boat car

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"The U.S. Coast Guard (news - web sites) is seen intercepting a group of Cuban migrants sailing towards the Florida Straits on a modified 1959 Buick Tuesday February 3, 2004. The pilots were the same two men who tried to sail a converted 1951 Chevy flatbed truck to the U.S. last year. Nine other migrants, including wives and children. (AP Photo/photo released by CBS4 )"

First of all, how do you manage to convert a car into a boat? I'm sure it's more than just welding pieces of the car together. Couldn't the money and effort used in such a project be better used for your family?