Customer Reviews

Sea Hawk Radio Control Boat

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I goy this boat a couple pf months ago and it has never had a problem I take it to the lake almost every weekend and the boat is great i actually saved 3 boats so the boat is really powerful it goes about 4 mph but you can pull many things on it.It is a great boat I reccomend this boat to evryone who likes boats but the people that only like fast boats dont buy it.The boat is also durable because it can get run over and still be afloat.And the people who don`t like to buy alot of batteries get this boat because I used my boat for 3 or 4 hours strait and it`s battery was still as good as new.

Whoa! I got this boat for Christmas and took it straight to the pond across the street. I was amazed at its performance and durability! As for the battery hassle, it is easily solved by buying rechargeable batteries to power it! the remote control is so easy a first grader could operate it with ease! The speed is amazing for such a low priced boat, and as for durability, weeds in the propeller don't stop it anymore than running into the bank. I love it, I've had it for almost a year and no problems yet!

The Sea Hawk is one of several current radio controlled boat offerings from Nikko.

I purchased this one for my 12 yr old Nephew and he really enjoyed it. The Boat is about 1/8 of a knot slower than My Nikko Fireboat which made for pretty close racing in the pool.

The Sea Hawk might pick up speed with a premium set of the 6 AA batteries it requires as we were running "super saver" walgreens ultra alkaline batteries. It's a bit of a bummer that the Boat does not accept the popular 9.6v recharge pack like allot of the other Nikko Boats currently offered.

My Nephew learned how to "ride" the currents from the water jets in the pool to gain speed and change directions. Within a short time he could perform docking manuevers like a pro.

The Boats gearbox is very quiet compared to the Fireboat and almost sounds like a real boat as it moves along at about 2-1/2 knots. Very stable steering, doesn't rock allot in the water like the taller Fireboat does and also stops faster than the fireboat when reverse is engaged. The Sea Hawk also steers pretty well in reverse.

The boat had a steering problem right out of the box which required removal of the upper deck to gain access to the steering mechanism which only needed a shot of WD-40 to get it to work smoothly and stop sticking on left turns. Steering seems to be a consistant problem with both of the Nikko Boats I have purchased recently but once lubed it worked perfectly. Perhaps I should have given only 4 stars for durability but it's really more of a quality control issue than durability as the boat continued to work flawlessly after being lubed. If your boat exhibits this problem and you decide to remove the deck just be careful of the wires that are soldered to the on-off switch as they are easily broke loose from the solder if you yank the deck off to fast. The Deck fits tightly to the hull.

The shaft seal on this boat looks like an improvement over the much older design of the Fireboat and the boat did not take on one drop of water in nearly 45 minutes of run time on the same walgreens batteries.

For someone who is going to use this boat allot, an investment into a set of rechargeable AA batteries would be worthwhile. Keep in mind though that 6 rechargeable AA batteries and the required charger will cost more than the 9.6v pack and charger used on some of the slightly more expensive offerings from Nikko which with the cost of rechargeable batteries considered would put this boat closer to the same price catergory as some of the larger ones like the Nikko Starfire.

This boat is an excellent value for the money and proves that Nikko has a well engineered RC boat for nearly every price range.

The boat has been awsome.I got my boat almost two years ago.It was for good grades on my report card.For my toys two years is an aturnadty.I take it to my grandpa's lake evey week and it is just as great as the first time I tryed it.Its not very fast but thats fine with me.One thing I like about the boat you can pull GI Joe rafts and other toys. Also for almost two years thats pretty dog gone durable.

This boat is not cool it kinda goes fast but then when the battery become dead you got to go to the store and buy more thats why I retured mine. so before buying this one buy the ''SEA RAY''(...) because it brings a battery pack which you can charge the battery and don`t have to buy any more batterys.

''CHEAPY''

this boat has some problems some cant be helped 1.it's to slow the batteries it takes is 6AA to be more efficent it scould have at least a 6.0v battery pack. 2.it's to heavy for the speed the boat goes if it went faster it would be ok this is another speed problem 3.the haul design is to shalow it needs to be deeper or the water will go over and get in the boat 4.the control is good it handles great in smooth water rough water is a nother thing 5. the front of the boat is to heavy peroid

THIS REVIEW IS NOT TO DISCOURAGE COSTOMERS I AM A COSTUMER MY SELF THIS BOAT IS GREAT FOR EVERYONE I AM KEEPPING THIS ONE

This is a very fun toy and it is quick when the batteries are charged. It is very durable, it says to let the water drain out of it after every use but there is never any water in it. I have had this boat for 4 years and it still works like it did when it was new. My friend was about to put it in the water but he slipped and the boat hit the concrete around my pond and bounce into the water upside down and it floated back to the edge of the pond and it didn't have any water in it and it didn't crack. Some of the good and bad things about this boat are...

HITS:
Quick when batteries are new
Very durable
Very easy to control
Fun to sit by the water and relax while driving the boat
Long Range

Misses:
Short battery life (you should use rechargeable batteries because they make the boat go faster and you don't have to keep buying new batteries)

We own two of these (different frequencies so we can race them) and have given them as gifts. They are a ton of fun (for kids & their jealous parents). We have had them two years - they work great - are easy to control, never tip (although our pond does not have waves), have great range & are durable. My son loved them when we got them when he was five & still loves them at 7 (as do his friends). With new batteries they run for a long time. I hate toy boats/cars/planes that run on rechargable batteries - where you have to constantly charge them for hours at a time only to find that they run out of juice fast (15 minutes of use time) and suddenly (usually when boat is in middle of lake). No such problem with these boats. Overall, these boat were great. I would hightly recommend them to anyone.

this is a very fun boat overall. it isn't very fast, but it has great range and it's batteries last a long time. the only problem with the battery system is that it takes 6 AA batteries and u keep having to get new ones. I also recommend bringing it to a place with no waves so the boat doesn't tip. Overall, this is a very good boat for its price and especially good for younger children.

This toy was great fun for my son, but it didn't take much before some damage was done (wires knocked loose?) and it could no longer go in reverse. It wasn't much fun after that, too much aggravation to continually move it manually.