2012 Black Friday Sale

Well it is the offseason now for most of us and time to start thinking about new builds for next year. Once again Newton Marine will be holding its annual Black Friday sale on Friday November 23rd, the day after Thanksgiving. Enjoy 30% off all merchandise at newtonmarine.com, including plan sets, coloring books, photo books and more! To receive this special offer, simply enter the code"Blkfriday12" in the promotional box during checkout. For any questions on the sale please email me at newtonmarine@gmail.com. This sale will only last 24 hours so don't miss out on the discounts. Thank you and Happy Holidays from Newton Marine!

Stolen Boats

STOLEN HYDROPLANES:
Atlas
Van Lines$500 REWARD!!!** Esquire Products
Thieves in OUR Bothell Community (212th
ST SW, area)!

Remote Control (R/C)
Hydroplanes (43” Long x 23” Wide) Not easy to hide!
Someone locally knows about the theft of these boats!!! $500 REWARD for
return**!! Call,
or TEXT to claim the reward!!! (Theft date, late Friday March
23rd, early Saturday AM, the 24th)
Call: (425) 488-1313 TEXT:
(425) 830-8137 (anonymous tips accepted, and eligible for reward!!!
This is not a Police contact #)























The owner of these Hydroplanes, Kirk, has been racing R/C
Scale Hydroplanes for more than 18 years and would help anyone that asked him. He is currently a board member of one, and
participant in both of the large, Northwest 1/8th scale R/C clubs. Additionally,
he is connected to the Hydroplane And Raceboat Museum in Kent (HARM). Our NAMBA affiliation guarantees that this
flier will be distributed NATIONWIDE and THROUGHOUT CANADA. There are tens of thousands of people that
this flier will be distributed to electronically. And from there, it will be shared with
friends of those friends. These boats will never see the water in
the United States or Canada, never be pawned, never be sold, without someone
being arrested and charged!!!
The best option right now is for the thieves to return these boats
anonymously, and collect this reward.
Soon, this reward will be retracted, and full charges will be
pursued. The thieves do not have the
motors, the radio gear, or any other components to make these boats
functional… RETURN THESE BOATS TODAY, by setting them beside the house you
took them from, and then make contact as shown above. By any method, leave contact information, and
the reward will be paid with no questions asked,
but only for a few days after this flier is distributed… Additionally, know, many of Kirks friends
will be going door to door soon, to inform the local community with this
information, and searching for these Hydroplanes!

How many boats should be in the dash for cash?

Renault back into hydroplanes?

Well it is true, but not what hydroplane fans would hope for. They have a new concept for a tourist boat, and electric hydroplane. Check it out: http://www.tuvie.com/renault-hydroplane-concept-hybrid-vehicle-between-a-plane-and-a-boat/

Poll #4

Poll #3

Poll #2

The t-shirts would be anywhere from $20-$30. If you are interested please leave price ranges willing to pay for the commemorative shirt.

Poll for Roger Newton Memorial Race

Hello everyone, I am creating a poll to make the Roger Newton Memorial bigger and better than ever! Please vote and even leave a comment on previous races and what directions you would like to see the race go to. I will be adding more polls so please come back later to check on more questions. Thank you!

Roger Newton Interview Part 1

Recently cleaning out the cubboards of the Newton Marine shop, I found a copy of an interview Unlimiteds Newsjournal did on my father, Roger Newton. It was so exciting to find this and re-read through the interterview! Hydroplanes had such a large impact in my father's life and this interview replayed some of the key moments of their relationship. Now without further ado, here is part 1 of 2 of Unlimiteds Newsjournal's interview of the Czar!

1992 and 1993 added to photosite

I just uploaded the Newton Marine photo archive to the smugmug site. Check it out:
1992: http://newtonmarine.smugmug.com/Hydroplanes/1992/11642739_v5PLSt#!i=1686791823&k=v4GdWvp
1993: http://newtonmarine.smugmug.com/Hydroplanes/1993/16179314_nG5VXn#!i=1693213273&k=WFfVmVb

New Photos Added

Uploaded some pix of the 1988 Rainer Boat. Check it out at my photo site:
http://newtonmarine.smugmug.com/Hydroplanes/1988/11501022_ZVWDh4#1614475143_ffz7fvN

2011 Diamond Cup Final Heat

2011 Diamond Cup Connie

2011 RCU Diamond Cup

Well another race is in the books. Took the 1/8th scale electric Maverick out to RCU's Diamond Cup held in Granger Washington. Had a sub par day until the final round. I fortunately made the connie, won that and made it into the big show. In the final I decided to stay back and just finish, which turns out was a good idea as everyone tried to run over each other, and most of them did at one point or more! Ended up 4th place over all. The overall goal for the race was to make my way into the final heat... mission accomplished.

The boat runs better each time out, but the power is a bit much for the round nose hull right now. I had the same problem with a similar hull and a CMB nitro engine. A few more trips to the drawing board will help, but at this point I am happy with how the gear works, and have a better understanding of it all, which was the point of throwing the gear in a hull that was laying around.

With 2 races left, I am looking forward more to the offseason and time to get some projects started and finished. Next year should be interesting (as long as I do finish all of the projects).

Videos were taken of the finals, and I will upload them to the blog soon, so check back later to see how the race went down.

H1 Exhibition Races

Looks like there is some exciting news from H1, there will be at least 3 exhibition races added to the end of the 2011 racing season. There will be an exhibition at Sacremento at the beginning of September, and in Washington DC after the San Diego race. Also Abu Dabi was added sometime before the Doha race in November. There are also rumors of an exhibition in China sometime in December or January. FOr more information visit www.h1unlimited.com

Newton Marine plan sell!

Well I am gearing up for a house remodel and need to start selling some things off to help pay for it and also clear out some space. I have several plans already drawn up and want to get them out. I will sell these for half off current prices! So it will be:

$10 - bulkhead sheet (sheet 3)
$10 - 3 view layout (sheet 2)
$17.50 - paint scheme

These prices are only on the following plan sheets, however if you want to complete a non complete set I will extended the price out to completing the set. The plans I have currently available to this sale are:

102-u 1959 Nitrogen paint scheme
103-m 1964 miss us paint scheme
105-a 1955 miss thriftway paint scheme
108-m 1973 red man paint scheme
125- 1978 squire shop paint scheme
125- sheet 3 (two copies)
125- sheet 2 (three copies)
126- sheet 3
135- sheet 3
135- sheet 2
145- Renault paint scheme
147- bubble bid paint scheme
147- sheet 2
147- sheet 3
153- crab legs paint scheme
159- sheet 2 (two copies)
159- sheet 3 (two copies)
171- dewalt paint scheme

Once again the 50% off sale is to only these plans. Shipping will be charged additionally to each order and please post your response here to get the plans. First come first served. Thank you!

Moving to Twitter

Hey Everyone. I just wanted to announce that I plan to keep the updates coming, I just had a very rough winter with a flood and some other big set backs with my house. I hope to keep the updates coming in on my new twitter page, Newton_Marine.

I have replaced the broken camera so I will also continue to take video footage at all the races I attend. Should be fun!

Black Friday Sale!

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Friday November 26^th, as Newton Marine will be having its second annual Black Friday Sale! Do not miss out on savings of 30% off all stock (excluding laser kits) at www.newtonmarine.com. Newton Marine will also give out a complimentary “Hydro Classic’s” coloring book with every order made on Black Friday.

Each person that places an order with Newton Marine on Black Friday will get their name placed in a raffle for a free complete set of plans! The winner will be announced on Saturday the 27^th of November at my blog, newtonmarine.blogspot.com.

You will not have to camp out in front of any mall to get these savings, only your own computer. Simply make your purchase at www.newtonmarine.com anytime on November 26^th and enter in the promotional code of “blkfriday10” and 30% will automatically be taken off your bill. All orders will be required to pay via paypal, no mail in orders please. This is only a one-day offer valid for November 27^th and will expire at the stroke of midnight. All sales do not go towards shipping. Any questions about the sale please email David Newton at newtonmarine@gmail.com.

Happy Holidays!
David Newton

Newton Marine

*Please note that the sale does not apply towards the laser kits.

Laser Kits now available on NewtonMarine.com!

Newton Marine is proud to announce that with a joined effort with Mike Luszcz we now are selling 1/8th scale kits directly on our website! Currently laser kits are available for plans 101 and 146. We hope to expand the catalogue to provide more kits to all of our loyal customers and avid scale model boaters.

The current pricing for the laser 1/8th kits is $180 (including a $10 domestic shipping fee) or for the kit and full set of plans $235, which is a $20 saving! Currently we are not able to ship the kits internationally. Sorry! Hopefully we will be equipped soon for such orders.

It is Mike's and our own goal to provide help and give back to the hobby that we both so love and enjoy. Please leave any feedback on here that you have to share!

San Diego back on H1 tour?

According to several resources San Diego might be back on the H1 tour this year, less than a month away. An official announcement should be released by the end of the week. KNDU has an article regarding the possibility of the return to the bay: click here to read their article.