Southeast Boat Modelers, Atlanta, Georgia
Pate Lake at Briscoe Park!
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Water is back, fountain is running, new bathroom facility 80 feet from the picnic table with new drinking fountains, more parking, new landscaping, 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.)
Our next regular meeting will be:
Saturday, November 21st., from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Bring a jacket! Sugar-free hot chocolate will be provided.
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.
2009 SCHEDULE
| February 21 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - ? PM | Winter indoor meeting at Matt'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 21 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. Bring your jacket! |
| April 18 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. Oops! Someone drained the lake! |
| May 16 (Saturday) 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM | ANNUAL PICNIC AND NIGHT
FLOAT
Postponed until later in the year. |
| June 20 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. |
| July 18 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. |
| August 22 (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 4 & 5 (Friday & Saturday) starting at 9:00 AM both days. | The 2nd Annual Callaway Gardens Regatta. Click this link for their event calendar. http://www.callawaygardens.com/Callaway/info/calendar/calendar.model_boat_regatta.event.aspx Get your hotel reservations right away as rooms will be scarce. |
| Sept 19 - 20 (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 19 (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 since we were washed out 2 weeks ago. Come on down! |
| October 17 (Sat) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Regular Meeting. | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. |
| November 21 (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.
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2009 Meeting Photos:
Few photos of the kid's pond at Calaway Gardens. Four RC boats and sailboat races.
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| Sailboat races. | First try, some tangles. After this we left an empty lane between each boat. | Radio Control boat run. The Titanic was there just to push around. |
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| The four helm controls fit both adults and small children. | A steady stream of Captains took their turns running the boats. | Several times the RC boats tangled in the sailboat lanes. Next year we'll install a row of swim noodles to separate the two events. |
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| John's maiden voyage. | Ready to push off. | Cruising along nicely. Twin motors sounded very realistic. |
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| Happy John! | No water so we hung out in the parking lot. | New sidew-heeler that George is working on. |
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| Marie taking a tour. | A ferry that used to run between the UK and the Isle of Wight. | Kinda sad at the pavilion. Construction looks like it will be going on a while. |
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.
2003 - 2006 Meeting Photos (Click month to view.)
September 2007 March 2007 October 2006 September 2006 July 2006
June 2006 August 2006 May 2006
August-November 2005 June 2005 July 2005 May 2005 April 2005 February - March 2005
October 2004 July 2004 C.U.R.E. Picnic
May - June 2004 DIY Network Taped For R/C Modeling Show
April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 November 2003 October 2003
September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003
March 2003 February 2003 January 2003
Click links below to open.
TRANSMITTER CHANNEL LIST BUY & SELL PAGE
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2006 BULLETIN BOARD
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RULES OF THE ROAD Click the picture to learn more about boat right-of-way. Courtesy of Frank. |
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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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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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