Anyone have one of these amazing pieces of machinery? Are they hard to maintain? Worth the trouble? Expensive? I want to be the only one on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Thanks Dits, first thing I was thinking. When I lived in the Keys a couple of friends had them for the Glades. I will say it is one sumbitchin good time cruising on one. Wasn't sure of the cost...looks like you can get them fairly cheap... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/14-F...b61cbaa0QQitemZ200623831712QQptZOtherQ5fBoats
Never had one, but heard they are hard to maintain (clean), and aren't worth the trouble (cleaning), when the SHIT hits the fan! I'd go with an air boat! Air is cleaner than shit! :up:
I think he might mean hovercraft? Or maybe he wants a sailboat with a leaf-blower pointed at the sail? (would that work?)
I was going to write Air Boat but I thought the Southerner's called them Fan Boats. Shit, I'd take a hovercraft if anyone has one.
Airboats are badass. I'd love to have one, but I have a few friends who own them, so why the hell would I buy one? The coolest I've seen are these, they're made in Ocala where 326 and I-75 intersect: http://gtoairboats.com/ But the really bad-ass airboats always have a true aircraft engine... usually a Lycoming. They'll beat the shit around Lake George. :up:
There's a two seater, fiberglass hull, V6 one for sale down the street for $1500.00 on the trailer. Looks like a piece of shit though.
When I flats-fished off the Gulf coast we called them Converters. They convert gasoline to NOISE. Does look fun though!
No doubt. North FL are almost always aluminum with cypress knees always being a concern. In the glades, the glass hulls are more common.
Fiberglass hulls can easily be stronger and more durable if the right materials are used. Foam floatation is the key to not sinking. Aluminum hulls get dented and torn. Tought to fix compared to composite hulls.
