Mumba, India has finally come into the RC boats world.  They have recently starting building their own radio controlled boats.  The geeky students and professional boat builders are finding RC boats an exciting hobby. 

It all started with a mechanical engineer who raced his RC Boat on the only water in the area of Odisha’s Rayagada district.  The land is mostly covered by forest and the population is tribal so having someone racing his radio controlled boat on the only water way in the district has been fascinating for the locals.

Satya Brata Maharana setup his garage as a workshop, spent some time online, and built a radio controlled boat. It’s now his favorite hobby and so far he’s built 14 to-scale RC boats.  You can see him racing them on youtube. www.youtube.com/user/adityagraphics By the way, his Youtube channel is the most viewed in Asia.

Satya Brata Maharana passion for RC boats has lead to others as well.  Akash GN, a nineteen year old, share the same passion which he says has turned into an obsession. Akash GN, an engineering student started making one a year now he makes 4 or 5 boats a year.

 Vinod Satwani, owner of Jack’s Hobby Store in Secunderabad, delivers electrical parts, batteries, and motors for RC boats to the students.  They also build planes, RC helicopters and RC boats as part of their academic projects.

This is quite a change for India population. Building their own planes, boats, and helicopters has not been one of the hobbies Indian’s favor. But with all the engineering students using the Internet to find parts and information on building RC boats someone had to finally open a hobby shop for them.  They still have difficulty finding fuel, spare parts and motors in India but that doesn’t deter them.  Of course, there is also the lack a water ways for racing their boats.

They can find a place to fly their RC helicopters and planes easier than racing their boats.  Most that have joined the RC hobby race are those seeking to relieve stress while enjoying the thrill of speed racing.  Everyone from doctors to house wives is spending some very serious money and time creating their own RC boats.  Some even use their swimming pools to test their boats.

RC boats are gaining in momentum worldwide, even in places where parts are hard to find such as Mumba, India.  We wish them all the luck in building their RC boats.

You can easily build your own by visiting (name of your affiliate hobby shop) and start becoming part of the RC world with your own radio controlled boat, plane or helicopter.

RC Boats News in London, England:

The powerboat British Championship for RC boats is in… Lee Heath won first prizes at Model Power Boat Association championships in London, England. He beat the current champion for top spot among hundreds of competitors. Heath, whose family owns Heath’s RC Models in London Road has been racing RC boats for the last four years. He belongs the Ostend Ospreys club at Althorne and is now qualified for the world championship in RC boat racing.

Stephen Hart came in at the top of two categories at the British Championship for Remote Control boats. Hart is chairman of the Ostend Ospreys club and has been racing Radio Controlled boats for 30 years. He designs he own Radio Controlled boats and makes them from scratch. This is his ninth and tenth UK title.

Remote Control Boats Used In Search in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana:

RC boats are more fun than a basket of eggs! You can use your rc boats on a lake, river, even your bath tub for hours of enjoyment. Your kids will love it too! Grown up boys or men as they are normally called, love their toys. So why not get them what they want?

Matching RC boats for father and son

They’ll have a ton of fun racing each other, knocking each other about on the lake, and have a special bonding that only fathers and sons can have. However, you have some choices to make. RC boats come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and models. So, you get to decide what type they should have.

The best type of RC boats for the boys

They come in the kid’s toy models but are just as fun to play around with as the big models. The toy models remote control boats run on batteries, are made of durable plastic, and if properly taken care of, will last until they tire of them. Sometimes the boats are so poorly made they won’t stand up to a full days running but there are toy Radio Control boats that are very good and will be a lot of fun.

The models of RC Boats

The big model boats come in fiberglass or wood, are very sturdy and run electric or gas power. However much fun the big models are they are still expensive compared to toy models. But that shouldn’t stop you from getting them a remote control boat. Just imagine how much fun father and son will have, spending hours out on the lake egging each other on and dare deviling each other to faster turns, and higher jumps.

Where to find the best RC boats

Be sure to look around before choosing the right boats for them. Check out your local hobby shop, the Internet, and ask around at some of the RC hobbyists clubs. They can let you know the type of RC boat that’s good for father and son. You can find the clubs at your local hobby store.

There’s always the little holidays throughout the year so you won’t have any problems giving them the boats.

Sometimes the neatest boat you see in the store is not the best. On the Internet are RC boat forums you can check to see what type of boat is the best for them. They are always happy to help and they love to talk about their rc boats.

So you shouldn’t have too much of a decision after you’ve checked around and look at the different radio control boats. Be sure they will last for a couple of hours with the batteries or gas and your two “boys” should be happy as clams – for a while. What rc boats do you recommend I look at?

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