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This is actually a nice and fast boat, but it has some well known issues that can easily be fixed.... Do these things as soon as you confirm your boat is working. A big issue with this boat is water getting in, and it's happening in a few spots that need attention. The gasket on the top cover is too thin, so you have to either add another on top so it doubles the thickness, use removable waterproof tape on the top cover, or remove the gasket and fill the gap in the top cover with gasket sealant... So it creates a new gasket. Next you will need some clear silicone, add some inside the boat around the rubber cone that the rudder shaft comes through, you should put some marine grease inside the cone to water seal it completely. Also, add some silicone inside the boat around the water exit tube, and any gaps around the wires on the battery. You must keep the battery dry, use silicone on it! Although the water cooling somewhat works, the motor gets too hot. Open a gap on the top of the cooling coil, slightly bend the first coil up a little and it will expose an air intake hole for the motor. The motor will run cooler and last longer. Apply some waterproof tape over all the connectors inside the boat. Adding a bit of foam in the nose of the boat will prevent it from sinking, but instead float like a cork. Finally, if you readjust the position of the arm on the servo motor and put the rod to the rudder in a different hole, you can fix the veering to the left problem and also allow the rudder to turn more in each direction. It will steer left and right better. Do these things and what you drive on the water will seem like a completely different boat.