Hovercraft vs. Hurricane Debby!

[@zanderxymox]

"it's a 2 stroke that's been sitting for more than 5 minutes it might not run" 😂 truer words have not been said

[@phao3093]

Lmao, true. I always had a problem with the oil separating from the fuel and filling the carb full of 2 stroke oil when I let a 2 stroke bike sit. But my weedeater has been sitting in the garage for 3 years and started right up with 3 year old gas and ran perfectly😅 so it's kind of a roll of the dice there

[@shk2564]

You guys should buy a 1/4”x4’x8’ sheet of HDPE and you can cut it long ways into enough strips to go all the way around the hover craft. You can heat it up and form it to the contours and screw it on. It would give you a very durable armor plating to prevent any future problems. This is what they put on the bottom of jet boats and things that run river rapids to prevent boulders from denting or at least penetrating the bottom. You could line the bottom with it too and never have to worry about it again! 👍

[@Sam-ob4of]

*6,35×1219,2×2438,4 sheet

[@thebudgetgamer8987]

The sheet might be too heavy for the craft

[@shk2564]

@@thebudgetgamer8987 I was thinking about that too! I guess they will have to do some upgrades to the engine! 😁

[@thebudgetgamer8987]

@@shk2564 and adjustments to the fan and such

[@1fatlenny]

It seems to me like you need to adjust your prop blades to give more forward thrust. I understand it's a balance but seems it may have room for improvement.

[@quevicular]

😅 our bags are nice and soft and ready for Debbie. Sounds great guys😂

[@musicauthority674]

That was hilarious. LOL!!!!

[@cskalle1213]

4:20 my brother allways put a c clips in one side of the piston before installing the piston to the crank. Because then its only one c clip you have to fumble with

[@uni-byte]

Yep. That's how it's done. These guy's put themselves out as "experts" but constantly ignore advice from people that obviously know more about small engines than they do. I've been a motorcycle race mechanic (mostly off-road and MX) for over 40 years and they have never taken my advice even though it has proven correct 100% of the time. They just go on in their own world thinking they are a demigods of the sport and never red a single comment. These boys votin' Trumpf!

[@Hippie9D]

Nice

[@hunterhilbert4559]

All I gotta say is..... 4-20 smoke some bihhh😂😂

[@TerrorTubbie666]

Yes, but then you can't push out the totally unnecessary "special tool" Isaac made.

[@Stuckin330]

Yep and if you have 2 or more cylinders it makes it easyer also depends wat piston you put in first it and but I always put one in first on what ever I build a top end . I’ve seen people put piston on and then put the clips on and I’m like dude you can put one clip in up on the workbench and then when u put the piston in you have one less chance of loosing a clip flying Mach speed across garage or in the bottom end of a engine

[@justinoliver1984]

"It's bought, and been used." Smug face.... 😂🤣 Ike I love it! Lol

[@Supertech-86]

Whatcha do is rub yourself down with baby powder, the powder clogs your pores and keeps out the fibers -- I also do this in limited fashion when mowing the lawn to keep out dust-n-itches.

[@PlayingWithFireOutdoors]

The chopped cloth doesn't have the same strength as the woven, but it does work though. Think carbon fiber layup.

[@midnightrunner684]

Need to repair that boat with so Fiber Weed like they used on that van that Cheech and Chong drove back from Mexico to San Francisco

[@jaratt85]

That wasn't San Francisco that's LA/Hollywood... hence The Roxy that hosted the Battle of the Bands. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_Theatre_(West_Hollywood)

[@MatthewBerginGarage]

Trick for fiberGlass is to have a cold shower not hot and the fibres on your skin won't get stuck in your pores. I worked at a boatbuilder in my youth.

[@dakr3464]

Ya it still itches afterwards it just helps so they don’t work farther into your skin

[@marshallgibson8872]

Coat yourself in baby powder too that's a help

[@lotuselanplus2s]

and do not rub your skin, when youre done with sanding etc walk straight into the shower and let the water wash the glass fibers off even before you start to soap up.

[@Jockymcbock]

One of the simplest and easiest ppe is a long shirt and pants. Even better if you can tuck your sleeves into your gloves. Every time i do this i have nothing the next day. Its difficult keeping the sleeves in for a long time, but tape helps if you're working for hours on end. ^ if you don't want to get a 10$ bunny suit

[@shynsly01]

Debbie does North Carolina 🤣 (I'm guessing Ike's the only one old enough to get that reference, lol). At any rate, glad ya'll survived, and rolled with it. Wifey and I are currently camping in Arizona... not hurricanes here, but Monsoons, and our only route in or out flooded worse than your creek Monday. Luckily, we were prepared, and made the best of it... though that hovercraft would've been handy... 🤔 Great video, as always, cheers!

[@RadicalLinguisticDescriptivism]

Two grown men in a hovercraft enjoying a ride and a snack cake. This is incredibly wholesome. Very responsible not to leave any snack cakes behind. Or the wrappers. The new skirt on the scat looks fantastic and seems like its holding air better too.

[@quevicular]

May I make mention that when you're doing fiberglass work grinding as you are doing, a vacuum is very handy.

[@lotuselanplus2s]

or a hose washing the dust away, just dont get the water in the angle grinder.

[@ifluro]

I like the part where he removed all his safety gear, then used an air blower to spread the dust around.

[@quevicular]

@@ifluro it'll be fine

[@CarsandCameras]

So hovercraft… good hurricane vehicle? I think not😅

[@kevinwaddle447]

It barely qualifies as a vehicle! 😂

[@LewdnCute]

Spoilers

[@LewdnCute]

Cleetua McFarland did a scat hovercraft series. They did a bunch of upgrades to it and brought out a guy who used to professionally race them. You should check it out!

[@Bartskarts]

Forget pirates of the Caribbean..... Here comes the pirates of the Carolina's!!!

[@Bartskarts]

Totally a captain Morgan moment from John...

[@chaseychaseum5366]

"Dude, we gotta hurry! We only have 6 here before the hurricane arrives." -Takes a leisurely stroll to look at the river crossing and fish watch..... LOLOLOL!!!!

[@raspyrathers2467]

I must be dyslexic, I read Hurricane Derby. I was like, what?

[@sabero5668]

It's mostly a Haitian thing, they like to get a group of hurricanes together and have them fight for supremacy like some sort of apocalyptic demolition derby.

[@FrosGarage]

that wrist pin bearing is used in a ton of snowmobiles and motorcycles. also when you buy a new non caged bearing they come with plastic covers that slip out once you install (especially if its ski doo)

[@MultiKelly85]

Glad to hear you guys have your heads above the water.

[@gerrittklashorst7306]

Little old school fiberglass tip: If you rub your open skin with baby powder, the baby powder will fill your pores and keep the fiberglass dust form, making you itch as much. Then take a cold shower and scrub any open skin really well, then turn it out to hot and scrub really well again. After years of roofing i was pretty annoyed to find out this tip works really well, because i didnt learn it earlier

[@Robert-ni6ut]

Nothing like playing in a storm with your boats or hover crafts some of us just never grow up lol 😂

[@shebrightmechanics4033]

Should put some aluminum on the front or something like that to prevent putting a hole in it again

[@Ratkill9000]

Hey hovercraft video! Hope you guys didn't get too much damage from the storm.

[@wsbill14224]

You guys have done so much good work in the past, I can't believe you didn't know ahead of time that a hovercraft only works on flat surfaces!

[@CaseyGunn-e2k]

Great job fixing the hover craft! Hope ya'll are good, that thing's practically restored now.

[@quevicular]

Is the fish going upstream or downstream😂 now we can tell the fish stories. Oh he was way bigger than that😅

[@dustinh4175]

A 3 dollar inline fuel filter will is peace of mind.

[@humpday2267]

Those needle bearings for the wrist pin is very common at least for 2 stroke dirt bikes.

[@uni-byte]

Yeah, they would have found that out if they did the right thing with their CR500 and did the full top end job it requires.

[@lotuselanplus2s]

and outboard motors.

[@diptenkrom]

i think Ike wanted to push home how much he hates fiberglass by saying the word "fiberglass" as many times as possible in this episode, lol.

[@drgti16v]

Thanks for the Go Or Blow exhaust hanger. Can't wait to show all my friends my new "A Slappy Piston is a Happy Piston" t-shirt

[@scubafever282828]

Isnt it BONNIVILLE time?

[@WyFoster]

Alex pulled the Scorpion maneuver.

[@RavageRule]

I went full scorpion! That thing is a blast!

[@williamcummings6562]

I was fortunate enough to be able to be a mechanic on a Landing Craft Air Cushion powered by t-56 turbo prop engines ! That was some fun!

[@elusive323]

That's how you describe it man,Str8 Butter.

[@GooseGosselin]

Guessing that was a big old carp that swam free from a flooded pond? Scales and tail definitely looked like a carp.

[@musicauthority674]

The connecting rod has similar roller bearings at the other end of the rod also. they are necessary for such high RPM two stroke engines. it would have been nice if you could made sure. that the two pistons weighed close to the same weight for balancing purposes. something that is also necessary for such high RPM engines.

[@butchgarner3911]

before doing fiberglass work you should always use baby powder to fill all the pores in your skin! it will help 100Xs!! I rub down from head to toe with baby powder because when the fibers get airborne it gets everywhere! also, try a heat gun to the finish to see if it will take the haze, cloudy look out of the finish.

[@jscrummett]

Glad you're all safe, this episode has me hoping there's a predator/tillitson powered mini air boat in the C&C pipeline.

[@musicauthority674]

I live in Washington State, we don't have hurricane party's here. but the wind blows a lot, and pretty hard sometimes. I just thought of something? you guys can give the insurance adjusters rides to assess the damages. for a nominal fee of course. think of it as the insurance companies paying you back. for all those premiums you have had to pay all those years.

[@Hippie9D]

I too love watching sticks float downstream. Spent way too much time doing that as a kid. People deserve that childhood

[@Benjamin-xv2hg]

I think you guys should challenge a local high school that has a metal or cnc shop to build the hovercraft and race them. My high school over 15 years ago used to build hovercrafts and race them. I think it would make for some interesting content. Or if you want a real challenge, a technical college, the one I went to had CNC welding mechanics and auto body. I think that could give you a real good run for your money.

[@sandmanbub]

We've been having weird weather here in Maryland too.

[@SmokingMan26]

Seeing just the shot of the creek right after you saw that big fish I was already saying in my head "I bet he is looking for that fish" and then you said it lol

[@AllSpeed]

iron fallout cleaner might help remove metal bits, it helps after grinding as to not let the metal dust oxidize and rust

[@stephendm27]

"They're round!!" Damn straight.

[@joshuabuilds3051]

35:49 you can see them higfive in the background of the second shot that was hilarious

[@bor3549]

Hurricane party and a hovercraft- I HAD to give yall a thumbs up right then and there!!!

[@joshbarba5061]

You can put a product called "penetrol" on the fiberglass to color it up red again. It's used for adding to oil based paints. Wipe it on and let it dry.

[@catfisher420]

I recommend chop strand mat for all the filler layers and then one layer of woven mat over the top.

[@actorprosvintagetrains7217]

Love your vids got me into getting a minibike and modifying it

[@david-q5q4z]

I love when a plan comes together!

[@dirkpitt5468]

That's about as much fun as one can have at two miles an hour!! Very Funny.

[@marksaxon6577]

Caged bearings are used in non aircraft engines because they are more prone to fail. We use cage less in our Rotax aircraft engines. FYI

[@m0nkEyz100]

When Isaac mentioned popcorn I had marched my way in the kitchen and made some at 1:30 am.... damn that was good idea 😂

[@kevinsaysmoo]

Neoteric hovercraft in Terre Haute, IN sells those skirt segments. Good luck!

[@TheKencoffee]

John, your mechanical, production and editing skills are great! Your acting...

[@Thatyoung_oldguy]

Went from “I got this” to.. “I got to pay for this” 😅😂

[@dylanhobbs372]

Might have to wait for another rainy day for the hot lap with that

[@VdubSPAZ]

Now that you have new flexible bags you need to adjust the props again on the blades to give more thrust versus downforce

[@jonard7037]

Yall could have caught that fish and had some Debbie Fish Fellets prepared😂😂😂. Maybe its the rain or the new skirts but it seems like it glides much better. Looks like a lot of fun too. Love your stuff guys!

[@darrellkelly7614]

Hovercraft Pirates, Please take care during these CRAZY weather days.

[@lamarzimmermanmennonitefar5269]

John should do a mini refresh episode where he paints the plastics on the old Avalanche. Its an old trustworthy truck thats no longer made. I remember when they were not faded lol. Back in the 1st episodes !

[@ernestthomas3965]

If you can find yourself a 2002 -2005 Polaris 700cc Liberty motor, that hoover craft will go through just about anything. They are around 135-140hp.

[@garnethart1137]

More power!! More pitch!! An 800cc triple would make that thing sing!

[@makestuff4us]

just a small tip, If you don't have Tyvek suits when working fiberglass composites this might help, I worked in a tool fabrication shop that used a lot of fiberglass, just a simple 100 percent cotton long sleeve flannel shirt works great, sure it's hot! but it captures a lot of the itchy stuff. do not wear manmade materials like rayon, nylon, polyester, you will regret it. also don't rest your bear arms on anything with fiberglass dust on it.

[@geothefisher]

New shirt came this week!!! It is awesome!!!

[@peterfernandes8611]

Also use wax paper over glass will hold in place and eliminates air bubbles.

[@terryraymond7984]

those old Lawnboy 2 cycle engines used roller rod bearings and I think main bearings, very smooth

[@davecocoa3866]

“They’re round” 5:24 😂

[@phao3093]

Lol, hurricane parties are great. We have them all the time in florida.... Gotta be at least a cat 3 though, cat 2 or lower and boss still wants you at work lol.

[@johnspence2466]

looks like yall had a blast taking on Debi

[@jamesjacoby]

at 33:17 after the technical difficulties I totally thought you swapped it out for a second, newer one as a gag. Nope, just looking good and glossy in the rain.

[@TheUncleRuckus]

A tip for fiberglassing on vertical to horizontal surfaces or any surface where it's difficult to lay out is to first apply a coat of resin/epoxy to the surface then apply the fiberglass dry and wet it out from there. This can make overhead or challenging shapes much easier to glass than trying to stick wet glass to the surface where it can slip, slide or sag from the weight of the glass and epoxy. 👍👍

[@derpydog1008]

Man im stoked yall were able to get new bags for the scat it seems like it lifts off a lot easier and floats around easier too, yall need to take it to busco and ride it around the lake.

[@docthomas88]

seeing that thing wet, yall should polish/restore that clear coat. she looked real good.

[@leviduve4001]

28:44 I was thinking the same thing. Way bigger!

[@TittleCreekOutdoors]

Probably a big grass carp

[@GrimmReapa]

All it needs is a clear coat. The rain water makes it look brand new.

[@geoffburrill9850]

Does an open craft make the perfect hurricane vehicle, I think not! Still, nice to see it running once more.

[@shk2564]

It looked way better after you cleaned it and it was bothering me! 😂 But you guys should have worn rain jackets! 😆

[@boebra2276]

We have to protect Ike at all cost he’s truly a one of kind 👏🏻 love you guys

[@terryraymond7984]

Thanks for the compressed air Ike

[@dj16ryan]

Would be cool to see the SCAT running up and down on the river in Washington/Chocowinity area.

[@justinswanson7582]

A little tip on the c-clips install the inside one before you install the piston on the rod. The inside ones can be a pain with the limited room. I could use that thing up here in Minnesota there is a body of water within 5 miles at all times😂

[@robertmiller5735]

@9:10 in line fuel filters grab to metal bits from my 1968 truck's fuel tank .

[@joekool4]

Hurricane party! Ya'll sound Floridian. We had parties every time there was a hurricane.

[@SullySadface]

Oddly enough, there is (or was) a hovercraft garage near me. Not sure if it's sales or repairs, but probably both.

[@joeycobb9826]

Put a little VGG shine juice on that sucker and it will look good as new.

[@GradyRho92]

Looks like a decent sized catfish in the creek. Probably washed down from the pond

[@deanoliver5172]

Nothing better than a good Skat video..😉

[@richardsimmons1824]

Use a socket and a c clamp always worked for me. I like the 70 modle open gt on the rack. I bought a new one in 70 and it would run

[@bitsnpieces77]

37:48 Captain John sparrow 😂

[@Dixie1969]

It’s been moving pretty good

[@toyyoda3710]

I can see how you might rescue a very able-bodied person... One that can push like a bear, swim like a fish and light as a feather would help

[@StefanMArndt]

"Hurricane Party and Hovercrafts!" 'Murica!!!

[@neilstandish455]

The special tool in the blue shirt 😂😂😂

[@Out-Fishing13]

It looked like a 20 lbs catfish to me !! Very common in that area !

[@Michael-x9j7b]

I always thought there was two very special tools in that shop😃

[@cracklingice]

Looks like a pretty normal tropical storm to me.

[@johnluke3425]

That thing looks like it be fun. But sure is hard to work on 😮

[@DragonsFireMetalWorx]

glad you guys made it through Debby with relative ease... I can empathize with Ike on the fibreglass...I used to work at a bathroom fixture factory doing shipping and prep...that stuff got to everywhere in the building...

[@ascottpatterson]

gotta love the hand rivet tool, would go so much better with the harbor freight air rivet tool