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Congratulations, Steve!
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Regards,
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Thanks Matt! Headed out to run with the North Texas RC group tomorrow. Ed Tordahl just moved here and he will be there as well, looking forward to meeting him. He is just south of Dallas and I am just north.Comment
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Bob Martin is in Texas now, too. If you guys put together a fun run next year I'll come down. Lots of great places to run. Say hi to Ed for me.Regards,
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i ran my 32nd Parallel Type VIIc at a really nice lake that the North Texas group used back in the very early 90s. Tucked in among some office buildings and had some good access.Originally posted by ccontrol View PostComment
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Hey Seattle Submariners.... I live in Sammamish. Bellevue park was my first thought. I like the idea of shallow water for the first time and a new radio... Didn't consider Pine lake, but its super close for me. Do you mean in the swim area?
Jason, I think I know the place you are talking about in Monroe... Is it in the housing development across from the big park where the skate park and little lake is? We had friends there and used to do fourth of July with them.
I would be interested in meeting up one weekend if you guys are down.Comment
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Ccontrol: Hi Steve. Sorry I didn't recognize your user name. I should have realized. I have been meaning to e-mail you and see how your move to Texas went.
Steve is absolutely correct in that Bellevue pond is a great place for a test run in that you can easily recover your model in case it doesn't surface.
DrScoles: Sounds like you are talking about Lake Tye in Monroe, and that is a nice place to run boats. The location I mentioned is just a little farther North at lake Hughes. It's a private lake on boyscouts land. I belong to an RC airplane club called the Barnyard Buzzards that grants me access to the lake. It's a really nice private place to run subs. The water is clear with a sandy bottom and there is a nice dock enclosing a swimming area and access to canoes for recovery if needed.
I would be delighted to meet up with any local model submariners at any location, my pond or yours. friendship and comradery is what it's all about.
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Akula II
Found the Akula II spares.Originally posted by Oldus Fartus View Post
Includes two magnetic hatches and the snorkles.
Will ship on Monday.
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Damn! I didn't even get the notification! 😂Comment
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And sorry, had I seen it, I would have gotten it off of you. So far, best option I have is an old scratch built (70's vintage) Foxtrot. Needs a Helluva lot of work done though...Comment
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Nautilus Drydocks has some RTR but they are pricey. There’s also a hull that needs work…Comment
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Yep, Bob is a great guy! 🙂
Honestly, I don't mind doing the work, I actually enjoy it! But the issue is I don't have a place to do the work on a large hull at the moment...Comment
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Rowdy, how big a boat can you work with?Comment
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You say you do not have room to work.
The Engel's Akula II is 34.5" long when assembled.
Most other boats are longer.
The Endel's 212 boat is about 33" assembled.
A kitchen table would be more than big enough.
Both boats are mostly screwed and bolted together.
Just follow the instructions.
My Akula II build with some small changes to the instructions.
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Maybe around 3' or 4', although was more in reference to fibreglass work.Comment
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Ah, was thinking of the bigger Engel boats, and the Typhoon Class - which requires a lot of work, and a lot of space. Had I seen @Oldus Fartus' post in time, I would have bought it from him.
And just read your build article, great work on her! (Esp. the decals!) 👍🙂
(And I've had issues with the Rust Oleum paint as well... I found out with the Matte Clear Coat, if you hit it with a blowdrier on low heat for a few minutes, it usually dries nice & even.)Comment
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