As impractical and expensive as this was going to be, still the ‘Thunderbirds’ kid in me thinks that this was a cool concept. Imagine, fleets of jetboats leaping into the air to battle the bad guys! The stuff of Saturday morning matinees!
Impractical in what way? Compare it to the B-52 bases that required a significant portion of the force to remain airborne at all times to avoid nuclear obliteration at the beginning of a conflict. With the Sea Master, any port could become a base - even any Navy ship at sea with refueling capability could be used.