This looks like fun!

scousefreddy · 06 March 2007, 01:43

Anyone ever used one of these before?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBWuJGL0BX

Cookee · 06 March 2007, 08:30

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Originally Posted by scousefreddy

Anyone ever used one of these before?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBWuJGL0BX

Link is broken!

scousefreddy · 06 March 2007, 15:06

Ooops! Try this instead:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBWuJGL0BXg

The embedded code is below (although it doesn't seem to embed when I preview? Maybe it will when the message posts):

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GBWuJGL0BXg"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GBWuJGL0BXg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

John Kennett · 06 March 2007, 16:22

This is what you want:

" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350">

Just enter the video code, highlight it, then click the YouTube icon on the editor toolbar

John

codprawn · 06 March 2007, 16:41

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Originally Posted by scousefreddy

Anyone ever used one of these before?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBWuJGL0BX

Mucked around in a few as a kid - great fun - don't know why they aren't more popular. BP used to have a few - don't know wether it was for serious exploration or just fun!!!

richkid · 06 March 2007, 17:23

dose anyone know where you can get 1 would be good fun on lake windermear give the locals something to winge about !! sod the speed limits !

Nauti Buoy · 06 March 2007, 17:35

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Originally Posted by richkid

dose anyone know where you can get 1 would be good fun on lake windermear give the locals something to winge about !! sod the speed limits !

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/BHG064/

richkid · 06 March 2007, 18:44

thanks Nauti buoy ! i have just to convince the bank manager now !!

codprawn · 06 March 2007, 23:13

http://www.hovpod.com/video/hovercraft-video.html

They have a load of good videos on their site.

Cookee · 07 March 2007, 10:25

Banned in Salcombe estuary - This looks like a lot more fun thogh - sort of a ground effect cross hovercraft!

http://www.hovercraft.com/content/in...roducts_id=237

codprawn · 07 March 2007, 13:27

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Originally Posted by Cookee

Banned in Salcombe estuary - This looks like a lot more fun thogh - sort of a ground effect cross hovercraft!

http://www.hovercraft.com/content/in...roducts_id=237

Are you serious - God I hate that word "banned" - they will ban anything that is outside the norm!!!

Cookee · 08 March 2007, 09:26

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Originally Posted by codprawn

Are you serious - God I hate that word "banned" - they will ban anything that is outside the norm!!!

Actually it is for a good reason - when the tide goes out there are large area of mud exposed with boats on drying mooring on them - can you imagine the mess the boats would be in if just one hovercraft went past once? They let Jeremy Thorpe go up to Kingsbridge quite a while ago now in a medium sized hovercraft and the mess was unbelievable!

BumbleAbout · 09 March 2007, 15:06

If it is flying 10 feet above the water then they can't ban it as a boat or hovercraft (it's not in the water) so how does that work ?

I agree it could be very dangerous in high season with one of those zipping around at 75mph - unable to climb above windsurfer mast height never mind sailing boat !

Simon B · 09 March 2007, 18:48

We had a go of one on a corporate jolly, they are fun but are a lot of fuss for a single person. That one on B&H at 8.5k, that's second hand Delta money

codprawn · 09 March 2007, 23:26

Spotted in my local freeads an unfiished hovercraft project - has Rotax engine etc - all it needs is a skirt - £800 very tempted - may get some strange looks if I start buying skirts though!!!