06 Dec 97 19:17, Elmer Bruce was yackin' to Ian Macaulay and said:
 EB>  That is probably the best way to do it and if it looks right to
 EB> you, that is what matters.  Do you happen to know of any place I
 EB> might get plans for a model J-Boat, something like the Ranger or
 EB> one of the Shamrocks?
Got me bbeat on that, I don't know what a J boat is nor the ranger nor 
shamrock.  Are these destroyers?   The only company that I can think of that 
makes destroyers is sterling and i wouldn't tell my worst enemy to tackle one 
of their kits.
 EB>   I would sort of like to get int building
 EB> one from scratch. The last time I did something like that
 EB> however, the boat broached first thing, then upset and filled
 EB> with water. It is now a shelf model.
I built one like that a couple of years ago, maybe two,  It was a aqua 
skipper type of boat with a aircraft engine and prop.  It was supposed to sit 
low in the water and when it reached a bit of speed lift and run on the 
surface.  It ended up pushing so much water that the bow wave washed in over 
the deck and that was the end of them sea trials.  Yep its shelf bound now, 
with $200 of radio gear still sitin in it.
 EB>  And after all my careful
 EB> calculations about metacenter and proper ballast weight and
 EB> distribution.
Best laid plans and all that eh?
 EB>   Eh? I hope to get to Muskoka next summer and would
 EB> like to have a good model to sail there.  I don't know if I can
 EB> use r/c in Canada, being a foreigner,
I would imaging that if you used ground equipment there should be no problem. 
 The only reason that you don't mix your ground with your air freqs here in 
Canada is because you might screw up somebodies playtime.
Nobody else really seems to care unless your at a meet.
allabes
Ian Macaulay
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