Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport photo from 1959 shows scoots lined up to race in Penetanguishene. Penetanguishene Centennial Museum Archives
The ice scoot was built by the do-it-yourself mechanics of Georgian Bay in Canada. They needed to create a mode of transportation to travel safely over uncertain ice. These creative builders mounted aviation engines initially on sleds (evolving to punt-shaped flat-bottomed boat hull on steel runners). They had to learn how to steer and propel them forward with rear-mounted propellers.
In the early 1920s, a French River resident named Reg McIntosh used a toboggan-shaped sled with a motorcycle engine to drive a homemade aircraft–style prop. He celebrated when he scooted across the ice, but nearly died when he unintentionally hit open water and sank his weighty sled.
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Poker Run to Help a Friend
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PLASH Waterproof LED Flexible Light Strips
PlashⓇ waterproof flexible strip lights are the perfect accent to your air boat and other vehicles. Choose from a variety of light styles and color options.
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