One small piece of obvious advise. I saw a Mr. Darby in my local hobby shop that a customer was selling used for $200. Never having owned an RC boat before, I decided to buy it. After paying for the model on the counter with cash, I proceeded to pick it up by the superstructure and lo and behold, the thing weighed way more than I'd imagined and as the superstructure let go, the hull and 12V. gel cell fell to the floor with a thud!

Now, I have a very nice model to rebuild to my liking. Good luck with yours.[sm=confused_smile.gif]