Well a week later there turns out more to the story as time went on.  I figured out that something was wrong with the battery plug or the ESC plug.  When fully plugged in I got no contact but if I just touched the plugs together I got contact.  Once I figured that out to get up and running again I slightly crimped the female connectors on the battery and I was up and running, but I could not fully connect the battery together because if I did, I would have never got them apart.  It baffled me on why there was no connection when the plug was fully connected.  It ran for a few more runs before the receiver failed.  It would blink red a few times and then green.  It would have bursts of throttle or steering if I held it down.  So in the end the boat was still shipped back to Atomik and they are warranting the boat.  Thanks to everyone for trying to help.