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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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1958 Riva Tritone “Via”

Ben Branch March 24, 2014
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Tritone is a mahogany runabout that first entered production in 1950 by Riva, a company that had been founded 104 years earlier in…

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Oru Kayak

Ben Branch January 1, 2014
  • American
  • Boats
  • Engineering
  • Gear

It seems almost too cliché but each January, after a December of gluttony and sloth, I find myself looking for outdoor activities that require…

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1950 Berlin lll E2 Class Racing Sports Boat

Ben Branch December 2, 2013
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The wooden speedboats of the early and mid-20th century are amongst the most beautiful manmade objects ever to roll down a boat ramp. We’ve…

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Rapsody Yachts R32

Ben Branch October 19, 2013
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Retro

The R32 is the latest creation from the Dutch company Rapsody Yachts, it follows in the similar design vein as their previous models with…

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Bremont Victory

Ben Branch September 14, 2013
  • Boats
  • British
  • Design
  • Gear
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  • Style
  • Watches

The Bremont Victory is a wristwatch for men who appreciate history – specifically British Naval History. Any one who’s ever been to London has…

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