AEROMARINE CONQUEST

OCTURA PROPELLER

ZENOAH KILL SWITCH

Conquest 43" Hull has a lower profile, more ventilation and greater downforce on the bow which make this new hull perfect for big power and big speed!
 

P741/4 Octura's latest Propeller is a four bladed Copper Beryllium to fit a 3/16" shaft. It has a Pitch of 2.737" on it's 1.61" (41mm) Diameter. These Props have the most lift of any other prop. 

$595.00

$32.00

$13.50

 When we were contemplating the prospect of immigrating to New Zealand, one of the most important things on our check list was whether or not there were any Power Boat Clubs. Sure enough after a web search, up came the Manukau Model Power Boat Club. For a couple of years we kept quite a close look at the events held at Wattle Downs and Graham Doggett's name was prominent at the events and regatta's that we read about.

My first models were electric scale model boats but because I am a petrol head I found them too slow, so when I moved to Auckland 30 years ago and discovered a club racing model power boats I was hooked.

QUESTION 2 .What appeals to you most about the hobby?
ANSWER I just love messing about with boats and swapping ideas and information with others who have the same interest.
Until recently it was almost impossible to buy a RTR boat that had any sort of reasonable performance, so most were partly scratch built with combinations of bought and home made parts with no two boats being the same. This results in some interesting and original designs with equally interesting characters who have built them.

QUESTION 6. I know you enjoy a cross section of rc boating so what types have you built?
ANSWER    3 x hydros - electric, nitro and gas.
    8 x Offshore cats - electric nitro and gas.
    8 x Deep V's - electric nitro and gas.
    1 x 1 metre yacht.
    About 5 scale boats including cabin cruisers and I tug boat.
There may be some others that were failures and are best to remain forgotten.

Graham's Classic Hydro complete with Driver

QUESTION7. What has been your most challenging project?
ANSWER Designing and building my Eurocat hull.
Because I couldn't find or afford a big offshore cat that I really liked I decided to design and build my own. I didn't realise just how much work this would involve.

After much research the original hull was built from fiberglass and plywood and then a mould was taken from it so that we could produce others in fiberglass.

The hull shape is a semi scale model of Victory 1 which was the reigning UIM offshore world champion and I just had to have a model of that fantastic race boat.

I am currently racing the latest version of this hull as Miss Longlite in offshore events with a Zenoah 260 as power.

QUESTION 8. What club do you belong to?
ANSWER I belong to the Manukau Model Power Boat Club ( MMPBC) and the Scale Unlimited Hydroplane Association (SUHA) and am currently president of both.

QUESTION 9. How often do you attend races?
ANSWER Our club meets on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month with organised racing on those days. I am usually racing or helping to organise races on those days.

QUESTION 10. What class do you enjoy racing the most?
ANSWER Without a doubt I prefer offshore/endurance races. Sprint racing is fast and fun, but I enjoy longer races where a bit of race strategy is required and the need for staying out of trouble, staying right side up and finishing with the most laps.

QUESTION 11. What is your most memorable event?
ANSWER The most memorable event recently must be the Trans Tasman Challenge that was held for the first time in Brisbane in October last year. This was an electric only regatta which will now be held annually alternating between Brisbane and Auckland. We let the Aussies win last year to lull them in to a false sense of security so that we can waste them next time on our home turf.

THANKS GRAHAM