New airboat metal works

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 15:35:41 GMT

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All that's left is to weld it up ! Then send it to the paint shop! Attached ImagesYou got to be yourself!
Reply:Thats great!UA Local 598
Reply:Very cool and utilitarian.What type motor is that?How is the throttle controlled?
Reply:I don't know alot about air boats but isn't that kind of dangerous without any chicken wire or expanded metal in front of that fan?
Reply:That's the sweetest thing I've seen all day.  What kind of tubing is that?
Reply:Originally Posted by ironwerkerI don't know alot about air boats but isn't that kind of dangerous without any chicken wire or expanded metal in front of that fan?
Reply:it's either a lycoming or continental plane engine, they can cost about $16,000-20,0000 just to rebuild (fun fact)
Reply:i like the asymetric bracing .....
Reply:I've never understood how these things don't tip over. they look top heavy and when you turn it seems the force from the rudder would push the top to the outside of the turn, seems very unstable but obviously they work, I just don't get it.HH187Hobart 500i plasma cutterClark 4.5" GrinderDewalt 14" chop saw30 gallom 1.6 hp compressor10 gallon pressure pot sand blasterlots of hand tools
Reply:I lived in Florida for a year or so. I was always amazed everytime I saw one of these airboats. Guys spend so much time and money building works of art with the metal work on them.
Reply:Nice Work!  How 'bout a video when she's up and running.  I haven't seen very many 6 cyl on air boats...mostly 4's.  She ought to haul a$$.What's the tube mat'l / thickness?  What process are you using...MIG/TIG/OA?  Love to see some closeups.FWIW...a field overhaul by a name shop on a 6 cyl Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD (540 cu in turbocharged) cost $40,000 in 2000.  A factory new engine was +$80K.  That's just the engine...no turbo, fuel servo, mags, alt, or starter....just the long block.  Good news for the airboat guys is that their motors don't have to be airworthy so the shop charges could be a lot less....you can even do it yourself...they aren't that complicated compared to most auto engines.  But the parts are still sky high (pardon the pun).Miller 211 w/ spool gunMiller Dynasty 200DXLongevity 60i IGBT plasmaO/A w/ crappy chinese torch/gaugesSouth Bend 10K latheGrizzly 4029 10x54 millGrizzly 7x12 hor bandsawangle grnders, bench grnder, bench belt sndr7.5 hp 80gal cmprsor
Reply:why couldn,t a fellow use a vw ( bug) engine on one of those air boats? they are air cooled.
Reply:Originally Posted by want to be a welderwhy couldn,t a fellow use a vw ( bug) engine on one of those air boats? they are air cooled.
Reply:Originally Posted by want to be a welderwhy couldn,t a fellow use a vw ( bug) engine on one of those air boats? they are air cooled.
Reply:Just got back from the paint shop!! Attached ImagesYou got to be yourself!
Reply:wife wont let me have an airboat...
Reply:2 of my uncles have 0540 Lycoming boats.....IBEW 1412Hobart HH210Lincoln 225ACLincoln Ranger 305DLincoln Precision Tig 185Lincoln Pro Mig 255CMiller Spectrum 2050
Reply:Almost complete!! Attached ImagesYou got to be yourself!
Replyooks good. With all the boats and accesories in the background I'm surprised that you haven't turned that floor fan into a "fan boat" yet! That would be a neat conversation item. Of course you have to be careful if you mounted casters on the bottom or your fan would sail away! .No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:hey man where ya at in fl? im in myakka city
Reply:Originally Posted by dieselbeefhey man where ya at in fl? im in myakka city
Reply:hey hey..no kiddin. i live offa 64 on wauchula rd.  i ride my streetbike up yer way alot..good backroads up there...some o them old minin roads are pretty good
Reply:Originally Posted by dieselbeefhey hey..no kiddin. i live offa 64 on wauchula rd.  i ride my streetbike up yer way alot..good backroads up there...some o them old minin roads are pretty good
Reply:cool ..been there bout 12yrs or so,,built the place myself...currently got a zx9..used to race ccs on an r6..had a zx11 for touring..right now all i gots the zx9 and a kx500...just sold the wifes ex250thats a pretty cool pic for a streetride...
Reply:[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoLh2ulUr1U[/ame]Originally Posted by dieselbeef
Reply:kool work over in corpus christi  i had a neibor that had one with a 350 corvette motor call the flying dutchman .Lincoln Power Arc 4000 Thermal Arc Fabricator 252 iThermal arc 186Thermal Arc 26 tigTweeko 200 amp spool gunHobart AirForce 400WP-17V-12R
Reply:Those of us who are pilots understand the need for airworthiness, thus the quality rebuilding of the engines. However, why couldn't the parts the A&s take out be used for projects like this ?  I'm sure that over time, enough scrap could be accumulated to build up a complete engine that would push your boat.I would bet that the small airstrip A& wouldn't have  enough volume to make this come true but if you live near a larger airport/facility,,,,Is this a real possibility ?RoGrrr Originally Posted by BTDNice Work!  How 'bout a video when she's up and running.  I haven't seen very many 6 cyl on air boats...mostly 4's.  She ought to haul a$$.What's the tube mat'l / thickness?  What process are you using...MIG/TIG/OA?  Love to see some closeups.FWIW...a field overhaul by a name shop on a 6 cyl Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD (540 cu in turbocharged) cost $40,000 in 2000.  A factory new engine was +$80K.  That's just the engine...no turbo, fuel servo, mags, alt, or starter....just the long block.  Good news for the airboat guys is that their motors don't have to be airworthy so the shop charges could be a lot less....you can even do it yourself...they aren't that complicated compared to most auto engines.  But the parts are still sky high (pardon the pun).
Reply:nice pic man...looks like the back section somewhere..turn 9??i was down to a 1:23 in a ccs race in jennings...got 2nd after leadin the whole race a backmarker got me in turn 13 last lap...anyways i got no pics of beong airborne...and luckily not many oppurtunitys either!! gave up the racin tho.....way too much $$im baldy d.o.t. on the jennings forum..i got a snell helmet stamp tattoo on the back of my head...
Reply:where ya go wit the airboat...id love to have one o them but the wife aint goin for it...too many toys already i guess
Reply:Originally Posted by dieselbeefnice pic man...looks like the back section somewhere..turn 9??i was down to a 1:23 in a ccs race in jennings...got 2nd after leadin the whole race a backmarker got me in turn 13 last lap...anyways i got no pics of beong airborne...and luckily not many oppurtunitys either!! gave up the racin tho.....way too much $$im baldy d.o.t. on the jennings forum..i got a snell helmet stamp tattoo on the back of my head...
Reply:I'll post more pictures when the boats complete!You got to be yourself!
Reply:Customer took delivery today...Man what a project. I'm glad to be done with this one!! Attached ImagesYou got to be yourself!
Reply:What's in it for go power?The one that comes here to deweed the lake is 460 Ford powered.....zap!Last edited by zapster; 08-28-2010 at 06:24 PM.I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterWhat's in it for go power?The one that comes here to deweed the lake is 460 Ford powered.....zap!
Reply:...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:The last one...Next one coming soon!! Attached ImagesYou got to be yourself!
Reply:good looking rig for sure.
Reply:Corvair 6 cylinder engines work well on these too and look a lot like the Lycoming.  Much cheaper too.  The 180 Turbo corvairs got great mileage on 92 octane.  Anyway, that was a nice looking project you posted.  Be sure to show us more of your work.DougMiller Syncrowave 350Millermatic 252/ 30A spoolgunMiller Bobcat 225g w/ 3545 spoolgunLincoln PowerArc4000Lincoln 175 Mig  Lincoln 135 Mig Everlast 250EX TigCentury ac/dc 230 amp stickVictor O/AHypertherm 1000 plasma
Reply:boat looks good man, and aircraft motors arent that expensive to rebuild or up keep, ive got one on my boat and so does my dad, and they are easier to work on that a car motor. you can make close to the power a car motor does with a fraction of the weight. any of  you guys ride the kissimmiee chain of lakes or the st johns river.
Reply:Yeah I was on  Kissimmiee  just last week!You got to be yourself!
Reply:More pictures are on the way!!You got to be yourself!
Reply:Speed,    Beautiful work.  I assume you are using TIG.. what tubing, what filler?  Perhaps Aircraft Spruce, high volume runners (i.e. lower in price) chromoly?--zip
Reply:Hey John...it really looks good.  One thing Im not clear on though.  Are you still running the original turbo you mentioned?  Didnt see what you were unning listed in the gallery.
Reply:Cool bike and riding. Hey if you built that air boat haul with aluminum that thing would be so light and fast it would probably fly. Never mind i did not see all pics.Last edited by dcc432; 03-04-2011 at 11:58 AM.
Reply:Nice fits that trailer perfect too.
Reply:Another boat Attached ImagesYou got to be yourself!
Reply:Bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You got to be yourself!
Reply:Glad I aint the one forking on the money for those Millenium Cylinders. Ever build any with a turboprop? That'd be a hell of a project with a little Solar T-62 turbine on it. great workmanship. Your skill shows
Reply:Bump!!!!!!You got to be yourself!