If you get the Nitro Vee with the (RTS return to shore) system you won't have to buy another boat for retreival. i just bought the Miss Bud RTR a couple weeks ago and I've had to retreive it about 20 times. I've run about 4 tanks of gas through it. My next one will be an electric. If nothing else it will be one sweet retreival boat for the Miss Budd. Go to RadioControlZone.com and check out the Traxxas Nitro Vee in action. If you watch the clip you'll notice it dying out in the middle of the water.