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- Tue Jun 16, 2020 4:48 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: LOOKING FOR A WATER CHECK IN THE MICCOSUKEE RES
- Replies: 38
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Re: LOOKING FOR A WATER CHECK IN THE MICCOSUKEE RES
water is good on the res all the way too the swimming hole
- Sun May 31, 2020 9:23 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: LOOKING FOR A WATER CHECK IN THE MICCOSUKEE RES
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8965
Re: LOOKING FOR A WATER CHECK IN THE MICCOSUKEE RES
hey scotty
Matt out of Headhunters was down this weekend said he was sitting at the rain gauge when he called me he said we had water to go about any where just might have to bump over a dry spot or two
Matt out of Headhunters was down this weekend said he was sitting at the rain gauge when he called me he said we had water to go about any where just might have to bump over a dry spot or two
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:44 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Power Only
- Topic: 0 420 i think
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3983
Re: 0 420 i think
need some pics for sure but if the carb is on top of the motor its a gpu 0470
- Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:27 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: LOOKING FOR A WATER CHECK IN THE MICCOSUKEE RES
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8965
Re: LOOKING FOR A WATER CHECK IN THE MICCOSUKEE RES
Hay Scotty spoke with luke N today he was down at camp this past weekend said water was perfect even floated over the weir at the swimming hole




- Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:09 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: LOOKING FOR A WATER CHECK IN THE MICCOSUKEE RES
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8965
Re: LOOKING FOR A WATER CHECK IN THE MICCOSUKEE RES
Ok folks it's time too rip the glades up my Dad and cousin went to camp today 6/18/19 put in at dump landing water all the way to our camp with no problem at all water was a little skinny north of seminolewind the gauntlet at headhunters has water all the way through
- Thu May 16, 2019 6:14 am
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: Area 3A South water dropping steadily
- Replies: 12
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Re: Area 3A South water dropping steadily
Has any body been out to the reservation or 3a south lately could use a H 2 0 report thanks
- Fri May 10, 2019 6:12 am
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: How much weight can you carry
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1641
Re: How much weight can you carry
Well as the Captain of your vessel is what ever you feel comfortable with most airboaters know there boats know how to load there boats to handle the load airplanes are the some way if you have big boys in the front seat they move weight to the back of the plane this is just small planes like cessna...
- Wed May 08, 2019 7:41 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: Looking for a Sled
- Replies: 2
- Views: 986
- Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:18 pm
- Forum: Airboat Tech
- Topic: Anyone tried to build a hull out of poly ?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2586
Re: Anyone tried to build a hull out of poly ?
I new of a man that had one out of poly it was fused together like when they fuse poly pipe together that they use for water pipes that are bury along roads it was all poly stringers and bulk heads deck over his complaint was on hot sunny day the poly would heat up and warp up as the poly would grow...
- Sun Jun 17, 2018 8:49 am
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: Miccosukee res, water or not
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5688
Re: Miccosukee res, water or not
It's good to hear that Scotty 1
- Tue May 29, 2018 5:36 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: Miccosukee res, water or not
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5688
Re: Miccosukee res, water or not
Sorry was a work away from a computer Scotty you are right on about the levee and the loading holes Hopefully the water will keep coming up it had come up probably about 2" maybe 3" from Sat. morning to Mon. morning it was easier sliding on Monday than Saturday some of it could of been tha...
- Mon May 28, 2018 9:17 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: Miccosukee res, water or not
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5688
Re: Miccosukee res, water or not
Ok Scotty Me Dad & Joe went to camp Sat morning stayed till Mon loading holes are a bit tough the gauntlet had water but was skinny after that water was good to our camp and yours. most of the rain we got wasn't much hard rain light rain and sprinkle's when we left Monday the water had gotten a ...
- Sat May 05, 2018 7:10 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: Don Davis Hull Pics
- Replies: 75
- Views: 18380
Re: Don Davis Hull Pics
Well as i recall and Mr. fenner this may ring a bell with you as well back in the 70s you had to display your fl # from above alot of boats had it on the bow of there boats but with dogs coolers exct. it blocked it most of the time so people started to put plates on top of the cages with the fl# on ...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:59 pm
- Forum: Airboat Tech
- Topic: Best Compound Leverage Snips for cutting (notching) conduit?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2392
Re: Best Compound Leverage Snips for cutting conduit?
I cut the pipe with a band saw then put the end of the pipe to the edge of the wheel on my bench grinder
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:49 pm
- Forum: Redneck Cuisine
- Topic: Swamp Cabbage
- Replies: 68
- Views: 23788
Re: Swamp Cabbage
Sorry but it is a protected tree. Its Florida's state tree. google Florida protected trees
but that being said i eat the shat out of them not sure how labelle's swamp cabbage fest.get by with it but they have it every year

but that being said i eat the shat out of them not sure how labelle's swamp cabbage fest.get by with it but they have it every year


- Mon Jul 03, 2017 1:13 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: Scorpion Airboats
- Replies: 1
- Views: 865
Re: Scorpion Airboats
386 365 5907 & 386 208 8197 cell #
- Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:46 am
- Forum: Aircraft Power Only
- Topic: can anyone tell me what motor this is
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4886
Re: can anyone tell me what motor this is
its similar to it i bought the franny taylor hull from him back in 1985 it needed a little work that he didnt want to fool with it he put the motor on a gore hull the last time i saw the boat his little brother had it that was about 1988 theres a picture of the f taylor in my pic gal after i fixed i...
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:46 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Power Only
- Topic: can anyone tell me what motor this is
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4886
Re: can anyone tell me what motor this is
it looks like the motor a friend of mine once owned with that oil block on top it was there to oil the lifters i was told o290 case had solid lifters with 0480 jugs about 165-170 hp did a pretty good job on the 10' franny taylor hull he had and a little play is normal in both directions
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:19 pm
- Forum: Automotive Power Only
- Topic: Losing RPMs in hot weather
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1936
Re: Losing RPMs in hot weather
My dad was having a problem of not turning up RPMs on his 0540 2500 was just about all he could turn up motor never bogged down he tryed diffrent props with less pitch and still only get about 2500 out of it he had duel tanks with a brass wing valve finally took the valve out hooked up to one tank g...
- Fri Jun 09, 2017 6:04 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: Lookin for a water check
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4798
Re: Lookin for a water check
As for the reservation plenty of water to go where ever you want to. water at boogers camp is about 6" bellow the stringers on our camp
Dad and my brother went today 6/9/17 landings all good go have fun before they close it

Dad and my brother went today 6/9/17 landings all good go have fun before they close it


- Fri Mar 10, 2017 6:04 am
- Forum: Other Important News
- Topic: Goodbye My Beautiful Baby
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7264
Re: Goodbye My Beautiful Baby



- Sun Feb 12, 2017 8:19 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: Old Airboat Camps
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3412
Re: Old Airboat Camps
Not sure i've herd of the gov. camp is that on the res. or out in the grass
Dads doing well Scotty we are hoping to git down before the waters gone not sure we will make it
Dads doing well Scotty we are hoping to git down before the waters gone not sure we will make it
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:49 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: Old Airboat Camps
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3412
Re: Old Airboat Camps
I sure I've seen your dads boat its just been a long time ago I remember Robert Archers red/white/blue Im 4years older than you I had my own boat when i was about 12 or 13 it was a little peanut gore hull that was green/white was later painted orange with a 100hp cont. I was headed to the landing on...
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:48 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: Old Airboat Camps
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3412
Re: Old Airboat Camps
I think the girl was from your dads 3rd marrage Regeina or something like that your dad sold out about 3 or 4 years after we moved to felda
didnt know he airboated though I knew Dan Walker who lived next door to the east of your dads house airboated his camp was the poinciana trail camp
didnt know he airboated though I knew Dan Walker who lived next door to the east of your dads house airboated his camp was the poinciana trail camp
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:32 pm
- Forum: Airboat Talk
- Topic: Old Airboat Camps
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3412
Re: Old Airboat Camps
10-4 sounds good