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The Hovercraft Diary |
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![Marty sitting in craft skeleton](RibsFront2.jpg) |
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November 1999 - December 1999 Ordered plans, bought wood and built the skeleton of the craft. Ordered a lift engine. |
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![The frame finished](Frame2.jpg) |
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January 1st - 20th, 2000 Finished skeleton, Ordered fiberglass
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![Started to add panels](SidePanel2.jpg) |
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January 21st - 31st, 2000 Started to add panels, and make lift duct
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![Making the propellers](Clamped2.jpg) |
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February 1st - 15th, 2000 Started to make propellers, added a few panels
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![Most underside panels in place](UnderStep2.jpg) |
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February 15th - 31st, 2000 Finished most of the undersid panels
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![Carving the lift prop](LiftCarve2.jpg) |
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March, 2000 Fitted lift duct, started lift prop
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![Expanding Foam Experiment](Foam2.jpg) |
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April, 2000 Finished shroud, started messing with foam
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![The foam expanded like crazy...](LotsFoam2.jpg) |
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April 16th - 30th, 2000 Poured lift duct foam, started sealing the underside
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![Skirt Strips in place](skirtstrips4.jpg) |
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May/June/July/August 2000 Fiberglassing, fiberglassing and more fiberglassing
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![In goes the paint....](insidepaint2.jpg) |
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September 2000 Paint, paint and more paint! and the steering rod...
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![Fitting the top](nodisks2.jpg) |
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October 2000 Finishing the lift duct, fitting the top and adding flotation and starting the thrust duct
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![Duct takes shape](whiteduct2.jpg) |
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November 2000 Making the thrust duct for the second time
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![Pretty in Pink?](pinkduct2.jpg) |
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December 2000 Still making the thrust duct and digging snow too
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![Lift Engine](LiftEngine2.jpg) |
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January / February / March 2001 New engines - garage updates |
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![Found one!](Exhaust2.jpg) |
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April 2001 Skirt / Sheaves / Hubs / Exhaust |
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![Fins!](Fin2.jpg) |
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May 2001 Skirt / Sheaves / Hubs / Exhaust |
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![IT HOVERS!](FirstHover2.jpg) |
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June 2001 Skirt fitting, prop, engine IT HOVERS! |
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July / August / September Finishing Touches |
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