DARTH SABER
Master Member
So my wife and i occasonally drive to the Florida Keys to get some R&R every few weeks.
Last week she decided she wanted to go on a glass bottom boat tour.
So we drove to key largo, and went to the docks right next to a hotel. As we're walking towards the glass bottom boat I see a small old bout about 15 ft long suspended above the water in the process of being restored.
Instantly I recognized the boat...But I was hard pressed to believe that such a movie icon would be found in a rinky dink out-of-the-way place.
There was no glass case, no area roped off...It was right next to the dock just suspended there.
As we ran inside to get out tickets before the boat left we I noticed that inside the lobby of the hotel was a display with the original iconic engine of the boat as well.
At this point I thought that it might be a replica, but yesterday I heard on the radio that the boat was finally restored and ready to be displayed, and will even used for small tours..The location of the restoration given on the radio was indeed the place we were at in the keys.
I figured you guys would would get a kick out of this so I took some pics -
Last week she decided she wanted to go on a glass bottom boat tour.
So we drove to key largo, and went to the docks right next to a hotel. As we're walking towards the glass bottom boat I see a small old bout about 15 ft long suspended above the water in the process of being restored.
Instantly I recognized the boat...But I was hard pressed to believe that such a movie icon would be found in a rinky dink out-of-the-way place.
There was no glass case, no area roped off...It was right next to the dock just suspended there.
As we ran inside to get out tickets before the boat left we I noticed that inside the lobby of the hotel was a display with the original iconic engine of the boat as well.
At this point I thought that it might be a replica, but yesterday I heard on the radio that the boat was finally restored and ready to be displayed, and will even used for small tours..The location of the restoration given on the radio was indeed the place we were at in the keys.
I figured you guys would would get a kick out of this so I took some pics -