The is a fairly large ride there every year for Memorial Day Weekend. Best advice you can get is to get on Facebook and join Southeast Texas Airboats. Most of us are on there and can give you advice. We don't frequent SA much.

By the video he topped out at 540hp @ 6000rpm redline. Just depends on what he wants... EX blades are designed for about 2200-2400 rpm. So a 2.5 would give him the full usable rpm range. JX blades are about the same setup. S series or whirlwind superwides he would be good going to a 2.68. Ive always...

Took my 2x4 and made it 4x4. Much happier now!

Call Patti and talk! Also Whirlwind had a "you dont like it send it back guarantee" so you can try props thru them but she will sent you right.

A couple of sources to help you out: 1. Chuck Rackley is available for a phone call last I heard. 2. CBM Motorports I have heard are a great group of guys, may be able to get them to provide engine and wiring or even do a harness for you if you want to go junkyard motor. http://www.custombuiltmotors...

2.0L Turbo Ecotec with Gearbox

Ill have my 1.4L making 230HP with all hope by next year, but you don't want to spend the time and money I am doing the tunes and bolt on mods.

Join us over on Facebook if you have it... Southeast Texas Airboats. We arrange rides all over the state of TX and make trips to Florida, etc. Always welcome more into the group for big rides.

Mine is flipped over. Used factory bolts holes to mount in it a box then the box is mounted to the under the foot deck. This way you can move it around and even mount it extended past the foot deck like mine. Plenty of walking room.

Nice ride. I'm considering Simpson suspension in a future rebuild.

Feb 17th next year. They announced it at the ride.

Some ride all week.

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Here ya go!

Yes the Utah Airboat Association would be a good group to talk with. Totally forget about those guys on the Salt. They have a Facebook page and here is their website http://www.utairboat.com/

You want to stay glass or go Aluminum?

Where do you plan to use it 95% of the time? Fresh Water or Salt/Brackish Water? Trick is knowing nobility of metals and how water/salt corrosion affects them. Aluminum and Steel/Zinc are both anodic (metal disappears in a electrically conducive atmosphere (salty air) - Don't use a zinc primer on yo...

RickMc, You have every authority to give them a stearn go to hell look if you get prop washed horribly. Sometimes its gonna happen especially if they get stuck getting off the grass, but still not polite to get blasted. Yes its the kettle calling the pot black as I prop washed a few folks that weeke...

Chuck Rackley 352-330-1015 - Tell him I sent you. Man has built minis, ecotecs, aircraft, and big power car motors. He is retired now and is a wealth of knowledge.

He will probably send you to Marty Bray to get a good glass hull for your toy.

Wayne,

Heard there was a few boats from Pensylvania also... not just us from TX and LA. Good times for sure! See ya next year.

Welcome to the Family! Hope I can catch up to both Russ and yourself next time I am down. Loved riding Kissimmee this weekend in the Ecotec.

Yep 1.4L Turbo will only cost me about $700 if I blow it up! I have a Tri-infected locked tune but new ECU is sitting on my table ($40) and planning to start work with Jerry at Bad New Racing in the coming months since they offer so many bolt on mods for the 1.4L now. Was down at Kissimmee all weeke...

I appreciate the respectful disagreement. But he doesnt seem to have an issue with plowing or the boat would not porpose... now if he makes an engine angle adjustment prop down and he feels the bow plow in the water or the ass lift when he is running dry then yep i would agree move some weight backw...

Moving it wont change ground performance. Weight is weight and thrust is thrust. Moving dont change either but may make it worse if it changes distribution of all weight further back. Got a porpose then bend then back lip down at the transom. Want ground performance make more hp or drop some #!

Look forward to to it and if it works youve answered my questions too... I didnt want to spend the money on a high dollar gps/finder and transducer and it not work. Talk about being a mad individual, but it was on my list of additions for the boat to test out.

Uhmw has a very high impedence like an air pocket does. I dont think you shooting thru it. Signal strength even if it passed through would be weak. It shoots thru metal bc it is solid and conductive so signal passes easily. Water is conductive so signal passes easily. Bottom of lake dirt is resistiv...

I did a small amount of research. There are some out there like Alumaducer that have the potential to work. But I never tried and I think there will be issues shooting thru the aluminum plus poly on the bottom of the boat. Next option would be to rivet a sheet of poly on the transom and mount a tran...

Century Drives: *Briggs belt is good up to about 75hp *Ecotec Belt is good up to about 250hp These two drives above are open belt and the lower pulley is cantilever design CH2 and up well the more hp you make just look at what you need... I kinda agree if you have the tools then buy the belt drive t...