Hello

Take a look at the forum tab, go to the “safety” forum there is a post called “must haves” that’s a good read. Also check out the “do and don’t handbook”

Good luck
AirHog

You can’t be using big words like perplexed..... most members probably thought you were talking about a gasket compound.....

Snicker

AirHog

I got an AGS and love it.... aircraft. Side poly is good for Airboat slides. I got a short rake and the deck extension.... LED nav lights in the take. The AGS planes fast.... and planes at a slow speed.... turns good also. Mine does not hop... and I don’t have a trim tab. I was able to work the moto...

Why not take it to a starter / alternator shop?

I will try to give a fair answer here.... first a Rivermaster is a good running hull. Only inspection will tell if this particular hull is in good shape. A healthy 305 will run OK in deeper water, the issue is dry running. Airboating is a disease.... that makes one want more and more power.... you m...

Well

They certainly live up to their name....

Never spend a dime in there again after they destroyed AR’s last time.... sadly I used them in the past never again.

We have to “vote” with our dollars

Sorry to hear about this. Prayers have been sent. Chuck changed Airboating, and was an innovator.... he was always willing to share his wisdom.... he will be missed by many.

See you on the other side...

AirHog

I have a buddy that hunts in Alaska with an Airboat... he has a 4 stroke kicker that pushes his boat in deep water and when he needs the push of an Airboat he fires up the 502 Chevy... the kicker motor is a 30 hp.... yes it is slow but the kicker hardly burns fuel.... he drops off 55 gal drums going...

A lot of us simply use conduit benders.... 1/2”.....3/4”...... and 1”. This works for simple bends quite well Harbor Freight has a wheel bender that would work for hoops or make a plywood form. Simple & cheap just like me! If you search hoops there is a topic on hoops it has pictures Good luck A...

Wayne:

Under “forums” there is an Airboat Safety folder. Look at the first file called Airboat do’s and dont’s.

Wealth of information in there. The top left icon is the gateway to other forums here

Good sliding

AirHog

Fiberglass is easier to fix. Aluminum is stronger and better for rocks.... but it will bend. T6061 alloy hills can be welded so they are “fixable” if that is a word? Had both.... Aluminum hull runs great ... better than my Old Laser glass hull.... which also ran great. New hull is an Alumatech.... m...

Look and see if you have oil leaking around the head .... sounds like a separated head.

See if you can make it move on the cylinder.....

Better yet do a leak down test

Good luck

AirHog

Now

This reminds me of the old days of SA. We really got into the important stuff.

Dusty, Grant, Yobe, and a lot more... Painterchick... they had all the important stuff like this out for comment....

Good Job!

AirHog

0470 angle valve cylinders with domed pistons will wake up a GPU. If you have an adjustable prop great if not you will likely need more prop. 0470 angle valve jugs will fit on your block. 0520 angle valve jugs require boring the block. Pistons change, push rod tubes change valve covers change rocker...

Hay....

My Continental does not leak....... It’s simply marking its territory !

Snicker....

AirHog

Could the block be opened up to accept 520 cylinders?

You can do it to a GPU don’t know what block you have?

Yep

Those were the days when Dusty, Grant, Yobe and others would start up .... made me spit up more than one beer back in the day....

The “guts” of the lifter can be replaced without splitting the case ( read that as complete disassembly ) as John said compress the lifter to pull the keeper... then a wet with oil push rod will grab the lifter assy for removal. Remember for the future the lifter will fall apart if you disassemble t...

Trump has exposed the systematic propaganda that has been the norm for years. Trump has his foot on the head of the snake.... we can’t let them get free... even the left is starting to see that America can thrive when allowed to. Hopefully now we will start to see the deep state operatives prosecute...

My 2 cents worth is do the Polly. I have had both. Yes you can tilt it back ..... yes Polly adds weight. Reality is Polly lasts for years.... it helps to eliminate dents and spreads hard spots over a larger area. ... like when you hit rocks. Without poly you always hold back from running areas cause...

You might try a product called Marine-tex

Good luck
AirHog

It’s a PE150 packette.... the site has a folder called aircraft manuals.... GPU is a sub folder. You can view the manual here on this site. Pulling the cylinder is pretty easy. Remove the exhaust and intake.... pull the cylinder base nuts and slide it off. The wrist pin floats... so you just push it...

Can you raise the back of the motor? Possibly a few fender washers? You might get it up some.
Reality is the poly is acting like a wedge on the bottom.... and that is hard to overcome.

Adding another jack over the low spot in the hull might be an easier fix... as stated.

Good luck
AirHog

If you are only going to run 2 people do a 12 foot. If you are doing 3 or 4 people do a 13 footer. Look at getting a wide bottom, my Alumatech is a wide bottom and it planes at a real low speed compared to the Lazer I replaced. Many hulls are narrow and take more power to plane at low speed. It runs...

Well Chevrolet (GMC) made one hell of an improvement on the 4.3 when it went to Generation 5. Camero puts out over 300 hp with the new 4.3. An older 4.3 put out 220 hp on a good day. If it’s an old 4.3..... the rigging will need modifications to go to a V8.... the prop will likely need changed... po...