Builders log Trevor B Trevors build 5 05/10/2020 / 14/10/2020 by Trevor Barrett | 2 Comments on Trevors build 5 The underside of the hull has now been fully skinned. I have now turned the hull over and have fitted the inside hull edge strip. A couple of simple jigs keep it all in line and the strips vertical. Al the inside joins now need to be filled so we can skin the inside. Read more »
Builders log Trevor B Trevors build 4 01/10/2020 / 01/10/2020 by Trevor Barrett | Leave a Comment Just a few various shots of different stages so far. Note the pictures of the plans showing the extra lines on the Officeworks full size prints. Something to watch for. Read more »
Builders log Trevor B Trevors build 3 30/09/2020 / 01/10/2020 by Trevor Barrett | Leave a Comment So the lower section of the hull has now been put together. As can be seen by the photos nice clean cuts means that the panels go together perfectly. I did not have to trim one edge for it all to match up. With the temporary build jig sitting on a nice flat floor I […] Read more »
Builders log Trevor B Trevors build 2 28/09/2020 / 28/09/2020 by Trevor Barrett | 1 Comment on Trevors build 2 I have had a few weeks delay waiting for my materials to arrive. During the wait the full size plans were printed and carefully aligned and checked for correct scale. They were then taped together to form a sheet for cutting the cores. We have also sourced skirt material from PM’s suppliers list and my […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L Skirt and duct 16/09/2020 / 29/09/2020 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment I actually forgot how I put the bump strip on. A picture helps jog ones memory. So I used plastic cut to fit at a right angle. The bump strip was heated in the Perth sun for a few hours. The strip had to be handled with gloves at this point. Starting from the front, […] Read more »
Builders log Trevor B Trevors Build. 1 24/08/2020 / 25/08/2020 by Trevor Barrett | Leave a Comment Hi there.I thought I’d start this blog with a short lead up to my decision to build the PMR1. In my younger years I raced speedboats and then as the kids came along we graduated to small yachts and sailboards.I was always interested in Hovercraft and after my recent retirement decided to build one.After much […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L Front Fairing and finishing underside 04/08/2020 / 30/08/2020 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment The side decks are in place in the photos as well as the front fairing. Quite a bit of work has gone in to reach this point. This is also where you find out how square your work to date has been. If you have followed the instructions the front fairing will fit, if not […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L Side and Rear Decks 03/08/2020 / 30/08/2020 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment The inner attach picture shows all the dry wall screws in the hull. These have p clips attached. These will be the lower cable tie skirt attach points. They were all trimmed so as no to have a bunch of spikes in the hull. The inside where the trimming happened was sprayed with spray rubber […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L Airfeed holes and hull edges 25/04/2020 / 29/08/2020 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment This set of pictures is putting the parts in the correct place and glueing them together with the hot glue gun. Once glued the whole lot is glassed to hold it all together nicely. The air feed holes are done at this point as they are easy to get to. They also require glassing to […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L The glueing begins 01/04/2020 / 28/08/2020 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment Once the cutting is done, the glueing begins. Hot glue is all you need. Read more »
