VOLANTEXRC Remote Control Boats for Pools and Lakes 20+MPH AtomicXS High Speed RC Boat for Kids or Adults Toy Boat Gifts with 2 Batteries & Reverse Function (795-5 Black)

Alot of fun

I got my son a remote control boat, and he absolutely loves it! It’s so much fun to watch him race it around, and it’s really easy to control. Definitely a hit—he’s been playing with it non-stop!

For its size, it's quick enough but, the steering servo is weak and turning right is almost nonexistent. With it being itty-bitty, it's more for a pool than a pond and definitely not designed for a lake. With it not having self-rightening, you flip it, you're either going swimming or kiss it goodbye. When inverted, it's hard to see at all. Plus with the battery tray being too big for the battery, the battery isn't secure. There's better buys than this. Ran mine once, Amazon getting this back ASAPUPDATE: Since my review, I received a...let's call it a, automated response, (I'll post it if necessary) in which the company attempted to give me another vehicle. It's sad because they didn't address the issues their product has. Any boat in the XS series has an extremely higher chance of being lost when running in a pond and more so in a lake. They're so small, recovery boats tend to slide right over them. A black boat with a black bottom is hard to see in anything but crystal clear water. There are so many more better made boats in this price range that these should be sold at Family Dollar or Big Lots as novelties

—update: the vendor Exhobby reached out for more information and out of concern for our experience being very out of the ordinary they provided new batteries to try. At this time we have not had a chance to try the new batteries yet. If the boat now works as advertised I will update the review again with 5 stars. The true customer concern showed by the vendor is rare and worth a big bump in ratings. We will update the review with new battery performance once we get some testing in.—— original review ———Kids ordered this boat using their own money. They were very excited when it arrived and really enjoyed it for about 5 minutes. Every recharge after was even shorter. A few months later and it’s good for about 1 minute. Very disappointing. As a boat, there isn’t a majors penalty for weight, so there is no good reason for such a short lived battery. Please buy a different remote controlled boat, this one is a let down.

The media could not be loaded. I’ve ran the boat through roughly 5 battery cycles. No issues. Runs for a really long time. Runs full throttle for entire time without noticing any power loss. Son absolutely loves this boat. Super maneuverable. Only complaint would be that it turns right much tighter than left. Not a big deal as I can still perform full throttle figure 8’s in a 10 ft pool without ever touching the sides of the pool. Can’t wait to get a second one.

1st unit - One of the little pins that hold the battery in place broke after a couple taps against my pool wall, Functioned fine, but ended up chewing the wires up because the battery had shifted.2nd unit - One of the little pins that hold the battery in place broke after a couple taps against my pool wall, Functioned fine, but this time I know about the previous issue and I put the battery in the boat in a way the wire doesn't get tore up.

I bought two of these for when my niece and nephews visit. They have a good range and run on the batteries for just the right amount of time. Long enough for me and the kids to be happy. These are kids toys though. Speedy for a 10 year old.

Item as described, fast shipping