This ad, for a 1964 37-ft Wheeler Express Cruiser, claims that it was the original SS MINNOW from the TV show Gilligan's Island.
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This ad, for a 1964 37-ft Wheeler Express Cruiser, claims that it was the original SS MINNOW from the TV show Gilligan's Island.
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Try this. Still doesn't look the same.
http://www.gilligansisle.com/minnow.html
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Last edited by Backfin; 08-25-2006 at 09:23 AM. Reason: Clarity
I always thought it was funny that the professor could invent anything and build it,,, except repair a couple of holes in the hull LOL
He knew Mary Ann would ditch him fast if they ever got back to civilization.![]()
IIRC there were four boats used as the Minnow over the length of the series. This could be one of them, but I'd want more than that video clip to establish providence for the claim.
Even if it isn't the TV star, it might be a great boat!
YA Mary Ann was a sweety wasnt she?
got me thru my teenage years
Last edited by Popeye; 08-25-2006 at 12:20 PM.
Bump.
If Providence had been with her, we may never have had Gilligan.Originally Posted by htom
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“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
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If it ain't broke don't fix it!