More than a 3 hour tour: Gilligan’s Island’s iconic S.S. Minnow still afloat in BC

It was a painstaking process to restore the S.S. Minnow to its former glory.

“The interior’s completely new to it. The hull and sides, things like that were repaired,” said Jim Clark who is a caretaker of the vessel.

“Right from the gunnels up to build a pretty impressive, iconic machine that so many people are aware of,” added owner Ken Schely.

The vessel is one of four boats used in the Gilligan’s Island TV series that aired in the 1960s.

“That’s where this boat came in and told the backstory. It was used in all the dream scenes when they went back in time,” said Clark.

A number of years ago, the late Dawn Wells — who played Mary Ann on the show — went for a ride on this S.S. Minnow.

“Obviously she was impressed by it,” said Clark.

Docked in Nanaimo, B.C., it remains a floating tribute to a part of TV history, that the owner plans to continue sharing around the province.

Global’s Jay Durant reports.

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