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<blockquote data-quote="fj40" data-source="post: 257901" data-attributes="member: 5064"><p>I was a certified airboat operator for quite a few years. None of the boats I worked with had flotation. If it swamped, it went to the bottom.</p><p>We had an 18x8 foot Diamondback with a HO 8.1 litre GM. Airboats a crappy deep water craft and are designed for a foot or less of water. They will transition from ice to water and back but its tricky. While helping out Fargo during their big flood, I observed a few wrecks and a swamping or two but they were in 2 or three feet of water. All maneuvers, especially stopping must end with power or water will come over the back or gunwales.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fj40, post: 257901, member: 5064"] I was a certified airboat operator for quite a few years. None of the boats I worked with had flotation. If it swamped, it went to the bottom. We had an 18x8 foot Diamondback with a HO 8.1 litre GM. Airboats a crappy deep water craft and are designed for a foot or less of water. They will transition from ice to water and back but its tricky. While helping out Fargo during their big flood, I observed a few wrecks and a swamping or two but they were in 2 or three feet of water. All maneuvers, especially stopping must end with power or water will come over the back or gunwales. [/QUOTE]
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