John, Chief Engineer, Build-It-Yourself
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remote control model boat fleet
PowerPoint Fleet Presentation


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Pirate Boat
Inside this fearsome ship is a walkie talkie and a water cannon pump.   Yer money or yer life, ya nat-brain, pigeon-gut, low life!"

Walkie Talkie & Cannon Control


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Remote Control Cabin
If you wanna be a sailor, ya gotta look like one and ya gotta have a proper captain's cabin.

At Central Park, NY

In Action

Captain's Cap

Log Book


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Pirate in a Row Boat
Serenading his best friend, the parrot.


Pirates - Central Park, New York
Look'n fer fat bankers who have too much money.


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Mellow Yellow Submarine
"We all live in a yellow submarine."  Onboard are a working water cannon and a tape recorder that plays Popeye the Sailor Man.

Water Cannon Control

Squirting Swan Boat tourists

Chasing a big boy sub.


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Boston Police Plane
To save the world from scurrilous scoundrels and vile villains.  The plane is attached to a transparent plastic rod which is mounted on a floating platform.  When it is towed by the pirate boat or sub, it looks like it is chasing the bad guys.

Boston Police ... ever vigilant!


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River Boat
Luxury yacht for exploring the world's waterways.  On board is a good stock of black eyed peas, moonshine, two tasty  chickens and a fat pig.

Port side


Sailors at the Boston Commons
Don't mess with these sailors.  They're on an important mission.


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Flower Power Flying Machine
The marvelous men and women and their flying machines.  The balloon is a nerf ball, the wings are shoe horns, the basket is a tuna fish can and the wheels are bottle caps mounted on golf tee's.  The whole contraption is mounted on a transparent plastic rod which is fixed to a platform.  The platform can be mounted on an RC chassis or hull.


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Tug Boat
The Tug-That-Could is made from premium quality junk including Starbucks coffee stirrer sticks, foam rubber, bottle caps and rope.


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Garbage Barge
On a mission to collect premium quality junk for building more boats.  The two sea gulls, connected to a motor, hover around the barge. 


Young-at-heart Sailors
Seaport Museum, NY

I wanna be a sailor when I grow up!


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The Engine Room
The RC receiver, servos, rudder control and motor control are packed into a Tupperware container. The boats can be quickly interchanged on this hull.

Side view

With boat mounted

Have Boats. Will Travel.
The fleet requires a dry dock for maintenance.  Traveling to model boat shows means you need to think about packing everything up.

Treasure Chest

Future Captains
Lining up to have a go at steering the Mellow Yellow Submarine at the Boston Tall Ships Exhibit.


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remote control model boat fleet
PowerPoint Fleet Presentation

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