Homebuilt Hovercraft Plan - Build Your Own In Less than 1 Week

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Building A Hovercaft From Home

I have always been fascinated with hovercraft and remember wanting one since I was a little kid. I picked up a good set of plans for building a homebuilt hovercraft and decided it was now or never.

I cleaned out the garage and got my tools organized. Stocked the fridge with a case of beer and I read the plans over twice and made a list of materials I needed and off to the hardware store I went.

Homebuilt Hovercraft - The Build 

Most of the tools needed to build a hovercraft are pretty basic and I had most of them already. The rest I bought.

I came home with my supplies the same time as the wife was unloading groceries. She just shook her head. I ended up buying some wood, adhesive, various glues, clamps, also some foam and fiberglass.

Following the hovercraft plan was pretty straight forward and the build was going pretty smooth.

Nothing really complicated to building a hovercraft. Some wood cutting, gluing and clamping. I have a good table saw and band saw but you can use hand tools. I picked up the motor for under $20 at a garage sale! You could build one fairly cheap if you do a little scrounging.

Overall I really enjoyed the building process. I come home after work, eat dinner then it was off to the garage. My favorite part of the day.

I completed my first hovercraft in less than a week. I could have built it faster but like I said I enjoyed building it and took my time.

The first one I built I stuck to the plans I bought. I was already planning my second one. I finished it and fired it up. I was all grins taking it around the neighborhood for it's first test flight. I came back and the neighbors were all gathered around wanting to see the finished product.

Homebuilt Hovercraft Part 2 

One week after building my fist hovercraft I started on my second. this one I was going to modify the plans and do some custom building.

I made this one a 2 seater, much bigger engine and I did some foam and fiberglass work to build a body for it.

It drives like a little race car. I take it over land, water and snow in the winter. That's what is so great about hovercraft, you can fly it over just about anything.

If you are interested here is the best set of plans I found for building your first one. After you build one you will be hooked, they are a blast....

Homebuilt Hovercraft Project 

Home Built Hovercraft on the Loose in the Neighborhood

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    BudWiser BudWiser Apr 4, 2009 @ 1:51 pm
    I don't get it, If people can't afford the plans how are you going too buy the materials needed to build a hovercraft? Or even afford to run it?

    Will all the materials be magically supplied also?
    Good luck
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    LFPE LFPE Mar 22, 2009 @ 3:22 am
    Ever since i can remember i have allways wanted to build a hovercraft,now i am unemployed i have time on my hands and would love all the ideas and plans to creat somthing so marvelous as a hovercraft please,please,please could you HELP
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    LFPE LFPE Mar 22, 2009 @ 3:22 am
    Ever since i can remember i have allways wanted to build a hovercraft,now i am unemployed i have time on my hands and would love all the ideas and plans to creat somthing so marvelous as a hovercraft please,please,please could you HELP
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    Eric Eric Mar 20, 2009 @ 1:59 pm
    im a 13 year old boy and im looking for free plans to make a 1-maned hovercraft for our school science fair. I can't find anyone with cool free plans and blueprints to make it.
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    india man india man Mar 16, 2009 @ 4:38 am
    u must pay alot of money for it but because u from indi il gove it to you for free ill send it over hear in 1 week ok
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    omar omar Feb 25, 2009 @ 11:51 am | in reply to pickett
    please if you dont mined, would you send the instructions step by step and the materials and all the measures. its my senior project and i need help.
    please contact me at: omar_askar@live.com
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    Stump Stump Feb 10, 2009 @ 9:06 pm
    How hast fast does it go and is street legal enough to drive on street roads?
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    Amrit Amrit Jan 9, 2009 @ 11:03 am
    hi i m amrit raj from india and i want to construct a single sitter hovercraft and can u help me i want some free plans if u can give me

    it is for college project
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    Nate Nate Jan 3, 2009 @ 12:09 pm
    is the one in the video the one that you've recommended plans for? and also, do you know of any free plans for a pretty good one?
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    Yaacov Yaacov Nov 28, 2008 @ 8:17 am
    Hi there
    I have just completed my first year of Mechanical Engineering (BSc Mech Eng) at the University of Johannesburg and am planning to build a hovercraft during University holidays (Nov-Feb). This site has been really helpful.
    Thank you
    ysteinhauer@gmail.com
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    Yaacov Yaacov Nov 28, 2008 @ 8:17 am
    Hi there
    I have just completed my first year of Mechanical Engineering (BSc Mech Eng) at the University of Johannesburg and am planning to build a hovercraft during University holidays (Nov-Feb). This site has been really helpful.
    Thank you
    ysteinhauer@gmail.com
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    Paul. Paul. Nov 13, 2008 @ 3:37 pm | in reply to rory
    for the : to fit four seats you need a 75 horcepower and it is going to be 9' wide and 18' long it is a big time consuming and complex. Paul.
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    Paul. Paul. Nov 13, 2008 @ 3:37 pm | in reply to rory
    for the : to fit four seats you need a 75 horcepower and it is going to be 9' wide and 18' long it is a big time consuming and complex. Paul.
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    rory rory Nov 2, 2008 @ 11:45 am
    hi i would really be interested in building a larger scale one if you send me the plan i can modify them and create plans to fit four seats. so email me the details for the single and i'll send you back the larger plans rory_2603@hotmail.co.uk thanks
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    pickett pickett Sep 28, 2008 @ 2:11 am
    please send me the instuctions i just went and bought a old lawnmower to do this my email is axel_31_boon@hotmail.com
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    wyatt wyatt Sep 23, 2008 @ 6:38 pm
    how do you do it please send me instruction at wyatt888_8@yahoo.com its for a science project it will be a big help ,thanks.
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    chase bruggeman chase bruggeman Jul 8, 2008 @ 7:49 pm
    sory about the last coment my real e-mail is dragonslayer.chase@hotmail.com thanks
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    david david Jun 10, 2008 @ 11:24 pm
    hey i need to know about how good will this be if im gunna buy the plans i want to know
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    chase bruggeman chase bruggeman May 31, 2008 @ 8:35 pm
    hi im 13 and planning to build a hovercraft this summer with a cuple of buds out of a peice of ply wood, two lawn mower engins, a larg tarp ,and eather a large fan or a leaf blower any tips would de great please sind them to dragonslayer.chas@ hotmail.com
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    some random guy some random guy May 25, 2008 @ 11:12 am
    hi I'm probably gonna make a hovercraft, and I heard that the hc-111
    hovercraft works well and hovers about 8 inches can some one tell me more about that please.
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