Michigan man buys an ultra rare $1M Navy SEAL boat but it all starts to unravel as he tries transporting it across the US

When this Michigan man got his hands on an ultra rare Navy SEAL boat worth $1 million, he was delighted.

But in transporting it back from Williambsurg, Virginia, things started to unravel.

A lot can go wrong a 1,200 mile journey up to Northern Michigan.

And with a Mark V Special Operations Craft that has been sitting for 15 years, thing were bound to get complicated.

Getting a $1 million Navy SEAL boat from Virginia to Michigan wasn’t going to be easy

The first issue the team over at P45 Equipment LLC faced was getting the boat on the road.

That’s because the transport truck that came with it hadn’t run in nine years.

One round of replacement batteries later, they successfully jump-started the engine.

But don’t get your hopes up – there were still plenty of problems that needed addressing.

The fuel lines had been disconnected and the fuel filter was filled with ice, prompting a visit to the auto parts store.

Not only that, but the remote control for the trailer’s steerable axles was missing.

At 82 feet long and 18 feet wide, this rig needed to be steered manually when out on public roads.

Fortunately, a makeshift toggle was wired directly into the relay box, meaning they could finally get this show on the road.

Things started to get hairy up in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where the team was forced to navigate tight moutain roads.

The thought of doing that is already daunting – but with a big boat behind your vehicle? Our palms are sweaty just thinking about it.

One 90-degree turn and a low bridge later, they’d made it through this precarious spot.

We’ve seen some testing towing in our time – a Boeing 737 or a single wind turbine blade comes to mind, for example.

But we do not envy the driver having to manoeuvre this giant boat around tight corners.

Things go from bad to worse

In Ohio, a massive pothole on a on-ramp caused a tie rod to snap in the trailer’s rear axle.

As if they needed one more problem to deal with on this trip.

Discovering that the trailer uses a universal Dodge tie rod end, they sourced the part at a local shop and performed some roadside ‘surgery’.

When they got to Michigan, they were in the home stretch – but there was still one looming problem.

And that was the state’s ‘Frost Laws’.

What are Frost Laws?

These are restrictions on heavy trucks and loads driving along roads during colder months, as frozen roadbeds can turn soft after frost thaws in the late winter-early spring period.

This leaves them at risk of damage and cracking when heavy vehicles pass overhead.

“We learned yesterday that Michigan frost laws come into effect on Tuesday… which means if we don’t make it before the deadline, we are not moving for weeks,” one of the team declared.

It was a race against time, but they made it in time and arrived back home in Charlevoix.

Now the next stage could begin – restoring the engines and getting this Navy SEAL boat back on the water where it belongs.