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Recent Airboat Talk

Hello all. I have a sort of technical question actually relating to starter removal on my 470 Continental GPU. Specifically, I need to replace the starter. But the only way [...]

The Game Changer

It may not be my place to talk about this boat as it is not mine but I did get to take it for a ride yesterday and OMG. I've [...]

220 GPU I need suggestions

I bought a big O with a 220 real cheap, when I got it it was full of water and sludge and had been sitting At least 10 years, I [...]

Lycoming Carb Leak

Hi All, New to the Forum... Been working on a friends Airboat and hoping to get some help / advice. The boat has a Lycoming 6 cylinder that runs great. [...]

Need help with Wayne Hubbard boat

Trying to find an 11 tooth starter for my 470 Contennial I found the right starter with the exception it is a 9 tooth bendix. Any ideas? [...]

Add a jump seat

my boat is currently set up to seat three. Wanting ideas on how to add a removable jumpsuit to add a total of four. [...]

Electrical short

I had a short and now I have no power anywhere, motor is a Cadillac 500/472 is there a fuse able link in the wiring harness. I’m not too mechanical [...]

Newcastle Airboat International 8.1 2008 model

I’m currently using these for military operations and looking for experts for so mechanical and operational information. I’m a car guy as a hobby but not its my job. [...]

Redfish Reports

Anyone been fishing the last two weeks? Last time I went, the Redfishing had really slowed down. Havnt been in about 10 days and was curious if it's still slim [...]

some AC cam specs

We are working on some EFI cam's for some aircraft pillion racers and will be dyno testing some A/C engines with various cams soon. So we just put our first [...]

O-540 question

I'll start with Happy Thanksgiving! I'm a Continental guy, but I've seen a few guys build an aircraft engine utilizing an O-540 lower end with a GTSIO io-520/550 top end. [...]

Stringer replacement

Getting ready to replace my stringers. First time doing this. Should I have the hull flat down on concrete, or should I have the hard edges on blocks to let [...]

O320 start after sitting first AC motor

Bought my first AC boat this spring and it ran fine when I took it out. I took the motor off this summer to do some repairs on the hull [...]

STARTERS V0540

Has or can anyone convert the old 24-volt side mount Lycoming starter into a 12 volt. Just wondering I currently have a MSD high torque starter on a fly wheel [...]

Bendix Scintilla SF6LN-8 timing

Currently running a lycoming 0-435-1 with the Bendix Scintilla SF6LN-8. Was wondering if anyone out there has any kind of info on how to properly time these kind of mags [...]

Crankshaft failures??

Do you guys ever hear of these Lycoming crankshafts eventually breaking that fail the "505" for corrosion? Thx,Jeff [...]

First Airboat

Hey y’all. My wife and I got into the airboat world as of today. I’m super excited, I’ve been on the water all my life but have never owned an [...]

440 Chrysler Valve train in Caddy 500

Hey guys, new member here. I been following your site for several weeks since my son moved to Birmingham and took his first airboat ride a few weeks ago in [...]

Info on this type of hull? Tomcat or aircat is what ive heard.

Ive been around air boats and have driven them a few times. So my real queation is if this airboat would be something good to start out on. Just have [...]

MA-6-AA

Can someone educate me.... MA-6AA carburetors... What's the difference between models. For example, model 10-4218 verses 10-4428-1 Is the 42 or 44 the diameter of the throat/body of the carburetor, [...]

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