Apparently its all in how you look at it. When I saw it the other day, it appeared both to my eye and the later pics, to have an empty shackle end on the spring just hung over the axle.
I went by there today, and the sun was at a different angle, and so was I.
The result turned a strange and possibly dangerous setup into something more reasonable.
As you can see, what I thought was an empty eye, is attached to a bracket. Still rusted out and not something I would want to take on the road, but the design looks a lot better.
The owner has a for sale sign on it, but wisely did not put on a price. In addition to the rust, and the dry rot on the tires, the rest of the setup does not inspire confidence.
It is the lower half of a pontoon boat on a trailer. When I saw it from the highway, it looked like something I might grab cheap and turn into a fun toy to fish off of.
When I got close, I felt an almost overpowering urge to drive away as fast as possible before someone came along and tried to make me claim it.
I
think the pontoons are fiberglass. Without getting out of the truck and tapping on them its hard to tell, and I'm afraid the thing might be contagious.
There are certainly lots of fiberglass patches on it, and an obvious add-on bilge pump setup on each side.
I'm kinda known for picking up junk and making great things out of it. But I honestly would not take this thing home if it were given to me.
In fact, you would have to pay me quite a bit to haul it away.........
However, if anyone here just feels like they just cannot live without it, its in Blountstown Fl., and I will be glad to find some contact info for you.........
Just don't ask me to hook it to my truck...........
I'm afraid it might catch something from it.....
