> Oh, no. Now we're even exporting them! On another occasion, I had > coordinated a paddling group to Lake Kissimmee State Park. Seems as if > airboaters are night folk (easier to view frogs and gator eyes at night) and > those #$%#%$ things roared around most of the night. So much for communing > with nature > There's a few up here in NJ, alas. Generally been used as rescue boats. The fire company above Trenton on the Delaware River had one. It could go up some of the rapids, which was its main use. They accidentally sank it during a drill (they're very edgy boats) and it was destroyed totally. I've also seen a hovercraft on the Delaware being used for similar purposes. Now, there's Another Noisy Boat..... *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 17 2001 - 23:19:18 PDT
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