Well it arived yesterday. first impressions (remember this is the first boat ive EVER seen)

NICE hull. smoth, no molding flash or seams that need to be dressed. I was supprised to find i have to cut the top hatch off? (is that normal?)

the sails are ripstop nylon from what i can tell.

the mast is 2 piece AL with an metal splice. big lead weight bulb which had broke loose out of its cardboard box and i wonder how much bashing around the box it did, although none of the other parts seem to be bashed/crushed by it.

both the booms, the main and jib are plastic (thinking those need an upgrade)

I was supprised at the "compleatness" of it, including sail tape, double sided tape, various epoxy, hardware, etc.

i took pics while i was opening things up but for some reason my FTP was not behaving last night so the pics are still sitting on the puter. Ill get them posted tonight. (forgot to bring the camera to work [:@] )

OH and the directions, got those infront of me.... seem fairly complete. all graphical with no actuall directions (instert part a into slot b) Great for a person like me who has put many a RC together, but might be a bit daunting for someone that has never undertaken such a task before.

more to come