Customer Reviews

28" VBlazingly Fastictory EP Racing Remote Controlled Boat

5 star:		(26)
4 star:		(20)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

Bought this for my 11 year old son's birthday - he loves it, rated it 4 out of 5 - Huge amounts of fun, now my husband wants one too! Battery life is pretty short, consider getting extra battery pack.

Well, I got this boat so that I could pester the geese and ducks that hang out in the community pond behind my house. The first thing that I noticed was that the boat is extremely light. There are two small electric motors that control the two props independently and a NICD rechargeable battery pack. Ok, here's the skinny: I'm giving this 3 stars because the boat is kinda fun and it is really cheap, but the batteries only last for a good 10 - 15 minutes and then they have to be charged for 5 hours. The charger that is supplied with the battery pack is not a smart charger, so you have to make sure that the battery is only charged for 5 hours and not more. It would be convenient to get a wall plug timer and set it to cut the power to the charger after 5 hours, otherwise you have to make sure to remember to unplug the battery before the 5 hours are up. Also, as one reviewer mentioned, as the battery drains one motor gets more power than the other motor, so the boat doesn't go in a strait line; however, it is a $40 boat for cripes sake, so it is still fun. Anyway, for $40 you get a boat that is pretty fast for about 10-15 minutes. Hey, it sure does the trick in scaring the geese and ducks, so I'm happy with my purchase.

When our boat arrived, it did not run. I called Microbifber and they were outstanding in helping correct the problem, even calling back the next day to ensure we were satisfied. Great service, great boat, great company.

Son loved it!!
should have bought two however, because i am quite fond of it myself!!

Only draw back is battery pack does not last nearly long enough.
Fun in the pond with a suprisingly long range for the remote!!

I purchased this rc boat for my grandson and it's a really fun toy for anyone not just kids. I think I have to get one for his father and me now, so we don't have to stand back and watch him enjoy it.

I bought this boat for my 11 year old son and he loves it. It's really fast and the boat responds great. The only problem is the plastic piece that holds the battery in place broke during the first use.

This is a fantastic boat for the money. It goes very fast and my 10 and 9 year olds love it (along with their father and grandfather!). The company was very helpful. I recommend buying the extra battery.

I want to let every know that I was extremely impressed with customer service. They were truly interested in helping us out with our technical problem. I would purchase product from them at any time.

I purchased this boat as a Christmas gift for my boys. It was a blast playing with this boat out on the lake at first. But, after half a day the right propeller stopped working. Then the battery wouldn't hold a charge. The worst part was I sent it back to distributer and they never reimbursed me my money back! They informed me that they never received it even though I sent it through UPS. The over all experience was awful.

Based on the other reviews, I purchased this to chase the geese out of the community pond behind my condominium. It gets the job done. The battery keeps it running for 20 minutes, plenty of time to clear the geese. Range of the radio (powered by 8 AA batteries) is surprisingly good; it exceeds my line of sight. Beware, the trim controls on the radio transmitter are fake! There is no reverse drive, so be careful when the boat gets close to shore. The decals were improperly packed and unusable, but I had planned to discard them anyway. The white body and blue hull is cheap plastic, but looks fine from 10 feet away.

The electronics are integrated into a single PCB. My biggest gripe the boat tracks horribly to the right. Fully charged, I need to tap the steering stick to the left in ~750ms intervals to zigzag ahead. When the battery is nearly depleted, it circles clockwise with the same radius whether the steering stick is centered or all the way to the right. You get what you pay for.