Pretty sure your right, thomasj234. There is a small water management facility, off Goshen Canyon Rd on the West side of the lake, where the road takes you down near a dam where Currant Creek comes into the Reservoir. That road behind the Seabee looks very much like the road that parallels the shore line South from that dam. I think there is even a ramp where one might taxi up out of the lake.
In the late 50s, I flew in my Dad's maroon Seabee--his second flying boat. His first was a Grumman that he sold to Henry Ford II. He flew PBYs in the war, so after a few Cessna aircraft, this was a natural progression.
He used to say that stall speed, top speed, and landing speed were all 70-MPH. ;)
Someone spent a lot of $$$ restoring this beautiful Seabee. Wonder if anyone has every found a better engine than the original that would improve the lousy performance? I've seen the twin engine pusher conversion. Looks like a great improvement?
???? I saw a Seabee in Navy livery and colors based at Lake Tahoe. The guy had put a Chevy V8 in the plane and this greatly increased performance. It was on the internet 5-6 years ago.
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