Update from a call to Universal Hovercraft

I talked to Universal today.  They're backordered on the foam for the hovercraft, and they "don't know why" their vendor hasn't delivered.  They've said that they're going to drive to pick some up for mine and a few other crafts tomorrow.  And with that the craft should ship Friday or Monday at the latest.  I've heard this before, but I hope that it will be true this time.

Backordered Still

A quick update, not much is happening at the moment.  I'm getting a little frustrated with Universal Hovercraft.  I've ordered a month ago.  When I ordered it was expected a week then shipping.  I called after 2 weeks, and it was expected to go out the next day.  And the same thing the next week.  This week I've called back and gave them my name  and number and they were going to check on the status and get back to me.  But they haven't.

Towing Mirrors

The kit's backordered so I'm still waiting for it to ship....  

In the mean time when you're going to tow an 8' wide trailer with a Subaru it's nice to have a little bit more visibility.  

So I picked up these nice mirror extenders on Amazon.

You can see where it clips to the mirror housing.

Here's some views of the mirrors from the front.

Notice the snowboard style buckles which make it very secure.

It turns out they're still not wider than the trailer, but you can see much more.

While I was at it I also picked up some wheel chalks to keep the trailer from rolling away too.

Wheel chalks

Resource: Hovercraft Club of America

As I've been searching around on the web I have found the Hovercraft Club of America's website to be one of the most helpful sites out there.  http://www.hoverclubofamerica.org

If you are searching for information I suggest that you check out their forums.  It's members only to be able to post, but there's lots of questions already asked.  And if you're interested it's $40/year to be a member.  I've just signed up so I'll try to provide some feedback on what I get out of joining.