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Bugbite – A 1935 Mahogany Speedboat Design Re-Enters Production

Ben Branch September 16, 2019
Bugbite Mahogany Speedboat
  • Art
  • Boats

Bugbite is a 17 ft traditional was built in 2019 by Kevin Fitzke to the original and much-loved 1935 design by A.A. Apel. The…

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An Original World War 2 DUKW 6×6 Amphibious Utility Vehicle

Ben Branch August 26, 2019
DUKW 6x6 Amphibious Utility Vehicle
  • American
  • Boats
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

The DUKW 6×6 Amphibious Utility Vehicle is typically just referred to as the “Duck” after its official name “DUKW” – a US Military code…

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1990 Riva Ferrari 32 – A Ferrari Testarossa For The Sea

Ben Branch February 18, 2019
Riva Ferrari 32
  • Boats
  • Italian

The Riva Ferrari 32 was jointly developed by the two Italian companies in the late 1980s as a water-borne equivalent to the Ferrari Testarossa….

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The Incredible Art of Jean-Yves Delitte

Ben Branch February 16, 2019
GBN.Texel.2
  • Art
  • Boats

Jean-Yves Delitte is an artist who started out working for the famous and much beloved Tintin series of comics, he paired with writer Philippe Richelle…

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Fitzke Wood Boards – The Speakeasy

Ben Branch December 4, 2018
Fitzke Wood Boards - The Speakeasy
  • American
  • Art
  • Boats

The Speakeasy is the latest offering from Fitzke Wood Boards, a small Minnesota based company run by Kevin Fitzke. Kevin was born and raised…

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The Amphibious Dobbertin HydroCar – A $1 Million Dollar 762 HP Boat/Car Hybrid

Ben Branch August 22, 2018
Amphibious Hydrocar
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  • Boats
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering

The Dobbertin HydroCar is an amphibious vehicle that took 10 years to develop with over $1 million USD invested in research, development, and construction….

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1958 Ice Speedster – A Continental Aircraft Engine Powered Snow Plane

Ben Branch August 3, 2018
Ice Speedster Snow Plane Nose
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  • Vintage

At first glance this 1958 Ice Speedster looks like a prop from one of the original Star Wars films. In fact I wouldn’t be…

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1970 Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge N007

Ben Branch June 18, 2018
Tuploev-A-3-N007-7
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Planes
  • Vintage

The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge is an unusual curiosity from the depths of the cold war, the CIA and MI6 doubtless…

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Rapid Whale Mini Boat – An Electrically Powered Kit-Built Mini Boat

Ben Branch February 6, 2018
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Gadgets

The Rapid Whale Mini Boat is a kit-built, single-seat watercraft designed to be assembled at home by novice builders. The main parts are all…

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36 Litre Hispano-Suiza V12 Powered Hydroplane

Ben Branch January 26, 2018
  • Boats
  • Engineering
  • French
  • Racing

The idea of taking an aircraft engine capable of over 1000 hp and bolting it into the front of a hydroplane is clearly insane….

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An Amphibious Classic: The 1963 Amphicar 770

Ben Branch January 24, 2018
  • Boats
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • German

The Amphicar is a 100% amphibious car built by the Germans in the 1960s, and lovingly described by their owners as “the fastest car…

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Van Dam Catnip

Ben Branch November 30, 2017
  • American
  • Art
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Style

Van Dam Boats Van Dam was founded in 1977 with a singular purpose – to build the best wooden power and sail boats in…

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