simonmiller

Does anybody run gas boats at lakes in and around London - Have been running my Blackjack 55 at Chatham but have to find a new venue since a couple of locals informed me that the boat was to noisy and they were going to report me.

I am based in the north London area and any venue suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Simon.

martno1fan

what pipe you running? you have a silencer for it? might avoid such complaints.whats wrong with the thames .

johnnyx

im around 60 miles away portsmouth about 1 and a half hours on a sunday not ideal but a start

martno1fan

yea the thames is nearer .

glennb2006

I think Elmbridge might be the best you are going to get. I looked through the MPBA handbook, seems closest to you. They run IC and everything else there, boats, planes and cars. It is on the A30, J13 off the M25.

http://website.lineone.net/~elmbridgemc/

Hope this link works.

Glenn

Tell 1uk

HI Simon I run gas boats togeather with others at south Woodham Ferrers (salt lakes) about 20 miles from north London without any probs contact me thrugh the forum for more info or go to model boat lakes site.

simonmiller

thanks for all your suggestions!

Would like to try the Thames but with that current think the Boat might be going backwards and should it decide to die on me then it could become rather interesting.

I have ordered the Silencer from Bonzi - lets see if it keeps the noise to an acceptable level.

Once again, cheers for the suggestions

Simon.

martno1fan

wait till slack water mate just before the tide turns then you wont have any flow to worry about .

TIA

Hello UK mates!

Would any of you happen to know a chap named Joe Read aka TeamPuravida?

He has promised me three boats for a month and a half now.

Is he even the slightest good on his word?

TIA.

Artie.



Edited to remove manufacturer bash

glennb2006

Never come across him Artie.

Sorry.

Glenn

martno1fan

Artie was this an ebay purchase or does he have a website? how did you hear about him ? never heard of him i do hope hes not another scammer.have you paid him any money yet i do hope not.

youdirtyfox

Hey Johnny, im round the corner from you in Hayling island , where's good to boat in Portsmouth? Is there still a lake in southsea to use!

@ simonmiller, I will ask my bro and uncle both live in and around London if they know any top spots[8D]

Regards
Sam.

TIA

Mart et all. I could really use your help. I won 3 ebay auctions for boats, paid immediately, and never received anything. I got emails from him stating he sent them to the wrong address and got it back and he was going to resend with delivery confirmation. Now he is ignoring my emails and more than 60 days has passed so I have no recourse with ebay or Paypal.

Any suggestions?

His name is Joe Read and lives in Greater Manchester. What can I do? He is a long way away from me to be able to knock on his door......

martno1fan

Hi mate ill ask arround for you this guy isnt too far from me and i know a few guys round manchester so ill see if they know of him.id still try ebay and paypal for non recieved goods if i were you.do you have an address for this guy ?.i just emailed him for an address im gonna buy a brushless motor off him and pay cash or so he thinks.ill send you his adress and number if he sends me it mate.the good guys need to stick together against these scum bags [:@].

DaveMarles

Mart, Let me know the address if you get it. I know who Joe Read is but don't have his address.

martno1fan

cheers dave ill let you know mate ,not a nice thing hes done lets hope he has a good explanation.

TIA

Hello all!

Thank you so much for your help! I got an email from Joe this morning to which he stated that they were shipped but he didn't say when nor did I get a delivery confirmation as promised. So I suppose it's a waiting game again.

He said it should be to me in 7 days so I'll post an update next week to see if he comes through or not.

I spoke with quite a few of you from the U.K. who stood up and said I'll ring him or email him to help out. I REALLY apreciate that to no end, and I give a HUGE International THANK YOU for that as well!!!!! Sometimes you just gotta prod the cattle a little bit to get them to move.

It's a small hobby but funny how small of a world it is when we stick together and work in powers of numbers.

I owe you guys!

martno1fan

Glad you got it sorted mate keep us posted,looks like i wont need to bid on his motor on ebay after all ,if i get his number ill be sure to pass it on to ya.You dont owe us nothing im sure i speak for everyone else when i say im glad to help.maybe he realised we were all on his case keep us posted

martno1fan

check your pm box mate i just sent you something that might help .