That loose deck-eye.
Here's what happened, as I see it. The shop I bought the Focus from (on Ebay) had taken delivery of two Focuses, which came to them (in their boxes) in one strong outer packing box. They sold one of them, and left the other in the original packing box. Until they got my order. Then, they just sent it out to me.
They forgot there was space left in that outer packing box.
In transit, the lid came off the box my Focus was packed in, and everything just fell out. All the bits were strewn about in the outer box.
MIRACULOUSLY, however, the only damage I could at first see was a minor scratch on the fin keel, so I accepted the delivery. But I reserved my position in case any further damage came to my attention later on.
I almost felt guilty, later, when I had to point out the damage to the deck eye. I'm convinced it was damage caused by the bad packaging - couldn't have been anything else.
It ought to have been easy to put right. I reckon I could have repaired it myself, but hey, this is a new toy, so why should I put up with damaged goods? I suggested to the shop that a part-refund would satisfy me, and would save them a whole lot of aggro, but they opted for a return of their broken yacht and a full refund for me.
OK, so that's how it goes. The courier is due to pick up the (dismantled and re-packed) yacht tomorrow.
This afternoon I had a lovely chat on the phone with Mike Weston of, er, not sure whether its 'Radiosailing' or 'RC Yachts'. I'm not going along with the Focus II again. I have to admit I was disappointed with the general quality of the build.
I do like some of the options Mike is offering for the Dragon Force 65 though.