| I decided to do a step by step approach while upgrading my second boat for speed. My first boat had upgraded motors, an electronic speed control and a metal propeller. I don't even remember ever running it with the stock parts. Initially I have set up the boat with the options to increase durability and left off any speed options. |  |
| With the boat totally stock running on a single 3600ma 7.2 volt battery pack, it tends to cavitate briefly on launch. I'm a little surprised as this as I don't remember experiencing this with the first boat, it was pretty much instant acceleration. However I swapped the propeller on that boat a long time ago so I probably just forgot. |  |
Once it gets on plane, it does ok. It's not fast but good for a beginner. It looks awesome on the water | 
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| Click on the image to the left to see a short video to demonstrate the speed of the boat |  Click image to download a 2 meg video |
The boat handles the waves really well. It rides pretty dry for having stock motors. It's a perfect boat for smooth oceans. | 
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| There seems to be a lot of friction when doing sharp turns. I don't remember this happening with my first boat but it may be due to too much rudder throw. The boat is plenty maneuverable as is and it would hurt reducing it slightly. All in all, this was a pretty successful first test. It's not real fast but is extremely stable and a good boat to learn to drive. Of course I am not done yet. The beauty of this boat is how easy it is to modify. The next thing to try is a metal prop. |  |
| Click image on the left to view a short video demonstrating the maneuverability of the boat. |  Click image to download 1.6 meg video |
