My son is crushed. We put the boat in the water and it worked for less than a minute. Now, one of the propellers won't move. What do we do?
1363981
Make sure the battery is connected. Make sure the battery is charged. Replace the batteries in the controller. Make sure the switches are both on.
1363982
You stated that it's one of the propellers not moving, question is is the engine working? if yes and maybe just that its loose and requires that these small screw in the center of the propeller needs tightening with a small flat blade screwdriver. I actually did have this happen on mine but beyond that I have to say the boat has been pretty reliable and in fact durable.
1996172
It's not worth the trouble or u time to go tru all that!! I ran my first boat over a coconut n broke the shaft so I just went m both another boat! Even if u replace it one Motor might be stronger then one so it won't run on a straight line!!
933886
A good idea is first to make sure the propeller nuts are tight before using the boat as a precaution. Then a lot of rc guys use a drop of Loc-tite on the propeller nut. Instead of Loc-tite a drop of super glue will also insure that the propeller nuts stay good and tight.
1960599
Hey Jasonwe had the same problem here... I even had both my sons try and even they couldn't make it levitatesend it back ..:)
1749610
i took my daughter's apart for the same reason, the main gear on the motor broke in half... this is a POS, not worth the money. I am trying to get a refund right now
1638410
The boat has to be physically sitting in water. It completes a circuit. I tested it out by putting it in the bathtub with water in it. Didn't work sitting on the table, but once in the top the motors ran.
1948317
If by "intermittent power surges" are you referring to the motors seeming to go on/off/on/off/ etc while held at full throttle?? If so, I noticed the same thing on mine. However, it was on a day when the water was not smooth but a bit choppy. Remember in the instructions it stated propellers will not run unless in water?? Well part of the electrical connection system is a wire to each of the propeller axles (inside the boat); when both propellers are in the water there is a connection; if one or the other comes out of the water - connect ion is broken!! The propeller(s) bouncing in and out of the water would cause this. One solution would be to disconnect the two wires and splice them together; CAUTION: this would allow the propellers to turn while not in the water and damage to the propellers (or a person touching them) could result.
110809
Alex , I gave this boat to my son in law Neil Wattier, his email is wattier32@hotmail.com Please ask him ,he has the boat and I think it'll be faster talking directly to Neil. If I can be any other help please ask. Howard
406974
Sorry, ours didn't work out of the box, so we sent it back for a refund. I bought it as a beginner boat for my son and we planned on using it in salt water, just be sure to rinse it with fresh water after each use. That was our intention, but never got to try it out. Sorry, but hope that helps.
1531935
The one I bought for my grandson did. It did not Work correctly. I had to take apart and fix before would work properly. then propeller broke off. now only sinks.
523510
Whoa... this is a huge problem! I bought these propellers and installed them, they work great! However, one crash later, I find that one of my aluminum posts has stripped and can no longer hold the screw, therefore I can't use these props AT ALL! We need to be able to purchase spare aluminum posts AND screws. Can you post specifications on the screws and posts so that we can find them at our local hardware stores when these things break, please?
1886270
Ours works fine. It's a push button. Otherwise though, after first voyage, the middle propeller stopped working and the boat filled with water. We had to return the first boat due to filling, propellers not working, wouldn't go in reverse. Now, were having similar problems with the second one. Oh well, I guess it will become an expensive dust collector. Hope this helps.
1140690
Make sure the props are not damaged. Put it on level ground with no wind. Turn it on and sync it with 0 trim. If it is still out that far after that then you possibly have a bad unit.
931776
We had the same problem and then eventually the boat quits working all together. We had to return ours.
268956
I had that happen with mine, also. I tracked it down to the plastic shaft that the float rides on was not seated into the place for it on the bottom of the part with the fan. Also, if it doesn't run very often, try turning the humidity setting up and see what happens. They have some trouble-shooting tips in the manual.
574110
I tested on the pool before taking it to the lake and it sunk after 2 minutes using it. It is really powerfull and fun to play with but the hull is not water tight.
1499958
Make sure the right props are on the correct motors. If you turn on the propellers and you feel air blowing up, switch the left with the right and left with the right. The motors are counter rotating.