All;
After 20 years of running rc boats, and more rubs and outright collisions (some my fault Im told) than I can count..the summer of 2002 was the first year any of my boats sank! Lucky for me it was in 8ft of still (but really dirty!) water vs the 30ft river I would normally run in.
I recovered it pretty easily. (but it sucked!!)
The boat I hit made it back to shore with major damage. (It was actually amazing it not only was still afloat..but still running)
-I will be posting the actual eventlist of this collision since to this day the guy I hit insists it was 100% my fault. We need an informed jury!!
Has anyone else's boat sank??
Did you find it?? What caused it??
In a rigger collision, I don't imagine there is too much left over to collect. (?)
I am now a believer in the extra few .oz of flotation!!
Also,
How much rubbin' is racin'??
I do my best do avoid everyone as much as possible..and do well...but there is always going to be a 'nudge' sooner or later.
Last summer, a fellow racer 'rubbed' my boat pretty hard (left some paint)... but then apoligized for the rest of the day. I didn't care. It's all good. But the weekend after..two guys wanna kill each other cuz they traded some paint at WOT.
Where do you draw the line??
After 20 years of running rc boats, and more rubs and outright collisions (some my fault Im told) than I can count..the summer of 2002 was the first year any of my boats sank! Lucky for me it was in 8ft of still (but really dirty!) water vs the 30ft river I would normally run in.
I recovered it pretty easily. (but it sucked!!)
The boat I hit made it back to shore with major damage. (It was actually amazing it not only was still afloat..but still running)
-I will be posting the actual eventlist of this collision since to this day the guy I hit insists it was 100% my fault. We need an informed jury!!
Has anyone else's boat sank??
Did you find it?? What caused it??
In a rigger collision, I don't imagine there is too much left over to collect. (?)
I am now a believer in the extra few .oz of flotation!!
Also,
How much rubbin' is racin'??
I do my best do avoid everyone as much as possible..and do well...but there is always going to be a 'nudge' sooner or later.
Last summer, a fellow racer 'rubbed' my boat pretty hard (left some paint)... but then apoligized for the rest of the day. I didn't care. It's all good. But the weekend after..two guys wanna kill each other cuz they traded some paint at WOT.
Where do you draw the line??