Husky Airboat on custom trailer. Trailer offers quick load and off-load for emergency situations. When every minute counts this trailer is well worth the cost.

     Interior photo shows operator seat, hand and foot throttle, engine gauges, two gray covers for marine radio (on left) and G.P.S. navigation (on right) and lit compass in center of dash.

     Port side forward bench type seat. Bench seats can be folded down for maximum storage. Note removed covers on radio and G.P.S.

     Rear seats shown in folded position.

     350 Chevrolet engine.

     Rear mounted brake operated by special fast action hydraulic ram. Brake teeth consist of removable carbide points.

     Photo of engine, radiator and belt drive.

     Husky arrives on Madeline Island. La Pointe Town Chairman Burke Henry, gives the beautiful new windsled two thumbs up as it rolls off the Island ferry.

     New windsled shown after it was unloaded off its trailer in the La Pointe Fire Hall. Decision was made to purchase the optional full cover shown on sled.

     We parked the windsled inside the Fire Hall for a good cleaning. The windsled was manufactured approximately 1,000 miles north of Madeline and arrived with a fair amount of road-salt on its hull which needed to be removed.

     Madeline Island Ferry Line employee Mike Radtke pictured with sled.

     Island windsled builder, designer, operator and owner, Elmer Nelson looking over the new windsled. We have come along way since his first floating windsled built out of ply-wood and oak 51 years earlier.

     Town Chairman Burke Henry on left, checks out search lights mounted above cabin top. Also shown is Husky Airboats Manager, Rick Chapman.

     Island windsled operator Arnie Nelson, shown reviewing checklist with Husky's Rick Chapman. Before final payment could be made equipment and performance had to be reviewed and approved.