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Is the Dominator by ?Oxidean Marine? a good boat?
Looking for a non biased opinion.
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Looking for a non biased opinion.
thanks
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It's a decent boat. Nothing really special about it. It works as expected.
The owner of the company that markets it, is quite polarizing as I'm sure you know. Most people don't like him or the way he does business or the way he treats others in the hobby or the way he censors people when he has the ability. -
does this look familiar?
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Very glad to hear you say that. I’m brand new to the hobby and landed on his website. I also found it very self serving and dismissive.
Having said that he seems to offer a quality product. I’m new to this whole thing but I’m not interested in buying a product that is in need of multiple upgrades and as he says “is still a piece of plastic junk”
I don’t want to dismiss his product simply for the reasons we agree on, if the product is worth it.
Are there quality products available that a newbie can buy that doesn’t need the experience of a seasoned hobbyist?
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https://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pr...r-M34-4060-ztw
Send them an email to find out when they'll have some.
The Oxidean boat is good. We had one in our club.
He tends to get in the way of what is a good product by marketing himself as it's greatest attribute. That would absolutely work if his bravado matched his achievements and he was respected by his peers. Think Dakota Phend. Number one car racer on planet earth right now. If he tells you something is pretty solid it likely is. His reputation is solid and that matters to him and his sponsors. Oxidean......not so much. Many just can't get past his antics and stay clear. It's not because the boat sucks or anything.Noisy personComment
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That’s the dilemma. Does the product live up to the bravado.
The videos show the boat and quality hardware all included (minus batteries)
As a newbie that wants a quality setup out of the box, I’m not finding anything like that out there.
Mostly toys or hulls that require more experience than I have to rig.
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I've seen 3 types of Oxidean and they are all very good hulls. Guys had no issues with their deliveries. At times, you do have to pay upfront and wait for shipment, unless it's in local stock.
Couldn't care less about personality etc, the boat scene is full of them. Personally, it's overpriced, but everything is crazy expensive right now.
They will do out of the box as advertised but seen many that fail as they don't understand CG etc. There is the capable boat and the capable Operator that can't be ordered.
Most of his hardware is just rebranded by name and logo, you can buy it cheaper elsewhere, but any 'Brand Name' is doing exactly that.Comment
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Very good point ��
I see other boats out there for 1/3 the price, like the Pro Boat Shreddy that includes everything, or the Sonic Wake that needs batteries, charger, etc….
Probably a good idea for gaining operator skills, but a lot of plastic where I would prefer aluminum.Comment
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Another option is to dig into the local yocals there in Florida. There's some serious experience down there. They may have something on their own shelf they don't use anymore. I know with our club, if we get a feeling that a guy is truly interested in the hobby we'll bust out the private stash to make sure he gets up and going with as little learning curve as possible. One of our newer club members ran my sons sport hydro for a whole season before he bought his own boat.Noisy personComment
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The dominator is a rebranded Tenshock Scord I’ve purchased 2 boats from them with no troubles 1/2 the price for the exact same boatComment
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That’s funny, I searched this morning for a club that I could connect with to pick their brains.
I found one in the Tampa area but still haven’t been able to get accurate contact information.Comment
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I'm in Tampa, there is no boat club. Closest is in Brandon and next is Sarasota.
Might be one in St.Pete, they typically run Saturday mornings at a lake.
10045-10063 16th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33716 ((Tampa Bay Model Boat Assn). They used to have a website but seems to be gone.
If that spot is empty, I might go there, wasn't the most helpful bunch.
We are 3-4 guys typically running Saturdays ~ 12PM Lake Seminole Park (Shelter #1) but too hot right now. Give it a couple of weeks.
I have a V-hull type, good for starting out and can part with it. We have all types, non competition.Comment
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Castaway boat club in the Villages practices 2 days a week and races 2 weekends a month.
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