NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Most individuals who catch Captain Bob Beckstom cruising down the Caloosahatchee River must do a double take.
“This isn’t a boat,” Bob is fast to mention. “It’s a piece of art.”
For the previous yr and a part, Bob has prompt a purple Cadillac automobile boat thru Southwest Florida’s waterways and drawn the eye of numerous eyes.
“I can be [near the US-41 bridge] and people will stop underneath to take a picture of it,” Bob stated.
Bob bought the boat after a playful confrontation along with his spouse.
“She wanted a new car and I wanted a new boat, so that was my compromise,” Bob stated. He discovered the boat on the market from a vendor in West Palm Beach and spent months solving it up. Eventually, Bob settled at the colour purple in honor of Elvis Presley.
“Well, he had a pink Cadillac so I figured I would paint this one pink,” Bob stated.
Bob these days has the boat up on the market. If you have an interest in buying it, you’ll touch him at 239-822-0690.
