In 2017, when I was testing the dual bag skirt, I was also trialling what I called flat segments. The “flat” segment was investigating how little tailoring could applied to. read more…
Design and testing of a hybrid dual bag hovercraft skirt. Bag skirts usually don’t fit well on segment skirt hulls. Exploring if it can be fitted and how well will it perform?
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. read more…
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. read more…
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. read more…
here we are at the business end of the PMR1 build. We will have the duct built (read put together). Also the beautiful marriage of the rear drive with the duct assembly. All this! keep reading.
The next job forward was to set up the inner panels and then the decks. The inner panels were skinned with F/G and resin to instructions and then spot glued. read more…
All the joins on the inside hull have now been filled. If you take your time, use a fairly stiff epoxy/microballoon mix, the joins can be filled with an old. read more…
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. read more…
Flat skirt trials 2017
In 2017, when I was testing the dual bag skirt, I was also trialling what I called flat segments. The “flat” segment was investigating how little tailoring could applied to. read more…
River adventures
A video from 2011 when we did a trip up the Shoalhaven River which was in full flow. No camera stabilisation but you can get the feel of unstoppable.
Bag skirt trials 2017
Design and testing of a hybrid dual bag hovercraft skirt. Bag skirts usually don’t fit well on segment skirt hulls. Exploring if it can be fitted and how well will it perform?
Finished Build
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. read more…
Steering and Cockpit
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. read more…
Engine and Transmission
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. read more…
Duct
here we are at the business end of the PMR1 build. We will have the duct built (read put together). Also the beautiful marriage of the rear drive with the duct assembly. All this! keep reading.
Trevors build 7
The next job forward was to set up the inner panels and then the decks. The inner panels were skinned with F/G and resin to instructions and then spot glued. read more…
Trevors build 6
All the joins on the inside hull have now been filled. If you take your time, use a fairly stiff epoxy/microballoon mix, the joins can be filled with an old. read more…
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. read more…