Silly sea question

[Geraldo]

Hiya. I'm new to the rc boat scene, having spent some time with planes. I
have what maybe a daft question. Has anyone any experience of sailing model
boats in the sea? I have the opportunity of spending aomw R&R time at the
seaside, and would like to go sailiing.

Obviously, the sea state is critical, and a yacht could only be sailed in
the smoothest of millponds. R/C failure could be a problem, and I guess I'd
have to have it on a long tether (just in case).

Anyone tried it? Recommendations for boat type / make? I don't want to have
a powerboat, due to the proximity of people, etc.

Gerald

[Umi_Ryuzuki]

Salt water is actually your biggest problem.

If it gets into the motors, or electronics, it will probably kill them.

I used to run a small 24" electric deep V.
The most fun place to run this little boat was out on the river.
When ever a large boat would run past the huge wake would then come into shore as deep swells, and then breakers.

The Deep V would jump off the top of the swells, and could surf the breakers. Very much like you see jet skiers doing on speed boat wakes. If I could find a nice deep V model like that old one, a Wellcraft scarab 38 style boat, I would certainly pick it up.:D

Also, there are actually "jet ski" and "Surfer" R/C models available, but I do not know how they would handle the salt water

[CoyoteBoy]

I'm planning to use my boat in the sea, but it is a 40 inch powerboat. I've
not tried my yacht in the sea but I'm guessing it would not work well due to
the sheer ratio of size of wave to sail- most waves would reach 3/4 of the
height of my mast (1.3m) so would be like sailing a real boat in 50 foot
waves - the wind would be too interupted. Power it is :)

JB
Geraldo <notonyournelly@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hiya. I'm new to the rc boat scene, having spent some time with planes. I
> have what maybe a daft question. Has anyone any experience of sailing
model
> boats in the sea? I have the opportunity of spending aomw R&R time at the
> seaside, and would like to go sailiing.
>
> Obviously, the sea state is critical, and a yacht could only be sailed in
> the smoothest of millponds. R/C failure could be a problem, and I guess
I'd
> have to have it on a long tether (just in case).
>
> Anyone tried it? Recommendations for boat type / make? I don't want to
have
> a powerboat, due to the proximity of people, etc.
>
> Gerald
>
>


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[joeygoose]

Here's a shot of two of our sailboats in the salt marshes off Chincoteague Island VA. We sail salt water regularly without too many problems. Here are a few guidelines you might find helpful...

- Coat every exposed brass area with petroleum jelly to inhibit corrosion from the salt water.

- Use a sailboat with a closed hull (something capable of having waves wash over it) and mount your electronics in a water tight box. The boats in the picture are modified Victor V32s (they're completely water-tight).

- Unless you have a really big boat, stick to coves and salt flats. larger swells are very diffucult to sail, we usually don't sail if they're over 6-8 inches. We've found that salt flats are especially fun - sheltered water no more than 18" deep stretching on for miles.

- After sailing, immediately wipe down and air out the boat.

- I've never used a tether simply because I never sail in water in which I can't wade .

Hope this was some help

[joeygoose]

another shot....

[Geraldo]

Thanks to all your replies, especially Joey. The 6" - 8" swell sounds fine
to me. Although I would be sailing on the open sea (if you see what I mean),
there are times when the swell is much less than this. I guesstimate that
last Saturday, it would have been about half an inch, and that's at the
coast facing out onto the North Sea. Of course, there's times when it's a
lot more than that - see my pics in the album of
www.beach-hut.net/Photos/photos.html . This picture on the home page shows a
swell of about 2" max.

Thanks for all your advice. I'll let you know how I get on!

Gerald


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