Homemade Boat's and rafts (Share what you have built)

[Fyrtwuck]

When I was a kid I lived on the SE side of Okc. There was a motorcycle shop near SE 29th. I grabbed a piece of foam that was used for shipping motorcycles that was near the dumpster. It was about 4’x12’ and about 18” thick. After a rain, Lightning Creek would fill up with water and I’d ride my “raft” from near my house all the way to the park just south of 29th street.

 

[SdoubleA]

Ha! Couple hours with swampratt and MacGyver would be applying for assistant...

Hmmmm.... y'all

think swamprat built this?

 

[CutBaitNBlowSh*tUp4ALivin]

I came across this after reading the thread last night. I'm still laughing.

 

[Forgalspop]

swampratt are these any kin of yours? LMAO

 

[dennishoddy]

I came across this after reading the thread last night. I'm still laughing.

That's awesome! I could hang with those guys easily.

 

[BReeves]

Somewhere on the bottom of the Deep Fork river just south of Warwick you might find a 55 gal oil drum with the side cut out of it. At one time it had a wooden outrigger but am sure that is long gone. Thinking it must have been around 1957 when my cousin and I dreamed up the idea of turning a make shift cow feeder into a raft. We didn't get very far before the outrigger gave up and our raft was on the bottom.

 

[BReeves]

Also remember my step dad and an uncle built an aluminum boat. Used a Crosley engine complete with transmission. About all I remember is it leaked and wasn't around for very long.

 

[murphranch]

Somewhere on the bottom of the Deep Fork river just south of Warwick you might find a 55 gal oil drum with the side cut out of it. At one time it had a wooden outrigger but am sure that is long gone. Thinking it must have been around 1957 when my cousin and I dreamed up the idea of turning a make shift cow feeder into a raft. We didn't get very far before the outrigger gave up and our raft was on the bottom.

My dad fed Mormons liquid feed in 4’x6’x 3’ deep ’red tubs that had a lid with 4 wheels that were 1/4 exposed on top. We would take the lid off, put them in a pond and fashion a paddle or push poke from whatever we could find. Lots of good times until we sank a few and dad started questioning where they went.


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[Neanderthal]

I saw this ad over on Facebook yesterday and got a kick out of it. According to the seller, he has made and sold around 800 of these to an outfitter down in Texas.

 

[MacFromOK]

I saw this ad over on Facebook yesterday and got a kick out of it. According to the seller, he has made and sold around 800 of these to an outfitter down in Texas.
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I wonder what the floor is?

Pretty neat idea.