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JAYs new house boats!
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Posted by: IROC_ZO6

Posted by: LS1JAY

I kinda like the 2 story model.

:flip:

Posted by: IROC_ZO6

i thought you would like them! hows that ape-drape coming along?

Posted by: 3SuperSports

Looks like the perfect retirement home to me (the second one)

Posted by: cswrench

The two story is nice. Just in case there is a flood you have extra time before the flood waters get to you.

Posted by: Mr. P

http://www.planeboats.com/

Posted by: MikeT

dude that last one is awesome!

Posted by: skeezix

It used to be a boeing 307 which was based on a b-17 platform.

Posted by: Slow Nova

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Originally Posted by MikeT


	dude that last one is awesome!

Because of the Jimmy Buffett Poster?

Posted by: Mr. P

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Originally Posted by skeezix


	It used to be a boeing 307 which was based on a b-17 platform.

I wouldn't know, but here's what they say about it.

The plane-boat started its improbable journey as a Boeing 307 Stratoliner originally owned by industrialist and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes who acquired the plane in 1939 as part of his purchase of TWA. The 307 was the world’s first commercial pressurized aircraft that was a variant of the B-17 Flying Fortress. Only ten were built in the late 1930s as production was discontinued by government order at the outbreak of World War II in September 1939. (One 307 has survived fully intact and has undergone a complete restoration by Boeing in Seattle for its owner, the National Air & Space Museum).

The Model 307 Stratoliner was the world’s first high-altitude commercial transport and the first four-engine airliner in scheduled domestic service. With names like Rainbow, Comet, Flying Cloud, and Apache, the Stratoliner set new standards for speed and comfort.

Its pressurized cabin allowed the airplane to soar above rough weather at an altitude of 20,000 feet — higher than any other transport of its time. Its circular fuselage provided maximum space for the five crew members and 33 passengers. The nearly 12-foot-wide cabin had space for comfortable berths for overnight travelers.

The Stratoliner was the first airplane to have a flight engineer as a member of the crew. The engineer was responsible for maintaining power settings, pressurization and other subsystems, leaving the pilot free to concentrate on other aspects of flying the aircraft. Boeing built 10 Stratoliners. In 1940, the 307s started flying routes to Latin America and from New York to Los Angeles. Production stopped at the onset of war, and five were drafted into the Army Transport Command as C-75 military transports.

Posted by: Mr. P

Now..............how cool would this rig be, to sneak out on a pretty Wednesday afternoon, get tanked, and take er out, ha ha (with a few babes, of course). My cruiser, BTW, is wider than this thing, by one foot.

Mr. P

Posted by: MikeT

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	It used to be a boeing 307 which was based on a b-17 platform.

all it needs now it 12 .50cals.

Posted by: Mr. P

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Originally Posted by MikeT


	all it needs now it 12 .50cals.

Well you could paint it stealth gray, and equip it like the German Freighter/Raiders of WW-II. You could just fling open the doors and one entire side of the boat could be fitted out like a AC-130 Gunship. Would be like something on a Bond film, eh?

One thing for sure, the people at the marina and water-front restaurants wouldn't fuck with ya. You could have all your guests wearing black turtleneck sweaters, ha ha

Mr. P

Posted by: No Rice Allowed

The half plane - half boat does look cool, but why would you destroy a piece of history that way? Why not put it back like it was?

I might not have read into that much or may have over look the reason....

Posted by: LS1JAY

Whats under the hood of that thing, or should I say underneath the deck?

Posted by: Mr. P

Don't know what it's got for power. I agree, it's kind of sad to see somethng like that cut up and made into a boat. I think someone also did one of those to a DC-3 too. You know, I'd just frigging love to have a DC-3 after about a million dollar upgrade. They are tooooo cool.

Mr. P

Posted by: Slow Nova

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Originally Posted by LS1JAY


	Whats under the hood of that thing, or should I say underneath the deck?

Length overall: 56'0"
Draft: 3'6"
Beam: 14'0"
Engines: 2/50-hp Yamaha four-stroke outboards
Fuel capacity: 20 gal.
Top speed: 13 knots

Click for more info (Article, Specs)

Posted by: LS1JAY

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Originally Posted by Slow Nova


	Length overall: 56'0" Draft: 3'6" Beam: 14'0" Engines: 2/50-hp Yamaha four-stroke outboards Fuel capacity: 20 gal. Top speed: 13 knots Click for more info (Article, Specs)

Twin 50's? Only 100 hp in that big mo fo?

Posted by: Slow Nova

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Originally Posted by LS1JAY


	Twin 50's? Only 100 hp in that big mo fo?

13 knots is about as fast as I'd want to go in it...unless of course I took all the furniture out, and wanted to take some people out water-skiing.

Posted by: MikeT

probibly bought the hull from a scrapyard full of 1000's of old worn out wrecked planes.

Posted by: skeezix

Hey P, here's a "Dak" on steroids;

"Designed along the lines of the "Puff the Magic Dragon" planes in Vietnam, this plane has two fixed machine-guns aft of the wing. Aiming is accomplished by banking and turning the entire aircraft.

The semi-circle of flaps sticking out from the fusleage immediately in front of the cargo doors cover a series of exhaust vents. Just in front of the wing, two ram-scoops duct fresh air into the interior to blow away the smoke generated during firing. "

Posted by: LS1JAY

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Originally Posted by Slow Nova


	13 knots is about as fast as I'd want to go in it...unless of course I took all the furniture out, and wanted to take some people out water-skiing.

I'd say go with 4 Merc 300's! 1200 hp has a nice ring to it!

Posted by: IROC_ZO6

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Originally Posted by LS1JAY


	I'd say go with 4 Merc 300's! 1200 hp has a nice ring to it!

heh... 4 merc VERADOS! blown baby!

Posted by: No Rice Allowed

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Originally Posted by IROC_ZO6


	heh... 4 merc VERADOS! blown baby!

Two SRB's and an external fuel tank would do the trick.....

Posted by: MikeT

Skeez, is it just me or does that look like a goony bird?

Posted by: skeezix

Yup, a gooney bird.

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