Southeast Boat Modelers, Atlanta, Georgia
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:
June 15 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Regular meeting at Sweetwater Creek State Park
Click HERE to learn about Friends of Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs, Ga.
Click HERE for the Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources Sweetwater Creek State Park page.
$5.00 Parking Fee. $50 for 12-month parking pass for all Ga. State Parks. ($30 for age 62 & over.)
Click HERE for Annual Parking Passes & discount information.
Frequent park visitors can SAVE MONEY
with a $50 Annual ParkPass that exempts them from paying the daily parking
fee. To purchase an Annual ParkPass, visit any state park office or call
770-389-7401.
Join the
Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites
and get a FREE Annual ParkPass.
Georgia Active Duty/Retired Military and Disabled Veterans pay a discounted
daily parking fee of $3.75 or may purchase an Annual ParkPass for $37.50.
Click the map below to see a full PDF Handout of this park.
We meet at the picnic area on the West side of the main lake near the ARROW on this map.
Set your GPS to 1750 Mount Vernon Rd., Lithia Springs, GA 30122
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
2013 SCHEDULE
Subject to change if conflicts arise!
| February 16 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Meeting cancelled. Sorry about that! |
| March 16 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Sweetwater Creek State Park. Bring your jacket! |
| April 13 (Saturday) 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Lake Hartwell Antique Boat Festival. See some really choice antique boats. If you are coming to play with RC boats, plan to arrive no later than 9am. This is at Hartwell Marina, Lake Hartwell. Approximately 2 hours from Atlanta. | Lake Hartwell Antique Boat Festival. http://www.hart-chamber.org/events.php Not an official club meeting. That will be next weekend. A few of us will be demonstrating some fast electrics and running a fleet of (donation-optional) rental boats. We may have a few boats on display. Bring a table, chairs & shade if you require. Chris Gierszewski is our point of contact. Please email Chris if you plan to attend. A related web site at http://harttalk.com/events/hartwell-antique-boat-festival Depending on the water level, the area for fast electric boats is limited. Some of these antique boats are worth over $100,000.00 and they wouldn't appreciate a hole in one of them. Scale boats and submarines are appreciated. |
| April 20 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Sweetwater Creek State Park |
| May 18 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Sweetwater Creek State Park. |
| June 15 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Sweetwater Creek State Park. |
| July 20 (Saturday) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Regular meeting at Sweetwater Creek State Park. |
| August 17 (Sat) 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | This year's NIGHT FLOAT will be at Briscoe Park in Snellville because they let us stay after dark. (Sweetwater Creek closes at dusk.) Too HOT to meet during the day! Bring lights for your boat! |
| Sept 21 (Sat) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM . Regular Meeting. | Regular meeting at Sweetwater Creek State Park. |
| Sept 28 - 29 (Saturday & Sunday) St. Louis Regatta | Tentative date. St. Louis Admirals Club Regatta in Saint Louis. One of the larger mid-west events. Only a 9 hour drive from Atlanta! http://www.stlouisadmirals.com/ |
| October 19 (Sat) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Regular Meeting. | Regular meeting at Sweetwater Creek State
Park. |
| November 16 (Sat) 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Regular Meeting. | Regular meeting at Sweetwater Creek State Park. Might be a bit cool this day. Free Hot Chocolate will be served! |
| Indoor meeting in February. Let us know if there are any boat-building skills you want demonstrated. Bring your winter projects for show & tell. | More details soon. |
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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2012 Photos
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February Meeting Video HERE. Thanks Andrew!
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| Rick brought a submarine | One of the most complex I've seen | Last time we saw this it was an empty shell with just the brass drive components. |
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| Has functioning missile silos | John's cutter is done. | A few boats |
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| Really was a warm day. | Ray at work. | Lots of visitors during the day. |
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| Andrew's family | Ready to run that needs modifications. | Didn't take enough photos.... |
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 - 2009 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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RULES OF THE ROAD Click the picture to learn more about boat right-of-way. Courtesy of Frank. |
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Links for other clubs and information for those new to Radio Control
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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