Thanks for the heads up, I was kinda wondering about that. Looks like you
hang out at more groups than alt.rec.hovercraft. Any ideas on the engine
thing? Will any 48ci(750cc) engine work you think? From the pieces I've seen
it looks fairly simple when compared to a hovercraft but I haven't made the
hydroplane though!


"David Bosworth" wrote in message
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Hey Mark, go with the 14 footer! I have been eye ballin that one for
years.
Dang Clark Craft catalog! so many boats, so little time!
--
From the rocky shores of the Skykomish river
David Bosworth
http://www.premier1.net/~daveb/

Lark Messard wrote in message
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My apologies if this was asked already so feel free to reply with a link
to
a previous post.

I'm investigating the build of a hydroplane for recreational purposes
only
(no racing ...yet, who knows). I've built hovercrafts
(http://home.comcast.net/~marklessard/hovercrafts.htm) so fiberglassing
wood
working etc are not totally new to me but there are obvious differences.
I'm
currently thinking about clarkcraft's 11 foot inboard.


(http://www.clarkcraft.com/cgi-local/...1b9e2ef2ceaba0
c5041b12e&type=item&categ=013&item=933709462)

I'm assuming the 48ci could just be a 750cc cycle engine. I'd also like
to
keep the first one small to test the waters (no pun intended, ...ok a
little). So without babbling on further is there any suggestions or
resources etc I should consult before investing money ($45 for the plans
is
no big deal but I thought I'd stat here first) Thanks in advance for you
time reading this and even more so for any responses.

Thank You,
Mark