(original post 20-AUG-2001 by Keith Keithg99@hotmail.com)

Could someone please tell me which is cheaper a traditional boat or a hovercraft, and generally by how much are they more expensive?

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(original post 20-AUG-2001 by Neoteric Hovercraft)

Hovercraft will always be more expensive than an equivalent boat because of its need for a separate lift system. This lift gives the hovercraft the ability to travel fast over water without generating a lot of wave making resistance. The advantages are that for the same speed, as an equivalent sized boat, the hovercraft will use about half the quantity of energy (fuel). Also, it is amphibious and can cross ice, snow, mud, sand, ect. Perhaps more impoertant is the fact that, unlike boats, hovercraft are manufactured in small quantities. Everyone knows that mass-produced items cost much less than hand made items. Hovercraft are hand made. At a rough guess their first cost is roughly twice that of an equivalent boat, however, this eventually comes back in fuel savings.

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