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Anybody operating a personal hovercraft in Ireland

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  • 05-08-2017 7:52pm
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    hoverguy
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    Hello,

    I'm looking to make contact with anybody who operates a personal cruising hovercraft in Ireland.
    I've have just bought one from the British Hovercraft Company and would like to meet with somebody to share the adventure and learn.
    Anybody out there ??

    Michael.
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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Hi....
    What model have you.?
    Marlin Beast III?


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    hoverguy
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭hoverguy


    Hi Srameen,

    Its a Marlin II Beast with 49 hours on it.
    Just went over and collected it on Thursday.


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    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,188 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    I'm absolutely no use to you on the information front I'm afraid - but I'd love to see a pic of this thing, I have no idea what "personal cruising hovercraft" even means, but it sounds terribly exotic!!!


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    Squatter
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    I'm absolutely no use to you on the information front I'm afraid - but I'd love to see a pic of this thing, I have no idea what "personal cruising hovercraft" even means, but it sounds terribly exotic!!!

    Here ya go!

    http://mailchi.mp/britishhovercraft/8500marlin

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    TheBully
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    Squatter wrote: »
    Here ya go!

    http://mailchi.mp/britishhovercraft/8500marlin

    07ad6ba2-4e1d-40e8-9a11-d9d6d632de68.jpg

    Very cool! Do you mind me asking a ballpark figure on something like that?


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    Squatter
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    TheBully wrote: »
    Very cool! Do you mind me asking a ballpark figure on something like that?

    Maybe read the red writing across the photograph! :P


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    A dangerous animal to take out in anything but perfect conditions.


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    Shpudnik
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    Francis Purring Vaccination wrote: »
    A dangerous animal to take out in anything but perfect conditions.

    One of them killed Jeremy Clarkson.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boS7nyHeULo


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    hoverguy
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭hoverguy


    Yeah that's the hovercraft I just bought did some training over there the wind was howling so pretty tricky I'll wait for good conditions before venturing out she picks up speed very quickly good for 40 knots I'm told time will tell. Any of you posters have a hovercraft??


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    Pat Dunne
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    A quick Google brought up the following.
    Athboy Hovercraft Centre, don't know if they are still around, they have a not so updated page on Facebook.
    Or you could try http://www.odd.ie/wild-water-hovercraft-racing/


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