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Will my FT do this

Terry and Cheryl Brown
1997 U295 36'
Build #5066
2006 Jeep TJ Rubicon
1993 BMW R100 GSPD

Re: Will my FT do this

Reply #1 –
Not if you chock the wheels properly
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #2 –
Maybe if the water is no more than 30" deep.

Looks like one of those events that takes place after consumption of copious amounts of alcohol, and someone shouts, "Hey, Guys! Watch this!"
J D Stevens
1997 U295 CAI 36' Build #5085
2002 Subaru Outback
Motorcade 16869
Bellville, TX

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Let me think, a million dollar coach, into the water, stabilized by inflated pontoons.  Is this sort of like an airplane with floats?  Some thing that can not only fall out of the sky, but land on the water and then sink?

So what could possibly go wrong?  Having been in the boat business off and on for over 40 years, I can not count the number of ways I have either seen or heard of sinking a boat.  Now we can start listing the ways to sink a coach.
Dave Cobb
Buckhorn Lake Resort The Club, #6202, Kerrville TX
check the map.  I do rent it out when I am traveling!
2001, U320, 36' #5887, in Kerrville, FT Club #17006, (7/23 to present)
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L, Summit, white
EX: 98 U295, 36' #5219, (mid door), (4/13-10/23)
EX: 93 U225, 36' (4/11 to 4/13)

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I've seen this a few times. There is a video out there, too. I imagine that filming the unsuspecting spectators as one drove into the water with a motor home would almost be worth the price of admission.

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Reply #5 –
I was in that coach. It was very heavy and was a bathtub with thru hulls for the axles.  There was a little prop on the rear. The issue is you had approach angles that limited launch locations and it was not a very good boat as it was a bit top heavy and you could not see side to side or to the rear.
2025 Wanderbox Outpost 32 on F600 Expedition Motorhome
2015 Born Free Royal Splendor on Ford 550 nonslide version  for sale
Former Coaches  covering. 360,000 miles
1999 34 U270
2000 36 U320
2001 42' double slide U320
2018 Jeep Rubicon

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Reply #6 –
We can all drive through deep water if we have the Foretravel PhotoShop option.

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Reply #7 –
These folks make a full line of amphibious vehicles other than there Terra Wind (above pic.) check them out http://camillc.com/index.htm

I don't know how Mike can remember useless things like this and can't remember what he wore yesterday.

Pamela
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

Re: Will my FT do this

Reply #9 –
Its going to cost you a lot of money in repairs if you do,
Cheers,
Brian,

Toys, 1989 Grand Villa, 36 foot, ORED with 300 Hp Cat. 2002 Gemini 34 foot Sailing Catamaran, 2006 Honda Super Blackbird 1100XX, 2002 ZR7 750 Kawasaki,
25 HP Chinese tractor and Backhoe,

Re: Will my FT do this

Reply #10 –
As the pilot of a 747 once said in his flight introduction ...the 747 is magnificent plane, it can do many things even land on water, once!



Keith
Keith, Joyce & Smokey the Australian Cattle Dog
1995 U320 SE Extreme 40' WTBI Build # 4780, with a Honda CR-V hopefully still following behind.
Motorcade # 17030
FMCA # F422159

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Reply #11 –
I think this is a case of ... "Well it CAN go into the water ... but SHOULD it go into the water?"  The way John describes it, I don't think I would find it to be much fun. 
Carol & Jeff Savournin
Usta have a '93 U225 36', Usta have a '95 U320 40', Usta have a '02 U320 40'
Usta have a 2006 Born Free, Usta have a 2011 Phoenix Cruiser
Usta have a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4dr
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."  Steve Jobs

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Reply #12 –
Say what you will, I'm gettin one when I win the lottery!!!
The selected media item is not currently available.Kent Speers
Locust Grove, OK
1993 U300 SSE 40' (Restored at FOT 2009) Build 4323
720 watts Solar
6V92TA DDEC Silver Engine
2014 Subaru Outback

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Robin Williams had an RVsubmersible.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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A loadmaster I know on a C17 was fond of saying 'Anything can be air dropped - once'...
The selected media item is not currently available. Dave Head & Megan Westbrook
Titusville, FL - The Great Outdoors
'98 270 buying this month
Toad is a 2018 F150 XLT

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Reply #15 –
It isn't the fall that hurts, but the landing.