CRAFT
Hull dimensions 8 X 16 feet
Hover Footprint 8 X 15.5 feet
Cabin area 5 X 7.5 feet
Empty Weight 700 Pounds
Engine 35 HP Briggs & Stratton, Electric start, electronic ignition, air cooled
Fuel capacity 6 Gallon tank
Skirt Loop design, partitioned and baffled, foot pedal actuated dump ports in bow skirt
Skirt material 18 Oz reinforced Vinyl with laminated Kevlar wear surfaces
Skirt reinforcing laminated Kevlar wear strip at ground contact surface
Thrust Propeller 64 inch 6 blade - Ultralight aircraft IvoProp, Carbon fiber in high density plastic
Thrust Drive Goodyear Eagle herringbone Kevlar belt. Zero Slipage.
Lift fan 24 inch 9 blade, Multi-Wing ducted air turbine
Hull clearance (on cushion) 10.5 inches
Hull materials Marine grade aluminum hull- tubing and sheet, sealed and riveted reinforced sheet aluminum, high density foam board/plywood floor and plow plane. Completely watertight. Hull framing Marine grade aluminum angle, tube, and bar Top deck .025 aluminum skin
Drive shaft 1 inch diameter stainless steel in greasable pillow blocks
Fasteners Stainless steel and aluminum brackets
Controls Air rudders (aluminum sheet) actuated by salt-water grade Morse-type Control cable and linkage to salt water grade Morse-type Control cable actuating a Telaflex steering wheel in the helm with 90 degree port and starboard turn radius. No fore and aft play. Foot pedal controls for dump port turning.
Carburetor Non water vapor ingesting
Navigation Lights Bow green/red; 360 deg white and 360 flashing strobe (amber as per CG regulations), mounted on top of the fan box.
Thrust prop screen guard Full height aluminum tubing cage frame with high strength nylon netting separating engine and thrust propeller from passenger compartment. Also known as Shrimp net" with 1/2" spacing.
Floatation Foam filled hull compartments at stern quarters, foam layered floor (1 inch) covering major seams in the hull. Floats level with power off, floats if hull filled with water at full payload.
Hull and skirt color Aluminum, blue (or choice)
Steering System:
Consists of a dash-mounted marine type steering wheel in the helm (~1/4 turn lock to lock), centered on port side of compartment, foot pedal-operated bow skirt dump ports, and throttle control mounted on port gunwale adjacent to steering helm. All is configured such that the operator can operate the throttle with the left arm, steer with the right and brake as needed with their feet.
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
Key starter switch
Battery switch (main power, marine type
Tach/ engine hour meter
Marine grade 12 VDC power port for accessories, mounted on inside gunwale, with spray cap
Wiring diagram/ maintenance instructions, engine and propeller instructions and parts lists
Spare drive belts for thrust prop and lift fan, as appropriate
PERFORMANCE
Fuel use ~1.7 GPH @ full power
Range ~150 miles
Payload ~650 lb., planed out of water, no wind, 1000 Lbs. Plus on land or ice
Thrust ~130 pounds
Velocity ~35 mph, water plane out at full payload, cruise
Wind conditions Up to ~15 MPH wind speed still moving forward on semi solid substrate
Braking ~50 feet from full velocity
Noise ~78 dB @ 50 feet, full power
Spray generated No spray in cabin area or fore of midship
West Coast Hovercraft Inc.
15141 Bates Creek Road
Oreana ID 83650
(208) 834-2992 Office
hover6@msn.com (please use e-mail for contact)
