first off, i was not "slamming" the boat. and i do not have any "issues" to resolve. i am not looking for money back or repairs to be made just stating that there were repairs made that were not mentioned when selling a brand new hull(i guess i should have checked carfax). the reason i started this thread is so that myself and others can compair notes and share our experiences with the product.
Dan you are right that i only paid $165, $45 of which was for priority shipping, that was the deal we worked out. i also didnt mention that you advertised, sold and charged me extra for shipping when the boat wasnt even completed and ready to ship (if you remember it took you almost a week to make the radio box and ship it, what was the purpose of priority shipping?). what that means is you are advertising something you dont even have yet (yes, now the slamming begins). the deal we didnt work out was the hidden blemishes that were not disclosed. you showed me about 3 light spots in the gelcoat and said those were the only blemishes, nothing about repairing the rear of the sponson. also cracks in the trandsome area and sloppy bonding of the deck and hull are no different due to the blemishes on the hull i purchased. if you would like me to carry on about poor quality i can take some pictures of the bottom and point out differences in the left and right sponsons, maybee even mention that the white out over the original manufacture name so you could write yours in crayon in the build sheet. you can stop me any time because i can go on and on.....
the reason i posted these facts are so that people know what they are getting into and can research the hull before buying one. if the problems that i have are isolated incidents then it will eventually show in other post. that is how you weigh the positives and negitives when researching products you are interested in purchasing. an example of this can be seen in several post about the aquacraft UL1's and VS1's. several people complain about flaws in both of those products (UL1 esc's/turn fin and VS1's are poorly sealed) and the designer and manufacture does not accuse the consumers of "slamming" them, they take their constructive critisism and use it to improve their pruduct. maybee that is what you should do with this one. belive it or not, people continue to buy UL1's and VS1's and they get better and better. in the case of the UL1 they even changed the manufacturing process to stregnthen the turn fin area.
overall i am happy with this hull, it runs decent with minimal set-up. and i agree, dan has been easy to deal with and customer support has been good. the quality is just not on par with the others i have seen, Snipper included. that is what this post is really about, letting people know what they can expect with the current quality control standards and manufacturing processes.
