Hack Club’s Chris Walker and Castle Bravo
Chris started Castle Bravo as a personal project — with the idea of turning a bouncy castle into a boat — a motorized floating bouncy castle.
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Can You Make A Wooden Canoe, Without The Wood?
When an engineer gets curious about whether or not a thing can be done, typically we get some interesting results. Xyla Foxlin had previously made some fantastically beautiful wooden canoes and found herself wondering, at the fiberglass covering step, if she could forego all the fancy woodwork and end up with a somewhat clear fiberglass […]
This Guy Built a Canoe from Scratch Inside His Apartment
For under $300, Joel Watson built a full-sized 16-foot canoe inside his small two bedroom apartment.
Building a Maker’s Island Paradise
What would you make if you had your own island? Here’s how Jaimie Mantzel makes life work on his island.
Building a Traditional Kayak with Polyester Skin and Plywood
Maker Trevor Akin has been building boats for himself for years. Now with the “Kidyak” he’s built a child-sized, skin-on-frame kayak for his daughter.
New Parrot Drones for Land, Sea, and Air
Parrot announces an updated line of their Minidrone series, including affordable toy drones that roll, jump, fly, and float on water.
When the Family Car Is a Solar Powered Boat
What do you do if you live off the coast of Panama and you need to get the family around? If you’re Jaimie Mantzel, you build yourself a solar powered boat… or three. Mantzel had previously built a 16′ catamaran sailboat with a plywood and fiberglass hull, which he later converted to a solar powered […]
