I keep popping into this thread assuming that surely one of you knows something about this boat. Have there been mysteries like this in the past that were never answered?
For a second I thought carnival or amusement park ride, but no lap belts and there would be no reason for the drink holder. A lot of work went into fabricating it, but zero effort into the design (if it’s really meant to be paddled.) Maybe it’s a novelty display of some some sort? If it were a real boat, surely someone here would know something.
I think it is somebody’s homemade ww design. I think they were going for something like this: http://esquif.com/en/canoe/extasy/
admittedly the seat is a bit more centered-perhaps necessary for stability in a really short boat, imagine cutting off the decking on a taureau, http://www.eauxvives.org/img/uploads/petites-annonces/esquif_esquif-taureau.jpg and putting a bulge where the seam is. One thing I am sure of: the cup holder is for holding a can of pbr. I would have liked to have given it a go (knees and hips too shot to try now) I would want to see if I could drink a cold one and still keep the boat upright in current.
I’m a bit of a canoe snob but have also said, “Any boat is better than no boat.” Maybe I was wrong. 
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Another fruit-colored oddball canoe, this one a Wedco 12’ tandem, just offered for sale on my local CL for $100 (paddles included). Seems like it should have oversized Lego people with it. Per some vintage strings on the forums, Wedco is a Canadian maker known for making gasoline cans and these fine craft were sold at Walmart:
Perhaps more see the hole in the end. That appears to be a collision. The bulkhead up front appears to be not caulked/sealed to hull. The chine on the top picture has some discoloration.
White water…well it has run into things. Likely that…
Freestyle…wrong shape, wrong seat- it has one. Looks too short…
Novelty…there you go. Any way it is that.
given 2 hours away at an average 60mph = 240 miles round trip… times IRS vehicle mileage rate $ .55. It cost more to go see it $132, than buy it at $75
It’s a strangely-appealing canoe as it appears to be in fine condition with a proper hull shape. Maybe a good boat for someone with a cottage on a pond (or their very own pond).
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Seems to still be available if you’re interested. I admit I briefly considered getting it to use as a koi pond in the back yard. But, as with my long abandoned attempts at a vegetable garden, it would have just served as a buffet for raccoons.
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Add a few turrets and you have a replica of the USS Maine.
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I think you’d have to have a very vivid imagination to think that the addition of a couple of turrets would turn that pumpkin seek into a USS Maine replica.
You’d need some damn small turrets.
BOB
Here’s the USS Maine.
I like weird things, I would at the least go look at it.
Bad news. The purple carnival canoe has sold. I did not buy it. Did one of you?
I wanna see the sprayskirt for that…
It looks comfortable.
I am going to guess that Tundrawalker lives in duck hunting country. I say that because it looks like both of those boats are for duck hunters.
The extra pieces on the purple thing would give extra shooting stability.
The big round thing will give you space to bring along a couple of retrievers.
I do, but that thing screams farm pond to me. Yes we get good flights of lots of ducks here near Ludington, Mich.
There’s video out there somewhere of someone actually attempting mild whitewater on one of those.
I would make it into a cool shelf, TV stand or something. AFTER painting it something other than purple.
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Great cat litter box for the “crazy cat lady” that lives down the street.
Especially if the 4 compartment lids were ripped off, and the compartments filled with litter.
On second thought, those compartments would be a huge PITA to clean out.
But the “crazy cat lady” wouldn’t care about that.
She would just scape off the lop layer of what the cats left her, and add some more litter…
I wouldn’t take that “thing” if someone offered it to me for free!
I view it as a worthless POS!!!
And you have to spend money to license it…
Surely you jest!
BOB