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Old 30-09-2010, 22:44   #1
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What the hell is it?

A pair of canoes lashed together with an RV cabin thrown on top.

Could be a floating toilet, could be a stint for rag week, could be a death trap.

What other wild and wacky things have you seen bobbing along on the briney blue?
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Old 01-10-2010, 00:24   #2
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So its not Anjou's 50' steel canal and river cruiser?
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What the hell is it?
Anjou - your "oil tanker" looks very different on the outside. The inside photos make it look a lot bigger...
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Gives a whole new meaning to trailer trash
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It will never get through the tunnels
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Maybe it is the second design of those ex-students wanting to raft round the UK? I forget which thread they were on.....
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What the hell is it?

A pair of canoes lashed together with an RV cabin thrown on top.

Could be a floating toilet, could be a stint for rag week, could be a death trap.

What other wild and wacky things have you seen bobbing along on the briney blue?
You might move or cross post this to the http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...ties-9020.html thread.

It'd fit right in.
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What the hell is it?
Some sort of Lagoon?

Too pretty to be a Catalac..........
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Great one David - actually made me lol!

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Maybe it is the second design of those ex-students wanting to raft round the UK? I forget which thread they were on.....
It's catamarang
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Definitely belongs on the Nuatical Oddities thread.
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Oh, that?

It's a Malvern 36 Cat Camper. I have the plans if you want to build one. : )

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