Tord Eriksson wrote: > One thing that is very nice, and very possible to conduct from a kayak, is > model seaplanes, especially flying boats, electrically powered - just need > a calm lake and a hefty battery onboard the kayak to recharge the model > between flights! You could even fit a catapult to your deck, just as naval > ships had in the heyday of marine flight! > Back in the dim mists of my youth, when life was cheap, I seem to remember the availability of compressed-gas-powered BB deck guns for R/C naval models. The compass mount on the deck of my Millennium 174 would make a really nice gun platform, and seeing as the thing's as heavy as a battleship.... -- Tommy M. McGuire mcguire_at_crsr.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Aug 09 2007 - 03:44:42 PDT
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