R608 Brushless RC Boat

The media could not be loaded. Ok so this boat is the real deal, by that I mean, if you want a decent RC boat to get started out with, this is the way to go. I am heavily into the RC hobby and have several cars and boats, the quality of this boat is great, especially for the price. The steering servo is strong and fast, the boat handles VERY well and is extremely nimble. It is very fun to drive and rarely flips over even with the very responsive steering. No biggie if it does though because it just self rights itself as you'd expect.The brushless motor has a great amount of power, and the included batteries are good quality with decent connectors that allow for a decent amperage flow. The batteries are also 2000mah which last well over 10 minutes even with non stop full throttle in this boat.The remote is simple and great quality. Range is extremely good, and even has a button for lights and auto pilot! I thought that was a pretty cool feature, but the boat is so much fun to drive I find myself rarely using it. I also love the power limiting dial. I can turn the power down whenever I hand it to a friend, or my kids and can rest assured they won't damage the boat or drive it away too far.I tend to prefer RC Cars because you can jump them, do donuts, flips, etc. But this Brushless boat has so much power and is so nimble it really is very enjoyable to drive. The power is instant and I like that the boat has an actual propeller rather than being jet powered. You get much more of a sensation when you can actually see the rooster tail behind the boat. It will even kick water up at you when you take off from a dead stop, my kids love it lol.This boat is a tad bit larger than several other non brushless boats I have, and I love the extra length. But its still not big enough for my 3 year old son to carry around. I like that the included batteries also include a balance port, which is great for an experienced hobbyist like myself because I can check the voltage of each cell which makes life easier, as well as hook it up to one of my more expensive chargers. The included chargers work well, but just take a little longer to charge. But with two batteries, that really isn't an issue.I love the bright bold colors also, makes the boat very visible even from afar, along with the awesome rooster tail that's always present. To sum it up, this boat is awesome and has held up well with the bashing I've done. I have no doubt it will continue to hold up, and even if something breaks I love how Alpharev has many of their spares here on Amazon with fast shipping. You can also always count on them to respond to your inquiries if you send them an email.Highly recommended!

Bought a couple of these to bring on vacation. Hoped they wouldn’t be complete junk.Turns out, they are actually awesome!!!Super fast and maneuverable. They aren’t indestructible but we did have a full speed head on collision with 2 boats. One flew through the air, landed and kept going. The other boat disappeared, and we thought it was sunk for a few seconds, then it popped up out of the water and it was fine.The batteries last 15-20 minutes, but I bought some here on amazon that have triple the capacity and last an hour or more.I recommend buying a good charger and a fire safe charging bag because lipo batteries can be volatile.You wont be disappointed. In fact, you may be surprised.

I’m new to RC boats and part of a group forming a club to race in our community pool and lake. I got hooked watching two friends drive their larger and more expensive boats in the pool. After considerable research I bought the AlphaRev RC Boat R608 instead and found it to be perfect for anyone starting out. I could runs circles around the others in the pool, because of the controller's ability to dial back the speed, making it easier to control. As we plan regattas in different classes, I expect this boat will beat any others selling for $100 or less. We'll likely also race classes under $200 and under $400. For longer courses, I may want to buy a bigger boat, but for for the pool or short courses, I'm happy now. I especially like features the prevent losing the boat in the middle of the lake, like self-righting and warning alarms for low battery and getting out of range. Even if I lost the boat, I view it as the best $100 I've spent in a long time. Grins every time I drive it.

Charged the battery put it in the water. The LED light doesn’t come on bought a second battery with the boat, charged it. The light won’t come on so it won’t work. Piece of junk I think! Doesn’t respond to the controller. I bought it for my friend who is a disabled vet and has PTSD. He wasn’t feeling good and didn’t take it out for about two months so now that it doesn’t work he’s stuck with a broken boat. This product really sucks! They won’t take it back because it’s over 30 days old and it hasn’t been used!

Received a used/damaged unit on my first unit. Contacted the support for the supplier and after a rather simple few steps, had a replacement being sent to me (made the overall anticipation to play it now even more delayed of course). About four days later the replacement had arrived and appeared fine as a new unit should.Unit is the same as the ones you are going to find by several others for the same price on here as well. The boat for the price seemed very well together over -all. Can be fast and agile for its size and can be pretty enjoyable to play around with at the lake for a chill weekend afternoon.Like a lot of other products, that get copy and pasted across the shop with minute differences among the vendors…quality is hit or miss more so then not sometimes. I was able to operate the new replaced boat for about 3 battery swaps before the shaft point that connects to the prop severed while operating and not to be found again. Was impossible to operate afterwards and the piece could not be located of course like normally happens.For the price, this is fine boat if you end up with a better built and new unit, support was quick and made the experience not as much of a crap shoot for use wise. I had fun playing with the unit for the time it lasted, so worth it for what I paid at the time.

Had a blast at my local river. My friends and I bought 4 and had races. Corner extremely well; turn on a dime. Durable too. Got ran over by real boat twice and dog grabbed it once - no damage. Also, they look great. The graphics appear to be painted on; no decals.