Snow Boat - Why in God's name?

[kach22i]

http://www.snow-boat.com/

Check out the video's, seems insane............they should of just bought a hovercraft.

[yipster]

why?

to stay dry stopping a snowmobile on water i guess?
modern paddlewheels thread was allready pointing this way and dont we love it

[Sander Rave]

Hmmm... A hovercraft scares the hell out of Alaskan fish I guess ;-)

Isn't she an ugly sink?! I realy hate it when people just have an idea and put a lot of effort in a patent and not just as wel develop the product before trying to make a living(?) out of it. Who'se interrested in the patent in stead of the product?
Only the copy cats I believe.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by Sander Rave

Hmmm... A hovercraft scares the hell out of Alaskan fish I guess ;-)

I have had many fish jump in the path of my hovercraft.

Once on Ford lake the carp stuck their heads up out of the water (dozens of them, sticking up 8 inches or more, craft has 5 inch clearence height) and I knocked a few of their heads by accicent. Something about the airborne resonant frequency of the skirt fabric near the surface contact point of the water - I guess.

[safewalrus]

What a waste of time! When there's a perfectly good implement in use already - the Hovercraft!

[Bergalia]

I see that 'Time' Magazine raved about it.... Back in the eighties they also named Sadam Hussein 'Man of the Year'.... or is that being political....

[yipster]

http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/fcgi-bin/an....38&ROTATION=1

i like the propulsion idea and just want this #&+@# picture here, now it stays i hope

[Raggi_Thor]

maybe off topic, but in Norway it's a sport to drive the snow scooters on water. It works as long as you can keep the speed up :-)

[jam007]

In Sweden too:
http://norrland.campus.luth.se/skote...%20Skotern.mpg
http://svt.se/svt/road/Classic/share...37738&a=440270
Anders M

[yipster]

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/att...0&d=1117540873

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by yipster

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/att...0&d=1117540873

Far out..........would not of thought that the snowmobile would be faster than a jet ski on water.

I have seen the snowmobiles on TV going over water, but thought that was just "straight line" sprints and no curves or turns.

Big Suprise.