Hovertechnicstel (269) 461-3934
fax (269) 461-3936
email: hvt@sprynet.com

                        High quality hovercraft with personalized customer service

Features and Options

Hovercraft Payload (standard equipment): 850 lbs (386 kg)
Hull: 16' long x 8' wide (4.88 x 2.44 m)
Choice of Hull Colors: RED/WHITE
Speed: 35 mph (56 kph) on calm water, 60 mph (96 kph) on smooth ice
Max Wave Handling Capacity: 2 ft (60 cms)
Turning Capability: 180 and 360 degree turns on land, ice and water

Standard equipment:
  • General Motors 4-cycle, V8 multi-port, fuel injected engine
  • 12v electrical system with 50 amp alternator
  • Dual 875 ccca batteries with battery master switch giving OFF-1-BOTH-2 positions
  • Thrust system: Twin 39" (99 cms) ducted twelve blade fans driven by Goodyear Eagle® Kevlar® Vee-tooth cog belts; air straightener arrays; ten cable-operated air rudders and removable fanguards
  • Hydraulically controlled splitter plates with handle bar mounted electric push button switches allowing variable lift and thrust settings for speed and cushion control on the move
  • Integrated lift and thrust air system with Hypalon® coated skirts, rear mounted drag flap, six hardened aluminum replaceable skid rails
  • Fiberglass bottom hull made of hand lay-up woven roving plus sealed polyurethane foam liner with high freeboard sides
  • Woven roving fiberglass inner hull with glossy gelcoat finish.
  • Flat non-skid cockpit floor 5' x 10' (1.52 m x 3.05 m) overall with 18" (45 cms) high cockpit sides
  • Two triangular vinyl cushion seats mounted one on each side of centerline cushion crew seat and stowage module.
  • Crew protection windshield comprising rigid fiberglass gel coat structure with large curved windshield, two side windows with short roof plus windshield wiper and washer system.
  • Fast-reaction handle bar steering, twist grip throttle
  • Hinged access instrument panel with tachometer, hourmeter, engine oil pressure gauges, coolant temperature gauge, two fuel gauges and voltmeter

 

  • 40 US gal (150 l) capacity fuel tanks
  • Four mooring eyes, one bow eye and one rear winching eye
  • Twin fiberglass tail fin style wave guards.
  • Twin strobe flashers (red, blue or amber), all-round light on ducts and red/green bow light
  • Two grab rails, two collapsible grapple poles, two ring buoys.
  • Two 2,000 gph (7,500 l/hr) bilge pumps
Options:
  • Stainless steel dual muffler
  • Removable vinyl cockpit  enclosure
  • Combined siren and public address system
  • Heater-defroster
  • Heavy-duty lift eyes for raising craft with a hoist
  • 90 AMP alternator (in place of 50)
  • Night rescue lighting package
  • Stationary hover system
  • Interior cockpit lighting
  • Aluminum decking over basic decking to withstand impact loads
  • All Kevlar® bottom hull
  • Non-standard color
  •  Thunder® T3 hearing protection
  • Mustang® survival suits and vests
  • Special options available on request (GPS, radio and intercom equipment, special seating)