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We finally had the opportunity to gather for a formal meeting at the Commodore's. We were in the garage so there was lots of fresh air and space; to satisfy the COVID-19 requirements. We were able to get a lot of business done, and get caught up on our members' builds...

This is a tale that probably plays out many times.  R/C model boats and in particular model yacht racing seems to be continually plagued by glitches of many sorts, and servo problems can be infuriatingly difficult to solve.  Most can be resolved once you understand the...

These notes cover much of the process used to build the hull of a small model tug (18 inches LOA).  The hull is formed from two layers of fibreglass.  I have built several model boats up to four feet long, using this technique (though with more layers).  The model airp...

Hello all ......... for those who have shown an interest in my skiff, here is a summary of where I am at the moment.

The hull is finished and the electronics are basically in place. I decided to raise the floorboards and locate the electronics under them. The winch (fro...

The weather has been very cooperative, if a bit hot, but we've had some good days at the pond.  This is a "bit of this and that" from our recent get togethers.  My thanks to Bob for providing several of the images in this blog.

Don brought his model of the Tirpitz...

We had nine members on hand to enjoy another great day of testing, talking, and having a good time. Bob had his new build, an East Coast lobster boat, out for her maiden voyage. She showed good scale speed and control. Peter put his fire-rescue boat, the W.L. MacKenzie...

We got our second pond day set up and 6 members showed up to enjoy the pleasant day and the opportunity to do some model testing. Our host, Joe, stopped by for a chat.

We had a nice breeze for the sailors, but not so much that the small speed-boats were deterred. Our ne...

We were finally able to arrange a get together at the Pond. We maintained physical distance as much as possible, and were able to get a few boats into the water. Five of us had a pleasant couple of hours renewing contacts and chatting Unfortunately, Jeremy's Fairwind s...

Thank goodness our members remain in good health but there is no doubt that the Covid 19 pandemic has affected what we can do.  Our usual monthly meetings have been postponed and of course it is not practical for us to “show and tell”, in person.  However, the shipyar...

It's kind of hard to keep up with all the stuff that's been coming in recently; I wonder why! You mean with all the free time on hand, as we put our lives on pause because of "covid 19", our better halves haven't been able to fill up our lives with all those domestic c...