250hp Commercial Hovercraft on Ebay for small $

2islandboy · 01-16-2012, 05:14 PM

If anyone is interested in a very serious hovercraft, this is the deal of the century. Perfect for island construction work:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=110806696310

Note, this is NOT an airboat and it is not a toy.

I'm not selling it, but I have an identical HC in Meredith and there are at least 5 smaller models on our lake made by the same company, Hovertechnics. They have been building rugged hovercraft since the early 80's.

Here is a great video of the actual Hoverguard 1000 that the Michigan FD is selling.
http://www.history.com/flash/VideoPl...id=32956067901

This Hoverguard 1000 starts at 1min36sec and runs to 3:53
it starts again at 4:45 and runs to 8:14, the end.

The reason this is such deal is that the Michigan fire department that owns it, took it off the market for 6 months, so that a private group in Meredith/Laconia/Gilford could buy it and then donate it to the Gilford FD. Unfortunately, a change of command at the Gilford FD declined the donation and the Michigan chief has to move it quickly! 12 hours driving to Michigan. Email your phone number to me, if you have any technical Questions. The Maine Marine Patrol and the Maine Warden Service, purchased an identical HC last month for $90,000.

If you go through the ice this winter - you're on your own.

Sorry, we tried very hard to get a local FD to operate this on Winni for winter rescue. We failed! Nobody would accept this HC, (including maintenance and training) as a donation...

miketerrain · 01-16-2012, 05:59 PM

That craft is sweet!!!

ishoot308 · 01-16-2012, 07:17 PM

Sounds too good to be true...

Blue Thunder · 01-16-2012, 07:29 PM

Sold for the buy it now price......an absolute steal.....

BT

Belmont Resident · 01-17-2012, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

Sold for the buy it now price......an absolute steal.....

BT

Gilfords loss.I can't believe the speed doubles on ice. 60 mph that is fast.

dpg · 01-18-2012, 07:05 AM

This Hoverguard 1000 starts at 1min36sec and runs to 3:53
it starts again at 4:45 and runs to 8:14, the end.

What does this mean, I don't get it??

TomC · 01-18-2012, 07:51 AM

i wasn't interested enough to watch the linked video, but i think the OP is saying that the hovercraft model for sale is shown in the video at/between the times he listed.

01-16-2012, 05:14 PM	#1
2islandboy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 11 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	250hp Commercial Hovercraft on Ebay for small $ If anyone is interested in a very serious hovercraft, this is the deal of the century. Perfect for island construction work: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=110806696310 Note, this is NOT an airboat and it is not a toy. I'm not selling it, but I have an identical HC in Meredith and there are at least 5 smaller models on our lake made by the same company, Hovertechnics. They have been building rugged hovercraft since the early 80's. Here is a great video of the actual Hoverguard 1000 that the Michigan FD is selling. http://www.history.com/flash/VideoPl...id=32956067901 This Hoverguard 1000 starts at 1min36sec and runs to 3:53 it starts again at 4:45 and runs to 8:14, the end. The reason this is such deal is that the Michigan fire department that owns it, took it off the market for 6 months, so that a private group in Meredith/Laconia/Gilford could buy it and then donate it to the Gilford FD. Unfortunately, a change of command at the Gilford FD declined the donation and the Michigan chief has to move it quickly! 12 hours driving to Michigan. Email your phone number to me, if you have any technical Questions. The Maine Marine Patrol and the Maine Warden Service, purchased an identical HC last month for $90,000. If you go through the ice this winter - you're on your own. Sorry, we tried very hard to get a local FD to operate this on Winni for winter rescue. We failed! Nobody would accept this HC, (including maintenance and training) as a donation... Last edited by 2islandboy; 01-16-2012 at 06:38 PM. Reason: new info

01-16-2012, 07:29 PM	#4
Blue Thunder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Eastern MA & Frye Island/Sebago Lake, Maine Posts: 935 Thanks: 247 Thanked 323 Times in 148 Posts	SOLD already... Sold for the buy it now price......an absolute steal..... BT __________________ " Live for today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come"

01-18-2012, 07:51 AM	#7
TomC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 547 Thanks: 9 Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts	video time stamp i wasn't interested enough to watch the linked video, but i think the OP is saying that the hovercraft model for sale is shown in the video at/between the times he listed.

01-16-2012, 05:59 PM	#2
miketerrain Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 15 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	That craft is sweet!!!

01-16-2012, 07:17 PM	#3
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 5,931 Thanks: 2,289 Thanked 4,941 Times in 1,917 Posts	Sounds too good to be true...

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01-18-2012, 07:05 AM	#6
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,560 Thanks: 149 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	This Hoverguard 1000 starts at 1min36sec and runs to 3:53 it starts again at 4:45 and runs to 8:14, the end. What does this mean, I don't get it??