ORIGINAL: pompebled
Matt,
Sadly that's true on your side of the pond, where the products I mentioned are horribly overpriced.
But you have very good US made hulls at your disposal that are pricy overhere...
Here in Europe I can buy a Viper 700 Neodym for as little as 27,60 EUR, a hull for 60-80 EUR, 12 GP3300 at 4,10/pc (49,20 EU) a flexshaft/rudder combo for 50-65 EUR and a 50A ESC for 32,50 EUR.
Roughly about 254,30 EUR in parts, which I assemble and run in the European standard class Mono2.
Regards, Jan.
I believe that's about $300 USD and that doesn't include a radio which could run at least $150 to $200 for a race-worthy system. It would be a great setup in the end, but still a lot more than the Twin Storm 800. I was just pointing out that I thought your comment was just a dig at someone who likes their new sport boat. Of course race boats out perform sport boats. For the price, they should. It's like comparing a $15,000 full-size car to a $30,000 full-size--one is expected to be much better.
Anyway, I've driven the Twin Storm 800 and I agree that it's awesome. Rides and turns very smooth. It's a great boat and a lot of fun--worth every penny.