23" Balaenoptera Musculus Radio Remote Control Racing Boat (colors may vary)

by Syma

Product Features

• Super Fast Electric Powered Radio Controlled Boat
• Three Function Radio Transmitter
• Powerful Twin Motor System
• Approx. Speed: 25+mph
• Color may vary from the image shown.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22 x 11 x 8 inches ; 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000JGI1FQ
• Item model number: TS-B18
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 years and up
• Batteries: 1 Nonstandard Battery batteries required.
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #625 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)

  #3 in	Toys & Games > Play Vehicles > Radio & Remote Control
  #60 in	Toys & Games > Electronics for Kids

• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description

22" Blazingly Fast Balaenoptera Musculus Racing RC Boat is the fastest RC Boat in our Electric Powered Speed RC Boat category. This beast is powered by PC twin propellers. Power comes from a included standard Sub C 7.2V rechargeable Ni-Cd pack as used in other Tamiya cars. With it's vector-push design, it can reach a speed of 25+mph! Fast turning radius. Plastic construction. It has an operating range up to 300 feet. If it goes any farther, you can't even see the boat. It has a running time of 20-30 minutes. It comes included with all of the necessary components such as rechargeable battery pack and AC adapter. However it requires eight (8) "AA" batteries for the remote. We give it both thumbs up! Please note that color may vary from the image shown above.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Little Boat, July 30, 2007

By	J. Blilie "Naturalist-Skeptic" (Twin Cities, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: 23" Balaenoptera Musculus Radio Remote Control Racing Boat (colors may vary) (Toy)

This is a very fun, fast little boat. I am enjoying it very much. Easy to put together (battery pack, install the antenna mast (a plastic tube), and screw in the antenna on the sending unit.) It goes fast and is easy to control.

Controls are very simple, really just two switches: left engine one/off and right engine on/off. The control box has: go, forward on the left control and right or left turn on the right control. The left control switches both engine to full on (no throttle control, just full-on/off) and the right control shuts off one engine or the other (left or right), to turn. It turns quite tightly (without a rudder.) But by "pulsing" the left or right control, you can make the boat execute broader turns. It gets up and planes almost instantly. It's quite fast. At the beginning of a full charge, it might be doing the advertised 25 mph. 15 mph is more like it most the time.

The good: Price! Runs well, easy to use, seems to have good RF range, fast, tough hull, ships very little water. Be sure to pour out the water and leave it open to dry out between runs.

The negative: Short battery life. I'd guess I'm getting 15 minutes of operation with a full charge. It takes about 5 hours to charge. I have been looking for spare battery packs and couldn't find any. I ended up buying parts and I will be making my own battery packs (try BatterySpace.com and Radical RC online.) Runs on a set of 6 standard "Sub C" cells, wired in series, with a shrink wrap around it and a connector used for Tamiya RC cars. The RC hand unit requires 8 AA cells.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast is an understatement!, January 27, 2008

By	Beth A. Fuller (Frisco, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: 23" Balaenoptera Musculus Radio Remote Control Racing Boat (colors may vary) (Toy)

This boat is fast! I purchased it for my 9 year old son for Christmas and he loves it. The boat is extremely fast, with nice sharp turns, responds to the controller immediately. Highly recommend this RC boat. Durable too, as one time the propellers got caught in some plastic netting, we got it free and nothing was broken or damaged. Seller is excellent to deal with. Only negative on this boat: the battery. Battery loses charge each time you use it and it only gives you about 30 minutes play time before it runs low.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow this boat is quick., October 14, 2008

By	John W. Herbold Jr. - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: 23" Balaenoptera Musculus Radio Remote Control Racing Boat (colors may vary) (Toy)

I was looking for a boat for a friendly family race over the 4th of July. Did not want to spend a bunch of money on it, and some calls to local hobby shops were very discouraging. Based on the positive review I saw here, I took a chance and ordered it.

Wow... the boat is quick. Do not expect to use this in a kiddie pool. The boat can only go forward, and turns by cutting power to one of the two props. Don't lets its turning method discourage you I was shocked at how tight the turns were. I would estimate a turning radius of 2 feet or so.

The only down side is the charge time vs play time, but even then it is great fun and well worth it. And yes I kicked everyone's tail at our race ;-)