kinmel
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Master Seaman · 114 pts
Kinmel Bay, Conwy, United Kingdom
Member since Jun 2014
Last online 11 months ago
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Mtronics ESC'sMtronics are very good for replacing faulty units. They won't acknowledge receipt and won't let you know they are sending replacements. The replacement will just arrive eventually, without any paperwork.524 viewsColwyn Bay Model Boat ClubThe Civic Centre lake has now been sold off by the council and we have moved across to the main lake in Eirias Park. Access is from the promenade opposite Porth Eirias, LL29 8HH. We sail there every Sunday mor…1 reply880 viewsLlyn Eirias LakePlease watch out for an email update on Sunday862 views1/16th scale TamarI can work out scale speed as well as anyone. I am glad that your Model Slipway Tamar worked well for you with a pair of 600Eco motors, but many other owners changed their motors not long after the model was b…820 views1/16th scale TamarLike many people, I originally built a Model Slipway 1:16 Tamar with the recommended brushed motors. Most of us switched to brushless motors for a number of reasons... 1. short battery duration using NiMHs, or…820 viewsweed problem on lakeColwyn Bay MBC has had great success using Dyofix to control weeds. It is actually a food dye and there are no restrictions on it's use in the UK www.dyofix.co.uk613 viewsIndividual InsuranceOur club provides 2 types of Public Liability insurance combined in one policy. First it insures the "club and it's officers" as an entity and additionally each member is personally insured for (a) " modelling…811 viewsMarine Lake RhylIt is not used for model boats, not even when our club does static displays at events there. It is filled with sea water and the salts cause a few problems. it is also used by jetskis, powerboats towing skiers…584 viewsNew Lake at Colwyn?The usable lake is effectively an 80 metre circle.856 viewsNew Lake at Colwyn?Our weed control is multi-layered. Our lake is kept filled by ground water from the surrounding hills, it enters the lake through a specially created reedbed that is being allowed to develop naturally. The hab…853 views