Dippies - Disappearing Propeller Boats

A clip for the Acme School of Stuff "Acme Shorts" with David Stringer, about the unusual dippy boat. More about dippies at www.dippy.ca

Disappearing Propeller Boats were manufactured in Ontario (Canada) from the early part of the 20th. Century until the 1950's. Quite a mouthful, "Disappearing Propeller Boats" were known from the start as "Dispros","DP's", or more commonly... "Dippies".

For a variety of reasons, many of the boats still exist... for one thing, the Cypress planked hulls weren't prone to rot, for another, they were unusual, even in their own period.

Owning a Dippy has been best described as a source of "exasperation, pride, annoyance, and devotion".