Hi everyone, I've joined recently and thought that I should introduce myself. I've been involved in model boats for around 40 years and have been a member of Dundee Model Boat Club since I started boating.
I have been involved in most disciplines of the hobby over the years, yachts, scale, steam and fast electric racing with some success in club and Scottish Federation events.
For the last few years I have been more involved in flying than boating, as a member of the Dundee Model Aircraft Club. Again I fly a wide range of aircraft , electric powered (including ducted fans), glow, petrol and turbine powered from scale to aerobatic. I am also doing some experimenting with 3D printing and have built a delta design printer.
I was looking for a model to work on over winter and as I have enough planes I decided to get a scale boat, especially as it has been around 10 years since I finished the last one. I initially decided on the Model Slipway Envoy as I have built one of their models before (Tsekoa 2) and know they make good kits. Unfortunately out of stock and not available till January, no good for something to do during my Christmas break.
I then decided to go for the Mountfleet Cruiser kit and this arrived last Thursday just in time for the Christmas hols. I have decided to go Brushless and lipos for power using knowledge gained from flying and have a 5060 outrunner KV290 from a plane which should turn a 70mm 4blade prop on a 3S pack. Some old gel cells will probably provide ballast.
Jim