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AlanP

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Just a thought
« on: July 28, 2009, 11:09:16 am »
Having built an airboat to Boatmadmans instructions my thoughts have strayed to Winter (could be something to do with the weather outside) often our lake is covered in ice. I was pondering the idea of making a cradle that could be held to the airboat with elastic bands having a ski at the front and two ski's at the back to have fun with on the ice.
Has anyone gone down this road or should I just put the idea in the dustbin before people think I am really mad  {-)

Alan
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SteamboatPhil

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Re: Just a thought
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2009, 11:27:32 am »
I'm sure something similar was done a few years ago that also stated that it would run on wet grass !!!!.
Give it go, it has to be worth trying (you could also try adidng some wheels-----air car)

Or have I now gone mad as well  :-)) :-))
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AlanP

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Re: Just a thought
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2009, 07:39:04 pm »
Could get banned from the lake with wheels on Phil  >>:-( but with the ski's on it would also go on snow

Snow boat to China

Iv have lost it now, Ill go

Alan
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Re: Just a thought
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2009, 07:48:01 pm »
How about an airboat hydrofoil, Alan? :-))
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AlanP

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Re: Just a thought
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2009, 07:59:45 pm »
That might be a good idea Ian, perhaps after I have mastered the art of sailing this one the right way up   :-))

Alan
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Re: Just a thought
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2009, 08:05:31 pm »
was it as quick as you hoped?

I hope to be there next Sunday - missed last sun am due to too much malt the night before - working up to the wedding next week. :-))

Ian
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Re: Just a thought
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2009, 11:47:32 pm »
I put my airboat on the ice at Largs last winter - it was extremely fast and totally uncontrollable and kept bouncing off the concrete pond edges. Find a very large lake, or get yourself some reverse thrust somehow.
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Re: Just a thought
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2009, 12:11:55 am »
you could always buy a cheap RC truck and drive it on the ice
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AlanP

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Re: Just a thought
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2009, 05:27:53 pm »
Mmmm bouncing of pond side, not very good for balsa air boat, but wheels on the air boat for the ice, that sounds like a good idea, seeing as I have a whole box full of them  :-))

Alan
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