The media could not be loaded. Bought this and everything is cool about it, it's fun, and it turns on a dime. The only thing that sucks about it is the battery doesn't last long. 10-15 minutes tops.

This thing is a beast! Handles bumps and waves in the water like a champ. Its super fast but my only complaint is that the battery runs out in about 10 minutes

Great boat, works great, parts are hard to find and get. Going to upgrade to bigger motor, esc, and servo, in order to get faster speeds.

The media could not be loaded. First off, this is a fun, sleek, and fast little boat. I have had it out a few times and it has run flawlessly.
I made the video because I feel that a lot of the failures that have happened have been because of lack of maintenance. These RC boats need to have the flexible prop shafts lubricated before you run them (I never trust that they come lubricated). Furthermore, they need to have the prop shafts re-lubricated once for about every 20 minutes of run time, depending on your battery life and how heavy you are with the throttle, that can be as often as every run of the boat. For transparency, the instruction manual does not really mention this as part of regular maintenance. Keep up on the maintenance and you really shouldn't have much problems with this boat.
It's brushless, and fairly quick and smooth running, and turns on a dime. The remote could be better, but it's adequate for what it has to do. Lights would be a nice touch, and can be added if you like. It's part of the hobby, get creative and have fun.

IMHO this is a terrific step-up from being a "toy". Brushless, 3s gets it done. I was very surprised that it easily did 30+MPH out of the box with a fast charge. Everything about this boat is first rate quality. Not a huge surprise as the company is related to the WLTOYS folks who make a ton of fast RC cars. As a side note, the WLTOYS website sells virtually every part of this boat, including bare hulls. There are also after market parts for this boat.
The battery life is somewhat limited, depends on how fast you run it full speed; maybe 10 minutes tops. It does have an EC3 type battery plug that I have already replaced with a Dean's "T" plug. I already had 3s batteries I wanted to use. Do be cautious of this alteration as you don't want to push a high "C" rating on it's "stock" ESC. Yes, I am upgrading to a stronger ESC (80A,2-6s), radio (RadioLink RC4GS), and motor (D2842-2300kv,6s).
A far as running goes, the steering servo needs a bit of damping down. Way too sensitive and difficult to make a smooth wide turn. But if you like a sharp turning boat, it does that almost too well. I haven't flipped it yet, so I'm not sure how well "self righting" works. The trim tabs on the rear of the boat are adjustable. Comes with a plastic prop (and a spare) but plenty of metal props are available, in all usual pitches.
I really like this boat so much that I may move all my RC efforts into boats instead of cars. I'm that impressed. Really.