Revolt arrived from Tower - Second batch?

[Doug Smock]

I wonder sometimes if these products wouldn't be better as ARTRs. It would at the very least get guys back to building some, and I like to think they would be happier with the end result.
Just thinkin out load.
Doug

[Grimracer]

Siber.. that is the AquaCraft 800 pound gorilla. And that SOB is putting up one hell of a fight..

I wish I could fill everybody in on the gory details but truth be told some things we just are not willing to talk about. WHEN.. and im committed to getting it right.. get this hammered out its going to be BEER 30 for me!

You will all know its been completely dealt with when people start something else..

take care.. and again we are working hard at all the stuff the guys have been talking about.

Grimracer

[Grimracer]

Doug,

Hi Ho my friend.. The numbers just dont support ARTR. Its up to the people and there purchacing habbits. untill the, what did ko say, "Something I thought I should just be able to unbox it charge and go have fun" changes its a tough call.

Play with out the "pay". I think we are in for the long haul and truth is I dont see it getting any better anytime soon.

I will say this however. AquaCraft does have something on the work bench that "WILL" shake up the way things are done in our market. Its going to be a "risk" on our part but we/Im a boater and also want to see this.. change.. or is it added... eather way.

Take care

Grimracer

[Steven Vaccaro]

Problems arise. its how we solve them that makes it interesting.

[Doug Smock]

Hello sir,
I understand Grim, and you WOULD know that better than me.
I was just thinking that some of these mistakes seem basic and MAYBE the end user would do a better job. Less of a hurry or whatever.
Certainly not meant as a bash, "just typing to hear the keys click" I guess lol.

Steven you are so right.
D.

[NissanGTR]

Looks like Jang is also having trouble with the Revolt straight out of the box.

"Yeah I just ran mine for the second time this morning. Got 3 minutes worth of video before noticing pretty much all the hardware failed. Center strut hanging on by half a bolt, cable slipped out of the collet, rudder ready to fall out. This thing sure does submerge with the quickness if it dips the nose down, too. Out of the box the thing was a master leakmeister, but I at least got that fixed before the first disastrous maiden a few weeks back (hit a bag floating in the water, popped the whole cable out, flooded interior with seawater). I look forward to a day when I can drive this thing a lot "

http://www.ultimaterc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155837&page=2

[stumblinh]

Looks like Jang is also having trouble with the Revolt straight out of the box.

"Yeah I just ran mine for the second time this morning. Got 3 minutes worth of video before noticing pretty much all the hardware failed. Center strut hanging on by half a bolt, cable slipped out of the collet, rudder ready to fall out. This thing sure does submerge with the quickness if it dips the nose down, too. Out of the box the thing was a master leakmeister, but I at least got that fixed before the first disastrous maiden a few weeks back (hit a bag floating in the water, popped the whole cable out, flooded interior with seawater). I look forward to a day when I can drive this thing a lot "

http://www.ultimaterc.com/forums/sho...=155837&page=2

I know several folks with these, and none have had issues as described. Granted most everyone read the directions and used some thread locker and hit most of the parts.. or at least verified they were secure. I didn't do thread locker at first, I checked them before every run. As I find anything that loosens I do use locker. I did however not lube my flex shaft and ended up needing to replace it... but that was my fault. One guy who ran his for the first time the other night checked before running and his was all but dry.. so we lub'ed him up good. Zero issues :) Must be a lemon or you didnt read directions.. good luck either way though :)

[wavekatcher]

I'm sending mine back to tower. Hopefully the motor and flex alignment looks better on the next one I called Hobbico and the tech guy says it is ok to run it this way as long as the flex isn't rubbing the brass stuffing tube. I disagree.[ATTACH=CONFIG]81290[/ATTACH]

I finally received my replacement boat. The motor and flex alignment is better than the 1st boat, but not perfect.

Now to get her ready to run. Lots to do so the maiden voyage is fun

[joker rc]

Hmm mine isn't fraying it just pulled straight out. Doesn't even make sense... thrust should push it into the adapter if anything. *shrug* < thats shows you how much jang knows about boats . lol ,

[Jeff Wohlt]

All I know is when these RTRs come out with these poorly built and mis aligned cables I end up making more than I care to. Love the business but the spartan shaft takes machining down from 5mm. I think I have almost replaced every spartan cable out there...LOL. Communicating with mfg to fix something is certainly a handful but it takes good specs so they can understand and then they do it right. Mounting a motor wrong certainly is not hard to do but given you are dealing with some assemblers that do not get it means you have to have very well drawn specs to meet mfg tolerances.

I have almost thought of getting out of parts and building good RTR boats...that way I get to build since all I seem to do is build parts. At least I can be assured they would be true RTR and they would have hours of testing on them...I like bullet proof out of the box. You get what you get for these prices. Seems tweaking a motor mount would not be a big issue but sometimes it is.

[Mike Caruso]

Re Volt ....guy's try a simply fix because the stuffing box tube to motor alingment if off. Just try and twisting the tube until it lines up like it should. As in my boat it was loose, so I pulled it both ways in and out and used 80 grit paper on a popsicle stick. This makes the tube able to hold onto epoxy or Shoe Goo. Once all lined you are good to go. No you should not have to do this to RTR boat but it also rains after I wash the car SO keep moving forward. I just wish that they installed our boating standard .250 O.D. tube size. I 'll change my over the winter when the water is hard In Chicago LOL
Mike

[ray schrauwen]

Harsh man... harsh.

[Doby]

No one cares about your Geico on a AQ Revolt thread......

[Mike Caruso]

Harsh man... harsh.

Hi Ray,

You know what I mean just fix it, run it to death and fix it again.

Treat it like you hate it thats when they run the best right before you see the smoke jump out of the wires!!!!

Dang, I have not yet figured out how to put the smoke back in those wires but I will let you know if I figured it out.

Mike

[Doby]

Harsh man... harsh.