does anyone remember the name of the company that had the mini airboats at the sportsmans show last weekend? all i can remember is they seemed like some pretty nice boats and the company was from florida. i talked with the guys a good bit but cant for the life of me remember the company name.
im thinkin about using them for a paper i gotta write for an art class so i dont have to visit an art museum.

call chuck at airboat pro's, I built my son's and it runs dry ground with me 10' long 5 foot wide called a mini 105. 352-330-1015

Also Mark Robicheaux builds one called a spider with a 35 horse engine.

Marty that little airboat you built your son is super nice.. I had talked to you that day at the Charenton landing the first time yall went run it New Years day.

i just needto know the na,me of the company. is it airboat pro's that built the boat at the show?
and i need a picture of one of their airboats.
they had a 33hp generac engines, geared down. i think they were one seaters

the name of the company is Pemberton Custom Airboats. www.pembertoncustomairboats.com

I have to ask. Why is the pilot's seat on every airboat so high. It seems one could arrange the right steering linkage so that the seat could be much lower like in a normal boat. It so dangerous like this. Just sit your arse down low and be safe. Lower center of gravity and you won't get propelled out the seat in sudden stop while banking.

righ ton Jacob and these airboats that run dry ground prefer to sit up high even more cause going through cane i would like to see what i am getting into

My buddy said he saw them do a test run and cross a ditch and got stuck trying to go up the bank. The operator had to get out and push.

I think that dude had more shit with him than a sewage plant!!

He said it would run dry ground and ran 48 mph!! It only had a 32 generac stock!!

Maybe he meant behind his truck.

ya.. i dunno they seemed like some pretty cool little boats, not for $14k or whatever he was askin for em. and the guy in back did have a lotta trouble pushin up that ditch. the operator mentioned somethin to me about it being hard to push an airboat across mud and thats why he was having trouble turning around, which is true.. but then he said "but ya really never need to get a boat across mud anyway" he obviously never runs round here. and i have seen mudflats in FL, lived there 16 years

BrLcLa's little Generac did not have any problems moving across mud up until his rubber band failed.

That boat at pemnberton is the same hull that chuck sells it is made by a guy in florida his name is Marty but do not know his last name will try to find out. A mini 105 hull goes for about 1500-1800 depending what you want.

I wasn't there to see it but wish I would have been... my generac is far from stock and is on a heavier aluminum hull (.125 all over with 1/4"x2" T for the 5 runners) plus 1/4" poly under that.... rigging is also all stainless....

Marty,
Nice work on the re-drive and look forward to seeing it in person. Hope to meet ya one day if you care for a ride in the near future.

fishon!!! if you want to do a paper come talk to me as I live in Lake Charles and can give you a good bit of info on a mini airboat but being from FL you should know them well also. Boat is in TX right now but I got pictures if that is what you need.

I think Mark is one of the few that puts the driver down low in his Spider. I personally would not run an airboat without sitting somewhat higher. Sitting high gives you visibility and helps with reaction time.... trust me when you come around a corner and there is another boat its scary... sitting up high you can see the boat before you make the turn.... visibility in an airboat is the only brakes you have.... you have to judge distances for stopping, turning, etc....

Also sitting up high helps you see what is below the water in front and on the sides of the boat when the water is fairly clear.... great for bowfishing from the driver seat... also good for not hitting stuff under the surface.... my poly already has some scratches.

Just run a big block if you wanna dry ground lol. (BRLCLA) that Big block is nice ant it. No substatution for horsepower!!!

Too easy to make a big block car motor run dry but a small 2 or 4 banger on a 12 to 14' boat with 2 or 3 peeps now there is a challenge.

no replacement for displacement.... except maybe a little boost.... TBD!!!!!!

What size motor did you get Matt? GTR? Nevermind.... read your other post. Like I said come to Wallisville if your ride is ready....

The replacement is volumetric effiency!

I said except for maybe a little boost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what did you think I meant

boost = volumetric efficiency......

a NA engine on average is about 75%

a boosted engine can be up to 200% efficient if ya think about it

so quit copying what I am meaning.... may not be saying but you still copying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

also sent you some EFI pictures to your office email.

Keep talking smack and you won't see that Generac back together again for a loooonnnggggg time!!!

where TF is that? You moved to texas im assuming. I got the 35 gtr. easy on gas go anywhere pops air boat will excpect "DAVES HOLE". places like that ya know. but yall dont get me wrong those small air boats are cool as sh#$. when they are built right lololololol. Hey you ever got your header problem resolved?

mike you better be nice to that man with your motor. hahaha

1. Atleast you will be able to use it this year at the lease.

2. Im not getting in the blind again while you try to get off the grass with the prop spinning in my face.

3. As soon as the rig is ready. Ill be running the flats in lost lake. Tearing up the reds!

naw.. i need to find some pictures of the boat he built. im supposed to be writin a paper on a visit to an art galler, pick out one piece of art and write 1000 or so words on it.. i went to him after class and asked if we could do something on a construction type of art because we had just gone over greek art and the buildings. told him that i can write on a specific boat and [bullshit] about the different ways art is put intoi boat design..

so i used the sportsman show as my art gallery and i wanted to choose somethin a little different as my peice of art.

btw, brlcla, im livin in denham springs now. moved outta LC. met a girl that invited me over and my grades were HORRIBLE at mcneese so im goin to baton rouge CC to get em up and get TOPS back. not sure where ima go to school after i get tops back... maybe southeastern

oh ya. denham SUCKS. but i didnt have too much of a choice. got no boat reliable enough to take anywhere anyway. couldnt ever fond a job over there either and i was bumming money from my family. hunt and fish wise my life sucks right now, but as far as reality life its been better for me over here.

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