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Greenbug · 11-02-2005, 10:36 AM

I have been looking for a little bit for a swamp boat plans/picture. I think thats what they are called, I would like to try and fab a flat bottom, big a$$ fan running boat with the air rudders, driver sits above the boat in like a captinas chair. I have not seen one in California....yet.

I have tried to search so I can at least get a decent picture but I cant seem to find one.

Am I calling this the right boat when I say swamp? Anyone seen or know where I might find some more info.

Thanks in Advance

I got a old VW motor and I bunch of scrap tubing/metal I think I can do this with what I got!

~GB

Greenbug · 11-02-2005, 11:59 AM

This is the best picture I can find.....

Anyone else maybe......eh?

Gooch · 11-02-2005, 01:32 PM

http://www.glen-l.com/designs/special/airboat.html

http://www.angelfire.com/ne/swheelo/airboat.html

Time2Surrender · 11-02-2005, 02:22 PM

Dont know much about them.But I always thought they were pretty cool.Maybe with a Blown 460?

Greenbug · 11-02-2005, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gooch

http://www.glen-l.com/designs/special/airboat.html

http://www.angelfire.com/ne/swheelo/airboat.html

OF COURSE AIR BOATS, Doh!

Thanks Gooch,and time2

No wonder I had a hard time finding them

Yeah, I have been wanting to do this for a little bit now, and now that I have Lake Oroville not more then 20 mins from me I need to try a little harder.

HOLY CRAP, I guess they make good fishing boats

Brookie · 11-02-2005, 05:20 PM

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HOLY CRAP, I guess they make good fishing boats

If your looking for a fishing boat, I'd chose something else. They're really used for getting around in swampy areas where there's not enough water for boats with a significant draft, and you occasionally need to run up on grass flats or other low-water areas to get where you're going. They're noisy enough that I think they'd blow out every fish around before you ever got a line in the water. In addition, they've got no keel at all, so I wouldn't think they'd be very stable or comfortable to run unless you were in pretty sheltered waters.

I've ridden in one once, and they are fun. Not sure I'd want to own one though, and I definitely wouldn't want one running within 10 miles of where I was fishing.

Greenbug · 11-02-2005, 08:33 PM

This is just for fun, but if I can fish in it also that would be a plus. I'm just looking for something to putz around on. I believe I have most of the stuff already.

I will keep you guys posted with the progress. When it stops raining I take a photo or the parts, then keep it updated as it goes along.

Gracias Amigo's

~GB

11-02-2005, 10:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Greenbug In Paradise! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pair-O-Dice, CA Posts: 433	Need some help with boat plans I have been looking for a little bit for a swamp boat plans/picture. I think thats what they are called, I would like to try and fab a flat bottom, big a$$ fan running boat with the air rudders, driver sits above the boat in like a captinas chair. I have not seen one in California....yet. I have tried to search so I can at least get a decent picture but I cant seem to find one. Am I calling this the right boat when I say swamp? Anyone seen or know where I might find some more info. Thanks in Advance I got a old VW motor and I bunch of scrap tubing/metal I think I can do this with what I got! ~GB __________________ "Without freedom of the past, there is no freedom at all" "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society" ~ KRISHNAMURTI

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Greenbug In Paradise! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pair-O-Dice, CA Posts: 433	This is the best picture I can find..... Anyone else maybe......eh? __________________ "Without freedom of the past, there is no freedom at all" "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society" ~ KRISHNAMURTI

11-02-2005, 08:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Greenbug In Paradise! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pair-O-Dice, CA Posts: 433	This is just for fun, but if I can fish in it also that would be a plus. I'm just looking for something to putz around on. I believe I have most of the stuff already. I will keep you guys posted with the progress. When it stops raining I take a photo or the parts, then keep it updated as it goes along. Gracias Amigo's ~GB __________________ "Without freedom of the past, there is no freedom at all" "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society" ~ KRISHNAMURTI

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11-02-2005, 01:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gooch Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: out there... Posts: 2,654	http://www.glen-l.com/designs/special/airboat.html http://www.angelfire.com/ne/swheelo/airboat.html

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Time2Surrender Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 7,263 Blog Entries: 7	Dont know much about them.But I always thought they were pretty cool.Maybe with a Blown 460?

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