Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Beginners start here...! => Topic started by: SpaceNarwhal on August 11, 2012, 02:24:33 pm

Title: Hello, new boater here.
Post by: SpaceNarwhal on August 11, 2012, 02:24:33 pm

Hi everyone,

I'm a complete newbie to model boating, so don't be suprised if I start to ask stupid or obvious questions :embarrassed:

A friend of mine (with 3 sheds and a living room full of weird and wonderful model boats) took me down to his local club meet with a 7 foot Oil Tanker (!) and after seeing some of the other boats sailing there, I was bitten by the model boat bug.

A while ago, I was given a stripped out hull of an Aerokits Fairey Swordsman, and after spending many years under the car in the garage while I worked on full size boat engines, I decided it was time to drag it out and see what could be done with it.

I took it to my local RC shop, who helped identify it, and doing a few google searches that night, I found this forum and a few threads regarding this kind of boat.

Any advice on powering such a boat would be well received.

I have yet to join a club, but if anyone could recommend one in the Sheffield or Milton Keynes area I would be grateful.

It's going to be a long term project, since finances and time are both rather limited, but I hope I will be able to find help here towards getting the boat out of the shed and back on the pond again.

Title: Re: Hello, new boater here.
Post by: Stormbringer on August 11, 2012, 03:36:05 pm

hi and welcome to the site  :-))

Title: Re: Hello, new boater here.
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on August 11, 2012, 08:52:42 pm

Hi SpaceNarwhal and welcome to the Forum.

We have a few 'Swordsman' enthusiasts on here who will be only too willing to help you.

Have fun


Ken