| Would this boat and trailer fit in the back of a GMC? [message #233587] |
Sat, 21 December 2013 08:57  |
Ultravan Owners
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Registered: March 2013
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I was talking to Matt, in MI, the other night and he was wonder:
Do you think this boat and trailer would fit in the back of a GMC – once the GMC was gutting?
How wide and tall is the back opening on the GMC MH - once you remove the rear panel?
Here is the Wayne 100 boat I was blessed to find and purchase 2 years ago.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/500/Wayne_100_Side_View.jpg
Here is a close up of the Corvair engine mounted in the boat, standing up on end.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/500/Wayne_100_View_of_Fan_for_Cooling_Engine.jpg
If you like to read more about the Wayne 100 boat; here is a nice article about it.
http://www.corvair.org/chapters/southcoast/news/CorvairBoat.pdf
BTW - I'm in awe of people who come up with an idea and see it through to completion. People like Dave Peterson who designed and made the Ultra Van, Tucker with the Tucker car, the Vixen RV which I have worked on for a customer and Wayne with his Wayne 100 boat and many others like them. So cool!!!
We own a couple Ultravans and a Wayne 100 for our museum plans.
However, I could never afford a Tucker. However, I was blessed to see my first Tucker, in July 2013, at The Gilmore Museum near Kalamazoo MI. If you have not already visited The Gilmore and all it has; you must do so if you are going through Kalamazoo MI. You must spend a day at The Gilmore.
Corsa Corvair held their 2013 Convention in Kalamazoo and I was able to go to my first Corvair Convention and see the Gilmore during the same trip.
Here is a link to the Gilmore for those who have not heard about it. A must see! Plan a trip with a one day stop for the museum.
I plan to go back to the Gilmore again when I stop by to visit a high school friend of mine who lives in Olivet, MI.
http://www.gilmorecarmuseum.org/
Tony (Ontario Canada)
Marie and I are blessed to have had a 2nd chance to buy our farm.
Still hoping and more importantly praying to be able to build a garage.
Our 1970 Ultravan #520 has an Olds Toronado 455 in back.
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