Garden State Model Boaters

01/21/2026

2026 Meeting Dates

January 20
February 17
March 17
April 21
May 12
June 16
July 21
August 18
September 15
October 13
November 17
December 15

Meetings are held from 6pm to 8pm at:
Cornelius V. Kelly Community Center
902 Ocean Rd, Spring Lake, NJ 07762

01/21/2026

https://youtu.be/tohNmRZA9So?si=eHQCQekrebEG9VWj

This custom built model is 54” long with 4 Dumas motors.

01/21/2026

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08/21/2024

Have not been posting monthly updates. Nothing really to post. Meetings are all open discussion.

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01/21/2024

January meeting. Didn’t have it kinda due to the weather.

12/24/2023

December meeting we discussed how to create plans. Rich spoke about the details on the Sea Maid. How to get measurements and how to arrange the frames on the model. One member is building a 54 inch version of the Sea Maid. I spoke how I designed the plans for the Big Marie S and the next model I will be building, the Sea King. Both are 1/24 scale. I also spoke about changing the stick friction on a RadioLink 2.4Ghz transmitter and a little about telemetry.

11/19/2023

November meeting. Open discussion. No particular topics.

10/14/2023

October meeting. Will show and tell my airbrush and talk about weathering for what I know. Mainly on the Skipjack submarine I already built/weathered. Rich (Legend models) will bring a boat he is getting ready for distribution and showing in RCGroups. I will also show a kit built speed control. Among other as yet things.

09/20/2023

We had an open topic discussion for the September meeting.
Discussed the following...
Clamps, and this brought up adhesives
Spray painting, from air bushes to rattle cans

I brought a device I made to cut uniform planks with a razor blade
I also brought my Marlin submarine in the transport box fresh from Subfest this past weekend in Cahutta Georgia

Here is a picture of my Marlin and Skipjack sitting on the transport boxes. They fit perfectly across the back seat of our Explorer.

08/12/2023

MODEL SUBMARINE EVENT!!

I will be attending this. Driving from NJ to GA with my Marlin and Skipjack.

Cohutta, GA - Sept 14-17, 2023

One of the world's best RC submarine events is back and better than ever! WHAT is SUBFEST? SUBFEST 2023 will be our fourth annual, tremendously successful RC submarine event. It is an opportunity for RC submarine enthusiasts to gather together to run their boats, see each other's projects, learn fro...

08/12/2023

Going forward, I will be trying to post what we will be having discussions on at our meetings to keep this page more active.

In our June and July meetings we talked about batteries and chargers for model boats.

In our August meeting on the 15th, we will have a discussion about ship/boat accidents & mishaps. And I will talk about my diving experiences on NJ wrecks.

11/02/2021

This video is by Bob Martin of Nautilus Drydocks. It's a full overview of the 2021 Subfest event which took place in Cohutta, GA September 24-26 at Red Clay Resort. If you are a model submariner, consider attending in 2022.

This is a full overview of the 2021 SUBFEST RC Submarine Event in Cohutta, GA, which took place in September 2021. Video features amazing RC submarine footag...