The “Cosmic Muffin” is not your traditional houseboat – it used to be a Boeing B-307 airplane.


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What was once an old Boeing B-307 owned by aviation legend Howard Hughes has been recycled into one of the coolest houseboats in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The name of this amazing structure is the Cosmic Muffin, and although it may not look like a muffin, it’s definitely just as sweet as one.

Back in 1939, the Cosmic Muffin was a fully functional Boeing B-307 Stratoliner that Howard Hughes purchased with TWA. By 1969 it was deemed unflyable, so it was sent to a Florida landfill. That’s when realtor and pilot Kenneth W. London pulled it from the depths of despair and began to transform it into a dream houseboat. He tore off the wings and tail, and then mounted it on a boat hull. In 1994 current owner David Drimmer bought it, and the rest is “cosmic” history.
Here are a few features of the plane-boat:


The inside of the plane has been updated with wooden floors and comes with plenty of available seating.


There’s a quaint bar tucked behind the cockpit.


The main living space.


The fully refurbished cockpit.


The Cosmic Muffin has docked.

You can see more pictures of the Cosmic Muffin here.

In addition to having a fully restored cockpit and interior, the Cosmic Muffin also has a new hull and new motors. Overall, this plane-boat is a perfect example of the wondrous possibilities of recycling.

Owner Dave Drimmer has high hopes for the Cosmic Muffin. Right now local people can make appointments to tour it. He hopes to one day offer regional and national tours on it as well. He would also love to get it involved in elementary education and nonprofit projects. Whatever he does with the plane-boat, it will be an inspiration for green builders around the world.