The St. Louis Admirals R/C Model Boat Club UU http://stlouisadmirals.comUU BROADSIDE 25 February 2021 Commodore – Jane Benefield (636) 447-4016 Secretary – Bob Keeler (314) 434-8640 HH Vice-Commodore – Kent Morgan (314) 892-8669 Asst. Secretary – John Ziemer (636) 566-8810 Asst. Vice-Commodore – John Ziemer (636) 566-8810 Editor – Jane Benefield (636) 447-4016 Treasurer – Lin Blaszkiewicz (314) 843-4995 NOW HEAR THIS YOUR COMMODORE FROM THE BRIDGE It appears that everyone who could joined us via Zoom and is really enjoying it and starting 3 March 2021 I will open up Zoom 30 minutes early, so if you would like to do some socializing, please feel free to do so. The official meeting will start at 7 PM. I was able to have Lin join me for a test via telephone – no video – but it works, and she is looking forward to joining us at our March meeting. For our March meeting, Bill Kammermeyer offered to do a presentation for us on the various kinds of wood, and I believe it should be an interesting subject as over the years I have learned that there are many types of wood, but I am not sure which ones are good for the various projects. I would like to thank everyone who is stepping up to help with presentations and articles for the newsletter, and without your assistance, I would not be able to do it. So, thank you everyone, still looking for volunteers to do a presentation for the balance of this year. Scheduled Events Wednesday, 3 March 2021 7 PM Zoom meeting Wednesday, 7 April 2021 7 PM Zoom meeting Wednesday, 5 May 2021 7 PM Zoom meeting NOTES Wednesday, 2 June 2021 7 PM Zoom meeting The following Gatherings are suspended until further notice: Prior to our 5PM monthly 1st Wednesday-of-the-month dinner-meeting, sailing is from 2-4 PM at our usual St. Ferdinand Pond, Florissant, MO – weather permitting. Dinner is set for 5:00 PM at our Hendel’s Restaurant, 599 St. Denis, Florissant, MO 63033m followed by our 7:00 PM meeting at our meeting place at the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine, the Old School House, 1 St. Francois Street, Florissant, MO. The following Gatherings are suspended until further notice: 3rd Sunday every month (2-4 pm), March thru November: Sailing at St Ferdinand Pond -- weather permitting. Gratefully, Jane Commodore ******************************************************************* Thank you to everyone who paid their dues --- Dues are from 1 May – 30 April – please send your dues to: Lin Blaszkiewicz and please make your check payable to Lin Blaszkiewicz and mail to: Lin Blaszkiewicz 6413 Hagemann Pt Ct St. Louis, MO 63128 Thank you. ************************************************************************************ Secretary’s 3 February 2021 Meeting Minutes Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance: Commodore Jane opened the ZOOM meeting at 7:00 P.M which was held online. There were nine members present, including Fr. Tom Keller, who had been unable to attend the last 3 or 4 years because of church duties. Happy he was able to join us. Guest was Bob Mains - Zoom Master, Shipwrights of Central Ohio. Reports, Administration -- Segment 1. Commodore’s Opening Comments: A. This was our second meeting on Zoom, and I hope that those of you who wanted to look at our presentation given by Michael Benefield at our 20 January 2021 meeting were able to do so. B. Bill Kammermeyer has kindly agreed to do a presentation for our March meeting. Thank you ever so much, Bill. C. Dave Amstutz from Tennessee also kindly agreed to provide us with a look at his workshop for our April meeting. Thank you, Dave, really appreciate your kind offer. D. I am happy to report that our member, George Kirby, is doing fine, he had telephone issues but otherwise he and his family are doing as well as can be expected with Covid19. E. Our Treasurer, Lin, has been doing an excellent job in paying our bills and providing me with a monthly treasurer’s report, and she updated our membership list. Thank you, Lin, we really appreciate your diligence. F. BlueSky Apparel t-shirts: Commodore Jane received a prototype of an embroidered patch for approval. T-shirts can be ordered. The cost is with only the front logo up to size L $10.00 plus tax, and with logo on back and front up to size L and XL is $15.00 plus tax. Sizes 2XL and larger and long sleeve are an additional cost. Patches hat size and shirt patch are $10.00 each. 2. Secretary’s Meeting Minutes Report – Bob Keeler: Presented the minutes of the January 2021 meeting which were published/printed in the January 2021 Broadside newsletter. Motion to accept minutes as printed was made by John Ziemer, seconded by Russ Wick. Motion passed. 3. Treasurer’s Report – Lin Blaszkiewicz: Lin was unable to join 4. Vice Commodore -- Comments/Actions – Kent Morgan: None 5. Asst. Vice-Commodore Comments – John Ziemer – None 6. Secretary Comments – Bob Keeler – None at this time. 7. Membership – Lin Blaszkiewicz – None 8. Commodore -- Comments/Actions: A. Amendment of By-Laws: Amendment of Constitution and By-Laws: Ready for discussion and approval possibly by our April meeting. Boat Club Items and Notices of Interest -- Segment: 1. No events planned at this time due to Covid-19 pandemic. 2. Dues: Commodore Jane requests all to please keep dues current. Dues are $30 per year if you receive newsletter by email; $40 if you receive newsletter by mail. Please make payable to Lin Blaszkiewicz. Check made out to St. Louis Admirals Club will be returned. 3. SSMA Individual Membership Renewal Information: Bob Keeler has received the Club Charter for 2021 from Mr. Heinz Ricken and the insurance forms for St. Ferdinand Shrine and St. Ferdinand Park for sailing. Also, the St. Ferdinand Park insurance covers us with the City of Florissant. A copy will be sent to the Parks and Recreation Department, City of Florissant. Membership Director: Heinz Ricken, SSMA Clubs/Membership Director, 514 Cranford Avenue, Cranford, NJ 07016. Articles/Presentations/Show-and-Tell/ Meeting Segments: Note: As our Admirals club CONSTITUTION reads: SECTION 1 The objectives and purposes of the Club shall be: 1. To promote and foster interest in model R/C boating. 2. To stimulate through social and technical meetings an understanding of model R/C boat design, construction, and operation. 3. To advance education and technical understanding of R/C model boating. 1. Articles Meeting Segment: Admiral’s Club Newsletter Voluntary Articles (as of 3 February 2021, updated monthly): Completed and submitted voluntary articles to be published in an appropriate month of the Admiral’s Club Newsletter. Please contact Commodore Jane if you have any ideas, thoughts or wishes for future presentations or article topics. Museum Quality criteria for model ship building – December 2019 newsletter article: Michael Benefield. USS Constellation updates – May 2020, Aug 2020, Dec 2020 newsletter article: Russ Wick Robert Fulton’s Clermont Steamboat – June 2020 newsletter article: Bob Keeler HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, Mary Rose – July 2020 newsletter article: Jane Benefield The Birth of Radio Control – September 2020 newsletter article: John Ziemer A Few Extended Thoughts About the Two Earlier Interesting Articles in This Newsletter – September 2020 newsletter article: Michael Benefield USS Thresher – November 2020 newsletter article: Emil Wolfshoefer 2. Presentations Meeting Segment: This month’s presentation by Commodore Jane was a biography of James B. Eads, a famous St. Louis Engineer, who accomplished many things in his lifetime, including designing a snag boat for retrieving cargo from sunken river boats which made him a rich man; building iron clad civil war river-gun boats, which helped make the Mississippi river controlled by the Union and split the Confederacy in two. He also built the first bridge across the Mississippi river and invented the caissons to allow workers to operate down to bedrock without operating under water. The presentation was one of the livelier ones as several people were able to embellish certain parts with more information. For instance, Bob Keeler pointed out that the ironclad gunboats Barron DeKalb and St. Louis were one and the same. The gunboats were originally part of the Army, but when the Navy finally accepted them, it already had a boat named St. Louis, so the name was changed to Baron DeKalb, a general in the American Revolution. Fr. Tom pointed out that the reason the Ead’s bridge went bankrupt was that the Wiggins boat company had the sole monopoly for crossing the Mississippi river in the St. Louis area. The question came up about the use of Masonic signs which adorned the riverboats, including the gunboats. Again, Fr. Tom informed us that the Masons controlled all the riverboats and warehouses along the riverfront and boat captains needed to belong to the Masons. Fr. Tom also mentioned that the Wiggins boat company morphed into present day Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) railroad. A. Past Presentations Phase 1: R/C Components: Propellers – October 2017 – Kent Morgan Electric Motors -- February 2018 meeting: Bob Keeler Batteries – March 2018 meeting: Michael Benefield Servos- April 2018: Bob Keeler Phase 3: Ship/Boat Structures: Sailing/Sail Boats -- January 2018 meeting: Michael Benefield Phase 7: The Practical/Attainable Workshop: Making our model boat-building hobby easier, faster, safer, or just more fun – November 2018 meeting: Bill Kammermeyer. Phase 8: James Eads Biography: Biography of James B. Eads, a famous St. Louis Engineer, who accomplished many things in his lifetime, including: designing a snag boat for retrieving cargo from sunken river boats; building iron clad civil war river-gun boats; and Eads Bridge, St Louis: Jane Benefield.