How about this for beach access???

[Skuza]

Seen this posted on another site. VERY COOL, but as I said. Isn't there enough stuff hanging down under the water to leak and corrode as it is? And I wonder how much the mechanisms weigh???
http://www.sealegs.com/index.asp

 

[berth control]

Sign me up for a set on my boat!

 

[tobnpr]

Interesting product, but lousy website that's very short on info.
I get the hydraulically operated wheels, but what provides propulsion over land (power to the wheels)??

 

[Greg]

From the web site:

Sealegs is driven hydraulically by an air-cooled motor under the seat. The air-cooled motor is a 16hp Honda, 2 cylinder, 4 stroke which uses the same petrol as the outboard.

How long can I drive with the Honda inboard motor?
You can drive for a maximum of 10 minutes, which is approximately 1km. Run time begins the moment you start the engine.

Why only 10 minutes or 1km on land?
Because the Honda inboard engine and hydraulic transmission oil are air cooled, after 10 minutes of constant use it requires approximately 20 minutes to cool down before use again.

Sounds like the Honda powers a hydraulic pump, which powers hydraulic motors on the wheels.

 

[DavidS]

Wouldn't the radar location on the military version cook your nads?

 

[tobnpr]

From the web site:

Sealegs is driven hydraulically by an air-cooled motor under the seat. The air-cooled motor is a 16hp Honda, 2 cylinder, 4 stroke which uses the same petrol as the outboard.

How long can I drive with the Honda inboard motor?
You can drive for a maximum of 10 minutes, which is approximately 1km. Run time begins the moment you start the engine.

Why only 10 minutes or 1km on land?
Because the Honda inboard engine and hydraulic transmission oil are air cooled, after 10 minutes of constant use it requires approximately 20 minutes to cool down before use again.

Sounds like the Honda powers a hydraulic pump, which powers hydraulic motors on the wheels.

Thanks- couldn't find that initially...
I'd like to see some more details on the hydraulic system- still seems like that would be the weak link for saltwater. I still can't get used to the way they spell "down under".

 

[wingless]

Rodger Moore wouldn’t be caught dead in a sissy land boat w/ WHEELS. He’s already shown the correct way to drive a boat on land.

 

[billandamy]

Rodger Moore wouldn’t be caught dead in a sissy land boat w/ WHEELS. He’s already shown the correct way to drive a boat on land.

I dont know, I love Bond, but he did drive a sissy boat on land:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-vM-4f9Vjk[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Woody]

How long will this thread go before someone brings up the CO risk from the Honda power...oops, sorry.

 

[Stray Cat]

Why only 10 minutes or 1km on land?
Because the Honda inboard engine and hydraulic transmission oil are air cooled, after 10 minutes of constant use it requires approximately 20 minutes to cool down before use again.

Sounds like the Honda powers a hydraulic pump, which powers hydraulic motors on the wheels.

To keep the reservoir size at a minimum, it likely has a closed loop hydraulic system. After 10 minutes of running a closed loop hydraulic system at 50% load with no external cooling, it probably starts to get hotter than hell. Low cost hydraulic motors are not known to be highly efficient. Low efficency creates heat due to hydraulic internal slip.

 

[wingless]

Rodger Moore wouldn’t be caught dead in a sissy land boat w/ WHEELS. He’s already shown the correct way to drive a boat on land.

I dont know, I love Bond, but he did drive a sissy boat on land:

[youtube]p-vM-4f9Vjk[/youtube]

Sorry, but that looks like a hover craft. No sissy land boat wheels there...

Now the Amphicar is another story all together. There are several in Rhode Island and they putt around Lake Tiogue on sunny summer Sunday mornings.