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It’s by no means the cheapest option but it’s certainly one of the best. And the skirts are constructed from a woven polyurethane / nylon fabric designed for better durability and anti-rip properties than conventional neoprene-coated nylon. High-class engine options from Weber include a single 65hp two-stoke and a 120hp four-stroke for both lift and thrust duties.
Even the base 65hp engine will lift a payload of 275kg from a water start and with marine-grade electrical connections and stainless steel fittings throughout, the quality looks good too. It is also inherently buoyant, which means that the Hov Pod SPX is rated to support more than a metric tonne in weight before water breaches the hull. While it is heavier than fibreglass, it is also much tougher, more impact resistant and easier to repair. (3) Hov Pod SPX Unlike most modern hovercraft companies who are keen to pare back every part of the boat that increases weight, Hampshire-based Hov Pod has made a calculated compromise by building its hulls from high-density polyethylene. The optional 50hp Rampage engine is also on hand for more demanding roles but with the standard fit-out, the 35-litre removable tank will buy you a range of up to 100 miles.
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With the Vanguard V-twin 37hp thrust engine and single-cylinder B&S 17.5hp lift engine as standard, you can expect 25cm of lift, plus a top end of around 35 knots. In fact with a larger, less rapid thrust fan, the builders describe it as “probably” the quietest production hovercraft in Europe. This good-looking fibreglass 14-footer is designed for easy low speed control, high load carrying capacity and impressively low noise levels.
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I’ve driven (and enjoyed) the Marlin II but for family fun, the semi-commercial Coastal Pro is a very fine option. (2) British Hovercraft Company Coastal Pro II Originally founded as Flying Fish, the British Hovercraft Company, based in Sandwich, Kent, produces four base platforms – the rapid, entry-level, one-man Snapper the best-selling three-seat Marlin III the twin-engined four-seat Coastal Pro and the five-seat, cabin-equipped commercial BBV500.
While plenty of commercial models could now happily double as leisure craft (not least, the aluminium 380TD from Griffon) the following five leisure boats look particularly well suited to family recreation.īHC Coastal PRO.
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Better materials have produced reductions in weight and increases in internal space more advanced engines have generated surges in power, refinement and efficiency and greater commercial viability has encouraged slicker designs, cleaner build quality, higher grade fixtures and (in some cases) more sophisticated driver interfaces. Now while the models of old were often noisy, heavy, cramped, underpowered, limited in range, stylistically inept and robustly unsophisticated, the last 15 years have seen some marked improvements. It also means that the handling is defined not by the carved control of direct contact between hull and water but by the extravagant slides that come from channelling the direction of the air. What all of this creates is a non-displacement platform that is able to replace the jarring impacts of a conventional boat with the yielding softness of an air cushion. They also push air aft, past a large rudder (or rudders) to produce forward movement and directional control. An engine (or pair of engines) is then hooked up to rotors in order to divert air down into the skirts and generate lift.
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You start with a buoyant hull fitted with a series of flexible skirts. The core principles of the hovercraft are disarmingly simple.
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