Technical Sideways plough-in 16/06/2021 / 16/06/2021 by Paul Moody | Leave a Comment A video and explanation of a sideways plough-in Read more »
Technical The mechanics of segment skirts 24/03/2021 / 03/09/2022 by Paul Moody | Leave a Comment Introduction This article examines the design limits of two attachment point segment skirt systems. By two point I mean that the skirt is only attached to a craft at an outer point and again at an inner point. There are no other intermediate attachments to the hull and the skirt on one side of the […] Read more » hovercraft mechanics skirts
Builders log Trevor B Trevors build 15 16/03/2021 / 17/03/2021 by Trevor Barrett | Leave a Comment I guess one of the most important tasks is setting up the transmission. Right or wrong this is how I tackled the job. I first looked at the transmission tower and fitted all the bearing sets and shafts into position and temporarily tightened them down. The upper and lower shafts were checked and adjusted for […] Read more »
Builders log Trevor B Trevors build 14 14/02/2021 / 17/03/2021 by Trevor Barrett | Leave a Comment The deck and duct has been painted with two pack epoxy paint. I didn’t get a perfect finish in some spots as the F/G mesh tended to show through. I think it would have needed a lot more time and spot putty all over to give a glass finish but not this time. The fan […] Read more »
Builders log Trevor B Trevors build 13 14/02/2021 / 17/03/2021 by Trevor Barrett | Leave a Comment Well things are moving along now. The end is in sight. The engine mount assembly was a bit of work but it came out well. I used an alternative for the bushes because I couldn’t source the ones suggested. All the holes and the rubbers were cut with hole saws of different diameters . If […] Read more »
Builders log Trevor B Trevors build 12 31/01/2021 / 17/03/2021 by Trevor Barrett | Leave a Comment The transmission tower is now complete and was done pretty well to plan. Again keeping things accurate with hole centers and the like is key to getting a good build. I was able to weld it all myself but getting it done at a fab shop would be no problem. It has been tried in […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L Finished Build 28/01/2021 / 28/01/2021 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment After all the blood sweat and tears. Here is Sui Generis, the first ever PMR1 on planet Earth. She started life very pretty indeed. The WA sun and salt has changed things since she was first flown. So now the build is done you can hear all about how she goes! As I write this […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L Steering and Cockpit 28/01/2021 / 28/01/2021 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment Handlebars The handlebars are so not exotic. I collected them off the verge collection. They belonged to a childrens bike. Now they look flash in a PMR1. The handlebar holder to the dash is equally unassuming. It was just a Plastic T piece from a blow-up pool. It does the trick of holding the bars […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L Engine and Transmission 28/01/2021 / 28/01/2021 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment Simply a photo mocking up how the drive will fit into the duct and be vibration mounted. Some details of the rear drive fitting and the duct painted and ready to be fitted to the hull. Final pictures of the duct fitted with the rear drive in place ready for the engine to be fitted […] Read more »
Builders log Trevor B Trevors build 11 24/12/2020 / 17/03/2021 by Trevor Barrett | Leave a Comment I have now finished mounting the duct to the hull. At first I fitted the mounting flanges to the duct while it was on the bench. This proved to be the wrong approach as I had all sorts of bother trying to line the duct on the isolation rubbers and get the correct height. So […] Read more »
