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Title: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: Lowndes888 on October 27, 2006, 09:44:01 am
Hi Guys

Does any of the Aussie boaties know much about the St George Model Boat Club?  Ive had 2 people in the last month (Cbr900 and my boat dealer) tell me where it is and what type of water it operates in.  Just like to know what boat classes and other info that you might have. :)

Cheers ;D

Josh
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: cbr900 on October 27, 2006, 12:43:35 pm
Josh,

Try ringing R2 Marine I am sure he will be able to fill you in on the Club and also advise you better of other clubs in the area, I mentioned them but have not lived in Sydney for over thirty years....



Roy
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: Lowndes888 on October 28, 2006, 06:44:35 am
Thanks Roy,

I have rung Randall at R2 Marine, Im buying my tugboat off him, and was just wondering if theres anymore info out there, other that what Randall told me.  He told me about the water there, that they sometimes have night sailing etc.  He also told me about two other colubs in Sydney, but St George looks like the best - only problem is it an absolute country mile to there!

Cheers

Josh

P.S, Has anyone seen my Wyeforce model - Im getting abit impatient!! ;)
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: cbr900 on October 28, 2006, 11:14:55 am
What district are you from, west suburbs or northern, buy the sound of it....



Roy
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: Lowndes888 on October 29, 2006, 01:28:01 am
Roy

Im from the North Western Suburbs of Sydney, near Hornsby.  Its not that far to get to St George - its just the fuel prices at the moment >:(  . I'll be driving down that way to pick up my Tugboat when it arrives, so I might try and go down on a Sunday to pick it up and can see the club.  There is apparently another club close by to me, at Norwest, but I think they only cater for sailing boats. 

Cheers

Josh
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: cbr900 on October 29, 2006, 05:02:27 am
I would suggest you call into any of the model shops that are reasonable close to you and ask them, surely they should be able to point you in the right direction....


Roy
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: dougal99 on October 29, 2006, 12:05:18 pm
What are the fuel prices in Australia? I've just got back from the US where I paid $2.30 ish (£1.21) which they seem to think is a lot. Here in UK I pay £3.80 - £3.90.

Just interested (not thinking of emigrating - just yet  ;D )

Doug
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: cbr900 on October 29, 2006, 02:45:47 pm
Doug,


Down here in Tassie at the moment we are paying, $1.08 cents per litre, but it does fluctuate a few cents either way...


Roy
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: dougal99 on October 29, 2006, 02:55:42 pm
CBR900,

Thanks for that. I was talking per gallon, so I guess you pay approximately just over half what we pay. Ho hum.

Cheers

Doug
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: cbr900 on October 29, 2006, 03:14:04 pm
Is it not 4.5 litres per gallon, which would make it close enough to 4 pound 86 p.....


Roy
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: DickyD on October 29, 2006, 03:16:08 pm
Doug,


Down here in Tassie at the moment we are paying, $1.08 cents per litre, but it does fluctuate a few cents either way...


Roy
Dont moan mate you might be paying $1.08. Over here that is £0.47.  We in my kneck of the woods are paying £0.84 a litre.

Richard >:( >:(
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: dougal99 on October 29, 2006, 03:25:47 pm
CBR900

Just to avoid any doubt, were you quoting Aus$, which my info says 2.34 to the £ sterling or had you already done the conversion? That would indeed work out at nearly a fiver a gallon (I feel faint  :o )

Doug
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: DickyD on October 29, 2006, 03:54:19 pm
Roy

About £3.78 a gallon in UK . £ 2.30ish in Oz

Richard >:(
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: Colin Bishop on October 29, 2006, 05:30:17 pm
And the UK price has gone down recently too..... :-[
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: cbr900 on October 30, 2006, 08:01:47 am
Doug and all you other people, my mistake I changed it to Aussie Dollars a gallon but typed pounds, so it is $4.86 per gallon, so what would that be in pounds, and therefore who is paying the most....



Roy
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: DickyD on October 30, 2006, 08:09:38 am
Roy
I've already told you ,See above.

Richard ::) ::)
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: cbr900 on October 30, 2006, 08:16:14 am
Still realistically it is still the cheapest part of a motor vehicle as you only pay for what you use, use it a lot pat a lot, use it a little pay a little, That is another reason why I prefer the bike is it a lot cheaper than the car, as well as more fun....



Roy
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: DougMaz on November 05, 2006, 09:55:26 am
I LIVE IN WOLLONGONG ON THE SOUTH COAST N.S W AUSTRALIA . HAVE BUILT A FIVE FOOT STEAM TUG .   SEND PICTURS IN A FEW WEEKS WHEN NEW COMPUTER ARIVES . I  WILL GO TO ST GEORGE MODEL BOAT CLUB AND HAVE A SAIL. I BUILT A 7IN DIA SCOTCH MARINE BOILER COAL FIRED HAVE HAD IT  TESTED AND IT IS OK  WITH A STUART TWIN ENGINE.   DOUG MAZ
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: DougMaz on November 05, 2006, 10:12:38 am
I CAN BUILD BOATS BUT CANT UNDER STAND COMPUTERS
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: DougMaz on November 05, 2006, 10:17:56 am
I CAN BUILD BOATS BUT CANT UNDER STAND COMPUTERS  DOUG MAZ
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: cbr900 on November 05, 2006, 02:09:55 pm
Doug,

Use lower case in your posts mate as upper case means you are shouting.... :D :D



Roy
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: DickyD on November 05, 2006, 02:14:24 pm
He's an Aussie Roy ;) ;)
Title: Re: St George Model Boat Club
Post by: cbr900 on November 05, 2006, 02:24:20 pm
Gee Richard I didn't know Wollongong was in Australia, I must have been asleep the day we went through it.... ;D ;D




Roy