Author Topic: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^  (Read 6749 times)

Offline iceislife

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #30 on: May 12, 2018, 07:34 AM »
Wow. That’s a game changer.

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #31 on: May 12, 2018, 12:23 PM »
Got back from Wisconsin late yesterday afternoon.
I'm beat!!!
5,000+ miles, 2 countries, 3 states, 2 provinces, 1 territory in 7 days!!!   :afro:

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #32 on: May 13, 2018, 06:29 AM »
Interesting drive this time of year, you leave home with ice on the lake on the north end and see green grass and leaves on the trees on the other.

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #33 on: May 13, 2018, 10:48 AM »
Drifter-016 , glad you had a safe trip quite a journey to obtain your hovercraft. A couple questions for you why did the fire dept. get rid of the vehicle with so few hours of use and where do you plan to store the hovercraft . Looking forward to photos or video of you out enjoying the new toy.
Steve

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #34 on: May 13, 2018, 02:04 PM »
Drifter-016 , glad you had a safe trip quite a journey to obtain your hovercraft. A couple questions for you why did the fire dept. get rid of the vehicle with so few hours of use and where do you plan to store the hovercraft . Looking forward to photos or video of you out enjoying the new toy.
Steve

Steve
They sold it due to age. It's 19 years old.
They wanted newer tech and their new one handles better because of it.
It was also $85,000!!!!!

I have portable garages for all of my goodies.
A new 12'X24' round top goes in next weekend for the new craft.  ;)

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #35 on: May 13, 2018, 07:11 PM »
Drifter thank you for the reply ,the fire dept. took good care of the hovercraft looks great for a 19 year old vehicle. Any plans to build a garage at the cabin site to store all of your toys once you finish building the cabin.
Steve

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #36 on: May 13, 2018, 08:25 PM »
Totally bad ass!! Have fun!

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #37 on: May 14, 2018, 02:35 PM »
Drifter thank you for the reply ,the fire dept. took good care of the hovercraft looks great for a 19 year old vehicle. Any plans to build a garage at the cabin site to store all of your toys once you finish building the cabin.
Steve

Gonna be able to store the boat under the deck, quads and sleds will fit in the basement and the hovercraft will go in a 12'X24 portable garage like the one I'm puttin up this weekend. Maybe this one will just get moved out there and I'll put a new cover on it. ;)

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #38 on: May 15, 2018, 07:05 AM »
Drifter-016 figured you had a plan for the storage of all your toys.
Steve

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #39 on: May 15, 2018, 03:55 PM »
Drifter-016 figured you had a plan for the storage of all your toys.
Steve

Yup, I like to keep my toys in top shape.
Currently have my sled and it's trailer in a 10'X20', My boat in a pair of 10'X20' connected end to end for a 10'X40' and have my little 250cc skidoo and Zodiac in a 10'X10'.
12'X24' is going up @ the house this week. It will be replacing the 10'X20' and the sled and it's trailer will park in front of or behind the boat depending on season in the 10'X40' garage. Got an 8'X8' wooden shed with my augers, bikes, small OB motor, ice hut etc in it too.

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #40 on: May 17, 2018, 01:21 PM »
You must be real popular with any neighbors. ;D :whistle: Please post a report after you have taken the hovercraft on it's maiden voyage.
Steve

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #41 on: May 17, 2018, 04:46 PM »
You must be real popular with any neighbors. ;D :whistle: Please post a report after you have taken the hovercraft on it's maiden voyage.
Steve

I am. I live in an industrial area. I keep an eye on things so crooks don't mess with their stuff.  ^_^
Have tons of space for storing my toys too.  :)

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #42 on: Jun 02, 2018, 05:23 PM »
After way more work than I expected the new 12'X24' home for the hovercraft is up and finished!!!​​​​​​​

Even fired her up today. She runs mint!!! Next project get the boat ready. 







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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #43 on: Jun 03, 2018, 04:19 AM »


             Nice Dave! :thumbsup: :clap: :flex:

             IW

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #44 on: Jun 03, 2018, 07:19 AM »
I put up exactly the same temporary shelter at the new cabin site this winter to store building materials (used logs to hold it down), definitely "Canadian posh".  The new toy should be fun!

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #45 on: Jun 03, 2018, 07:58 AM »
Dave It looks like you may need to put Tennessee Go Fasters on the back of your two vehicle seeing the tire splash on your new toy.

Knowing your are in Canada you probably do not know what they are. They are full length mud flaps all the way across the back of the vehicle. The Tennesseeians thought they made their vehicle look like it was going faster.

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #46 on: Jun 03, 2018, 01:34 PM »
Dave It looks like you may need to put Tennessee Go Fasters on the back of your two vehicle seeing the tire splash on your new toy.

Knowing your are in Canada you probably do not know what they are. They are full length mud flaps all the way across the back of the vehicle. The Tennesseeians thought they made their vehicle look like it was going faster.

I think it fared quite nicely considering I towed it 2,500 miles.
The 15 miles to the lake should be much less messy.
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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #47 on: Jan 12, 2021, 08:42 AM »
Drifter, how is the hovercraft doing?  Any feedback appreciated, as I'm in the market for one. 

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #48 on: Jan 12, 2021, 10:21 AM »
Drifter, how is the hovercraft doing?  Any feedback appreciated, as I'm in the market for one.

To be honest I haven't used it yet.
Have been doing a bunch of work on it and the engine is currently on the shop floor.
Had an issue with the flywheel and a bad pilot bearing.
It should have been put back together but I have been dealing with long COVID since last January and can't muster the energy to do much of anything.
At this point I don't even know if I'll be well enough to get it done this spring.  :'( 

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Re: Got me a new toy!!!! ^_^
« Reply #49 on: Jan 12, 2021, 10:36 AM »
Hope you are feeling better Dave!  Been a long struggle with this one. 

Have to admit, saw this thread pop up and thought - he bought another hovercraft???  Then, looked at the dates of the posts and its the original one.

Take care, and here's to good health coming!!
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