Tag Archives: Scale Boats

Argonauts / WWCC Booth at North County mini Maker Faire

June 12, 2019EventsEvent, Scale BoatsMark Weber

Argonauts & Western Warship Combat Club will have a combined booth promoting model boating. Come volunteer at or visit the booth and show off RC model boating.

All attendees are interested in making things…let’s show ’em little boats!

Plus, you can’t beat the amazing location of the Antique Gas & Steam Museum.

Date: Saturday, June 15 & Sunday, June 16
Time: 9am-4pm
Location: Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Inc., 2040 N Santa Fe Ave, Vista, California 92083

More info: on North county mini Maker Faire: https://northcounty.makerfaire.com/

Argonauts Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/285939349020236/

2016 Pearl Harbor Memorial Run

February 14, 2017VideosScale Boats, VideoRobert Wood

On December 10, 2016 the Task Force 96 / The 8th Fleet and members of the San Diego Argonauts Scale Boat Division held it’s run of 1:96 scale RC model ships in memory of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Click here for the long version of this video:
https://youtu.be/IMiB-YIvR10

Check out Task Force 96 on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/191168340623/

2016 Model Boat Parade of Lights

December 1, 2016Videosmini Model Boat Parade of Lights, Parade of Lights, Scale Boats, VideoRobert Wood

Come see the San Diego Argonauts’ lighted remote controlled model boats! We’ll be kicking off the Christmas season with our own Model Boat Parade of Lights around the San Diego Model Boat Pond. Public is welcome. Bring a chair. Enjoy the lights.

If you have a scale model boat, start working on your lights. Be sure to bring a warm sweater, a hot beverage, and a great camera. This is going to be another beautiful event!

Our past Model Boat Parade of Lights were each an incredible success. This year, the San Diego Argonauts will be hosting another mini Parade of Lights at the San Diego Model Boat Pond on

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: San Diego Model Yacht Pond
More info on Facebook
Event Flyer

Ideas for easy RC model boat lights.

LED Light Strings http://amzn.to/2f0vI0n
EL Wire (electroluminescent wire) http://amzn.to/2gezGjN

In case you’re new to the mini Parade of Lights, here’s a video from January 2015:

(Edit December 22, 2016)

On December 14, we had 20+ boats in the water and about 100 spectators! What an awesome event. Thanks David Manley for putting together this video filmed from the bow of his RC scale model yacht.