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On May 16, 10:41*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 16 May 2008 07:57:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On May 16, 10:49*am, Wayne.B wrote: On Thu, 15 May 2008 05:19:04 -0700 (PDT), wrote: The ordinary hovercraft I built was registered as a boat just because the laws were vague and it kept me from getting harassed! I agree it would be fun to have the winged one and mess with people! I'll tell you, the guy that started and owns Universal Hovercraft is a real nice guy. When I built mine many years ago, you could just call him for advice. What were the largest seas you were able to operate in, and was it difficult to dock and undock in a breeze? They are a handful until you learn and understand some things! They'll go through some waves, but kind of run into them as opposed to over them because they are riding on air, until the hit the wave! I've been on Tampa Bay with mine in some decent chop no problems. I used to take it out and actually trout fish off of it in the bay and got caught in a pre-thunderstorm wind that churned up the bay pretty good. You don't have to be up to go forward, you can run it like a boat, which is what I done to get back to the ramp. To dock, I'd always get it off of lift and dock it like you'd dock an airboat. If you're up on lift, there's just not enough drag to manuver well. Like, if you are running along at a good clip, and want to stop there are two ways. You can either get off of lift, or you can turn 180 degrees (like half a donut!) and gas it to stop forward momentum. Interesting, thanks. *We average about a 1 ft chop here on the Caloosahatchie River and Pine Island Sound, much less than Tampa Bay in my estimation which can get pretty rough on a windy day. *I'm thinking that the one with wings should do better in a chop but it would also be more awkward to dock and store. *With the wings you could always lift up and over a large wake which would be an advantage.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I can't for the life of me remember the guy's name that started Universal Hovercraft. I think it's Windt. Anyway, he's a real nice guy, and will be more than willing to help answer questions. As will I, if I can! |
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