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Welcome to my Hovercraft site!

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Here she sits, wet and wild. I did a wet launch and went for a wet ride. It took a little bit of time to get over the hump the first time but after that it seemed to get easier. It may have something to do with drain hole size in the back of the skirt.

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Sunrider2 as I bought it, no engines, fans or skirt.

The Sunrider2 as I bought it, no engines, fan or skirt.

This is a SunRider2 hovercraft built by Hovercraft Inc. in Orlando, Florida probably in the early '70s. I bought it from a fellow named Bob Dumbauld in Illinois. It came with the homemade trailer. Bob was kind enough to re-wire, re-pack the wheel bearings and install new tires on the trailer since he knew that I was coming from Michigan. The craft itself came with nothing but the hull, thrust duct, rudders, fan guards, gauges and wiring. This is the start of a very long project.

I am going to document the project step by step, and when it's done, my adventures...and misadventures, which I'm sure there will be lots of.

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