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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On 18 Mar 2005 16:28:36 -0800, wrote:

Yep, but why I wonder they do that? Cheap? Shallow water? I will
investigate.

You do that. Report back when you are finished.

You have your orders - execute them. :)

I rode on one a long time ago (and by long, I mean exactly that) -
they are kind of neat deals. It was a water taxi. The odd thing was I
don't remember if they had a transmission for reverse or not - I don't
think they did. It was more of a slow down technique, then bump dock.

Later,

Tom

In one of the James Bond Movies, they did this, but with much bigger
engines ---(or engines made to look much bigger) I doubt a water cooled
engine would work, but maybe an air cooled VW or similar.