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PostSubject: River Airboat   River Airboat Icon_minitimeApril 28th 2014, 12:04 pm

My first boat  Very Happy.  It uses a 13hp Lifonda engine coupled to a 50" prop (made from a 2x6  Razz ) and has 38"x8' hull.  I won't be able to test it in the water until next next weekend because of studies  Mad.  I can't wait to test it, I haven't boated since I was a wee young'in lol.
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PostSubject: Re: River Airboat   River Airboat Icon_minitimeApril 28th 2014, 3:28 pm

definately murica.
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PostSubject: Re: River Airboat   River Airboat Icon_minitimeApril 28th 2014, 3:35 pm

Thats nice, I might have to build one eventually!
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PostSubject: Re: River Airboat   River Airboat Icon_minitimeApril 28th 2014, 3:38 pm

Cool. I made a small boat out of plywood once just messing around, but it ended up being too narrow which made it tipsy. Let us know how the testing goes.
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PostSubject: Re: River Airboat   River Airboat Icon_minitimeMay 5th 2014, 4:44 pm

Update.  Well the engine and tower assembly is too heavy for the 3 foot hull to the point where I only get 2" of freeboard near the transom  Shocked .  Quite scary especially when turning lol.  So this summer after school ends and before my internship I'm going use my little 5hp Honda as a long tail mud motor, churnin water is so much more efficient than movin air.  The 13hp will be put to use in the Muskrat where I can now use the heavy duty horizontal input transaxles  cheers.
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