Just recieved my new Motley Crew today

[6sHyper]

Yeah do you really think i just bought a boat waited a week or so for it to show up and want to spend more money and ship it back to them and have them beat around the bush for who knows how long, then eventually send me back a new hull which will more than likely take around a month total?? Yeah probably NOT!!!

I'm not one to complain often, and as i have already mentioned the things like the driveshaft issue dont bother me, but considering the ENTIRE reason i bought this stupid boat was specifically for the hull and paint scheme yeah i'm kinda pissed that it looks like pure crap.

Again, no worries Steven, you told me right off the bat you would give me a refund, but that wont be nessasary, it wouldn't be fair to me to blow 40+ on return shipping and its really not your fault, after all you didn't make this boat. I will continue buying most of my parts and any future bare hulls (delat force etc.) from you here at OSE and I hope you make up some more upgraded flexcables once you get back from the races cause i'm going to need one! Also i am installing a T180 and a Typhoon 1800kv outrunner and also have a 9xl to try in it, and i'm sure once i run it i will be happier, well i hope so!! lol

[dana]

Yeah do you really think i just bought a boat waited a week or so for it to show up and want to spend more money and ship it back to them and have them beat around the bush for who knows how long, then eventually send me back a new hull which will more than likely take around a month total?? Yeah probably NOT!!!

I'm not one to complain often, and as i have already mentioned the things like the driveshaft issue dont bother me, but considering the ENTIRE reason i bought this stupid boat was specifically for the hull and paint scheme yeah i'm kinda pissed that it looks like pure crap.

Again, no worries Steven, you told me right off the bat you would give me a refund, but that wont be nessasary, it wouldn't be fair to me to blow 40+ on return shipping and its really not your fault, after all you didn't make this boat. I will continue buying most of my parts and any future bare hulls (delat force etc.) from you here at OSE and I hope you make up some more upgraded flexcables once you get back from the races cause i'm going to need one! Also i am installing a T180 and a Typhoon 1800kv outrunner and also have a 9xl to try in it, and i'm sure once i run it i will be happier, well i hope so!! lol

dood you always complain lol, youve done nothing but complain about this boat. i hope you get it in the water soon and enjoy it

[dana]

a freind and i ran boats today and he brought his new MC. paint looked a little rough but w/e. we put a m445 on there and the thing ripped. it handles very well and turns beautiful. the best part is you cant see the sand scratches when it's blazing by. just sayin

[Doby]

.with a cheap motor ....

Based on what???

[BLAZE WON]

once you get the bugs out of it youre gonna love the boat. just think, you could have bought a spartan.

[Stinger9D9]

Thanks Doby, i sent them an email with a few pics attached, maybe they will "make it right" but IMO telling me to send it back and replacing it is not "making it right". More of a headache than its worth, these things should have never made it out the door, where was the quality control???

Contacting hobby services, paying to ship a hull back across the border and then paying duty again when a new replacement hull arrives would sure be no fun.

It's a shame about this boat. I had issues with my first SV, but since then, I have only ever bought Aquacraft boats because, let's face it, Grim knows how to design a great boat (the UL-1 is awesome).

I know AQ will make this right going forward. I just hope they do something about the finish on some of these hulls. For the guys that have them right now.

A plain white MC anyone? I guess you couldn't call it a Motley Crew then...it sure would be easy to dress up though.

[Stinger9D9]

By the way, where are all the Motley Crew's on Tower's "scratch and dent" section with "slightly damaged paint" or "some parts missing"???

I'll snap one of those up!

[bettaman]

That's exactly my point, many people are sheep with that said they will read a post like yours and think the boat is a lemon when in fact there is probably a good number really clean boats with nothing wrong just like mine.

My advice is next time you buy an RTR don't buy it online. Go to a hobby shop open the box like I did and make sure you are happy with what you are getting. I know better than to buy an RTR without seeing it before I buy and I'm willing to bet you do now too.

This might be hard to do when your country doesnt even stock them.

[v-spec]

This might be hard to do when your country doesnt even stock them.

I'd consider buying something that was available there then instead. Not trying to be rude but seriously some of you are crying about something that may or may not happen or be a problem when you don't even own the boat!!

I do own one and there is nothing in the slightest wrong with mine. AQ will fix the problems more likely than not on the next batch as I'm sure they are reading this. It's a great company and they designed another great boat, give em a break. I seen one more MC running at the lake last night and it seemed fine as well.

Say they sold a thousand boats, 10 are messed up in one way or another. Flex shaft, Paint etc. 5 of those people post here complaining the other 990 people are out having a blast with their new boat with little to no problems but get this, rumor spreads all over the internet that EVERY Motley Crew is pure crap and pretty soon everybody believes that.

I don't think that's fair. Ideally everybody would get a perfect boat and all would be happy but that rarely happens with the launch of a new product no matter what country it's built in...

[6sHyper]

I HIGHLY doubt that its only 10 in a 1000 that are bad, but i will agree with you and say that i too bet AQ does a better job on the next batch, and if they dont, well then that will speak a thousand words............................

I'm totally over the finish on my boat now, i really dont care anymore, everyone rants and raves about how well it handles so i just cant wait to finally take it out for a rip! Afterall how it handles/runs is the most important thing.

[titan29]

just picked up my motley crew today from a lhs, and all i can say is dam this boat is sweettt. finish is awesome, no paint blemishes at all. cant wait to start tweaking this boat to do 50 plus ! imo this boat is set up extremely well. (minus the shaft) from what Ive read.

[99z286spd]

I too am the owner of a MC with a crapy finish... Mine has loooonng scrapes or sanding strokes from 120 grit on top and bottom..... Oh well its a 50/50 job.....looks ok 50ft away or 50 mph

[Barbossa]

I received my MCrew yesterday, the finish and over all quality was poor. I am starting to accept it a little better today. Although it is a RTR, I am expecting to double check everything to make sure it is operating correctly and all is tight. These boats are not toys, and I do not think a new user should just open the box and throw it in the water; this is where things will go wrong and the user will be disappointed.

I am surprised at the poor quality control Aqua Craft has allowed to come out of the factory. I would have expected AQ would have been extra careful before this first release to make sure everything was a-ok. I will probably not buy another AQ product in the future.

[jeepme]

Wow I guess i got lucky!!! I just recieved my MC last week and must say the boat looked great. The finish was smooth and very nice, no sandpaper like ive been reading about. The motor and shaft alignment was pretty darn close, just a small tweek of the motor mount and all was good. I did replace the shaft with Hughey, but all in all I am very happy.