Cruising In Style

This little 'low rider' bowrider may not float, but it will certainly turn heads and draws a crowd wherevers it goes.

Lisa Almeida, owner of Freedom Boat Club Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Florida, saw a marketing opportunity and seized on it. "The owner who built it was a boater and an auto body guy. He took an old 1994 Nissan Sentra and the hull of a 21-foot bow rider, and built a boat-car. He even hung the shell of an old Mercury outboard on the transom," she says. "My friend sent me a photo and I freaked out because it's the coolest thing ever. I called the guy, made an offer, and bought it within an hour."

Almeida named the vehicle Freedom Sea'dan, had it wrapped, and now touts her business at local parades. "Street legal, it has a registration, and we can drive it wherever we want to," she says. "Whenever we drive it around, people stop to take videos and pictures. It's awesome!"

See Freedom Sea'dan in motion in this video.

The Truth About Ceramic Coatings For Boats

Our editor investigates the marketing claims of consumer-grade ceramic coatings.

Fine-Tune Your Side Scan Fishfinder

Take your side-scanning fishfinder off auto mode, and you’ll be spotting your prey from afar in no time

DIY Boat Foam Decking

Closed-cell foam flooring helps make boating more comfortable. Here’s how to install it on your vessel

Topics

Click to explore related articles

boats and tow vehicles new and used boats how to diy makeovers and refitting

Published: July 2021

Author

Rich Armstrong

Senior Editor, BoatUS Magazine

A journalist by training, BoatUS Magazine Senior Editor Rich Armstrong has worked in TV news, and at several newspapers, then spent 18 years as a top editor at other boating publications. He’s built a stellar reputation in the marine industry as one of the most thorough reporters in our business. At BoatUS Magazine, Rich handles everything from boat and product innovation and late-breaking news, to compelling feature stories, boat reviews, and features on people and places. The New Jersey shore and lakes of lower New York defined Rich's childhood. But when he bought a 21-foot Four Winns deck boat and introduced his young family to the Connecticut River, his love for the world of boats flourished from there.