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  • stadiumyamaha
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Apr 2011
    • 1284

    #1

    Race markers

    Anybody have a easy way to put removable race markers in a pond. Just need something for buddy racing.
    Thanks
    white geico w/2200kv 3674 leopard 53.5mph 4s2p, geico w/ 1800kv outrunner 52mph on 4s2p, genesis w/2200kv castle 53.8 on 4s2p, impulse 31 w/2200kv castle, stock p1 and ul-1
  • 1truckerdan
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2011
    • 329

    #2
    empty 1 gallon milk jugs tied to an heavy enough weight will work.
    When you know it all.......you never will learn anything new

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    • Darin Jordan
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Apr 2007
      • 8335

      #3
      Pool noodles work REALLY well... Hang enough weight off the end of a shorter piece of pool noodle to hold it up vertically and you're set...

      Our club has covers made that cover a cluster of 3 noodle pieces, with eyelets on the bottom. We string a caribeaner (sp?) through the eyelets, and then have a string with TWO weights... with the string strung through the caribeaner... One weight is heavy and goes to the bottom... the other is lighter, and dangles in the water. This keeps the string taught when waves or water level affect the string length.

      Boats can hit these HARD without much damage...
      Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
      "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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      • pescador
        Senior Member
        • May 2009
        • 499

        #4
        Not sure if your looking for buoys you can deploy and retrieve from shore without a real boat or just how to make them?
        I've seen the sailboat guys use markers that they pull off an RC barge or tug and the weights are tied together so they can reel them back in to shore.
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        • JPriami
          N4FOX
          • Aug 2010
          • 1675

          #5
          Originally posted by Darin Jordan
          Pool noodles work REALLY well... Hang enough weight off the end of a shorter piece of pool noodle to hold it up vertically and you're set...

          Our club has covers made that cover a cluster of 3 noodle pieces, with eyelets on the bottom. We string a caribeaner (sp?) through the eyelets, and then have a string with TWO weights... with the string strung through the caribeaner... One weight is heavy and goes to the bottom... the other is lighter, and dangles in the water. This keeps the string taught when waves or water level affect the string length.

          Boats can hit these HARD without much damage...
          That sounds like a neat idea. Pics would be helpful. As I'm pretty much a visual learning person.
          Land, Sea & Air, A true RC Addict.

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          • SJFE
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Apr 2007
            • 4735

            #6
            Darins suggestions FTW.

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            • stadiumyamaha
              Fast Electric Addict!
              • Apr 2011
              • 1284

              #7
              The pool noodle is a good idea. I figured id end up using them but didnt know how to secure them. With a little dif design we should be able to retrieve them with our retrieval boats.
              Thanks guys, and id also like a pic.
              white geico w/2200kv 3674 leopard 53.5mph 4s2p, geico w/ 1800kv outrunner 52mph on 4s2p, genesis w/2200kv castle 53.8 on 4s2p, impulse 31 w/2200kv castle, stock p1 and ul-1

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