Check out this incredible DIY pirate ship made out of a dump truck
- A man converted an old dump truck into a pirate ship
- Rauno Märtsoo spent just six weeks on the project
- You can see it in action below
Published on Aug 27, 2024 at 2:32 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Aug 27, 2024 at 3:26 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A man managed to build his very own pirate ship out of a dump truck, and it looks absolutely incredible.
Rauno Märtsoo spent just six weeks turning the dump truck into a ship worthy of Captain Blackbeard himself.
The completed ship, which you can see in the clip above, even has a cannon and pirate flag attached for extra authenticity.
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The pirate ship started life as a dump truck
We’ve seen some impressive builds and DIY projects in our time, including this guy who spent 20,000 hours building his very own Batmobile or the dude who built his own super-sized, road-legal bumper car, and let’s not forget the man who decided to turn his bed into a car.
Meanwhile, Märtsoo decided the pirate’s life was the life for him and set about crafting his own vessel using a dump truck as the base.
Unconventional? Yes.
Genius? Also yes.
Märtsoo – or Pirates Eye as he’s known on YouTube – built the ship on top of a self-tilting 1982 Gaz 52 truck – meaning it has 3.5 liter gasoline engine that burns through around 40 liters per 100km.
To craft the ship’s body, he used plywood, wooden pallets, geotextiles, and wooden beams all held together with clamps, nails, and screws.
The unique DIY ship is also amphibious
The whole ship also required 25 cans of matte black spray paint to make it look mean and moody.
Because it was built on a dump truck, the ship is actually amphibious and can sail in waters up to 50cm deep, as well as drive on land. Impressive, right?
To complete the look, Märtsoo added a cannon that really fires, a couple of spoked steering wheels, and a Jolly Roger flag.
Not only that but the self-tilting action still works, meaning you can simply tip any salty seadogs overboard rather than making them walk the plank. Excellent.
Does anyone else really want one of these now?
Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Across her career she's covered a wide variety of topics, including celebrity, cryptocurrency, politics, true crime and just about everything in between.
