Southeast Boat Modelers, Atlanta, Georgia

Pate Lake at Briscoe Park!

     

Water is back, fountains are running, new bathroom facility 80 feet from the picnic table with new drinking fountains, more parking, new landscaping, a charcoal grille and electrical outlets on the exterior of the bathroom for our use.

 No Dues, No Pressure & No Problems!    Visitors are always welcome!

Our informal group run a variety of craft from Submarines to Scale to Fast Electrics. There is no telling what you might see when we get together. (Powered boats must be electric, due to lake restrictions.)

Only small fast electrics are allowed running a speed limit of about 20 mph due to park rules to protect persons fishing or the local wildlife. These are Zig-Zags, Crackerboxes, smaller Ready-To-Run kits. Larger fast-electrics are invited to visit the Atlanta Model Boaters at the Naturally Fresh Pond near the Atlanta Airport where excessive speed is welcomed!

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Our next regular meeting will be:

 Saturday, September 18th., from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

 

Next to the Lakeside Pavilion of Pate Lake at Briscoe Park.

Address is 2500 Sawyer Parkway, Snellville, Georgia 30078. Just Southeast of Pate Lake.

Directions to the park are at the bottom of this page.

2010 SCHEDULE

March 6, 2010 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Winter indoor meeting at Chris's house. Bring your latest projects. Some classes or demonstrations are planned. What would you like to see discussed/demonstrated? Email Phil or Matt. Addresses at bottom of page.
March 20 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM  Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. Bring your jacket! 
April 17 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. For 2011, the Hartwell Antique Boat Show will be on this date. Shift Club meeting to the following weekend.
May 15 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Regular meeting at Briscoe Park.   REGULAR DAY MEETING. WRONG TIME LISTED EARLIER....
May 31st (Memorial Day Monday) 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Children's Charity Festival at Oakhurst Farms in West Point GA. (Just off of I-185 between LaGrange & Callaway Gardens. www.oakhurstfarm.org Three hospitals will be sending busloads of kids undergoing cancer and blood-disorder treatments to the event. Website for the event will be posted soon. Antique cars, miniature horses, Boy Scouts, R/C Airplanes and of-course, RC Boats. For planning purposes, there are some preview photos HERE.
June 19 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Regular meeting at Briscoe Park.
July 17 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Regular meeting at Briscoe Park.
August 21 (Sat) 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Night Float at Briscoe Park Lakeside Pavilion. Too HOT to meet during the day! Bring lights for your boat! 
Sept 18 - 19 (Saturday & Sunday) St. Louis Regatta  St. Louis Admirals Club Regatta at Union Station. Largest mid-west event. Only a 9 hour drive from Atlanta! http://www.stlouisadmirals.com/
Sept 18 (Sat) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Regular meeting at Briscoe Park.
October 3 (Sat) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Regular Meeting. Regular meeting at Briscoe Park.
October 16 (Sat) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Regular Meeting. Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. 
November 20 (Sat) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Regular Meeting. Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. Might be a bit cool this day. Free Hot Chocolate will be served!

For those who missed this, here is a copy of the article in Marine Modeling International written by Rich Eyrich that a fan faxed to me last year. Click to enlarge. Back to return.

April 2010 Meeting Photos:

     
     
Frank has some

boats & equipment

 for sale. Click HERE to view.

     

 March 2010 Meeting Photos:

March Meeting Video HERE. Thanks Chris!

Great day. Playing with boats. A dog and his boy.
Looks bigger out of the water. Shade in all the right spots. Pickle.
Visitors. John's Maiden Voyage. Looks good.
Matt's in charge Boat Chicks.  
Happy times. Racing. Technical stuff.
Big dog. Little dog. Note the tent.
     
     
     
     

Early March Indoor Meeting

Serious Business Meeting. Discussing the year's charity event. Nice cake.
Ladies. Pirate dance.... Latest projects.
John is building a new boat. Official Photo plus Chris's new project. Hanging around.
     
     
     

 

Read about the show at:

 http://www.diynet.com/diy/rc_boats/article/0,2033,DIY_14220_3273686,00.html

Read more about our club scratch-builders at:

http://www.diynet.com/diy/rc_boats/article/0,2033,DIY_14220_3273765,00.html

RADIO CONTROL HOBBIES
RC Scale Boats - Episode RCH-304

Next showing: August 12, 2005 10:30 PM and August 13 1:30 AM Eastern Standard Time

In this episode, Chris Chianelli features the Elliot Bay Steam Launch, from Midwest Products©. This small scale boats runs on a steam-powered engine. Everything needed comes in the kit and the boat can be built over a weekend. Also on this episode, Chris highlights other popular scale boat models including: Midwest Products' PT-109©, Midwest's Down East Lobster Boat©, Horizon Hobby's Fishing Trawler©, and an electric tug boat from Vac-U-Boat©. The in-studio portion of the episode demonstrates how a steam engine works and how to assemble the steam engine in the boat. Then Chris visits a scenic lake just outside Atlanta, Georgia where members of the Southeastern Boat Modeler's Club join in for a scale boat regatta.

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Click the picture to learn more about boat right-of-way. Courtesy of Frank.

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Directions to T. W. Briscoe Park

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Address is 2500 Sawyer Parkway, Snellville, Georgia 30078. Just Southeast of Pate Lake.

From I-285 go east (outside the perimeter) on Hwy. 78. Take 78 east past Rockbridge Road where 78 turns into a parkway rather than an expressway. About 6 miles after Rockbridge you'll get to Highway 124 (Scenic Highway) where you turn right and stay in the left lane. Turn left at the first light onto Henry Clower Boulevard and then turn right on Lenora Church Road. Briscoe Park will be on the left in about 1.3 miles. Turn left onto Sawyer Parkway into the park.

 Briscoe is on the left about one mile south of Snellville. The park has three entrances. Enter at the Southern-most entrance between the lake and the nursing home. The Lakeside Pavilion is the first on the left. We will be in that area, before the pavilion, usually near a picnic table.

 
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From I-285

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Highway 78 East

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Right on Highway 124

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Left on Henry Clower

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Right on Lenora Church Road

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Left into T.W. Briscoe Park

If you have questions or interests, please contact Commodore Matt Spade at spadem@bellsouth.net or Executive Officer Phil Pace at philpace@vac-u-boat.com  or Doug Smock, VP of Fast Electrics at smockrc@bellsouth.net .

To be added to our mail list, for last minute updates or reminders, send an email to Matt & Phil.

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