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Nautilus Submarine: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Ben Branch November 8, 2017
  • Art
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Films

This is a model of Nautilus, the legendary submarine from the Jules Verne classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It was created by Harper…

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Bootlegger Fitzke Paddleboard

Ben Branch August 9, 2017
  • American
  • Boats
  • Gear

Kevin Fitzke runs Fitzke Paddleboards out of a one-man workshop in Minnesota, each of his creations are handmade in very limited numbers – and…

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27 Liter V12 Brown & Bassett Gentleman’s Racer

Ben Branch July 26, 2017
  • American
  • Boats
  • Design

I don’t think there’ll be any significant protest when I say that speedboat design peaked in the mid-20th century. Of course, the materials, engines,…

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Documentary: 1949 Albany to New York Outboard Race

Ben Branch October 16, 2016
  • American
  • Boats
  • Films

This 10 minute film covers the 1949 Albany to New York Outboard Marathon Race, an event with dozens of entrants in multiple classes, making…

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Oru Folding Kayak

Ben Branch June 30, 2016
  • American
  • Boats
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

The Oru Kayak has an origami-inspired design that allows it to be folded down into a box that measures in at 33 inches x…

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Amphicar Model 770

Ben Branch June 3, 2016
  • Boats
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • German

The Amphicar holds the distinction of being one of history’s most successful amphibious cars, despite the fact that it was a bit of a…

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Riva Ferrari 32

Ben Branch March 22, 2016
  • Boats
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury

The Riva Ferrari 32 was developed as a joint project between two of Italy’s finest vehicle manufacturers – Riva and Ferrari. Just 30 examples…

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Super 55 Mahogany RIB

Ben Branch February 18, 2016
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Luxury

The Super 55 is a new design from Ocean 398 that’s been developed to be a combination of a ’60s era mahogany runabout with…

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U-boat Blueprints

Ben Branch August 14, 2015
  • Boats
  • Engineering
  • Military
  • Wallpapers

In the post-WWII years Winston Churchill once famously said “The only thing that really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril”, this…

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Borealis XL Kit Build Kayak

Ben Branch August 11, 2015
  • American
  • Boats
  • Kits

The Borealis XL is a kit build kayak developed by Pygmy Boats, a company respected as a world-leader in the design of wooden kayaks,…

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Vintage Neptune Outboard Motor

Ben Branch March 4, 2015
  • American
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Gear

Modern outboard motors lack much of the stylistic finesse of their predecessors, this immaculately restored Neptune motor was crafted without an ounce of plastic…

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Wooden Canoe Kit

Ben Branch April 5, 2014
  • American
  • Boats
  • Kits
  • Retro

The canoe is a simple little boat design that’s been used by humans for all of recorded history and almost certainly for many thousands…

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