[JoSixChip]

"An old pontoon boat and an idiot is my guess."

You might want to take a look at the video footage of the launch. No way this was a hobby rocket, more like an MX or some Chinese/Russian equivalent.

[apoxonu]

Some model rockets are gigantic. Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlVcAJFU-5E

[Paladin2]

The video made it look like there was plenty of fuel consumed. The unit should have showed up on FAA radar.