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CrazyCanuck57 t1_ix8ofmu wrote

I worked there as a narrator and captain! It was very unfortunate, almost all other duck boat companies heavily modified and extended the hulls, where Pittsburgh was independent and very strict on safety. I miss driving those boats so much and had no worries about the safety while on them, but those few accidents hurt the "duck tour" name so much.

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JamesLLL t1_ix9ip80 wrote

So what happened to the boats? Were they original 1940s DUKWs?

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CrazyCanuck57 t1_ix9l171 wrote

They were auctioned off. They were all original hulls, but new engines, transmissions, and more for safety. I believe all were used in WWII for training in the US, as the majority of DUKW's were left overseas or scuttled after battle so they didn't have to transport them home.

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Alt_North t1_ixaf0w6 wrote

Me too, narrator and first-mate anyway! Even at that I needed to take safety training and drills very seriously. Hope to see a revival if the gang is still into it -- there was nothing like it for cheap & easy laughs on the waterways

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