SWB AIRBOAT - Boats Boat Swamp Boat

SWB Airboat
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see it in the flesh along with many of my other items at
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Boogdolt/123/102/22

Details

Beautifl detailing and V8 Engine - superb sounds and sprays - slides like the real thing :)

See it for real at weston marina in Boogdolt

IMPORTANT ALWAYS RIGHT CLICK THE 'RUDDER' TO RIDE OR TO MOVE BOAT IF YOU BECOME TRAPPED AS THE WHOLE BOAT IS ATTACHED TO THE ROOT PRIM

if you right click the actual boat you will misalign it

SO RIGHT CLICK RUDDER BEHIND PROP AND SELECT RIDE - DO NOT SIT ON THE POSEBALLS AS YOU WANT TO BE SITTING ON THE ROOT PRIM

IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE GATOR CROC ON THE BOAT WITH YOU - ATTACH IT TO YOUR HIP AND ADJUST IT

ALWAYS MAKE A COPY OF YOU BOATS BEFORE YOU begin IN YOUR INVENTORY

About Airboats

Airboats are essentially flat-bottomed vessels propelled in a forward direction by an aircraft-type propeller and powered by either an aircraft or automotive engine. The engine and propeller are enclosed in a protective metal cage that prevents objects, e.g., tree limbs, branches, clothing, beverage containers, or wildlife, from coming in contact with the whirling propeller, which could cause devastating damage to the vessel and traumatic injury to the operator and passengers.

The propeller produces a rearward column of air that propels the airboat forward. Steering is accomplished by forced air passing across vertical rudders. There must be a forceful airflow in order for the vessel to be steered. Airboats do not have brakes and are incapable of traveling in reverse. Stopping and reversing direction are dependent upon good operator/pilot/driver skills.

The operator/pilot/driver and in most instances the passengers, are seated in elevated seats that allow visibility over swamp vegetation. The improved visibility permits the operator and passengers to observe floating objects, stumps and animals in the airboat's path.

The characteristic design of the airboat, in conjunction with the fact that there are no operating parts below the waterline, permit the vessel to be easily navigated through shallow swamps and marshes, in canals, rivers and lakes as well as on frozen lakes. The airboat's design makes it the ideal vessel for flood and ice rescue operations.

Steering the airboat is accomplished by swiveling vertical rudder positioned at the rear (stern) of the vessel. The propeller produces a column of air that produces forward momentum. That column of air passes across the rudder, which are directed through the forward and backward movement of vertical "stick" located on the operator's left side. The "stick" is attached to the rudders via teleflex cable or linked rods. Overall steering and control is a function of water current, wind, water depth and propeller thrust.

The sound produced by an airboat's propeller and engine can be loud; the majority of the sound is produced by the propeller. Modern airboat designs and modern technology have significantly reduced the sound that an airboat produces. Modern airboat engines are equipped with mufflers and multi-blade carbon-fiber propellers that greatly reduce the sound emitted by the airboat.

Airboats vary in size from 10-foot hunt/trail boats, with a two- to three-passenger capacity, to large 18-passenger and greater tour boats.

Airboats are a very popular means of transportation in the Florida Everglades, and Louisiana Bayou, where they are used for fishing, hunting and eco-tourism and Alligator (zooology) management.

CONTROLS
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Forward Key - forward
Back Key - Back
Left Key - turn left
Right Key - turn right
Page up Key - bigger jump faster acceleration by 5
Page down Key - Slower jump by 5
0 speed = will shut down the boat and prop
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Have Fun and Happy days

Surfwidow Beaumont