MyHobbyStore have commissioned another Model Boats Special Issue for next year and this one will be a combination of recycled plan features going back to the 1980s plus a series of articles on what might be termed ‘Model Boating Basics’ which will be aimed at giving people advice on the issues which come up again and again on internet forums from new or less experienced modellers.

I’d like one of the articles to be about Choosing Motors and Props as this is something which a lot of people find difficult. There is no magic solution to this and any ‘scientific’ based method involving calculations could be a turn off, people basically just want to know what will work in their boat. So the idea would be to give some general advice on things to take into consideration supplemented with a series of ‘benchmark’ setups for actual typical boats drawn from practical experience. If your boat is very similar in its characteristics to one of these benchmark model setups then you can be reasonably sure it will work for you too. If it is somewhere between two benchmarks then at least you will have bracketed the range of possible options.

So I am inviting Members to use this topic to post details of their boats where they have a good working motor/prop/battery setup. If possible, also post photos of the model in action and of the interior layout as some of these could be published in the magazine. If you would prefer to PM me with details of your boat, that is OK too.

Assuming that I get a good response, it will be summarised in the magazine for the benefit of all.

Please don’t use this topic to ask questions about which motors to use, it is intended for gathering information only!

 I look forward to lots of responses!

 Colin