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Welcome to the rebuild and resurrection of the "Critchfield" Hovercraft

"Critchfield" Ron Shepard Owner "Critchfield" w/ New Fan

"Critchfield" w/ New Fan-Rear "Critchfield" & Ron Shepard on the water

"Critchfield" & Ron Shepard in Action

The ride home with Dave 5/2003

The "Critchfield" new home 5/12/2003

The Rebuild

The skirt was junk, the motor would not run, the flotation foam was water logged, a Coleman cooler for a seat, wiring a nightmare, and the paint was faded out.

Well I wanted a project...

First, Flip it over and rip out 150 lbs of "floatation" foam

Now, Pump the entire hull with 50 cu. ft. (displaces 3,000 lbs. of water) of Coast Guard approved 2 part floatation foam.

This was big fun, and it only took 60 seconds for it to set up.

Next, Put the bottom back on and glass the entire bottom with the latest and greatest in marine quality resin.

Then, Build some real rudders out of high performance composites and mount a snowmobile seat on a aluminum and composite gas tank/storage housing. Put the whole thing on a dolly for transport and start considering the paint scheme.

How to paint it? How about Candy Apple red with a shark fin!

Time to strip everything out and ship it off to the paint shop.

Well the painter couldn't make the shark fin look right in real life, but it still looks real cool!

Back to the shop and time to get serious on constructing and fitting the new

Kurt Skirt™

The Kurt Skirt™ provides superior stability and lift capacity by effectively increasing the cushion "footprint" significantly without redesigning an existing hull.

It's use of space age materials and construction provide for unparalleled use of available lift power while having almost no wake in marine applications.

The Kurt Skirt™ is great for an integrated lift and thrust craft, because the unique design keeps the air cushion viable longer when lift power is reduced or cut too quickly.

In a retrofit situation like the "Critchfield", the Kurt Skirt™ does not need the old air chamber. So it is filled with floatation foam, adding increased safety.

"Bad things do happen to good people" So why not give yourself every chance to survive when the unthinkable happens.

So much for the commercial, lets get back to the rebuild.

If hovercraft are air cushion assisted boats, and boats are ladies. Should it feel weird to look under their skirt? Hmmm.

Almost forgot, I had to clean up the engine, then put on a new ignition and exhaust system