Hi,
I'm a total greenhorn when it comes to airboats... never even been in one. In fact, there isn't an airboat within 2hrs of me in any direction I'm pretty sure. That being said, I live in a place where an airboat would be the ticket, i.e. shallow flats with lots of aquatic vegitation.
I build aluminum boats on the side -I'm a farmer who happens to love boats and be good with a welder. Up until now I have relied on tunnel hulls and mud motors to get me into areas I like to hunt. For bowfishing I build air-assist units consisting of small twin-cylinder gas motors spinning 42"-52" props. These air units are great for our area, but have really caused me to think about building a full-fledged airboat.
I've recently (today lol.) acquired a small, four cylinder Continental motor that has been set up to power a boat. ...problem is I don't know a thing about it and am needing a bit of help identifying what I have. I had a chance to see the motor fire up about a year ago which was the last time it was started -and it had sat a few years before that. It was once mounted on a 1756 Xpress and I was told it performed pretty well on this hull. I'm thinking about building or buying a hull to mount this motor in -I'd just love to learn a bit about it first.
Thanks!
I'm a total greenhorn when it comes to airboats... never even been in one. In fact, there isn't an airboat within 2hrs of me in any direction I'm pretty sure. That being said, I live in a place where an airboat would be the ticket, i.e. shallow flats with lots of aquatic vegitation.
I build aluminum boats on the side -I'm a farmer who happens to love boats and be good with a welder. Up until now I have relied on tunnel hulls and mud motors to get me into areas I like to hunt. For bowfishing I build air-assist units consisting of small twin-cylinder gas motors spinning 42"-52" props. These air units are great for our area, but have really caused me to think about building a full-fledged airboat.
I've recently (today lol.) acquired a small, four cylinder Continental motor that has been set up to power a boat. ...problem is I don't know a thing about it and am needing a bit of help identifying what I have. I had a chance to see the motor fire up about a year ago which was the last time it was started -and it had sat a few years before that. It was once mounted on a 1756 Xpress and I was told it performed pretty well on this hull. I'm thinking about building or buying a hull to mount this motor in -I'd just love to learn a bit about it first.
Thanks!