Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P.
Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"John H" wrote in message
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On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:26:53 -0400, DK wrote:

wrote:
On Sep 8, 7:12 pm, wrote:
On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 18:32:05 -0400, "Eisboch"
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WTF? Can't they put a muffler system on them, or is it the blades
that
make the most noise?
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Trust me. The engine is loud.
The prop is much, much, louder.
Eisboch
Down at Wootens the make the passengers and the drivers wear ear
protection. I don't know of anyone who doesn't.
I do know a couple guys down in Everglades City who have airboats.
So, why not put a shroud round the prop, it shoudl at least silence it
some?
No ear protection offered here. The boats are load at WOT but not
deafening.

http://www.evergladesholidaypark.com/airboats.html
Looks like each engine goes into a dual exhaust with some big mufflers.
When I rode, we were given ear muffs. The operator was wearing them
also.



I just had a flashback to some television series of years ago that
featured cops or some agency roaring around on airboats.
Can't remember the name of the show.

Eisboch


Ahhh, the mind is the 2nd thing to go.

I think you are thinking about Flipper. The dad was a Park Ranger.

ps - There was another show called "Everglades" where the cop's beat was
the Everglades, but that was only on for 1 season.