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swamprat

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Picked up this little boat for cheap yesterday. Took it out for a quick test paddle last night and she is a pretty sweet little boat! :lol:
Just curious if anyone has seen anything like it or would know who made it?
it is 10' long, 28" wide and weighs in right at 25#
A couple of pics of it floating in the test pond.
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Thanks!
 
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a Bald Cypress

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Looks to me as if it was made from recycled tractors. :p

It also look like IF, you were to sit in it after it has been sitting out on a sunny day, you will need asbestos britches. That metal seat will get real warm. :wink:

To get a bit serious, I have no idea what type or who made it. SORRY
 
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swamprat

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LOL, yeah, I never said it was PRETTY! The seat is fiberglass as well but it will be coming out shortly and be replaced with a standard web seat. The dimensions are really pretty close to the hornbeck pack canoes but I'm sure this one is a cheap knock off, made by somebody somewhere
 
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funbun

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It's a UB-10 from U.S. Special Forces. It's now a defunct program experimenting in jungle anti-guerrilla missions. I'm surprised you've got one :wink:
 
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bearridge

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funbun said:
It's a UB-10 from U.S. Special Forces. It's now a defunct program experimenting in jungle anti-guerrilla missions. I'm surprised you've got one :wink:
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Dang...I hope ya'll dont have ta kill him. It looks like it would be a waterbug on whitewater, but I aint sho how ya strap in the flotation. I like the seat......perhaps a swing out on the veranda....mint julep.....sunset....Jenny comes home, but without infections? :mrgreen:

PBY Street Gang......come in.....

regards
bearridge

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Wannabe

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Since signing in on this Forum I have constantly been amazed at the selfless generosity of the members here to help others rid themselves of things that they have made or found for themselves. Boats,paddles, campstoves , ect.. What a great bunch of guys. :shock: :lol: :lol:
Bob
 
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Kayak Jack

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That pretty little gal deserves any color boat she wants. (And, I'll bet she GETS it too.)

Teach her to paddle; take her with you on trips. Involving our kids and grandkids in the sport is part of the fun and joy.
 
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oldyaker

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That was a deal Swamprat! If our Guv'mint pays 15 grand for a toilet seat on a sub and 1200 bucks for a hammer.....imagine what your new boat must have cost the taxpayers! :shock:
 
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hairymick

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heya Swamprat,

I reckon you got a bargain and the fact that the littlus likes it so much (obviouly) makes it even more so. She is gorgeous! I hope you don't mind but I now have a new desktop. :D 8)
 
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