Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a boat for sale...
This web site is selling what they say is the original S.S. Minnow from Gilligan's Island. Boing Boing readers aren't so sure, saying the show started before that, but others say that this could have been one of several boats used during the show's run. Looks liegit to me.
It's $99,000, with an engine rebuilt in 1999.
Gilligan's Island started in 1964 and that can be found at IMDB. I don't know what the Boing Boing reader was smoking who said IMDB has it listed as 1962. Even a tiny bit of googling will confirm 1964 as the premier date. The pilot was filmed in November, 1963, but not aired until the following year.
August 30 2006 at 3:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI've seen other sites confirming that this is indeed one of 4 original Minnows used in the show. It seems this was the only functional boat and was seen in the revised Season Two opening credits being loaded by the Professor and being sailing out of harbour by the cast. The boat was sunk in a real storm sometime in the past 20 years, bought for cheap, and rebuilt by the Canadian gent who currently has it for sale.
August 28 2006 at 6:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMaybe it was a 1964 model boat that was made the year before?
August 28 2006 at 10:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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