Recent content by cadzilla

Yeah, I live between Harrisburg and Marion. Looked at River City's site.....looks like a good club. I'll keep on building in the "off-season," but I plan to attend at least some of the events in Evansville next year. I'm not a racer, but a builder and like I said I have never actually run a boat...

I live in the Harrisburg/Marion area (rural Carrier Mills to those who are familiar with the area) I have built several boats but have never run one yet. I guess my interest runs more toward the older semi-scale stuff, as I love the older Dumas kits, i.e. Thriftway Too, Miss Unlimited, etc...

Anyone out there in the southern Illinois area? Where does everyone go to run? I'm a beginner and looking for some experience to learn from. To give yo an idea, St. Louis is 2.5 hours travel, Evansville, In is 2 hours travel. Anybody?

I am also bulding a Q40......not a bad boat for the price. Nothing fancy, but I like building more than running. From my experience, a single bend stuffing tube worked the best with a 3/16" flex......the boat's length is too short for smooth "S" bends, so the flex cable binds up. Also, since the...

O.K., a question from a newbie......can someone explain the pros and cons of using a square drive .187 flex cable vs. a regular? Specifically, I'm planning on running an O.S. .46 VX-M in a modified Dumas Quickie 40. LHS has very limited parts....just want to know what I might be giving up (or...

Currently the maintenance engineer at a Peabody coal mine in Kentucky. In charge of keeping all the continuous miners, ram cars, and roof bolters running.....so you all have lights and A/C, haha. Not a bad job, pays the bills. Before that, was a mechanic on a nuclear submarine in the Navy. So...

Thanks...I guess I should look around this place before I start asking questions...seems as if a lot of the anwers I need are already here.....anyways, yes, "cadzilla" is a Billy Gibbons '49 caddy. Mine is a '63......a daily driver. My other is a '59 Olds....the classic car scene was a budget...

I'm pretty new to R/C boating....what's the best way to paint gelcoat fiberglass? Any help would be appreciated......I feel prety clueless about it. All of you on here seem to know what you're doing......thanks for your help!