Caption: Man in walking duck boat to cross catalina channel . Cecil Carmichael with his home made walking duck boat plans to walk the channel from the mainland of America to Catalina Island . The distance is 25 minles . The boat is 6 feet long by 3 feet wide . It is made of poplar veneer and covered with canvas . Rubber boots are fastened to the bottom of the boat for the operators legs . Copper fins are attached to the boots for propellers . The boat is designed for duck hunting and fishing . It cannot capsise and weighs only 50 lbs complete . Cecil CArmichael and his walking duck boat . 15 April 1932 .