Red
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What do you reckon this to be: Surfury, Atlantic Challenger, Gloriana, let me know
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The most celebrated motor boat of all time.
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rafiki_
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Isn't Gloriana man powered?
Blue Sunray
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Turbinia?
Red
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Gloriana has an engine
Red
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Turbinia was a ship, admittedly current motor boats are the size of older ships but can we stick to motor boats....
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oldgit
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A boat for the masses. Fairline Turbo 36 ?
Space,Pace, Grace and build quality.
Not some mega silly expensive one off prototype or vanity project.
Shame about needing to cut little holes everywhere to get at anything important.
Space,Pace, Grace and build quality.
Not some mega silly expensive one off prototype or vanity project.
Shame about needing to cut little holes everywhere to get at anything important.
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Blue Sunray
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Really? How about PT109 then?
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MapisM
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I would have never imagined that anyone might think of these three (indeed glorious anyway) vessels before naming the Aquarama...
superheat6k
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I know it had a sad ending, but surely 'Bluebird' has to be up there somewhere.
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Blue Sunray
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The Higgins boat?
Alpha22
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MTB 102? Dunkirk, D-Day and much more.
PowerYachtBlog
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I would go in this order Bertram 31, followed by Riva Aquarama, and Italcraft 25 Sarima.
Bertram has to be the first due to the changes it brought to the industry which are still as at today all valid. Deep Vee hull, fiberglass, and so on so forth.
Second was for its status symbolism. But to be fair other dozen builders from Italy (and not only) offered similar design vessels in the era.
The third might be a red herring but in an unknown way it's simple design influenced a certain type of boat later on in the seventies and eighties (see Magnum, Itama, Baia etc etc)
Bertram has to be the first due to the changes it brought to the industry which are still as at today all valid. Deep Vee hull, fiberglass, and so on so forth.
Second was for its status symbolism. But to be fair other dozen builders from Italy (and not only) offered similar design vessels in the era.
The third might be a red herring but in an unknown way it's simple design influenced a certain type of boat later on in the seventies and eighties (see Magnum, Itama, Baia etc etc)
rafiki_
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Good call Trevor.
grumpy_o_g
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For a individual boat it must surely be Bluebird but as a class I'd have thought something like the Severn class?
Bandit
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Que
How can a boat be
The most celebrated motor boat of all time. If no one has heard of it?
Surely it has to be well known and well judged as being exceptional?
How can a boat be
The most celebrated motor boat of all time. If no one has heard of it?
Surely it has to be well known and well judged as being exceptional?
Portofino
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Broad question -many answers
Technically "celebrated " maybe this one -a lot of people,s lives influenced ?Powered by DD
Otherwise this one - in a boaty way
Technically "celebrated " maybe this one -a lot of people,s lives influenced ?Powered by DD
Otherwise this one - in a boaty way
MapisM
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That's a connoisseur selection indeed, W. I can't think of any other forumite that might have mentioned the Sarima....! :encouragement:
That said, the reason why I only mentioned the Aquarama is precisely for its "status symbolism", as you called it.
In fact, I read the OP question as meant to nominate the most ...ermm... CELEBRATED boat, not the most innovative, popular, or anything else.
And while I agree on your comments on the Aquarama, in terms of celebration she has been absolutely unique.
There has been no other boat in the history - and probably there will never be - that has been a must for just about all VIPs and celebrities.
Back in those days, anyone with big pockets and a wish to buy the best boat available, did not even waste time considering anything else.
In this respect, Carlo Riva - completely mad as he was as an entrepreneur - was a true genius.
KINGFISHER 9
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The Titanic was a motor boat ... bit big though. The Riva Aquarama is a good one but I'd suggest the Watson lifeboat designs.
Red
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How about the African Queen
MapisM
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The steamboat?!? :ambivalence:
Forget my post #8. Now I understand why you also suggested a barge, to start with...
