PMR Series PMR Series Lower Hull 22/10/2026 / 22/10/2026 by Paul Moody | Leave a Comment This is the base for the craft – much like a chassis. Simple to make and where accuracy can make a difference. The lower hull is just the floor panel and the angled lower hull panel. The design uses the advantage of joining sandwich panel cores to minimise waste. The lower hull panel are cut […] Read more »
PMR Series PMR Series main structures 10/10/2026 / 10/10/2026 by Paul Moody | Leave a Comment This is the first in a series describing the parts of the PMR Series craft and how they’re made. The posts will roughly follow the build sequence. This craft is a development from the Turbo craft and the recent PMR1, incorporating the accumulated build experience. The builders want to add their personality and ideas into […] Read more »
PMR Series PMR Series Plans now available 15/04/2026 / 15/04/2026 by Paul Moody | Leave a Comment The first release of the PMR Series plans is now available. This Plan Set 1 covers the hull, duct and skirt. The plans for the other craft elements are currently in preparation. Read more »
Uncategorized Coming soon – new plan set 27/01/2026 / 27/01/2026 by Paul Moody | Leave a Comment For the past few months I’ve been creating plans for a new model of personal hovercraft – The “PMR Series”. Series because it’s not a set of plans for just one model of craft but for four. Four in the sense that it’s the same planform shape offered in four different widths – from 1864mm […] Read more »
Technical Skirt testing 19/03/2025 / 24/03/2025 by Paul Moody | Leave a Comment We’re always trying to improve all aspects of our craft. In this case, it’s more skirt tests. In this first video, I managed to capture the performance of Owen’s Revolution running with a strong tailwind. The lake is quite shallow and, at this section, the wind is beginning to create 300mm waves at around 3m […] Read more »
Technical The TP6 – phase 2 11/07/2022 / 11/07/2022 by Paul Moody | Leave a Comment After the experience of the first phase of the new bag skirt for Peter Venn’s TP6 craft, we had some new design criteria: reduce the spray coming over the bow contain the skirt on the sides to allow loading on to the trailer . The first design showed that it is possible to make a […] Read more »
Technical Hover history – a look at a Turbo 225 Wedge 15/03/2022 / 15/03/2022 by Paul Moody | Leave a Comment . The 225 Wedge was the craft that Owen Ellis and I developed back in 1984. It ias a plan/kit craft based around the Robin EC44 twin cylinder 2 stroke engine that was around at the time. Part of our thinking was that the builder would be best person to maintain a hovercraft – they […] Read more »
Trevor B Trevors build 20 04/10/2021 / 04/10/2021 by Trevor Barrett | Leave a Comment Here are a few videos of the late stages of the build and also early test runs. The craft is performing well and we just need lockdowns to end and some fine days to get some hours up. Read more »
Trevor B Trevors build 19 30/09/2021 by Trevor Barrett | Leave a Comment We have had the craft back on the water with a few small mods. The single rear skirt has been replaced with anti scoop singles. The rudder throw has been modified to give the full throw and the transmission is running true. I was able to get a few good runs in on the lake […] Read more »
Trevor B Trevors build 18 29/09/2021 by Trevor Barrett | Leave a Comment This post is about the trailer build. I looked at various designs around and decided I wanted one that would give the craft and skirts protection from the road. I elected for a tube frame which has turned out nice and light but still strong .It was simple enough to build with the tilt mechanism […] Read more »
