On Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 6:25:39 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 17:56:43 -0500, Meanie wrote:

On 12/10/2016 4:51 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 16:44:01 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 12:05:40 -0800, Oren wrote:

On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 08:55:27 -0500, Meanie wrote:

You've seen it on TV and other ads, but has anyone ever tried the stuff?
What's your input?

https://www.getflexseal.com/

See the ads. Never used or have a need so far. The ads show them on
an airboat in the Everglades, on water only. Airboats can also cross
land -- show me that ad. :-)

Hovercraft can cross land. Airboats can cross swamp - but on dry land
they are pretty well useless

Might want to check your facts : )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_PTaTTkXus

Cousin Airboat Captain Swamp Billy


I would believe the original design was for water. The amount of higher
HP is surely required for ground travel due to a large increase of
friction. I wouldn't do it since the bottom would become increasingly
damaged over time.

Newer hulls may have a metal plate on the bottom to prevent hull
damage. Say 3/16 " aluminum. (example). Yankees in the North have
adopted airboats from the South for use on frozen lakes - EMS rescue.

I'm waiting for our bay to freeze up so I can go down and watch our local VFD practice
with their airboat. It doesn't look "adopted" but I guess they can color them once they get
them.

It's cool (no pun intended) when they practice soon after a snow fall. The air boat sends up
huge clouds of snow as they maneuver around. It's also neat to watch them "float" the boat
up onto the trailer with a bunch of guys surrounding it and guiding it into position. They are
often working inside a huge cloud of swirling snow.