A New Hobby - RC Sailboat

[rchadd]

Today I visited a model boat show in the UK and saw some guys racing radio controlled sailboats

I was so inspired I bought myself one of these kits

http://www.acehobby.com/acehobby/products/boat/mrp5559-voyager/index.html

anyone else tried this before?

[SirPoonga]

I've been wanting to get into something like this.  Nowadays witht he ready to fly, sail, race R/C vehicles it is easy to get into the hobby.

[HaRuMaN]

Someone say RC planes?   

[Crazy Cooter]

That almost looks like my plane that I've "flown" three times so far... total of maybe 4 seconds airtime.  It needs repair (again) from the last time.  I went with a Focke Wulf, but should have bought one of those super slow things to start.

On a brighter note, I stumbled into a collection at a garage sale late last year.  A guy was selling his father-in-laws collection.  The plane had been squished, but was a HUGE dual engine plane (~8' wingspan).  I also got a drawer rack thingie with a ton of small parts and like a dozen engines for $20.  I'll be playing with them this summer.  I'll build something... not sure what yet, but I'm sure I'll crash it.

[HaRuMaN]

That's a plane we built at school this year for a competetion.  It has about a 8.5 foot wingspan, weighs around 13 pounds (loaded), and flies about 60 mph...  RC planes are great fun.   

[danny_galaga]

its funny, i could never fly RC planes properly. i only figured out control line once i learnt how to fly the REAL thing! (although i never told any of my passengers that i kept crashing my models, hehe) so i went into RC boats because they are so much harder to damage 

[GGKoul]

My buddy has an RC Helicopter.. Very hard to fly.

[Crazy Cooter]

Call me stupid (it's been done before ), but how do you get your boat back when it goes out of range?  In theory, I would think it "turns around", but how well does that actually work?  I could build a swamper boat pretty easily...

[M3talhead]

I've been flying R/C for about 6 years now. I have 2 planes and am building a 3rd (Tower hobbies Trainer 60, Ace Big Bingo, Piper Cub). I'm also running R/C nitro and electric on-road and off-road (HPI Super nitro RS4 w/ .26 OFNA and an Associated RC10B4 buggy)). If you have any questions regarding R/C, let me know. I'd be glad to help.

[danny_galaga]

Call me stupid (it's been done before ), but how do you get your boat back when it goes out of range?

[rchadd]

maybe that will be my next project - to build one of these to pull in my stranded/becalmed sailboat

http://www.stanshobbies.karoo.net/model_tugs.htm



[edit] wow some really good stuff on that site!

then again maybe i will make one of theses (BYO RC Duck)...

[menace]

oddly enough I just got back into RC cars--here's the old standby: the tamiya 4wd vanquish--solid little car that goes like snot    I put the slicks on so I wouldn't burn up good tires bashing around the road out front.  Nice thing about these is that i can leave a nice skid mark and not really car if i wear right through them.

[missioncontrol]

Call me stupid (it's been done before ), but how do you get your boat back when it goes out of range?

[danny_galaga]

batteries will last all day if they're fresh at the start. just make sure you have the recommended type as winches i believe can draw more current than normal servos

[rchadd]

this jet boat project is pretty impressive - i would love to do a similar project - i bet it was expensive to mill those cnc parts

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hawkinsp/jetboat/jetboat.htm

[rchadd]

this is nice looking boat - very classy

http://www.modelworldonline.com/radio_controlled_riva_classic_.html

wow look at the price!