Spotted on the oxford canal, Caraboat!!

[dean36014]

Excuse the lousy picture but by the time I'd fished my phone out of its waterproof pouch on my bike it had sailed past. Can't remember the last time I ever saw one of these. It was owned my a retirement aged couple and looked absolutely immaculate.

 

Just had a quick google for better images of one and I'm pretty certain its the one below. even the buoyancy aids on the roof look the same.

 

Would really love one of these, got to the ultimate canalshite!

 

[Cheggers]

That is just epic. Shonky, but epic.

[vulgalour]

 

YOU WIN

[Bear]

WTAF? Is that a real thing, or do People In Sheds make them because they've forgotten how to talk to other humans?

[dugong]

Close Autoshite. We're done.

[dean36014]

Definitely a real think, theres even a website for enthusiasts.

 why have a boat and a caravan when you can have a caraboat. As soon as I saw it in the distance I had a feeling it was one. The tow hitch folds up into a recess on the front hull.

[Bear]

 

Just had a quick google for better images of one and I'm pretty certain its the one below. even the buoyancy aids on the roof look the same.

 

Dunno about you, but before getting in something like that I want it to be buoyant BEFORE the water reaches the roof.

[Bear]

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/caraboat-aka-caravan-boat

[chaseracer]

Do they sell ice-creams?

[cort16]

I'm sure someone in here has one or something very like it.

[Pillock]

If you're on about coalnotdole, I think his is a little bit bigger

[cort16]

No there's defo someone on here with something like that.

 

I'm thinking of this

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/20687-teal-the-canal-boat-used-to-travelling-at-60mph/

[Angry Sheep]

'scuse the thread bump, but while cruising on Britain's waterways over the weekend I found a CaraCraft, and it struck me as a little shite.

 

 

Anyone know anything about them? Can they be used as a caravan like the Caraboat?

[somewhatfoolish]

That's borderline shit, so guaranteed 100% shite material.

[tooSavvy]

Good old Pathe news.....

 

https://www.britishpathe.com/video/caraboat-aka-caravan-boat

 

Enjoy.......

 

 

TS

[Six-cylinder]

In 2011 this Caraboat followed our Wilderness beaver up the Falkirk Wheel.

[Six-cylinder]

I should add that tank you spin round in is much larger than you think from the ground.

[Angry Sheep]

I bloody love a Wilderness Beaver. Fnar.

 

The Falkirk Wheel is cool, too. Did the touristy thing there a few months ago.

[bigstraight6]

A caravan that doubles up as a canal boat! That's bloody brilliant! Once completely fed up with dragging the thing behind your car in endless traffic jams you can drop it in a canal and join another queue at the foot of a flight of locks....

[MikeR]

if you let the tyres down does it sink ?

[tooSavvy]

if you let the tyres down does it sink ?

Good point.... I'd be more concerned getting all the grease out of the drums after river work*

 

*IIRC someone posted the DUKW grease-up procedure before 'going in!'

 

 

TS

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Jesus that is thunderously shit, great spot!!!!!! a fucking 'Caraboat' LOL whatever next.

[Aston Martin]

I bet insurance companies love these, "no, I'm not joking. My boat lost its near side wheel on the A42"

[Guest Hooli]

It capsized on the A24.

[tooSavvy]

I hit a bouy, no honestly!

 

TS

[Six-cylinder]

Jesus that is thunderously shit, great spot!!!!!! a fucking 'Caraboat' LOL whatever next.

 

A Caracruiser!

 

As designed by the original owner of the Stondon Museum hence the model there.

 

I went to see one of these with the view of buying it, but could not stand up in it.

[PhilA]

I had a small plastic boat as a toddler that went in the bathtub that looks like that blue and white contraption.

 

Except the plastic toy looked more like a boat.

 

Phil

[Felly Magic]

The person owning that should be on here, the ultimate campingshite/Norfolk broads tourer

[Junkman]

 

[tooSavvy]

^^^ .... now, that is blown up out of all proportion!

 

TS