71dartswinger

i have one with tank inlet/outlet facing back I just use short hose with clunk close to inlet/outlet
green tour boat action shot no it did not sink or flip just a great action photo

andyb0831

this is my last swamp buggy, about 25 years ago....

JW Racing

Cajun Gator air boat, this is a lot of fun,,,,,,

dadkins

THAT. Is a good looking paint job dartswinger

dadkins

OK I will throw down. This is the latest - Flatbottom with a Thunder Tiger 40 - She's not much to look at...but she goes.

71dartswinger

Thanks
My son paints for a living he has 40 hrs in that boat the pearl that is in clear is 600.00 a Qt
purple stripe paint is 500.00 a gallon. Glad i did not have to buy any paint all left overs from the full size
boats that he paints. The boat was also widened 4 inches.

looker2756

Nice paint work, can't wait to see it fully assembled.

71dartswinger

it has been done about a year

Ozpulse

Nice and neat!

1QwkSport2.5r

Here are my two favorites that I've built. Inspired by Hooty301, These are "Kamikaze's". The smaller one I named the MiniKaze which was built for a .29, but hauls the mail with a .46...

hy flyr

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You guys sure have some nice airboats. Here's my Selph-Inflicted airboat I recently finished. Powered by an OS61FX, and JR radio.

millesm

Platypus - converted to electric last weekend. Got a few ESC heat issues but hopefully a chunk of aluminium will act as a good heat sink and all will be good.

1QwkSport2.5r

Here's a few photos of my other boats. I have built a total of 6 boats.

This is my Selph Inflicted SI-3 Hydro copycat I built in 10 days. I couldn't afford the plans, so I guessed on the measurements and built it. This was built all with material I already had on hand, total cost to build - $4 for pushrod boots. Powered with an Enya SS .30bb engine w/ TT46 muffler, and 9x6 APC prop. 14,000rpm.


Short video of the boat in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=159nQIeeMys

Got a new one on the build table, another SI3 copy. v3.0 is .60/.90 sized and is shooting for 55-60mph

My big outrigger that needs new sponsons built for it (too small, wrong rake angle, etc):

Handmade rudder and control horns, with break-away.


This boat will start its life over with new sponsons, and with any luck, a high rpm screaming .56lx Jett FIRE engine. I'm saving my nickels and dimes...

Hauling-A

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I just finished a Electric Conversion of my Dumas Big Swamp Buggy. I increased the height of the motor mount stand, so I could mount up to a 15" prop. I also completely covered the top of the boat. It's powered by a Neo 60 410Kv, Swinging a 15 x 7 3 blade Master Airscrew prop, Cobra 80 Amp ESC w/ 6A BEC, G-Force 6s 22.2v 30c 40000mAh Lipo, Guidence is by HiTec 3ch Tx and Atom 3ch Rx. I put strapping tape on the bottom, So I could run it on the grass, It's a little slow taking off, But once it gets going, It does pretty good. I won't get to try it on the Lake until next Spring, When we go over to Eastern Wa. If we get any snow this Winter, I'll see how it does on the Snow.

I don't know why the photo's aren't showing up. The Image file said that they were successfully loaded? I wonder what I did wrong? Well I tried it again and it worked.

J

71dartswinger

the Aquacraft alligator tour boat uses the same mounts i think they are also on ebay

nieto1124

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here is my first attemp at an airboat.

dadkins

Very Nice ! That is a flatty...stay away from the rough seas.
Looks fast

rcairboater

Using a glow engine as a pusher setup? Any issues with overheating and stalling with the engine?

aspeed

After a dunking, I think the best thing to do is pull the plug, run the starter to clear the water out, and run the motor. You don't want water in the ball bearings even overnight.  That is what we do for the floatplanes.  I haven't finished my airboat yet, but it should be the same drill.

1QwkSport2.5r

Anytime I dunk my airboat engines, I clear the water out and run a full tank rich at WOT as much as possible. I use all castor oil so after a hard-run tank of fuel, I do not worry about any water left in the engine.

If I dunk my 4-stroke, I'd pull it apart and flush/oil it. So far, I haven't had to do this though.

Pusher configurations are so inefficient for a number of reasons, I'm not sure why so many people insist on running the engine that way. I suppose the hardcore "scalers" want the pusher, but a single cylinder engine isn't scale anyway.

crispyspa

That is really cool, but you may want to turn the prop around so the lettering faces the engine.

nieto1124

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thanks crispyspa. i put the prop on for that pics, really didnt pay attention. here is a video of the first run. driving was a little shaky. but im sure i will get the hang of it.

link is in the next post.

nieto1124

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yyLqtw1rZs

this might work better.

Got RPM

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11324418/tm.htm

rcairboater

Here is mine.