RC Scale Hydro Resources...

Here are some places to find parts and other resources:

Groups and Clubs:

Electric Scale Unlimiteds (ESU): 1/7th scale electric hydros racing in Western Washington State, USA. Most of their races take place about a 45-minute drive north of Seattle at Twin Lakes, Marysville, WA. They now seem to be in the process of joining with Unlimiteds Northwest below.

Unlimiteds Northwest (UNW): 1/8th scale nitro, and now 1/7th scale electrics with ESU above. They are primarily a Western Washington State club in the United States. They broke with RC/U when RC/U got too big.

NAMBA (North American Model Boat Association): American group for powered model boats

RC Unlimiteds (RC/U): 1/8th scale nitro and electric hydros. Their website says they are in Seattle, but their schedule is for mostly eastern WA.

Classic Thunder: 1/10th scale electrics in the Seattle area. Western Washington State, USA.

ERCU: 1/10th scale electrics. Their website is pretty uninformative for anyone not already belonging to them. But from what little I can gather, they race 1/10th scale electric hydros south of Seattle. 



Cool Hydroplane Websites:
These are mostly "vintage" focused

Vintage Hydroplanes	Lots of resources regarding vintage era hydroplanes from many different classes
Vintage Hydroplanes Gale V Replica	Cool construction pictures of a full-sized Gale V replica

Online Stores and Dealers:
This list is largely from the Unlimiteds Northwest website with some of my favorites added:

Accu-Tech RC Hardware Various RC parts and packages ACP Composites Everything you’d ever need for fiberglass and carbon Aeromarine Laminates Boats, hardware, engines Air Wild Pilot Shop Heavy Duty T-6 aluminum servo arms and linkages BatteryStuff.com Starter Batteries, etc. Callie Graphics Amazing vinyl graphics at amazing prices! Central Hobbies Carbon Fiber Pushrods with Titanium 4-40 threaded inserts Classic Hydros Drivers, scale engines, hulls Competition Marine Design Inc. Mac engines,Tuned pipes,Custom prop work Enforcer R/C Boats R/C Boats & Parts. Drivers too. Fiberlay Fiberglassing materials Gizmo Motors parts & radio gear Hobby Services Futaba Radio service and repair Micro Fasteners Micro Fasteners, Screws, etc. Micro Mark Hobby Tools and Materials ML Boatworks 1/8th Scale Laser-Cut frame kits National Balsa Co. Balsa and Basswood sticks. Plywood. Laser cutting. Newton Marine 1/8th scale hydroplane plans Offshore Electrics 1/8th Scale RC parts, motors, mounts, etc… R/C Planet R/C Parts Rattlesnake R/C Specialty R/C parts, Nova Rossi Motors Rocket City Racing Hardware, CMB, Mac, Novarossi engines Rum Racing Products Motor mounts, Servo Trays and Tuned Pipe Mufflers Scale 3-D 3D printer near Seattle: Motors, drivers, etc… Sig Manufacturing Hardware, castor oil Speedmaster Rudders, hardware, props, Rossi engines Technology Hobbies Large R/C Vender The Composite Store Rods and Tubes, Carbon Materials, Epoxy Systems Tower Hobbies Large R/C Vender Wesley's Custom Graphics 1/8th Scale & Custom Graphics

 



How to layout the electrical gear:
Offshoreelectrics.com wiring page
John-Tom