| When I was a kid growing up here in Florida I went | | | | I used to get a huge kick out of jumping through |
| through a period of time when I wanted a radio | | | | waves and feeling the spray on my face. I did have a |
| controlled boat more than anything on earth. I have | | | | friend who had a high performance jet boat that would |
| always loved the water and the idea of being able to | | | | do over 80 MPH, riding in it with him was a blast and |
| race an RC boat on the local bay was exciting to me. I | | | | just reignited my longing for a radio controlled boat.If |
| would dream about operating my boat through waves | | | | you are interested in radio controlled boats there are |
| and jumping them with the spray coming off the boat | | | | two main types, battery powered or electric, and gas |
| and glistening in the sun light. From the time I was ten | | | | powered. Personally I prefer the gas version mainly |
| until my twelfth birthday I wanted nothing more and I | | | | because they are more powerful and they are way |
| had it on every wish list until then.I never did get that | | | | louder. On the down side though, gas RC boats are |
| boat when I was a kid, but now that I am grown and I | | | | harder to maintain and require more talent to control. If |
| live on an island with water everywhere I am | | | | you don't know for sure how deep you want to get |
| considering it again.As I mentioned, one of my main | | | | into this hobby you may want to start with an electric |
| reasons for wanting an RC boat stems from my | | | | boat just because they are easier. If you decide you |
| desire to be on the water. I have always been an avid | | | | like the hobby you can always get another boat and |
| fisherman, a boater, and a surfer and I figured that | | | | try the gas version.There's no law that says you can |
| having an RC boat was just one more activity that | | | | only have one boat. You can always own multiple |
| would keep me near the water. We didn't have | | | | boats and race them against each other and you will |
| anything fancy like a jet boat when I was growing up | | | | always have a back up incase something happens to |
| but we did have a fishing boat and that helped | | | | one of them.Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre |
| stimulate the love I already had for being on the water. | | | | Beach, Florida. |