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Hidrodeslizador Pantanero ???
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Daddy Dave
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Looks like we have a new found friend. Welcome Maximo. Airboating around the world.
The second hull in his pix - the open little sled looks like a hot set up. If he got with a synthetic adjustable prop and got it tweaked up.....A gallon or two of slick bottom.....
Big marshes with no airboats.....bet those frogs are big as ostriches.
It looks like they are spreading their rudders farther apart than we usually do. I have a friend with a 16' x 8' Alumitech that has a blown big block on it. Wouldn't turn with standard dimensions between the rudders - he added a foot of spread and the boat then turned on a dime. Go figure.
Maximo also seems to state in the promotional wording that his throttle is in the steering stick. if so, that's also a cool idea. Maybe like an ATV??
Slizador - I think we might have seen one of them critters at the Bus or Catfish pond. Several looked to be on the verge anyways.
The second hull in his pix - the open little sled looks like a hot set up. If he got with a synthetic adjustable prop and got it tweaked up.....A gallon or two of slick bottom.....
Big marshes with no airboats.....bet those frogs are big as ostriches.
It looks like they are spreading their rudders farther apart than we usually do. I have a friend with a 16' x 8' Alumitech that has a blown big block on it. Wouldn't turn with standard dimensions between the rudders - he added a foot of spread and the boat then turned on a dime. Go figure.
Maximo also seems to state in the promotional wording that his throttle is in the steering stick. if so, that's also a cool idea. Maybe like an ATV??
Slizador - I think we might have seen one of them critters at the Bus or Catfish pond. Several looked to be on the verge anyways.
ccasion5:marshmaster pat
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Rotex are neat little motors. I have a friend that has a ultralight and he swears by them. Great HP to weight ratios and supposedly easy to rebuild as well as being tough little machines.
I know someone was making little airboats 9-11 footers that used Rotex engines. Or at least least was doing it a few years ago. 3 people could carry it around and it would run all over the yard with 2 persons in it.
I know someone was making little airboats 9-11 footers that used Rotex engines. Or at least least was doing it a few years ago. 3 people could carry it around and it would run all over the yard with 2 persons in it.
pantanero
Member
Hi all, yesterday when we talk about the engine i post that we use Rotax 582 Engine 64 Hp.. that's ok, but in that pic we are testing Rotax 447 Engine, who is smaller than 582 .
447 specs http://www.leadingedge-airfoils.com/447.htm
sorry for the mistake
447 specs http://www.leadingedge-airfoils.com/447.htm
sorry for the mistake
pantanero
Member
Trade name: “Pantanero� Airboat.
Model: For shallow water, with high-impact resistant double bottom and high buoyancy, with anti-slip inner floor
Hull: entirely made of glass fiber.
Length: 4.20 Mts
Breadth: up to 1.80 Mts
Depth: 0.40 Mts
Bow: 0.80 Mts
Engine stand: rigid stand with silenblock bearings.
Engines: Rotax two stroke engine (power: 40 Hp, 50 Hp and 64 Hp) with adapted transfer case.
Blades: two-bladed made of wood. Measures according to engine power.
Estimated consumption: up to 15 L/hour with maximum load.
Number of seats: According to engine power (up to six people).
Rudder: Made of double aluminium panels.
Engine and blade cover: tubular structure and galvanized mesh.
Seats: made of plastic with UV protection.
Fuel tank: Made of plastic (approved by the Argentine Coast Guard) with fuel gauge.
Optional equipment: electric starter, night navigation lights, auxiliary equipment connections (echo sounder, GPS, communications equipment, etc.)
Trailer: custom built with optional fenders
Model: For shallow water, with high-impact resistant double bottom and high buoyancy, with anti-slip inner floor
Hull: entirely made of glass fiber.
Length: 4.20 Mts
Breadth: up to 1.80 Mts
Depth: 0.40 Mts
Bow: 0.80 Mts
Engine stand: rigid stand with silenblock bearings.
Engines: Rotax two stroke engine (power: 40 Hp, 50 Hp and 64 Hp) with adapted transfer case.
Blades: two-bladed made of wood. Measures according to engine power.
Estimated consumption: up to 15 L/hour with maximum load.
Number of seats: According to engine power (up to six people).
Rudder: Made of double aluminium panels.
Engine and blade cover: tubular structure and galvanized mesh.
Seats: made of plastic with UV protection.
Fuel tank: Made of plastic (approved by the Argentine Coast Guard) with fuel gauge.
Optional equipment: electric starter, night navigation lights, auxiliary equipment connections (echo sounder, GPS, communications equipment, etc.)
Trailer: custom built with optional fenders
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Anonymous
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pantanero":2a6raxtv said:
Neat, our boats here don't have much buoyancy. Have you added foam between the layers?
marshmaster pat
Well-known member
Red - yea, it would be nice to have some floatation once in a while. If you were not going to run cross country across the marsh or try to run the hill, but use it strictly as a water boat for cruisin around, it might be a great idea.
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Anonymous
Guest
because running the hill will cause it to break loose?
pantanero
Member
Hey guys we recent upload a video http://www.hidrodeslizador.com.ar/images/video-hidrodeslizador-pantanero.mpg
hope you like it
hope you like it
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Anonymous
Guest
Here's something for you younger guys to work on. Run with it and it will make you wealthy.
Flotation doesn't have to be foam. In fact, foam is in most cases a real poor source for flotation because it doesn't move or allow for any air circulation around it, and it's heavy. It's used in production boats because it's a quick fix.
An air bag is a MUCH more efficient source of flotation, and considerably lighter. If you needed to make a repair in a damage section of a hull, you would just deflate and remove it (unlike cutting out the old foam), make the repair, and replace it.
The bags should be made out of very high quality polyethylene. You could make them in all shapes and sizes, and even in custom sizes for a particular application. Some would never see the light of day again unless there was hull damage, but they would always be on the job.
You'd put the bag into a bulkheaded area of a boat and inflate it with only enough air for it to take shape. This would allow for some expansion when the hull is laying in the sun and prevent damage to the structure around it.
Ken
Flotation doesn't have to be foam. In fact, foam is in most cases a real poor source for flotation because it doesn't move or allow for any air circulation around it, and it's heavy. It's used in production boats because it's a quick fix.
An air bag is a MUCH more efficient source of flotation, and considerably lighter. If you needed to make a repair in a damage section of a hull, you would just deflate and remove it (unlike cutting out the old foam), make the repair, and replace it.
The bags should be made out of very high quality polyethylene. You could make them in all shapes and sizes, and even in custom sizes for a particular application. Some would never see the light of day again unless there was hull damage, but they would always be on the job.
You'd put the bag into a bulkheaded area of a boat and inflate it with only enough air for it to take shape. This would allow for some expansion when the hull is laying in the sun and prevent damage to the structure around it.
Ken