How can I build a boatmobile quickly and easily.?
Question:N e 1 no how 2 make a boatmobile
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If you happen to have an extra boat lying around the yard...Get your assistant to pull the seats out and patch any rust spots in the floorpan.
You may want to trim the front section of the floorpan to make it more 'boat-shaped'.
Suspend the boat from a convenient beam in such a way that you can raise and lower it easily. Roll the VW under the boat and mark the bottom of the boat with a marker. Raise the boat, cut the bottom out, lower the boat, mark it a little closer. Raise it up, cut it again, lower it down, see how it fits. Mark a little more, raise it up again, trim a little bit more, etc. Eventually, the boat will fit down on the VW chassis without rubbing on the wheels.
Cut the boat in half. Choose a place to cut it so that it can be pieced back together later without showing the cut too badly.
Build a steel roll cage which will bolt down to the VW chasis and onto which the two halves of the boat will assemble.
Include a mount for the gas tank up in front where it belongs on a VW.
Weld in a cross brace to hold the steering column up at the right height. Include supports for the dash board.
Pre-wire as much of the dash as you can. Mount the dash panel upside-down during the wiring process for easy access.
Modify the front bumper as necessary for ground clearance. You should still be able to use the original bumper mounts. Mount dune buggy type headlights.
Fill your boat with fishing poles, nets, water skis and tow ropes.
do you mean a car / boat? A car that can operate as a boat, and vice versa? Well, then, it's neither "easy" nor "cheap" to do. Go buy an Amphicar if you want an old one, there's a new amphibious car in Britain, but it's about $200,000 for one. One of the old military Ducks would work, too, if you can find one surplus. If you want to build one yourself, it will cost a LOT of money and time. No shortcuts here, buck-o! - The Gremlin Guy-
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