How much does the average airboat cost?

How much does the average airboat cost?

The crucial thing is how much does an airboat cost. Typically, you should pay $40,000 to $400,000 for a new model or only $5,000 to $30,000 for a used one. However, that price can significantly vary, depending on numerous factors.

What is the fastest airboat?

Stan Floyd, the president of the American Airboats Corporation, holds the official land speed record of 47.76 m.p.h. which was set in a standard American Air-Ranger at the Houston, International Dragway in September, 1995.

How many miles per gallon does an airboat get?

How do airboats do on gas mileage? Airboats do consume a lot of fuel, simply because of their engines and the amount of power required to propel the fan. The average airboat gets about two miles per gallon. For reference, most other boats get between 3 and 6 miles to the gallon or use about 20-30 gallons per hour.

Are all airboats loud?

How loud is an airboat? – The engine on an airboat can be loud, but that’s why we provide ear protection equipment on all of our airboats. If you are extra concerned about the noise, we also have additional ear plugs for anyone that might need them.

How fast does the average airboat go?

Airboats are very fast compared to comparably-sized motorboats: commercial airboats generally sail at speeds of around 35 miles per hour (30 kn) and modified airboats can go as fast as 135 miles per hour (117 kn).

How fast do airboats go on land?

40 to 50 mph
They are designed to operate in very shallow areas and can even operate with no water at all. We can however reach a top speed of 40 to 50 mph depending on type of airboat you are riding in. 50 MPH on water would feel more like 100 MPH on land!

What engines do airboats use?

1000 Island Airboats uses the Cadillac 6.2L V8 Supercharged LSA Engine in every airboat we build.

Do airboats have a weight limit?

How many passengers can each airboat accommodate? Each of our custom airboats can accommodate up to 6 passengers, with a maximum total weight capacity of 1500 lbs. (680 Kg). If you need more passengers over the maximum of seven, contact us at (888) 428-6770 for additional airboat availability.

Are airboats fuel efficient?

It can easily make 60 MPH while burning gas at about 5 MPG. A loaded four passenger car motor airboat typically would travel at say 30 to 50 MPH while burning pump gas at about 2 ½ miles per gallon.