It does seem as if it's hit and miss with buying brushless boats ....... I've bought from "reputable" manufacturers and from never before heard of ones ...... Only to find the product is the same ! The only difference is the after sales service . Proboat seems to be OK as well as Aquacraft . Venom has been a nightmare i don't think i'll buy from them again . As far as HobbyKing goes i have a Genesis also but in the 4-5 times i have run it i haven't had an issue .