R / C SeaPort Fun Échelle Tugboat 3ch (Ready To Run)

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Jul 12, 2015

Very nice boat with lots of details. Easy to do with plastics these days. Too bad the radio part wasn't upgraded to a modern set up and not a system nearly 50 years old. 27 mhz frequency along with crappy gear box for rudder steering make for quite a challenge when trying to steer. Motor runs on either off or full speed - no speed control. My steering gear box started ratcheting about 8 minutes into my first run with the boat in my pool. Gears stripped from what I can see. HK want me to send a video of the problem - how do you take a video of something that is now broken and won't work?

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Jul 12, 2015

Way overpriced - should be around $15. 27mhz "radio system" and antiquated steering control do not help. Propeller speed is full both in forward and reverse so you have to flick the speed control off and on there is no slow or medium speed..

My steering control broke (started ratcheting about 8 minutes after I put it in my pool to run. Took top deck off and checked out the poorly designed gear box for rudder control, and found gears stripped and out of position. Nice looking plastic unit but takes on a huge amount of water. Deck to hull screws are pretty sadly mounted - some overtightened, others just sitting there in their holes. Maybe mine was build on a Friday afternoon?? Poor value - sorry.

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Nov 26, 2014

TRES BEAUX SCALE BIEN DETAILLE POUR SON PRIX TRES GROS SURPRIX DU DETAILLE

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Jan 02, 2014

Hey all, tug boat came perfectly packaged and ready to run right out of the box. I'd throw away the crappy wall charger it comes with and give the battery a decent top up with a good charger for first time use. The model it's self is nicely scaled and tacks nicely in the water. The steering is a little crappy but I think if I can be bothered changing the servo then it should be o.k. The stock transmitter does the job but man is it cheap! hehe

Overall I'm pretty happy with the tug, even if you don't run it in the water it looks great on the desk with the stand it comes with and if you are into a little bit of painting and weathering then I bet you could make the model look spectacular. If you really wanted to go all out, ebay sells some rc boat smoke kits that you could easily fit into this for that scale effect. I'm tempted but they cost more than the boat.

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Dec 10, 2013

Arrived today in perfect condition, really happy with it. I bought it with the expectation of doing some modifications to it, ESC, Battery and adding a rudder servo are planned. I will do a report after maiden voyage.