Boat, Ice
Name/Title
Boat, IceEntry/Object ID
1984.014Description
Air ice boat, radial aircraft engine Engine info from Everett Smith 1994. Signage made for 2012 boatshow by EVS: "In-and-Outer" Ice Boat 1984.014 Call it an "Air Boat" or call it "In-and-Outer", these fan-powered sled-like boats have been a Thousand Islands tradition for many years. An airplane-style propeller mounted on a flat, waterproof hull, they can skid over ice, snow, or open water to get back and forth from islands in the winter and shoulder-seasons. This airboat was built by Ira Bruce of Alexandria Bay, circa 1950. Bruce worked for Hutchinson's Boat Works and Rogers Marine, but his real interest was building what he called "in-and-out boats." These were distinguished from "ice punts", which he described as "Nothing more than a packing box with a motor." This boat, with airplane motor, air rudder, and braking system, was one of the first refined airboats in the region. It is powered by a Continental W670-9A, a seven cylinder radial engine most famous as the powerplant for the Stearman Model 75 biplane. Length: 17'6" Beam: 6' Donor: Larry CuppernallCollection
BoatsAcquisition
Accession
1984.014Source or Donor
Cupernall, LarryMade/Created
Manufacturer
Bruce, IraDate made
1950Place
Location
Alexandria Bay, NY, USAEdition
Model: W670-9ANotes
Early Date: 1950 Propulsion: air propeller Engine: Continental Motors Corp., Muskegon, MI, serial 4192, model W670-9A Cylinders: 7Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old NumberOther Number
810Dimensions
Width
6 ftDimension Notes
Length: 17.4166666667 ftLocation
*Cleveland E. Dodge Memorial Launch Building
*Don Doebler Collections Storage Facility
Gallery
*Homer L. Dodge GalleryBuilding
*Elizabeth & Bolling Haxall Building*Cleveland E. Dodge Memorial Launch Building
Bartlett Point Barn 2