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[josh nicholasParticipant @joshnicholas98718]

Soo where is everyone based at?? (not house address)

I am from barrow-in-furness,

the local place for me would have to be the beach (earnse bay) being that its only at the bottom of the street and its a massive playing field obvs

the other place would have to be barrow parks boating pond (but i think you have to join a club to use it im not 100% sure)

is there anyone local to barrow?

Edited By josh nicholas on 10/02/2017 21:51:34

[josh nicholasParticipant @joshnicholas98718]

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Josh. Unfortunately I live in the South and cant help in your quest. Our local boating pond is handy slow toddle with a boat perched on my Zimmer frame (being an old geezer)

Boating in the real ocean has a few issues, convering rampant corrosion to any and all metal parts inside and out, unless flushed with clean water (and no doubt those who boat regularly on the ocean will dispute this but I have has isssues on the few times I have salt water boated with a couple of boats), and secondly the boats themselves need to be able to handle the sort of swell that you just don't get on a pond.

​Joining your local club may be a good idea, for the use of the water and also the advice you can obtain and practical advice..looking at actual boats and seeing the method of operation and so on.

Ashley

Edited By ashley needham on 11/02/2017 09:29:12

[josh nicholasParticipant @joshnicholas98718]

Thanks Ashley,

I know what you mean, i have owned a few Real boats before So im pritty well knowledgeable with handling, i know model boats are different due to there size and power

also id like to point out that to this day im still working on a klinker built boat that came off HMHS Somersetshire (Hospital ship No.25) in 1954 she is 32ft bow to stearn she was the captians launch im very proud of this because in all off the history im the very last person to move her under power, also it will be back in open water some time soon

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

There's a chap called Ian McKintosh who posts on Model Boat Mayhem as Boatmadman. He lives in B-in-F and will know the local clubs. If you were to join Mayhem then you could send him a Private Message.

Dave M

[josh nicholasParticipant @joshnicholas98718]

Thanks Dave, will have a look into it

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