… end of the tube which I must have done. This was easily overcome by cleaning out the tube with a round file. The rudder now fits okay. The next job is to fit the servo which I will be doing this weekend. I am now ready to finish the remain …

Concerning my first RC rch-hit">yacht, I have decided to purchase Aeronaut's Bella. I have also been recommended the Wee Nip and I was wondering if that was also worth getting to use as a trainer whilst I built the Bella. I would welcome any thought …

… hat I should have said was that I wanted recommendations on rch-hit">yacht kits that were leisure craft rather than RC rch-hit">yachts for racing in competition. All I want to do (come warmer weather) is take the rch-hit">yacht to the pond and learn how to sail it le …

… look around on E bay or suchlike and pick up a second hand rch-hit">yacht. The dragon force or the Victoria are great boats to learn on. Then if you find that sailing has gotten under your skin building your dream craft will be all the more satisfy …

… u want to learn to sail I would recommend a joysway DragonForce 65, you only have to rig it and fit a receiver. It has all the adjustments you need to make it sail really well. Most clubs will have members who sail them already and can help …

About 12 months ago after building a beautiful 1mtr Nimbus rch-hit">yacht I fancied building another type. After insufficient research I decided upon the Graham Bantock designed Romanza, a 6mtr popular 1.532 long rch-hit">yacht. I have the plans, sufficient …

… ike shed, I came across what remains of my kids old sailing rch-hit">yacht. I must have bought it for them in the late 70's/early 80's. There's not a lot of it left (see pic) and it was covered in expanded foam (a can exploded in the shed). I cleane …

Hi Andy Many years ago these Star rch-hit">yachts were a common sight at New Brighton lake on the Wirral. Not surprising as the shop was just up the high street. It was not uncommon to see six or seven being launched (thrown) into the lake by an eag …

… i do own two boats, as in an RAF tender, and a Dragon RG65 rch-hit">yacht (i kept quiet about and should put it in my harbour) But what hovercraft? as my main hobby is RC planes, so a plane and a boat combined is one, Ish, ive done the helicopter s …

Hi Dave976 thank you for your reply have been in touch with Volantex & found out the winch etc is all factory set also ordered a couple of spare reels of twine just in case I think I am almost there but its a bit fiddly

Winch can be rigged a few different ways. Some winch spools run a trolley that you attach the sail line to whilst others are just direct drive (spoiling it up and running it out the rear loop). But that last way needs some sort of cord reta …

A book I have found useful and still do is Racing Sailboats by Chris Jackson. It is quite relevant to todays designs and easily obtainable, reasonably priced and quite easy to understand. Worth a try. Regards ChrisG

Hi! There are different types of internals, but I've never needed a book. If you look around here, you will surely find one or the other idea that has already been incorporated. I myself rebuilt and changed the sail guides 6x until it suite …

Just a selection of boats sailing on Sunday 3rd April 2022 with Members from the Buxton Model Boat Club.

… mast hole. B & B construction so I delved inside and fitted RC and kept it looking like a Pond rch-hit">yacht. Interesting part is there are 2 hulls almost identical and I am working out a new rig for her.

Thanks here’s the boat part built showing the decals. I painted the rudder and keel, but someone told me the paint would slow the boat down. Not sure about that. Stephen

Look really good with the decals. I will check shipping costs to Aus. Thanks for the feedback.

I put mine together in lockdown and am very pleased with it. I added decals to mine from Soch Sails. The UK has a single class for racing.

There are plenty sailing at fleetwood in the uk It’s salt water but the club has a hose pipe to wash boats afterwards The other option is to use a hand held spray with water with a touch of washing up liquid added.

We had several of them that were sailed on a regular basis. Most have now graduated to the DF95's which give our IOM fleet a run for their money. The only real negative with them has been that they are very lightly constructed with some spl …

The lake we sail in is in New South Wales, Lake Macquarie, named after a Scotish Governor, Lachlan Macquarie. It is salt water so I will investigate the corrosion issue further

Fresh water, it's called Cold Knap Lake in Barry, South Wales. Large lake in the shape of a harp. It was built by the local authority in the 1920s to provide employment in the depression. Concrete to the water's edge makes launching easy, b …

www.rcboatmag.com Many books listed here: https://www.building-model-boats.com/rc-boat-books.html Radio Control in Model Boats Paperback – November 1, 2003 by John Cundell (Author) The latest edition brings you right up to date with the lat …

Hi All, as time allows I continue with my dragon rch-hit">yacht build. Having completed the planking, here's a reminder of the keel and backbone structure made from iroko in which I fitted the rudder tube, rudder, propeller shaft, and the keel weigh …

… ilding from the Nexus Plans Service, the 1/0th scale Dragon rch-hit">Yacht designed by A E Palmer taken from Camper & Nicholson's plans of Prince Philip's 'Bluebottle'. A Christmas present! From the start I planned to deviate from the plan to some e …

… not mount the rudder separately further aft a la most model rch-hit">yachts, Dragonforce etc. No longer a pure Dragon, but you killed that by installing a motor. Cheers, Nerys

"NAIAD" is a Windermere rch-hit">Yacht designed by Herbert Crossley. This model rch-hit">yacht is a first "scratch" built RC rch-hit">yacht belonging to "full size" sailor Chris Gay. Naiad is seen here undergoing her maiden voyage at the Pavilion Gardens Buxton in th …

… nce I let you catch up with progress on the Dutch Auxiliary rch-hit">Yacht, and I have been involved in adding the mahogany planking to the sides and a solid mahogany transom. The latter task was a bit tricky but was able to use clamps and rubber ba …