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Post by chariot on Apr 7, 2024 10:13:17 GMT 12
Have been looking at the electrons, as we have a small fleet down here in Whitianga. For a small model they're not cheap. Could buy a real boat for the same price.
I have a mate down here said if I buy one, he will too, so will see where we go from here.
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Post by fish on Apr 7, 2024 10:56:03 GMT 12
Have been looking at the electrons, as we have a small fleet down here in Whitianga. For a small model they're not cheap. Could buy a real boat for the same price. I have a mate down here said if I buy one, he will too, so will see where we go from here. How much? I've got a model yacht parked in the lounge that looks the same style as an electron but slightly different. About a metre long, foot deep keel and mast maybe 1.3m high. Looks very similar to our Birdsal, so a mate got it for me as a gift from some random auction house several years ago. Hasn't got any of the RC or servo stuff, have been looking into getting that stuff so Mr 9 can play with it, bit like going down a rabbit hole looking at RC stuff though. It is all set up to have the RC stuff and possibly did have it in a past life. |
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Post by dp on Apr 7, 2024 11:33:30 GMT 12
Have been looking at the electrons, as we have a small fleet down here in Whitianga. For a small model they're not cheap. Could buy a real boat for the same price. I have a mate down here said if I buy one, he will too, so will see where we go from here. I've got one that I don't have time to use. You could borrow it and go out there with them. See how you like it. Matt Algie is the man |
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Post by Fogg on Apr 7, 2024 14:58:47 GMT 12
They’re great little boats.
They handle so well. Nothing else compares. Unless you’re talking IOM or something similar.
I’ve got one of the Des originals which I bought 20yrs ago.
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Post by harrytom on Apr 7, 2024 15:46:05 GMT 12
Use to do a lot of Marblehead racing and iom racing.But from a fun Sunday afternnon soon priced me and others out. Last time I looked at a iom $1200/1500 without R/C gear. Marbleheads were being imported from the UK Bantock from memory for $1800 that was early 1990s
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Post by em on Apr 7, 2024 18:59:58 GMT 12
They are the Stewart 34s of the RC world I reckon . I worked for a guy in Kerikeri who had two in the late 90s , we had some great battles on the lake up by Tākou Bay .
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Post by chariot on Apr 8, 2024 9:13:35 GMT 12
Prices have gone up a bit since then HT. Try $4k. Just have to find out the wait time for a new one. Will get back to you DP after the school holidays, as will be full on with grand kid minding for a couple of weeks. I have been down to watch them the last couple of Sundays and had a bit of a play. Have to be mindful of not playing bumper boats with other peoples toys.
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Post by harrytom on Apr 8, 2024 11:20:11 GMT 12
Prices have gone up a bit since then HT. Try $4k. Just have to find out the wait time for a new one. Will get back to you DP after the school holidays, as will be full on with grand kid minding for a couple of weeks. I have been down to watch them the last couple of Sundays and had a bit of a play. Have to be mindful of not playing bumper boats with other peoples toys. We had fleet racing with hadicaps + match racing. Interesting how a dog could foot it in a match against a top of the range iom. Prices were silly back then so sold up and brought a trailer sailer. |
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