Remote Control X-Star

[ski_king]

I have been looking at a toy remote control X-Star at Wal-Mart on and off all summer. It is about 16 in. long and it appears to have forward-reverse and left-right controls. The price was $30, but I see they have reduced them with the end of summer stuff to $20.

Has anybody bought one of these? If so how does it work? Is it a battery hog?

Looks like something that may be fun to mess with inbetween ski runs, etc.

[MarkP]

Powerslot

I think that store has an easy return policy. Go for it..

[SD190EVO]

I got one. It is not going to 'wow' you with it's performance. I was thinking of maybe going to the hobby store and getting a better little elec motor for it as I think the rest of the 'hull' is pretty good. Just not too fast.

Here it is in my hot tub. Can't really go wrong for $20 bucks?

[André]

"...Just not too fast..."
Good,hot tubs are a no wake zone anyways!

[bonedoc]

everything's better with poutine on it....mais oui?

[André]

Bonedoc
LOL
Did the Poutine made its way to Alberta yet?

[bonedoc]

oh yeah........
I actually first had it way back in high-school on a french exchange to the Gaspe peninsula in Quebec....

then I found it in Jasper at a little pizza place run by a guy from quebec....makes it with meat sauce and the curd cheese and gravy....you can't eat just one

now we have it here everywhere...A&W, Harveys...just waiting for McDonalds to offer it with the McPoulet

If Quebec seperates, do we have to give back the poutine?


Poutine, Beer, and Mastercraft are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy

[André]

...Yep,that and a 8 months waterski season would definitely make me a believer!
Have you "met" Neil M.?he's from Calgary and a regular on the board...He would really need a good bonedoc as he broke a couples of ribs wakeboarding last week.

[H20skeefreek]

Originally Posted by SD190EVO

I got one. It is not going to 'wow' you with it's performance. I was thinking of maybe going to the hobby store and getting a better little elec motor for it as I think the rest of the 'hull' is pretty good. Just not too fast.

Here it is in my hot tub. Can't really go wrong for $20 bucks?

My boss has a couple of the Air Nautique ones, they are pretty cool, they actually put off a pretty good wakeboard wake, to scale that is. we race them around his swimming pool, kinda fun. especially for 20 bucks.

I saw the SN version at Walmart and they look cool, but then thought of Twiggy the skiing squirrel.

Do they have problems turning left in reverse?