Powerboat Related Office / Mancave Things...
 

What sort of boating related things to you have around your office / mancave? I've seen some cool neon signs and flags. The custom neon signs of "your boat" are pretty sweet. What else are you guys and gals showing off?

my office, 08 bimini run pic and trophy... jammin on the james
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That sign is officially The Coolest Thing that I have seen today...

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just got this new 12 X 36 storage unit...had to put up SOMETHING, lol! I am sure as time goes on it'll get more decorations. I have a bunch of posters given to me by a dealer many years ago during Baja's heydey, that portray all the halo boats of the time.
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The late Bob Morgan
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thats awesome! I took some pics of it where it sits now in mi

Does anyone know, or can anyone make big vinyl banners? Like 24" x 48" or 36" x 60" ? Logo or slightly Customized?

Look for any small business that has a title like Signs and Banners to Go, or other names that use the word Banner in it. There are a couple or more here at LOTO. A lager metro are probably has a SaBTo Go franchise.

Big Bob was quite the character. Big smile, big laugh and friendly as all getout ! I always enjoyed talking to him. I would go by BT Marine on Saturdays and get fuel , ice and a Thunder Dog. He was usually there just being Bob.

When I had the race track I used to get a lot of stuff done by Big Signs.com, prices were excellent and delivery was very fast

Contact Ryan Beckley, hes a racer and does custom banners and stuff, not on here very much but is on fb

Lots of nautical themed stuff in my office!
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Especially all the framed dollar bills!

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thats who I would recommend

"Especially all the framed dollar bills!"
lol, Hadn't thought of it that way. An uncut sheet of Benjamins might be more appropriate!

The joys of living alone I have had two Maximus props in my living room for a year and one of the spare bedrooms has a new set of gauges for one of the boats, several amps for another and a Procharger kit for yet another.

Yeah, don’t think I’ll ever get married haha.

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you have to excuse the mess that is my office but here are some of whats in it.
everything on this wall I had some involvement in except the F1 collage in the middle

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early 50's KG9 Mercury Racing outboard powerhead

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misc stuff that seems to accumulate

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one of many pictures around the office and house

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I've collected posters & photos over the years...

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wall one- won't bore you with the rest..
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My favorite..rumored to be taken by Rick B...a "Pro" volunteer is featured presumably from somewhere on Duval..check out the three helmets..sometime prior to 1994- anyone know the boat :)
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Tribute to John- Searace books- one leather bound
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John's 1987 Searace jacket & hat purchased from family estate. Looks like its been 10 yrs..sigh.

Very cool 28 V.

You win! I love the vintage posters!

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Whenever I visit Michael Aronow in his office, I always walk out with such memories stoked in my mind.

Here is a small example of what he has in his office ........and he also has two garages filled with Don's memories.

The most important item here in my opinion, is Don's desk.

Same desk he made his deals across, same desk he welcomed his friends into the office, Same desk that the very best designs in the offshore world were shown and approved.

Many Thanks to 28V for helping an old guy navigate the modern world. LOL

Not much but some boating related stuff in here.
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We enjoy your posts Charlie if using a PC save to hard drive first...then browse and upload..

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   A few more..RIP Tom Newby
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Just some pictures of our 42 Tiger. The big one is from when Cigarette was testing the boat. All of the rest are from my Dad's ownership.
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grabber blue GT500, love it!

Cool to see some of this stuff still out there. I have a new garage going up in about a month. Materials on order and then has to be scheduled by the crew. Wish I had some of this stuff to hang, like banners, some posters etc. Never had anywhere to store it all before though. Besides, my family is already on me for having too much shiiite lying around. Going to try to keep this one organized and clean looking. But, still would like to come across some stuff like 28V posted on his wall.

To 28 V......Thank you and believe it or not, I got it to work!! Enjoy the photos of Michael Aronow's office.

There seems to be some interest in having some cool stuff for..... home offices / man caves / shops / boat houses.

HORBA has been trying to get some traction with a boat company, that would like to partner with us to make a HORBA Museum, as part of their physical location.

So far nothing has worked out to our satisfaction, so I am considering moving some of my collection and HORBAs, so that it won't get lost, if I pass over my last finish line in the near future.

We have the original George Bartell paintings that John Crouse used in his book SEARACE.

George Bartell was a famous artist that did most of the Cobra paintings and drawings for Carroll Shelby. I want to offer the paintings to the families first, Billy Martin, Rocky Aoki, Tom Gentry, etc etc. After that to the public.

We are considering a run of posters from those paintings before they are sold...any interest in some posters, probably 24 X 36 sizes.

Also have original negatives and photos, from the real old school racing that could be made up into new photos of various sizes.

Looking for feedback and actual interest at this point.

Here are some quick shots of an office that I keep at my beach house, one side is for boat racing and the other side is for auto racing.
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I wish there was a “Love” button for the above pics! Thank you for posting Charlie!

Thanks, just want this stuff to end up representing the real story of that era and not end up in a dumpster somewhere. Appreciate the interest.

Thanks for posting Don's photos as well as your collection (I spy a 250TR and a 512) ...very cool desk!
Those must have been magical years...at least they appear so now!

I'm interested in the Searace painting(s)..if available- assume John's son is not. Poster(s) depending on content.

Lane

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Pucker.....1958 250TR Monterey Historics RIP David Love

Just quoting post #25. Charlie edited it to include some great Aronow trivia.
(In case you missed the new pics)

Lane, you can contact me through the Banana Boat Co email...... [email protected]...... and there is a contact tab on the site itself. www.bananaboatco.com. or the HORBA site Historic Offshore Race Boat Association - Boca Raton, FL

Yes the 512 was a fun car, but I keep going back to Porsches.

Thanks......... Charlie
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Cannon Ball- 36 hours 19 min Sea to Sea! Very cool. How many miles? and or tickets :flag:

Wow, this really turned into a great thread. I LOVE the scale models of the powerboats. As a kid, building a model was exciting. And they show really well in an office / mancave.

I am extremely interested in reprints of your photos, I'm getting ready to build a new office for myself and would love to have those on my walls. This is some seriously amazing stuff.