Not the same, but this looks fun!
http://www.northstartoys.com/collect...ucts/busy-boat
Maybe you could have someone on etsy make one like the boat from your childhood?
"Someday, I am going to go to bed without toys on the floor and sippys in my sink. Things will stay where I put them and I can have nice, fragile items on display. But when I do, I will look around with a wistfullness in my heart and miss the days where vibrant imaginations ran wild and there was evidence of life happening around me all the time!"