I purchased the Miss Geico 17 for use in Lake Travis. For those of you who aren't familiar with Central Texas, Lake Travis is a very large lake with large boats and can easily have 2 foot rollers and breaking waves on a busy weekend day. This little boat handles it all like a champ! I would actually say this boat is more fun on a busy day with lots of waves as you can jump it and "surf" the breaking waves all day long. I swear I've had this little boat in the pipe of a breaking wave before and it's an absolute blast.

The one time that I did manage to flip this surprisingly stable boat is when I did get caught up in a breaking wave. Even with my downright abusive piloting, it runs and runs without a hitch. I simply pull the drain plug after every run, let it dry out, and I'm ready for another session.

A few things to note: this boat is not fast. It's just not, I would say in real life it probably tops out around 12-14 mph with some chop. That doesn't mean it isn't fun, though. The included 1200 mAh battery has about a 9-12 minute runtime depending on how much dropoff is acceptable to you. I pull them right off the peak charger (while still warm) and run them like that.

One final note - the drain plug started coming loose after a few times removing/inserting it and it eventually fell out during a run. They are $7 to replace, which I think is shockingly stupid. Let's be honest, it's a $.99 part. I would advise to get an extra right away.

No speed demon just a great little boat everyone will enjoy. I bougt the big one for myself and this one for my friends🤣 Have races all day long, throw out some tennis balls as your track.

The great little boat I am glad I bought. I have gone through planes, helicopters, etc when I decided to try a boat. I picked this one and was glad I did. It's a great starter boat that I have run in a lake as well as a pool. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is I felt it could have been faster. This boat got me hooked though and shortly after I bought another boat. Already looking at a third. This boat I will keep as I use it for playing around after the other boat battery dies as well as it is a great boat for beginners.

I would highly recommend this boat unless you a veteran RC person as you may find it a bit slow and not challenging enough.

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