The one I bought (#3 SV, btw) was listed as having the hatch pin (in the front) broken off. When I got it, the stringers were broken loose from the hull. It didn't matter to me as I bought it as a spare hull, but mostly to scuttle the power train out of it for another project. The untimely demise of my orange #31 led me to strip it and repair the damage (very easily IMHO) to replace the #31 as we have a SV class in our local club. I'm not dissappointed with what I got. In fact, I can't blame Tower...the stringers might have gotten busted by Buster Brown slamming it around betwen here and there. Besides, an SV needs to be completely disassembled, sealed and sealed...and blue printed before you run it. My new boat is so near stock it's not funny...but's it's as fast as my last one.

Bottem line is that the blue SV I got from Tower's S&D dept is now the Royal Purple boat you've prolly seen in my posts and I have the #31's power train for my next project.....plus, my son has claimed all of #31's transom hardware to rereig his old Wing Speed along with the 550 brushed setup that originally came in his Hotz 43". Oh wait, your a newbie.... Do a search here for the "Hotz 43" to check out his B.O.B.

He's not on my team, btw.... don't ant to have to compete agianst him... He's a better driver than me... Just ask him, he'll tell you!!!