Product Description

Introducing the Megatech MTC7715 H20 RC Racing Model Speed Boat - Green - 9 in., featured in our Radio Control Vehicles department. This product generally ships within 2 business day(s) from North Bergen, New Jersey, and weighs 6.6 pound(s). Megatech H2O RC Racing Model Speed Boats are fully assembled and ready for you to race. Comes complete in there own carrying case.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #82791 in Toys & Games
• Color: Green
• Brand: Megatech
• Model: 9932
• Dimensions: 14.50" h x 5.00" w x 16.00" l, 7.00 pounds

Features

• This set includes H20 Pro Racer Boat, transmitter with antenna, AC charger, display stand, NiMH battery pack, extra propeller and manual
• Water-tight, self-righting roll over design
• High performance electronic speed controller
• High torque hydra twist 180 motor
• All-in-one carry case for easy transportation and storage included

From the Manufacturer
The H20 Pro Racer comes fully assembled, race ready, and it has its own carrying case. The H20 is fast, up to 15 MPH which is extremely fast for a model that is only 9" long. The H20 Pro is designed for speed. The watertight hull allows the H20 to be fully rolled and keep racing without skipping a beat. H20 comes complete and race ready with a 2-Channel transmitter, rechargeable NiMH battery and AC Charger.

Customer Reviews

Junk
This toy is junk. I got the first one for my son's birthday and it didn't work, we had to send it back and get a replacement which was not a problem- amazon shipped me out a new one right away. Except the second one was a bit better, at least it kinda turned on (with the reset button on the inside), but the remote wouldn't make the propeller go. So now we have to send this one back and are not getting a replacement this time. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

good for a younger kid
the boat comes in lots of colors and i got the yellow one. it's decently fast and we were suprised that it could go out as far as it did since it was so small. this cristmas i need to get another one cause kids always want what the other kid has.

Avoid this boat!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a lot of experience with all types of r/c models and this was a massive disappointment!

The boat arrived dead. I charged up the battery, installed everything per the instructions ... and nothing functioned; no motor, no rudder (it did float so I guess I should be thankful for that much).

Following the directions again, I called Megatech tech support. However, now tech support is ONLY available via email, only on weekdays, and takes 24-48 hours to respond to an inquiry.

After explaining the issue via email, Megatech said they might be able to service the boat, so long as I shipped it back to them (at my expense) and paid an additional $12.99 for return shipping ... to fix a NEVER functional boat. BTW, thanks to Ahmed in Megatech support for his note telling me to read the manual, just what I wanted to hear a the end of a string of email with Megatech's utterly useless support people!

Let's ignore for a moment that my boat was broken and that Megatech has non-existent tech support. I did get the boat to run by replacing the radio with one of my own (a $100 Futaba tx/rx). Here are my notes on how the boat finally ran.

1. Battery life, advertised at 15 minutes, is optimistically more like 8 (I got only two lengths of a backyard swimming pool before the boat started slowing down quite noticeably).
2. There's no reverse (this boat has a forward only speed controller that needs to be initialized every time you plug in the battery).
3. I had serious bouncing issues, where the boat would porpoise, not settling into a plane. Again I followed the instructions, trying various locations for the battery, to no avail.

The bottom line... this thing wouldn't ahve been worth the $80 I paid for it ... if it had actually worked out of the box. Save your $$ and buy something else preferably (for your sanity) from another manufacturer.