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Originally Posted by spotsink
"codeman"
How do you launch and recover the airboat when there is no open water? Is it a tilt trailer and/or does the boat have reverse thrust? 
Looks like a fun ride for sure! |
The trailer looks like a boat trailer with bunks but actually tilts as well like a snowmobile trailer. Luckily the parking lot at Glendale has for the most part been snow covered all season so to get it off you unhitch the winch and straps, pull the tilt pin, get a running start in reverse and slam on the brakes. The trailer will tilt and it slides off the trailer and onto the ground. The boat does not have reverse thrust, actually as soon as you turn the key the fan is spinning, although not enough on ground or snow to move the boat. In the water the propulsion is enough at idle to move it along.
Recovery is similar, you pull as close to the trailer as possible, tilt it back and winch it up. The worst part of the process is the cover, getting it on and off is a bear, especially alone.
I should be heading to Glendale tomorrow morning to take it for a spin if anyone is in the area and wants to check it out or take a ride.