[Misty Blue]

Codeman:

I have often considered a similar service. I am sure that when word get's out a market will develop. But I am not a fan of airboats.

The typical airboats are flat bottomed boats with the engine and operator mounted way above the center of bouyancy, highly unstable. They are made for shallow swamps, not major bodies of water. That poor lady who drowned while strapped to a fire department airboat on the Conn. river this year is a tragic expmple of a missused craft.

There are some runabout airboat designs that look really cool. There was a post on them last year. Fun! An other option would be a hovercraft. Tamworth FD uses one with good results.

Also keep in mind that in either case you would be making a major purchase for a craft that is really only necessary for a few weeks a year. Say three or four weeks before ice in (then you can use a truck or sled) and three of four weeks before ice out. After which boats are available.

Good luck! And if you are looking for a skipper drop me a line.

Misty Blue