I love the detail of the green fellow puking over the side. Great !😉

Ronald,
You are The Man👍👍👍
Trev

Good humor. I like it!
Barry

When first beginning to enter into the rc boat hobby my grandsons were wanting to see speed not tugboat. Wanting to encourage them to be able to handle a rc boat with supervision, my friend suggested a Jolly Jay. It had a high bow and with the right motor it could move along more than a similar sized tugboat.

I found one prebuilt complete ready to go with all rc included for $200.

The boys have enjoyed it and can now operate it with supervision.

So you ask how does this fit into a Funny Boat discussion? I glued various figures and critters to the deck and the mast. From the sea-sick green passenger hanging over the railing, to the monkey in the rigging. The boys get a kick out of grandpa’s humour!

“My Timmy 2”
(named after our second grandson)

Well you were talking about rc decoy ducks and sort of segued into rc alligators. I just assumed that you had a reason to lure crocagators.😁

Terrymiff... did I mention "decoy alligator "?
Lew
Florida, USA 🇺🇸

RC alligator head was popular on Amazon last summer, incl spare driveline parts...brushed motors, shafts, stuffing boxes, props...it was steered by differential thrust

I guess an alligator skin boot maker might occasionally find one useful Terry😁
😎

Why would you want a decoy alligator?😊

Have you looked into decoy ducks (often used for hunting)? I remember seeing one of those modified for RC. The owner also had some smaller ones trailing behind via a towline.

(Edit: I forgot, my son bought me a gator head which I RC/motorized several years ago.)

Lew
Florida, USA

Hey guys, thanks for all the input. Looks like my wife will be going with a jet drive duck. Not much to build looks fun to sail.
https://www.bauer-modelle.com/epages/Bauer_Uwe46269592.mobile/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Bauer_Uwe46269592/Products/4.1450

Thanks for the link to the woodenboatstore.
I have not stumbled across this one before. I like that they have plans available for their boats besides the kits. Even better for me is that they are located in the USA.
Barry

My "funny boat" is my "Bill E. Bonze" - naturally, it's a Springer! (Aren't most funny boats Springers?)
Lew
Florida, USA

Love the funny boats. Note my avatar is my springer version of Little Toot.
Barry

Check out
https://www.woodenboatstore.com/products/midwest-maine-peapod-1-10

You could easily enlarge it to what ever size desired.

The price is good too, half of what I paid for their little dory model which is very delicate. I added a sail to it.

Another kit of theirs is this 28” boat for rowing or sail.

https://www.woodenboatstore.com/products/catspaw-model-kit-wood?_pos=13&_sid=212c43258&_ss=r

Here are some fun boats that belong to members of our club.

Hi Westwind, I had a ProBoat mallard duck that towed a duckling with a huge triple fish-hook, intended for retrieving ducks that had been shot & landed in open water. It wasnt very stable, rolled over & sank so i lost $210 & i havent seen them on the ProBoat ads again.
In our club a few members do up their Springer push tugs as funny boats. They end up with John Depp at the wheel in a pirate costume or some other laughable character. Mine has Minnie Mouse, purchased for $3 at DOLLARAMA. ZIPPKITS in Florida puts up a great Springer tug kit, simple to assemble & she, your DW, cud customize to her heart's content. They are very stable. My 1st has a brushless, 9LB all up with Asia's. My 2nd will hav twin 540's. Zippkits sells motors, speed controls, & running gear sets separately.

Hi Westwind,

I like fun boats. I have three, a rowboat, a kayak and a duck!

There are Blogs on this site for my Rowboat and Kayak - both are scratch built.

The only rowboat kit I'm aware of was the Graupner 'Tina' but it is no longer available.

Graham93