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Gold dredging operation on North Fork of FortyMile river in Alaska

The hovercraft is a 16 x 8 sevtec surveyor model. 2 years old.
Included with the HOV is a 2 year old Top Hat 18 foot flat bed trailer.
Trailer has 2 wheel electric brakes and comes with two brand new spare tires.
As with all the hovercraft on the 40 mile it is a homemade machine.
It has a 24hp Briggs lift engine and a 31hp pusher engine with a 12 gallon gas tank and gets around 9 mpg.
There is a seperate tach for each engine and a gps speedometer.
I have never loaded it to max capacity but I regularly haul 800 lbs payload plus these items:
- me (200 lb)
- 12 gallons fuel (100 lb)
- rifle/hand gun (15 lb)
- tools (20lb)
- spare parts (10lb)
- emergency food/water (10 lb)

It has proven over the last two years to be a very dependable craft.
Although it has proven to be a good craft it does require some training. I will provide a mimimum of 1 day to teach you how to drive this HOV.
I do have the title for this and will transfer to new owners name after full payment is made.
A few notes:
- I would suggest a larger wind sheild be installed
- When cleaning out the Hov, be sure to pan out the sand you find. (I do it and always find gold)
- I keep the speed on the HOV to 18-22 mph but it is capable of much faster speeds.

Hov sitting on shore at our river camp. I use the HOV to commute to/from camp to where ever the current dredge site is as well as for get things to/from Chicken
One of the lighter loads The heaviest load I did in 2024 was just short of 1,200 lbs.
You can easily load the HOV with stuff if you decide to bring it back from Alaska. Note: The 18 foot flat bed is included. Picture is of Folded mountain near Toad River Canada (May 2023)
Getting HOV ready for launch (May 2024)
Click HERE to see a walk around the HOV. (Video is from May 2023) Use "back" button to return here
Click HERE to see first launch of the season at the Bridge near Chicken AK (May 2024) You always go up stream on the first lauch of the year incase a problem develops you can alway float down river to the launch point Use "back" button to return here
Click HERE Lift off while getting it ready to go down river Just a side note: I normally run about 20 mph (A safe speed) but it is capable of much faster speeds Use "back" button to return here
Click HERE to see part of the trip going down river on the North Fork of 40 mile (June 2023) Use "back" button to return here
Click HERE to see last flight before putting it on the trailer for the winter Use "back" button to return here
You may see different versions of the HOV in other pictures. This is because the HOV included in this offer is the 2nd HOV I've built. Below is the old one (left side. It was sold in 2023) and the one included in this offer is on the right side