From Floral City, with love

[rick]

A Citrus County company makes airboats, and friends, in a venture with Russians who do cleanup work in Siberia.

By CATHERINE E. SHOICHET
Published May 12, 2006

INVERNESS - In Florida, airboats frequently cruise through plant-covered lakes and alligator-infested swamps.

But a Citrus County company has struck a $1-million deal to build airboats designed to navigate a different sort of terrain: the icy landscape of Siberia.

Floral City Airboats and a Russian ecological cleanup company are working together to.....

The rest: http://www.sptimes.com/2006/05/12/Business/From_Floral_City__wit.shtml

 

[Airboatcapt2]

Congrats Floral City, you guys keep up the good work!!!

 

[Whitebear]

Congratuloations in deed ! This brings the airboat world closer together ,now we have brothers in Siberia and Moscow !

It would be great to offer them a ride with the group if they are still in the state. Maybe explain a bit about how WE clean up after ourselves on cleanup days. Just spread the comeraderie.

Scotty

 

[SwampMatt]

Great story! Congrats to all involved. 15 years from now, it'll be interesting to see what evoloutionary twists they spin into airboats. Who knows?... there may be wharehouses of old air motors there waiting for some creative and crazy project.

Chauk up another good P.R. article for airboating! And especially, congrats to the Russians and the Floral City guys.



matt.

 

[Cajun]

Congrats Mike and Terri. Now we need some pics of this start up plant. Keep up the great work. Later Cajun

 

[Anonymous]

Congratulations Terri & Mike! Soon you may longer be a "small business" but a Florida based "global" one!
PW

 

[basketcase0302]

Hey ya'll,

Agreed with the congratulations. They do build a very nice boat!

Good to see the airboat industry moving ahead and keepin' up with the times!

Really warm fuzzy feeling about our lifestyle! :hello1:

Basketcase

 

[a1mudpuppy]

Spoke to Mike and Terrie Saturday,They say the Russians will be leaving this week to go back home. I'm going to drop by to see them off and to see what type of English Mike has taught the Russians :wink:

Yes, we need to see a pictures of the first one out of the new shop.

Nice to see this come together for you all, It's been a long time coming.

Good luck and hope this is just a taste of things to come. :headbang:

Bill