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Airboats vs duck hunters

Steve B wrote:
"Jim" wrote in message
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Steve B wrote:
"Gene" wrote in message
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On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:41:46 -0800, "Steve B"
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"Gene" wrote in message
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On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:11:38 -0800, "Steve B"
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I have seen some airboaters do some absolutely ridiculous things in
Southern
Louisiana. The boat of choice for go fast airboaters there has a
fuel
injected Corvette V-8 in it. Not the type of thing that would give
you
much
reaction time in a slick flat bottomed conveyence with no brakes.

Steve

Yeah, and for the most part, it looks like a reversing propeller isn't
an option, either.

That would be a scene out of Wiley Coyote. All thrown off the front of
the
boat, and the boat takes off backwards with no pilot. Only props I
ever saw
were pushers.

Steve

There's real potential for that...
http://www.warpdriveprops.com/

Sorry. Should have been clearer and said that the only types of
propellers I have seen on airboats were pushers. Of course, there are
reversible props for aircraft, or even airboats. I just never saw them.

Steve
Cutting the power on a boat will stop a planing boat almost instantly. I
don't know how a flat bottom boat would react. Probably the same,
especially if running in weeds.

Two words that cover just about anything: should and probably.

Steve

I don't think so.

Airboats vs duck hunters

Don White wrote:
"Tom Francis - wrote in
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On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:58:08 -0500, Gene
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How close would any duck hunter reasonably get to a group of ducks?

If the ducks didn't fly then................................
what???????

Actually quite close if they use what is called a Nova Scotia Tolling
Retriever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Sc...ling_Retriever

Almost had the wife talked into getting one of those dogs when she started
shopping around 4 years ago...instead she decided on another Springer
Spaniel.
Now the Springer is giving me a hard time about travelling in the cargo area
of our RAV4. Vet thinks a companion dog might help.
Seems crazy to take a chance of doubling your trouble by getting another
dog.

I's a dog "man's best friend"? Tell her it's your way or the highway.
Works for me!

Airboats vs duck hunters

Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 5, 9:35 am, wrote:

Steve B wrote:

wrote in message
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On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:41:46 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

wrote in message
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On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:11:38 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

I have seen some airboaters do some absolutely ridiculous things in
Southern
Louisiana. The boat of choice for go fast airboaters there has a fuel
injected Corvette V-8 in it. Not the type of thing that would give you
much
reaction time in a slick flat bottomed conveyence with no brakes.

Steve

Yeah, and for the most part, it looks like a reversing propeller isn't
an option, either.

That would be a scene out of Wiley Coyote. All thrown off the front of
the
boat, and the boat takes off backwards with no pilot. Only props I ever
saw
were pushers.

Steve

There's real potential for that...
http://www.warpdriveprops.com/

Sorry. Should have been clearer and said that the only types of propellers
I have seen on airboats were pushers. Of course, there are reversible props
for aircraft, or even airboats. I just never saw them.

Steve

Cutting the power on a boat will stop a planing boat almost instantly. I
don't know how a flat bottom boat would react. Probably the same,
especially if running in weeds.- Hide quoted text -

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Yep, you'd be surprised how my fast my bass boat comes almost to a
stop from 60 mph.

Whatcha got?