52" G Freak needs more power

[wakeboardfusion]

Looking at their stuff, its not bad, if its better quality than proboat. But just some of the ways they try and market like the cooling are iffy. I wouldnt mind having one of the bud boats!

[Brushless55]

It would be OK if they would offer without motor and esc..

they do on their website..
the 52" is $700!
and the smaller cat is $350
they are priced without motor and esc, that is extra..
and the stage 5 reg on the 52" totals $1049.00
the stage 5 HV totals $1348.00 so $650 more for the motor and esc!

[Brushless55]

I received a message from G-freak this morning that they are going to refund my purchase in full. They are aware of this thread and had nothing but positive things to say about OSE and its forum members.

They did say that many of those videos are quite old and they will be creating more professional videos to showcase their products. In addition, they invite people to see what they have to offer.

They were very gracious in the end.

Eric

This morning they sent me a video responce to my UL-1 on youtube about their hydro on 4s..

[Brushless55]

The one thing that bugs me about their videos is, they talk about their RnD that they do, ya its called shipped from china

[ozzie-crawl]

when i sent them a email i suggested they get some advice from guys that actually know what there doing, plenty of you guys near them to sort there boats out properly but i dont think thats there main concern more like $$$$.
i posted a comment on there you tube video about there hydro, they said i was childish and there video was a old one, but they were the ones saying they could smoke a ul-1 with there hydro, a hydro that does about 20 mph although thats a bit hard to tell speed as once again they cant run it in a straight line for more than 20 feet.

if they are reading this thread why dont they come on hear and tell us there side of the story, yes i have bagged the sh*t out of them but would be happy to help them if i could.
its not so much there product they sell its the bull sh*t they sprout.

[tiqueman]

Im glad to hear they were professional about Simonens boat. Seems they have a lot to learn and I agree 100% w/ Oz. They need to find someone who is knowlegeable in FE to work with them on this. This could be a fantastic boat. But with the way Gfreak is doing it, its going to shun a lot of people away.

R&D translates to shipping time from China... thats funny.

And now that we know they are informed on this post (which I think is great) I have this to say....

G_FREAK Cmon guys, you have what could be a killer boat. Take the time and effort to learn what it is your doing before you do it. And learn how to drive a boat properly for a vid before you post one up. We like to see long straight "un-twitchy" runs. Your not selling touring car suspension upgrades, your selling boats!

[Diesel6401]

when i sent them a email i suggested they get some advice from guys that actually know what there doing, plenty of you guys near them to sort there boats out properly but i dont think thats there main concern more like $$$$.
i posted a comment on there you tube video about there hydro, they said i was childish and there video was a old one, but they were the ones saying they could smoke a ul-1 with there hydro, a hydro that does about 20 mph although thats a bit hard to tell speed as once again they cant run it in a straight line for more than 20 feet.

if they are reading this thread why dont they come on hear and tell us there side of the story, yes i have bagged the sh*t out of them but would be happy to help them if i could.
its not so much there product they sell its the bull sh*t they sprout.

Yea they made a smart comment to me about the ul statment. I told them I wasnt tryin to be a jerk im just making a statment that your boat your showing is not going to smoke a ul-1. They told me i should pick on a different video and then i searched the video they refered me to and comments are disabled

[domwilson]

Well as I stated in post #137. They should send out a few boats to dealers or reputable publications for evaluation. If they get approval or constructive critique; I think they would be in a much better position in their offerings.

[Diesel6401]

I can single handly find all their resources. Makes me sick when I add up all the cost and just to think a few month ago I was interested in these boats. Thank goodness for OSE.... Check it out:

http://www.gfreakracing.com/products/2slipo vs http://www.hobbypartz.com/83p-5000ma...4-25c-car.html

http://www.gfreakracing.com/products...-2-esc-80-amps vs http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbyking/s...hless_Boat_ESC

http://www.gfreakracing.com/products...34-racing-boat vs http://www.fuyuanrc.com/en/detail.asp?id=15504

[Diesel6401]

I received a message from G-freak this morning that they are going to refund my purchase in full. They are aware of this thread and had nothing but positive things to say about OSE and its forum members.

They did say that many of those videos are quite old and they will be creating more professional videos to showcase their products. In addition, they invite people to see what they have to offer.

They were very gracious in the end.

Eric

Where they gracious because they are halfway decent people tryin to make a few extra $$$ or where they gracious because they have been exposed and don't want to appear as pure a**holes? I like to think people are generally decent so i hope it was the first reason.... Just adding up the cost they spend vs what they charge really makes me mad...

[tiqueman]

No No No Diesel. They paint then here and ship them back to China. Thats whay they look the same. And, the HAS to be their ESC.. dude, it has their label on it!

.. had to

[sailr]

That's just nuts.

they do on their website..
the 52" is $700!
and the smaller cat is $350
they are priced without motor and esc, that is extra..
and the stage 5 reg on the 52" totals $1049.00
the stage 5 HV totals $1348.00 so $650 more for the motor and esc!

[ozzie-crawl]

Well as I stated in post #137. They should send out a few boats to dealers or reputable publications for evaluation. If they get approval or constructive critique; I think they would be in a much better position in their offerings.

that was my thinking as well dom, why not give one of there boats to someone who knows what there doing get them to evaluate it and see what needs to change. i dont think it would cost G freak any extra $$$ to make it a decent boat
it would probably be cheaper with out the 30 feet of cooling line.
there 32" cat with a motor similiar to a 9xl and a single rudder could make a decent rtr.
they impression i get from there comments is they dont see there boats as rtr but try and pass them of as custoum built

[tiqueman]

that was my thinking as well dom, why not give one of there boats to someone who knows what there doing get them to evaluate it and see what needs to change. i dont think it would cost G freak any extra $$$ to make it a decent boat
it would probably be cheaper with out the 30 feet of cooling line.
there 32" cat with a motor similiar to a 9xl and a single rudder could make a decent rtr.
they impression i get from there comments is they dont see there boats as rtr but try and pass them of as custoum built

Im thinking more and more I should pay them a visit and bring my hull. Show them what it really can do and push them in the right direction. If they were willing to listen and stop BS-ing people, Id be more than happy to help.

[tiqueman]

If anyone, Dom knows my experience with the 32" hull.. Heck with all the brainstorming we did on this, He may know as much on it as I do.