Southeast Boat Modelers, Atlanta, Georgia
Cheap Dues, No Pressure & No Problems! Visitors are always welcome!
Our members 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 special event will be:
August 30th Callaway Gardens Model Boat Regatta
More information & Links in the calendar below.
Our next regular meeting will be:
September 6th (Saturday) 11:00 am until 3:00 pm
We meet 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.
2008 SCHEDULE
| Febuary 16 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - ? PM | Winter indoor meeting at Phil's house. Bring your latest projects. Some classes or demonstrations are planned. What would you like to see discussed/demonstrated? |
| March 15 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. Bring your jacket! |
| April 19 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. |
| May 17 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | FIFTH ANNUAL SWAP MEET at Briscoe Park. Bring your junk, stuff, precious hobby trinkets... I'll be aiming for 10:00 to set up some things... Tentative Picnic Date. |
| June 7 (Saturday) 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | ANNUAL PICNIC AND NIGHT FLOAT at Briscoe Park. Changed to Spring to avoid heat and flies that interrupted our August picnic last year. Two meetings this month due to mild weather. Last chance to tune up the boats before Chattanooga. |
| June 14-15 (Saturday - Father's Day & Sunday) Chattanooga TN | Chattanooga Model Boat Club 2008 Invitational Scale Regatta. Captain's meeting at 10:00 AM. Most Scale events on Saturday. Fast Electrics on Sunday. Go to the CMBC Page at http://www.vac-u-boat.com/ for more information. |
| June 21 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. |
| July 19 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. |
| August 16 (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! |
| August 30 (Sat) at Callaway Gardens 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | First Annual Callaway Gardens Model Boat Regatta! Pine Mountain Georgia. Click HERE for the regatta website. Registration includes admission for participant and guest. Click HERE for Calloway Site Event Page. Listed in Special Events on the Callaway site, click on the Sky High Balloon Festival, at the same venue. Matt is in charge of scale/military, Doug for fast electrics, and Andrew for Sailboats. Southeast side of Robin Lake. The Eastside Beach Gate opens at 6am. Enter then turn left. Click HERE for Callaway's MAP. |
| Sept 6 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. Two this month due to mild weather. |
| Sept 20 - 21 (Saturday & Sunday) St. Louis Regatta | Tentative Date: St. Louis Admirals Club Regatta at Union Station. Largest mid-west event. Only a 9 hour drive from Atlanta! http://www.stlouisadmirals.com/ |
| Sept 20 (Sat) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. |
| ORCAS ANNUAL FUN FLOAT! October 11? at Jacksonville, Florida. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. | North Florida ORCAS are having their annual Fun Float at
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| October 18 (Sat) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Regular Meeting. | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. |
| November 15 (Sat) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Regular Meeting. | Regular meeting at Briscoe Park. Might be a bit cool this day. Free Hot Chocolate (Phil) & Coffee (Dave) 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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September 2007 Meeting Photos:
Forgot the "good" camera so only took a few.
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| Cool, Sunny, couldn't ask for a better day. | Almost as good as fishing! | Great shade and company. |
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| New visitors Bob & Roxann brought his Teenytanic. | Built to fit into his motorcycle for traveling. | He brought a PT boat as well. |
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| I wish Briscoe would build a permanent platform for launching boats! | David & Marie's tug. | Crossing the finish line. |
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| Another view of the Teenytanic. | Andrew brought several visitors with their Victoria sailboats. |
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.)
March 2007 October 2006 September 2006 July 2006
August-November 2005 June 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 mspade@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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