Van top conversion and boat combination

A vehicle top conversion and boat combination comprising:

• a top adapted to be permanently installed on a vehicle in a closed, sealed relationship thereto;
• a boat arranged to be inverted and fitted onto said top in symmetrical relationship therewith;
• and means for facilitating the loading and unloading of said boat onto and from said top, said boat including a bottom, gunnels, a transom and a bow;
• said facilitating means comprising means defining a longitudinal, exterior groove along the centerline of said top, a handle and roller assembly pivotally mounted in said bow of said boat and pivotally movable between a first position, latched to a portion of said bow and a second position, latched adjacent said top, said assembly having rollers arranged to ride in said groove when said assembly is in said first position, whereby said boat may be unloaded from said top by grasping said transom and pulling said boat away from said top with said rollers riding in said groove, first latch yoke means mounted at the bow of said boat for releasable engagement with said handle and roller assembly and for retaining said handle and roller assembly in said first position, and second latch yoke means mounted adjacent said top for releasable engagement with said handle and roller assembly and for securing said boat in said second position.