Recent content by Gary Girvin

Put on a bigger prop, shorter rudder and find a field large enough to run. Gary.

Happy Birthday Mike. Your catching up with us old farts.

Hi Guys, I just received a package from my grandson's wife. She is starting a new small business of creating custom coffee cups and tumblers with pictures on them . Mine has pictures of my 1/4 scale CC Cobra running and a picture of the 21' Cobra. I thought that others would like have mugs or...

Hi Guys, I remember about 30 years ago, Dale Linehart had an onboard ignition system on his 40 Hughey rigger. He also had a micro switch on the throttle that would only turn on if the throttle was less than half way. I was pitting for him at either the Mini Gold Cup or the Buckeye 880 I was...

Hi Guys, Two years ago, I built 3 White boats from scratch. Two of them were from the plans in the 1962 June issue of popular Machanics magazine. One of them was made using a new (50 year old O&R engine) and the other was with a modern engine. I also had a steerable strut and made a V-8 stack...

Mike, Sorry to hear about you losing Marg. May the Lord send comforters to you and your family. Thank you, Gary

I had my first heart attack in 2004. 2 Stents inserted.no heart damage. In March 2012, had triple bypass and also no heart damage. Have been fine since then. Thank you, Gary

Hi Guys, Back when I started racing (1974), the standard fuel was 40%. Our club bought 30 to 50 gallons of fuel each year. after 2 or 3 yrs, Ron Logge , whom we bought our from told us that using anything above 25% was spending more dollars than the performance gained on motors larger than .45...

Hi Guys, I have used Klass Kote clear for all of my top coats for several years. Although I don't run nitro any more, I still use it for my scale boats. I make sure that I use the clear urethane finish and not the regular clear. The urethane is more clear and does not yellow with age. Most of...

I get my plywood from Aircraft spruce and specialties. you can get up to 48x 96 " size sheets. They will cut up smaller for shipping.

Hi guys , I just received my Sprint cat 21. Now I can get back to building after having my shoulder replaced. Thank you, Gary

Hi guys, Here are some pictures of the White Heat V built from plans in a June 1962 Popular Mechanics magazine. The engine is an unused O&R , 1 hp and a steerable strut. I also built the v-8 exhaust pipe. I have not started the engine yet. Thank you, Gary

Hi Guys, My first boat was a 3D Ruff Stuff in 1974. It had a Veco 19 and a Kraft radio. My first race was the Hennecy Cup 1974 in Indianapolis. I got 5th place. Thank you , Gary

Hi guys, If you go to RC Groups, you can see my threads on building 2 White Heat Vs and a White Heat 60 from scratch. One has the original new 50 year old O&R engine with a steerable strut and the other has a modern engine and strut. The White Heat 60 has an electric motor with a steerable...

Hi guys, I just finished two Aeromarine sprint cats. I had sold them to Gene Vanlanker between 1985 and 1990 when I was a dealer for Aeromarine. Gene has never done any thing with them so, when his son decided to sell them last year, I bought them back. I turned them into electric and have not...