I bought 2 of these bumper boats this summer for my boys (8 and 6 years) to use in our new swimming pool. The water cannon was the fun part! The boats don't really go that well, I think you could get there faster if you paddled with your hands. About 1 week of owning this boat, the steering wheel assembly broke on one of the boats and then a few days later, the other boat's steering wheel broke in the exact same place! I contacted the manufacturer to see if I could get a replacement steering wheel assembly and they said that they only deal with distributers. A waste of $200+