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How can I get the airboat to that ramp?
1 of 10: Find a way to get to the ramp on foot. That'll be a good start.
2 of 10: There are several places where you can squeeze between pillars to get to the path that leads to the ramp, but the airboat couldn't possibly fit between those pillars.
3 of 10: Since there aren't any holes big enough for the airboat to get through, look around for something that you can make big holes with, like explosives.
4 of 10: At the far end of the area, there's a long red metal container that's fallen across the fence. Investigate it.
5 of 10: Its doors on the water side of the fence are closed and unbreakable, but the other end of it is open. (And there's a large hole in its right side near the closed end.)
6 of 10: Looking into it, you'll see two explosive barrels inside it next to its closed end!
7 of 10: Shoot one barrel twice with the pistol, then retreat to a safe distance until the explosions open up the closed end.
8 of 10: Say, I wonder if that container is wide enough for the airboat to sail through.
9 of 10: It is, though it's kind of hard maneuvering the airboat into it. Keep trying until you manage it.
10 of 10: After that, it's just a short trip around to the ramp, where you can rev up the boat and jump across to a new tunnel.
