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Originally Posted by secondcurve
Codeman:
What does a decent, new airboat cost?
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A 1000 Islands 18' airboat is approximately $55k new. I spec'd out a custom 20' American with a full enclosure, heat, big block power, etc all set up for winter and it was approximately the same. You can get a standard 18' Yankee with a 350 on a trailer for about $30k, no enclosure or heat obviously- just your basic open style boat but still good quality.
I like the American as it has a bulletproof (literally!) hull, deep freeboard and plenty of cargo room. The 1000 Islands is pretty slick too although I am a bit concerned with the fiberglass hull over time. Running on ice and hitting chunks that miss the polymer could ding it up pretty badly. They do claim the 1000 Islands to be unsinkable, the heated seats are nice too!
