I used to have one exactly like it except mine had a 35hp Rotax. Having to deal with prop pitch myself I can tell regardless of what the tach says you still don't have enough pitch on the blades. It should lift higher even at half throttle unless there is a issue with the airflow through the bags. They can be a pain to get set right. I got mine to run about 45mph after set to what worked best. Also there shouldn't be water coming into the boat, mine came with a plug already in it. Good luck getting it going! It still has potential!
I'm kinda shocked that you guys didn't address the damage to the underside, that damage certainly isn't helping getting airflow into the skirt, which is the proper name for the rubber part
@@Jakehemi they just barely bought it this year lol not years agothyere videos are 2 weeks behind live time theyve talked about this and this has never been in any live from issac or john so its obviosly new cleetus was the first to buy one out of the popular youtubers
BE CAREFUL!!!!! Hovercrafts are VERY VERY dangerous when they work right. They take knowing how to properly pilot one to not flip it and kill yourself. I'm so serious when i say if you get this thing running right, take the time to learn how to properly ride one of these and then when you do still be careful and wear a helmet and neck brace.
My buddy and I tried to build a hovercraft after an episode on Monster garage. With 2 lawnmower motors, bolted up with radiator fans to fill the skirt we could hover, but we never acquired a motor that could push us forward. We were in high school and our budget was like 80 bucks.
Hey guys, we just did the EXACT same reno on the EXACT same Scat I. My kid and I did a complete rebuild including skirts, new piston in the motor, scaled the head clean, complete carb, new blades, new pulleys, new belt, and some other fiddly bits. You’re close to getting her where she needs to be. Pull the top end and have a look at the piston, you’re probably losing power/compression there. Exhaust is next. We have the factory pipe, and sounds different than yours. Blade angles from the guy you takes to at the depot are spot on, we used his chart. A little more horsepower and you’re flying, I can assure you. Ours was rattier and had ‘glass work needs. She rips with the kid in it and it flies well when I’m in it too. Shoot me a line if you want to talk tactics.
22:34 not having the back pressure that it’s needing won’t ever let you achieve the RPMs you need to or the power it needs it back pressure needs the expansion chamber with a smaller exit pipe. There’s a reason two-stroke exhaust systems are made the way they are I can remember as a kid in the 80s ride around on my CR 80 and thinking it would be cool to have it louder so I took the header off and lost power. I couldn’t even get it to get into the power band.
More oil in the gas means less gas going through the carb jets witch in turn creates a leaner air fuel mixture. It would produce more power with a 50 to 1 oil mix. With todays 2 stroke oils we do not need to have so much oil.@@Barrymckociner074
@@Barrymckociner074 nope, sorry... The air stays the same. The oil and gas are mixed, so 40 parts gas to one part oil vs 50 parts gas to 1 part oil. 50:1 is more gas thus a richer ratio.
My buddy Al had this model and color brand new. He used to drive it 30 miles on the Susquehanna River to a drive up ice cream stand…..and drive it up into the parking lot to get curb service…….it was always drawing a huge crowd …✌️
It doesn't need much power to get moving. My guess is the skirt is damaged and it's leaking lots of air. You can see on one side that had a major blowout. You can push a properly inflated skirt with your pinky and it will get moving.
This is better than my one and only hovercraft experience. A customer brought one in to the auto repair shop I worked at and I drew the short straw. Twice Ike mentioned "a runaway"...well it can happen. The first time I brought the throttle up one of the blades broke and speared it's way into the fiberglass shroud. The rest of the blades collided with the first one and in about a nano-second blades we're flying everywhere. The engine went to a crazy rpm with no load. I was at the handlebars so I yanked the kill switch...didn't even slow down. I headed to the back (no engine cover or blade guard bad idea) I couldn't block the air so I ripped the coil wire off with my shop rag... didn't even slow it down. Really, plug wire off 10,000 RPM! Apparently there was sufficient carbon in the combustion chamber keep it lit. Only a few seconds of run time have occured but I was now attracting a crowd including the boss and another mechanic who was bleeding profusely from his forehead. The boss is screaming "shut it off"... I'm trying. I removed the air cleaner and finally covered the carb and it choked out. The bleeding guy explained that a blade hit the bottom of the hood he was working under knocking the prop rod off and the hood slammed on him. The only cool part of this story is how the boss handled this catastrophe. He called the customer yelling at him to get the POS out of here before it kills someone. This was circa 1989 ish.
Ditto on that one. Clear the tools and EVERYTHING out of the way. I live in desert,and when ours started it blew half a tool box of tools out the back! Then buried it all with a crap load of sand😂 Good times
The zip ties are important and you should always carry many spares. They are designed to break instead of ripping the bags open. Also, you should have at least 30 horse in the power band. We had a real problem on water because in order to turn while at speed was risky and the natural inclination is to come off the throttle, the results were not good and causes injury. We solved the problem with an oversized 4 stroke out of a 4 wheeler for much better throttle spectrum and a flap that could tune the air flow up or down... kinda like the trim on a boat. And if you are fearless then extend the rudder fins a couple of inches for sharper turning at full throttle. These are fun on water but extra fun on ice!
They fitted one, just not sure if its one designed for that engine. I'm more worried that the skirt is damaged hence why it wont lift properly. It should be floating on cushion of air not flat on the ground like it is now. Skirt leak or damage on the hull.
many of the race ones have another motor at the front, this one fills the bag, or some adjust the diverter behind the prop wider the opening the more lift, but i would put more angle on the prop, or fit a couple of leaf blowers as lift motors, once you get the lift these thing fly, just remember to turn about half mile before a corner.. sort of like drifting..
Years ago when I worked on boats for a living I got roped into working on one of those , even when I got everything "perfect" it really didn't do anything very fun , nothing but a noisy novelty .
Despite the current volatility in the stock market, there's still a world of opportunity out there! I've been reading up on Bloomberg and other finance media, and they've been sharing stories of people making incredible gains, like over 250k, in just a matter of weeks or a couple of months. It's like a wealth transfer happening right in front of our eyes
It's really hard to beat the market as a mere investor. It's just better if you invest with the help of a professional who understands the market dynamics better.
Honestly, I'm surprised that this mrs brenda leigh is mentioned here, came across a testimony about her from one of the beneficiaries on the CNBC news, she seems to be doing extremely well
I'm favoured, $60K every week! After starting with $5k I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. God bless America,, all thanks to ms Brenda😊🎉
Air Channels underneath are damaged or clogged. Skirt has to be removed & repair / solve problems you find. There is something restricting airflow to underneath the craft.
It should be moving pretty fast at right above skirt inflation and you should be able to push it with your pinky easily. You can see you have a major skirt blowout. It doesn't take much to move the hovercraft if the skirt is inflated. You can see on the port side it is losing lots of air. You can push the hovercraft with you pinkly if the skirt is not damaged. 5000rpm it should be moving almost at top speed. It's not a thrust issue, it's a skirt issue. The bottom has damaged leaking air. Fix the skirt and the bottom and it will work just fine. Mine will be going 20mph with just a little bit of throttle once the skirt is fully inflated. Your forward thrust is plenty.
i used to own one years ago. I regret selling it. Its normal to get water inside the haul. its filled with foam inside the plastic hull. also i would make some stainless skid plates on the bottom rails. a tip to help blow the water out of the hull and get your lift back rock it back and fourth to help empty the hull and bags. and running on the water if you keep a good forward bias you wont scoop as much water into the rear bags. but beware of sudden plowing if you let off the throttle fast.
Well, that was interesting and different. I'm not sure what to think about this thing, hahahaha. Sorry buddy, but I couldn't keep from laughing when you were on the pond, hahahaha. See you later guys
you were correct to lower the mixture slightly, you might even be able to go lower!!! Here's why, that craft pre-dates commercial synthetic 2 stroke oils. A lot of modern engines will have a ratio closer to 25:1 vs older engines at 60:1. Organic 2 stroke oils need a heavier mixture to provide the same lubrication as a modern synthetic. You still wanna watch EGT and re-jet to match your mixture for optimum performance. REMEMBER leaner oil ratio does not equal lean AFR. It equals a very rich combustion condition which will wash your engine and cause more damage. Happy Trails!
Joe with the channel 2vintage got a hold of a hovercraft a lot like this one but I swear it had two engines on it. One for lift and the other for thrust. He was having some issues with it along with one of the skirts was torn so he's had it sitting in a field for months now. Parts are a pain for these types apparently.
This one is a Scat 1, Scat then redesigned to a Scat 2 and Scat 2 HP. When they folded Hovercraft Depot got the molds and tweaked them to create the Air Commander Hovercrafts, Joe has an Air Commander AC3. He has it for sale on Marketplace currently.
please put some oil in the cilinder through the spark plug hole before checking if a 2 stroke turns over. You can destroy bearings and cylinder walls of engines that haven't been run for a while
We race these in uk, not seen a scat for a long time though. Pitch is absolutely critical in getting correct rpm, provided engine is running correctly that is.
"come on guys"!!! Don't you dare give up that easy.. have you not seen these things Racing.. !??? They are extremely fast and extremely FUN . Please don't give up.. do some more research or as in cars and camera style Repower the thing !!; "Trust me you will not regret it " either way it's great content . Your so close to one of the most injoyable experience's ..👍
I can tell you for sure, that is definitely an ultralight engine, looks to be a Rotax 277. Used a lot in very light applications. Makes 26-28 horsepower despite its size! Used to be very popular but they ceased production, I think some snow sleds still had them in the early 2000s.
Now is it the Motor RPM or the fan RPM the meter needs at the right speed if it's the fan since its belt driven might check to see if it has the right size pulleys as the size of pulley ratio's could be wrong which would not allow the fan to spin at the proper speed needed. My brother-in-law had a hovercraft with pulleys and someone had changed them so it didn't get enough lift like this video shows. We changed them back to the right size and the hovercraft raised and flew just fine.
Well I thought Ike stuck out on the lake was kinda funny,but was actually more interested in seeing him get the damn thing to work. You guys should bring this thing back once you all get it running right.
That looks like the one I restored in Mesa,Az. It did float but it scared me when I tried to start it on the water. Where did they get it from? I am curious about it because there is a yellow one that was supposed to exist somewhere. The company was in Florida. It should be a 250cc Sachs motor. Half the blades are missing . The degree is around 30. I didn't like the way it shocked me when I ran it on the dirt. It's a 50 to 1 ratio. You can't get parts for it any more. I have the manual for that hovercraft. It was a fun project but without a electric starter you DO NOT want to stop it on the water. The drive belt may also be dry rotted, just a bit of information. It has to be on the ground in order to inflate the skirt.I still have clips that you use to attach the segments to the hull. I wish you luck with it. The tie wraps are too tight for the skirt to inflate. It should have a muffler, not a expansion chamber. I don't recommend you take it on the water, because if you stop it ,it will float but when you go to start it the water will come over the back and sink it. If the hull has damage it will not circulate the air properly to inflate. Did you put the plug in? I bet the fuel pump diaphragm is bad. It is mounted on the hull below the motor. It is rectangular.i knew it,you are going down with the ship 😂😂😂! I told you so! That's exactly why I got rid of mine! I was on Saguaro lake when I tested mine. It scared the S--t out of me and I said, I'm done!
Once you get enough RPM, you will probably need to adjust the pitch again, it's a balance between putting enough air down and backwards at the same time.
I looked up exhaust for the Rotax 277 - the promising one was 780$!!! NOT GOOD. There were chaeper versions but I wouldn't call them expansion chambers, which is exactly what is needed! You can probably find someone to make one for this engine, but price??? I would think it would be less than the exorbitant $780, because, ya know, "original Rotax parts" = I'm gonna be RICH!!!. It would be neat to see it get the TLC it needs - have the skirt inspected/fixed/replaced, get a real EXP chanber and work the 'glass back into shape! Another content filled episode, peraps??? Can't wait!!!
I used to have one exactly like it except mine had a 35hp Rotax. Having to deal with prop pitch myself I can tell regardless of what the tach says you still don't have enough pitch on the blades. It should lift higher even at half throttle unless there is a issue with the airflow through the bags. They can be a pain to get set right. I got mine to run about 45mph after set to what worked best. Also there shouldn't be water coming into the boat, mine came with a plug already in it.
Good luck getting it going!
It still has potential!
Wise words 👏 let's hope they read it 😊
the ones ive ridden previously were all lifting the second you touched the throttle, so basically anytime you werent idling...
I'm kinda shocked that you guys didn't address the damage to the underside, that damage certainly isn't helping getting airflow into the skirt, which is the proper name for the rubber part
How are you shocked 😂😂. It's what they do ya new to the channel or what.
@venenareligioest410 don't like it don't watch lol.
@venenareligioest410 good deal one less crybaby on the channel.
@@jerrywilcox9890 Good advice. Thanks.
The guy acts really dumb but maybe he’s just slow 😂😂
When Cleetus really got into these I thought everyone was going to end up with one.
And he also knows one of the owners or engineers from the company
Just a heads up some people don't release videos years later so you don't know if he was the first
@@Jakehemi they just barely bought it this year lol not years agothyere videos are 2 weeks behind live time theyve talked about this and this has never been in any live from issac or john so its obviosly new cleetus was the first to buy one out of the popular youtubers
I feel like they're probably a pretty expensive hobby with little reward.
Hell yeah brother they needed one of these to there fleet
BE CAREFUL!!!!! Hovercrafts are VERY VERY dangerous when they work right. They take knowing how to properly pilot one to not flip it and kill yourself. I'm so serious when i say if you get this thing running right, take the time to learn how to properly ride one of these and then when you do still be careful and wear a helmet and neck brace.
Charles with the flag is one of the many reasons I’m gonna miss him here…😂
Where is he going
Movin on to other stuff @@joelleon8263
What's up with, Charles? I don't get to watch regularly.
@@joelleon8263 there was a video about it.
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The best worst idea!
What else you gonna do with it
It’s a Rotax 277cc. 28hp @ 5500rpm
Cleetus McFarlane has one, he’s an awesome dude reach out to him for some questions. I’m sure he’d be happy to help some fellow UA-camrs
I liked hearing you say MORE POWER!!!!!! That Otta doit!!!!
Next logical step is a swap to a Yamaha triple.
My buddy and I tried to build a hovercraft after an episode on Monster garage. With 2 lawnmower motors, bolted up with radiator fans to fill the skirt we could hover, but we never acquired a motor that could push us forward. We were in high school and our budget was like 80 bucks.
why do not follow hovercraft plans (drawing and instruction) looking for our website ;-)
Hey guys, we just did the EXACT same reno on the EXACT same Scat I.
My kid and I did a complete rebuild including skirts, new piston in the motor, scaled the head clean, complete carb, new blades, new pulleys, new belt, and some other fiddly bits.
You’re close to getting her where she needs to be. Pull the top end and have a look at the piston, you’re probably losing power/compression there. Exhaust is next. We have the factory pipe, and sounds different than yours. Blade angles from the guy you takes to at the depot are spot on, we used his chart.
A little more horsepower and you’re flying, I can assure you. Ours was rattier and had ‘glass work needs. She rips with the kid in it and it flies well when I’m in it too.
Shoot me a line if you want to talk tactics.
22:34 not having the back pressure that it’s needing won’t ever let you achieve the RPMs you need to or the power it needs it back pressure needs the expansion chamber with a smaller exit pipe. There’s a reason two-stroke exhaust systems are made the way they are I can remember as a kid in the 80s ride around on my CR 80 and thinking it would be cool to have it louder so I took the header off and lost power. I couldn’t even get it to get into the power band.
I absolutely loved this episode. Even if Issac was sinking. I was laughing my butt off! 😂
You need a Cars and Cameras flotation ring for pond activities. I'm looking forward to see how you guys tackle this build!
More POWER!!! can't wait to see this thing fly.
Issac needs the set up at his place all the flooding
Go to 50:1 mix .... more gas and less oil
More oil will make it run lean (fuel to air mix) and take away power and check the jetting
More oil means richer😂
More oil in the gas means less gas going through the carb jets witch in turn creates a leaner air fuel mixture. It would produce more power with a 50 to 1 oil mix. With todays 2 stroke oils we do not need to have so much oil.@@Barrymckociner074
@@Barrymckociner074 nope, sorry... The air stays the same. The oil and gas are mixed, so 40 parts gas to one part oil vs 50 parts gas to 1 part oil. 50:1 is more gas thus a richer ratio.
50:1 uses less oil than 40:1 which in the 2 stroke world more oil means richer, dont be ignorant and go learn
correct !
Charles holding the American flag behind made me lose my shit 😂😂
I'm just old enough to remember the 1st hovercraft being tested in the Solent, so loud but an awesome piece of engineering. 🇬🇧👍
My buddy Al had this model and color brand new. He used to drive it 30 miles on the Susquehanna River to a drive up ice cream stand…..and drive it up into the parking lot to get curb service…….it was always drawing a huge crowd …✌️
One thing to remember is that different shape expansion pipes effect rpm and where the peak power comes on.
It doesn't need much power to get moving. My guess is the skirt is damaged and it's leaking lots of air. You can see on one side that had a major blowout. You can push a properly inflated skirt with your pinky and it will get moving.
This is better than my one and only hovercraft experience.
A customer brought one in to the auto repair shop I worked at and I drew the short straw.
Twice Ike mentioned "a runaway"...well it can happen. The first time I brought the throttle up one of the blades broke and speared it's way into the fiberglass shroud. The rest of the blades collided with the first one and in about a nano-second blades we're flying everywhere. The engine went to a crazy rpm with no load.
I was at the handlebars so I yanked the kill switch...didn't even slow down. I headed to the back (no engine cover or blade guard bad idea) I couldn't block the air so I ripped the coil wire off with my shop rag... didn't even slow it down.
Really, plug wire off 10,000 RPM!
Apparently there was sufficient carbon in the combustion chamber keep it lit.
Only a few seconds of run time have occured but I was now attracting a crowd including the boss and another mechanic who was bleeding profusely from his forehead.
The boss is screaming "shut it off"... I'm trying.
I removed the air cleaner and finally covered the carb and it choked out.
The bleeding guy explained that a blade hit the bottom of the hood he was working under knocking the prop rod off and the hood slammed on him.
The only cool part of this story is how the boss handled this catastrophe. He called the customer yelling at him to get the POS out of here before it kills someone.
This was circa 1989 ish.
Holy sh*t! The serial killer hovercraft, lol.
Ditto on that one.
Clear the tools and EVERYTHING out of the way.
I live in desert,and when ours started it blew half a tool box of tools out the back!
Then buried it all with a crap load of sand😂
Good times
I'm sorry! I should not be laughing but i am! Well murphy law hit you guys HARD that day.
Kinda sounds like something happened but you obviously added a lot of untrue stuff to that story. No spark no run unless it’s dieseling
Y'all had this Old Man from Washington NC laughing a bunch 🤣🤣🤣. Hopefully y'all will bring it back with more power. Love You Guys 🛵🧔💝💝💝
Up a creek without a paddle. Where is your paddle?😂
First time in a while since we’ve had a pick up and gets it running videos for a while. It’s sweet to see the change of background.
I absolutely love johns nervous laugh when doing this kind of stuff
The zip ties are important and you should always carry many spares. They are designed to break instead of ripping the bags open. Also, you should have at least 30 horse in the power band. We had a real problem on water because in order to turn while at speed was risky and the natural inclination is to come off the throttle, the results were not good and causes injury. We solved the problem with an oversized 4 stroke out of a 4 wheeler for much better throttle spectrum and a flap that could tune the air flow up or down... kinda like the trim on a boat. And if you are fearless then extend the rudder fins a couple of inches for sharper turning at full throttle. These are fun on water but extra fun on ice!
That's gotta be the best running 2-stroke you guys have ever had on the channel.... I can't believe it started after only 5 or 6 pulls?
Ike on the hovercraft stopping in the lake Top Gear style, 'And now back to the studio,' then saluting on going down with the ship.
Despite the disappointment, this episode was hilarious! Ike's reaction to sinking, and Chuck with the flag were the highlights for me!
You guys need to race Cleetus with his Scat
Very cool. I really love the revival of old vehicles!👌
1. Without question, you guys are my FAVORITE channel.
2. That is the MOST inefficient mode of travel EVER!!
That needs an expansion pipe!!!
They fitted one, just not sure if its one designed for that engine. I'm more worried that the skirt is damaged hence why it wont lift properly. It should be floating on cushion of air not flat on the ground like it is now. Skirt leak or damage on the hull.
Loving content keep it coming boys awesome channel love it 👍🏻👍🏻
many of the race ones have another motor at the front, this one fills the bag, or some adjust the diverter behind the prop wider the opening the more lift, but i would put more angle on the prop, or fit a couple of leaf blowers as lift motors, once you get the lift these thing fly, just remember to turn about half mile before a corner.. sort of like drifting..
Well at least Ike has a rotax leaf blower for the yard now 😂
Had a pair of these 30 years ago ... the Drive belt was their achilles heal.
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
GREAT episode! Yeah, you guys must throw some proper power in there and challenge Cleeter!!😊
I love the fact cleet has just brought a helicopter and you've bought a hovercraft love your channel guys keep it up
Mike finnagen's is pretty trick, super clean.
To quote Monty Python; "My hovercraft is full of eels!" :P
cars and cameras hired some homies. its the beginning of a legacy
That's a totally rad van you have on the trailer🤘🤘🤘
Thanks
50:1 two stroke racing oil. Block the bottom potion of the fan leave the top upper fan for steering moving.
Y'all hung Issac out to dry and it was hilarious. Sorry Issac 😂 you would be laughing if you were on the shore lol
Man this thing is awesome and the look on Ikes face when he started to sink was priceless 😅lol
Years ago when I worked on boats for a living I got roped into working on one of those , even when I got everything "perfect" it really didn't do anything very fun , nothing but a noisy novelty .
Despite the current volatility in the stock market, there's still a world of opportunity out there! I've been reading up on Bloomberg and other finance media, and they've been sharing stories of people making incredible gains, like over 250k, in just a matter of weeks or a couple of months. It's like a wealth transfer happening right in front of our eyes
It's really hard to beat the market as a mere investor. It's just better if you invest with the help of a professional who understands the market dynamics better.
Honestly, I'm surprised that this mrs brenda leigh is mentioned here, came across a testimony about her from one of the beneficiaries on the CNBC news, she seems to be doing extremely well
I'm favoured, $60K every week! After starting with $5k I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. God bless
America,, all thanks to ms Brenda😊🎉
"Grab his stick and twist it" I about died, I love you guys!
You guys definitely need to get this beast up and running properly! 👍👍
The excitement when you picked it up, like little kids at Christmas. Love it!
Dude! That thing could be so cool! Looking forward to getting the bugs worked out on that baby.
Air Channels underneath are damaged or clogged. Skirt has to be removed & repair / solve problems you find. There is something restricting airflow to underneath the craft.
It’s time for More Power 👍👍
The best part was Charles holding the American flag behind it in the wind stream! 🇺🇸
New cars and cameras quote, "Grab the stick and twist it"
Snowmobile engine or the 670 drag rail engine. That og rotax was maxed out at conception
It should be moving pretty fast at right above skirt inflation and you should be able to push it with your pinky easily. You can see you have a major skirt blowout. It doesn't take much to move the hovercraft if the skirt is inflated. You can see on the port side it is losing lots of air. You can push the hovercraft with you pinkly if the skirt is not damaged. 5000rpm it should be moving almost at top speed. It's not a thrust issue, it's a skirt issue. The bottom has damaged leaking air. Fix the skirt and the bottom and it will work just fine. Mine will be going 20mph with just a little bit of throttle once the skirt is fully inflated. Your forward thrust is plenty.
Hell of a vid boys.....poor ike...he really wanted this one....and charles with the flag.....hell yeah
i used to own one years ago. I regret selling it. Its normal to get water inside the haul. its filled with foam inside the plastic hull. also i would make some stainless skid plates on the bottom rails. a tip to help blow the water out of the hull and get your lift back rock it back and fourth to help empty the hull and bags. and running on the water if you keep a good forward bias you wont scoop as much water into the rear bags. but beware of sudden plowing if you let off the throttle fast.
Always laugh way too hard when we hang out with you guys! Lol
It's a piece of scat alright 😂😂
Can you find an expansion chamber for snowmobile or snowmobile.? Good show thanks for sharing.❤🎉😊
Bringing back the South Park “I’m white trash and I’m in trouble” quote 🤣🤘
I've seen a few of these in action over the years. Always wanted one. Personal hovercraft, AWESOME?
I'm sure u can find another rotax snowmobile engine. I have a 340 with an exhaust in my garage. They were in a ton of sleds
I believe its true that there is correct pitch angle for an engines top rpm - why this would be a difficult set it and forget it adjustment IDK
Well, that was interesting and different. I'm not sure what to think about this thing, hahahaha. Sorry buddy, but I couldn't keep from laughing when you were on the pond, hahahaha. See you later guys
you were correct to lower the mixture slightly, you might even be able to go lower!!! Here's why, that craft pre-dates commercial synthetic 2 stroke oils. A lot of modern engines will have a ratio closer to 25:1 vs older engines at 60:1. Organic 2 stroke oils need a heavier mixture to provide the same lubrication as a modern synthetic. You still wanna watch EGT and re-jet to match your mixture for optimum performance. REMEMBER leaner oil ratio does not equal lean AFR. It equals a very rich combustion condition which will wash your engine and cause more damage. Happy Trails!
John and Ike there is a ton of Rotax engines on marketplace because they were used in snowmobile and on gocarts
Hey guys, there was an "Airboat" on the GSO fb marketplace. Seems like Ike squatted the first Hovercraft.
Joe with the channel 2vintage got a hold of a hovercraft a lot like this one but I swear it had two engines on it. One for lift and the other for thrust. He was having some issues with it along with one of the skirts was torn so he's had it sitting in a field for months now. Parts are a pain for these types apparently.
This one is a Scat 1, Scat then redesigned to a Scat 2 and Scat 2 HP. When they folded Hovercraft Depot got the molds and tweaked them to create the Air Commander Hovercrafts, Joe has an Air Commander AC3. He has it for sale on Marketplace currently.
@@jwish29Ah ok. Yeah.
I see a 2 stroke Rotax yardcart in the future. 😂
it needs a good sand down and a a couple coats of gel coat
This is the best project you guys have had in a long time !! 😂 I love it, keep up the good work guys love your videos!!
A hot lap on the C&C Grand Prix are you shooting for the slowest time ever?
In high school we had a hover craft with a 3-1/2 hp lawnmower engine and you leaned to steer it. You need a separate motor for lifting maybe
TWIST HIS STICK!😂😂
Already missing Charles. 😢
What happened to Charles
That's not a scat hovercraft, that's a scattered one ! :P !
The moment I saw this I instantly thought of The Waterboy! 😆
There was a small boxer type engine sold in the 70s that was a six cylinder 2 cycle.they still make a small boxer engin in 2 and 4 cylinders .
YES! This thing is awesome. 🔥
please put some oil in the cilinder through the spark plug hole before checking if a 2 stroke turns over. You can destroy bearings and cylinder walls of engines that haven't been run for a while
Awesome!!!!! Great score guys!
Loved this episode 😂 you guys are bloody great
We race these in uk, not seen a scat for a long time though. Pitch is absolutely critical in getting correct rpm, provided engine is running correctly that is.
"come on guys"!!! Don't you dare give up that easy.. have you not seen these things Racing.. !??? They are extremely fast and extremely FUN . Please don't give up.. do some more research or as in cars and camera style Repower the thing !!; "Trust me you will not regret it " either way it's great content . Your so close to one of the most injoyable experience's ..👍
I would think a 250cc dirt bike exhaust would be easy to find and modify to put on there might sound pretty sweet too.
I can tell you for sure, that is definitely an ultralight engine, looks to be a Rotax 277. Used a lot in very light applications. Makes 26-28 horsepower despite its size!
Used to be very popular but they ceased production, I think some snow sleds still had them in the early 2000s.
Now is it the Motor RPM or the fan RPM the meter needs at the right speed if it's the fan since its belt driven might check to see if it has the right size pulleys as the size of pulley ratio's could be wrong which would not allow the fan to spin at the proper speed needed. My brother-in-law had a hovercraft with pulleys and someone had changed them so it didn't get enough lift like this video shows. We changed them back to the right size and the hovercraft raised and flew just fine.
Well I thought Ike stuck out on the lake was kinda funny,but was actually more interested in seeing him get the damn thing to work. You guys should bring this thing back once you all get it running right.
You have the fab skils to build a expansion tube for the exhaust alittle steel and a mig welder is al you need it does not need to be pretty does it?
I recommend that you get a spare belt it is probly weather checked.and a couple of spare blades .
That looks like the one I restored in Mesa,Az. It did float but it scared me when I tried to start it on the water. Where did they get it from? I am curious about it because there is a yellow one that was supposed to exist somewhere. The company was in Florida. It should be a 250cc Sachs motor. Half the blades are missing . The degree is around 30. I didn't like the way it shocked me when I ran it on the dirt. It's a 50 to 1 ratio. You can't get parts for it any more. I have the manual for that hovercraft. It was a fun project but without a electric starter you DO NOT want to stop it on the water. The drive belt may also be dry rotted, just a bit of information. It has to be on the ground in order to inflate the skirt.I still have clips that you use to attach the segments to the hull. I wish you luck with it. The tie wraps are too tight for the skirt to inflate. It should have a muffler, not a expansion chamber. I don't recommend you take it on the water, because if you stop it ,it will float but when you go to start it the water will come over the back and sink it. If the hull has damage it will not circulate the air properly to inflate. Did you put the plug in? I bet the fuel pump diaphragm is bad. It is mounted on the hull below the motor. It is rectangular.i knew it,you are going down with the ship 😂😂😂! I told you so! That's exactly why I got rid of mine! I was on Saguaro lake when I tested mine. It scared the S--t out of me and I said, I'm done!
A lot of old 2 stroke snowmobiles didn’t have expansion chambers. I wouldn’t be surprised if that thing never had an expansion chamber.
ALWAYS go wid that bigger motor bro, ALWAYS! 😂🤣
You know how we do it!
“Engine swap?………(1minute later) powerrrr!!!!!” lol that escalated QUICKLY 😂
Watching Ike just about gag was worth the price of admission. 😲😂
Once you get enough RPM, you will probably need to adjust the pitch again, it's a balance between putting enough air down and backwards at the same time.
Don't forget, the more oil you mix the leaner the fuel🤔🤔🤔
I looked up exhaust for the Rotax 277 - the promising one was 780$!!! NOT GOOD. There were chaeper versions but I wouldn't call them expansion chambers, which is exactly what is needed! You can probably find someone to make one for this engine, but price??? I would think it would be less than the exorbitant $780, because, ya know, "original Rotax parts"
= I'm gonna be RICH!!!. It would be neat to see it get the TLC it needs - have the skirt inspected/fixed/replaced, get a real EXP chanber and work the 'glass back into shape! Another content filled episode, peraps??? Can't wait!!!