Originally Posted by
Hydro Junkie
You have to remember, boating is a very small part of the R/C hobby. For every boater, there are at least a couple dozen or so aircraft fliers, probably 40+ drone fliers and a couple hundred car/buggy drivers. Personally, I build and race scale hydroplanes. You would think that in the Pacific Northwest, home to most of the teams over the last several decades, it would be a thriving community. Truth be told, it isn't. Last race I went to had around 40 boats and 20-25 drivers.
I don't think the boating community is that small, I just think they are not that vocal.
Competitive speedboating, I can see that going down a bit since it is a fairly expensive sport and especially IC boats, well, the public does not take too kind to the noise I guess.
But it is more that I was surprised to not see ANY steam related topic here. I'd expect a few seasoned metalworkers and lovers of classic technology here as well.
It is an interesting branch, and the whole experience of operating a steampowered model is quite different from running electric powered boats, scale or otherwise. A bit like the difference between powered flight and soaring, the operator has to pay attention to a whole different set of parameters.
But, fair is fair, if there is no interest, then there is no interest, it is what it is, and so be it. At least there was a reply, and that's something
