bet this one gets pulled...)
Anyway, on to business,
So you got that lovely big servo then gaz?
If you cant afford a new Ex. pipe, you could try one of Bonzi's Race Silencers. You need to specify it's not for a bonzi pipe, tell them what pipe you have, and then you can choose between 7 shiny colours!
I've been reading some of these posts and none of them seem to have much meaning because theyre missing answers etc, wierd huh?
Andy ( going off to laugh at 'hes been pulling our posts') =]