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2008 hover diary

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30/12/08

Met with Steve today for a cruise on the Forth estuary. I had serious doubts about the whole idea on the drive up there - it was minus 4C and heavy fog Surprised . However, the temperature rose to a balmy -0.5C on the last 1/2 mile to the shoreline and then reached a high of 1C in the afternoon - positively tropical Laughing It was actually warmer out on the water than on the land - probably due the the higher water temperature "warming" (a relative term!) the surrounding air.

Last Updated ( Monday, 05 January 2009 12:28 ) Read more...
 

2007 hover diary

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7/1/07

Decided that as it was a nice day, sunny and warmish (10C) I would meet with Peter and go hovering up the river.  We left Berwick at around 12:30 and had a nice cruise up river going past the highest point I'd reached before (about 25 miles).  We had no problems as the river was in full flow (about 5mph current on even the wide bits). 

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2006 hover diary

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21/1/06

Eventually got cruising again!  Took UH18 and Scout on finished double deck trailer to Berwick and launched into estuary behind harbour.  Sea was pretty rough so we didn't venture out there.  Cruised up river for about 20 miles.  River was in full flow (about 8mph in places) and very dirty - but smooth with no wind. 

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2005 hover diary

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Jan 2005

Towed my boat and hovercraft and launched at Berwick upon Tweed.  There is a slipway alongside a quay next to the lifeboat station (only usable a couple of hours either side of high tide). There is plenty of space in the estuary which is well protected from the North Sea.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 March 2008 21:10 ) Read more...
 

2004 hover diary

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UH18 first water experience (22/8/04)

I met up with another hovercrafter at Preston Links on the Forth estuary. The tide was out when we got there and the slipway was unusable. The low tide line was littered with 4-6" high rocks and the beach (shingle and black grit) was steep.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 March 2008 12:49 ) Read more...
 


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Sevtec Site moves HERE!

Barry Palmer ("Mr Sevtec") retired earlier this year - the full range of Sevtec hovercraft plans are now available from Amphibious Marine. They sell kits and parts also but don't ship outside the USA and Canada - all parts to build a Sev (except Props) can be sourced in the UK and Europe (look at the parts supplier pages on this site).  Barry's web site is now hosted HERE on the hovercruiser site - it contains a lot of interesting historical and design information on hovercraft (and hang gliding, etc).

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