i saw that too , and it got me curious......so i googled ford boats and found out that Ford actually did make boats during WWI. called Eagle Boats , 200 ft long sub-chasers. i don't think that is one of them
I saw pics on the net somewhere of a house boat that used the roof off of a VW microbus. Some VW guys boated out to an island, cut the top off of the boat and barged it back to use it on another VW bus restoration (if I remember correctly) it was a neat story. It was one of the ones with all the windows in the roof.
Kind of a shame but after some beers & some torches handy--anything is possible..??? It would be kool to see an old coupe towing it.
My dad made one from 2 '40 ford hoods welded together too. He said it was the best boat for running trotlines he ever had.
Cool! Is it an inboard? If so, a flathead V8 marine conversion would be the perfect engine for that thing! Mart3406 ==================
God, that was decades ago. As far as I know, there are no photos. My uncle ran the Chrysler/Plymouth dealership and had a towing service. Wrecked cars meant nothing to him, 40 Ford or not. I'm sure he just pulled those off two cars he towed in, did a little prep work and welded them together end to end. It was definitely a one man boat and I do remember him running trot lines with it, too. He kept it at the big pond below my house. Funny how you remember things like that. I couldn't have been more than 6.
I bet you still have it....Installed in your trailer house.....kitchen sink/bath tub combo?! Buwahahahahaha!
I remember, as a kid, seeing a boat made out of three "drop-tanks" joined together like a trimaran with the middle tank squared off for an outboard and a ****pit in it. I remember thinking it was really fast looking, but now realise it wouldn't work well with the "rocker" bottoms!
Wonder if that is the same K.R.Wilson that made tools.Seems to me they were pretty popular in the 1950's.
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