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