Gosh George, I really think you're beating Steve up unfairly here. These are not the same "ready to run" toy boats you would buy at the hobby store. Those certainly are available and maybe you'd be happier with one of those instead.
If you'd ever been involved with the process of building a plug, making a mold, and laying up fiberglass parts you'd realize that Steve's hulls, cowlings, and other accessories are dirt cheap compared to the time and effort they take to produce.
Now about your boat... As many others have said, race boats are hard to set up. Dang crazy hard sometimes. I've built some that worked great right out of the box, and I've built some that I was never fully happy with even after great effort over many months. It's hard man.
Look, you've had some offers of hands on help and you need to take it. You'll discover that very good, highly experienced boaters struggle with it just as you have, but stick with it and you'll get it eventually.
But please, stop putting Steve down. He's my friend, and he's a good guy doing great good for our hobby. Let's keep it friendly and fun, ok?
