Dang! That was a lot of unnecessary nonsense.
Now that that’s over...

Hi Everyone! I'm new to boating & I personally really like the v24.
Not as it is, but what it could be.
I think it’s one of the most original unique boats I’ve seen in a long time.
Even though it is... an old boat.
The real ones, $55,000+, gasp! Are way cool!

I have a question: As the title of this thread stated...
Is this boat a good boat? Well built?

Realistically… as in the hull, hardware, radio (witch I believe is a Futaba radio) excluding the Motor of course.
I’ve read the horror stories of the Rio’s motor.

I would be, (based on what I saw from doby’s electric conversion), very interested in having one.
I just love the hull design.

Is it possible to order one w/o the motor but with everything else?

I would even be happy to just display it on my coffee table until I can get a Zenoah for it.
Also. Is it possible to get 40- 50 mph from this hull without going too extreme? Engine wise.

I would be content with this boat if that were possible.
It’s just hard to spend $645.00 for this RTR boat, just to sink another $300.00ish, right into it before it even gets wet.

Thanks for the help.

Mikey