stainless airboat rigging. project

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heres some photos of the job ive been workin on with the guy next door. he bought a new motor and hull now we are building all new riggins in stainless everything including the motorstand seat package and cage. and let me also add we are hand laying 1/8th' stainless bar for the wire on the cage and under the seats and everything is being done with a tig. boat was rigged with conduit and set up for a caddy motor when he bought it
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Reply:wow! very impressive. a friend of mine built an airboat, but it looks like yours is gonna go a little faster than his. looks like spiderman built that thing!only thing worse than an ugly woman is an ugly weld
Reply:Damn that's impressive!!
Reply:Great job, good looking welds. Looks like a lot of motor for a boat that small. Better carry a big anchor to throw out for BRAKES!  Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.                                         -Cree Indian ProverbSA 200 LincolnVictor Torches
Reply:what motor is that.  don't know much much, well near nothing bout plane motors.  i was getting ready to save for an airboat then i moved to louisiana.  go devil country here.
Reply:Looks good.  How did you bend the main hoop?Miller Dynasty 200DX Tig Welder
Reply:the motor is a beefed up continental 520, and i have a pipe bender/roller thats how i did the back hoops, It is all 316 s.s. real hard stuff to bend.
Reply:neato...very sweet-Graham-Mechanical EngineerAutosport Mechanic/Fabricator
Reply:Nice job on the cage and motor mount/seat frame.  That IO-520 continental is a good one,  I can't see if you are running the Bendix FI or carb?  What prop, constant speed or club?  I used to build airboats in Alaska (past life)  we had a Fibreglass hull that was sealed and could actually take a wave from the rivers and keep going.  Fun stuffA rich man is not the one who has the most but instead one who needs theleast. Retired IUEC local 19AK Bush pilot,  Chaplain  CMA Chapt 26victor torchesMiller110v migDynasty 200dx (new in Dec 08)Hypertherm PM-45MM-252 (new 2/09)
Reply:I had never seen an airboat like that. Very labor intensive project by the looks of it. Way cool.Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:That´s great!and I think that should be expensive too!My Babies: HF Drill pressHF Pipe Bender3   4.5" Black and Decker angle grindersLincoln Electric PROMIG 175that´s it!
Reply:Nice work!Who's going to polish all the joints on the 1/8"??Rex
Reply:more truck pics!  do you pipeline or something?www.burdettenetworks.com
Reply:Nice job! Totally off topic.. but what happened to your bike tank? Seeing your pics makes me really miss FL. Can't wait to head back down in a months time.
Reply:You take pride in your work! It shows. Big toyz for big boyz!I had an airboat in south louisiana. Rotax 582 5 blade 14' fiberglass, fun, kick ***.You got the $$$$$$ in that rig. Good job dude! What tig welder you have? I just bought the Thermal arc 185. I like it,cool features.
Reply:Nice boat - nice mill you're putting in it, too.  Take your time, make it good and solid....MORE TRUCK PICS!!(Btw, if you don't stand on your bike tank, you won't cave it in .... )