AMYA Hints Page

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These are hints, tips and tricks, in no particular order, that Members of AMYA have submitted.
If you have others worthy of listing, email the Web Master

  1. SAFETY FIRST - for your antenna tip, some type of safety ball is required
    practice golf balls, or antenna balls are good choices.  Check our Full
    Suppliers listing for some available on the web.

  2. Battery Packs - Do It Yourself

  3. US 1M construction tips fileNew Adobe Acrobat files for download

  4. The CR-914 NEWS, information specific to CR-914's and many GREAT General interest Hints and Tips.  The BEST article on Radio problems in issue #34.

  5. How to make your radio "throttle" stick not self center (or stay where you put it!)

  6. The Other Best tip site I've ever found, Lester Gilbert's site
    Lester is a professor I think and his technical articles are Excellent!

  7. Shady Idea by David Goebel - Need some cool shade at your wide open sailing site, here's my solution.

  8. Setting marks - different ways to set racing buoys for R/C Yachting

  9. Make your own buoys (or marks) for R/C Model Yacht Racing

  10. Inexpensive Boat Stand by Tony Pardinas, can't get much easier than this.

  11. Indoor sailing. - external link to Bruce Bongiorni's photos of the Lansing (Mi) sailing club's indoor beginner's sailing training at
    http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hbb/Vic_photos/pool_regatta/gal_gal.htm

  12. Race Handicapping systems - this allows boats and skippers of different capabilities to sail together with a fair system

  13. Paul Kylander's Sailing Manual

  14. Single Arm or Double Arm Sail Arm setup to the You Asked For it section.

  15. Sail Arm Gauge - No More Mystery to figure out the right sail arm for your boat.

  16. How to measure a Sail arm length required for your boat.

  17. Painting Tips from Top Flight Lusterkote's web site (**Updated 11/03)

  18. Make your own club squadron burgee by Steve Thompson

  19. How to stop servo jitters!  Available as Adobe Acrobat file!

  20. Traveling with your RC Sailboat (from the Victoria Discussion forum)

  21. Kelley Van Beek Race Scoring Excel Spreadsheet
    (Submitted by Rob Davis, IOM Class Secretary)

  22. Completely Free Sailing Scoring (Race Scoring) system Check
    it out at SailWave.com

  23. Beautify your V-32 (or any other boat) by Robert "Coz" Cosgrove