Boats & Watercraft
Restored engines, rare fiberglass boats, and early personal watercraft.
From wild fins to bright fiberglass, this exhibit shows how mid-century style made its way onto the water.
A Different Kind of Watercraft Collection
When engineering, design, and style met on the water.
This exhibit highlights a colorful era when boat builders borrowed from car culture, fiberglass design, and mid-century styling to create watercraft with real personality.
Mid-Century Style on the Water
From finned boats to the first Sea-Doo, this collection shows how creative watercraft design became.
This exhibit brings together some of the most unusual and imaginative watercraft in the collection, from bright mid-century fiberglass boats to restored antique boat motors, a camper boat, an Amphicar, and the first Sea-Doo. Together, they show how designers and builders kept rethinking what belonged on the water — blending transportation, recreation, engineering, and personality in ways that still feel surprising today.
What To Look For:
- Bright fiberglass boats with automotive-inspired styling
- The Amphicar’s car-and-boat design
- The first Sea-Doo personal watercraft
- Restored antique boat motors
- A camper boat built for recreation
Futuristic Boats
Space-age shapes, bright colors, and playful fins made these boats look straight out of a cartoon future.
First Sea-Doo
See an early personal watercraft that helped launch a new way to play on the water.
Antique Boat Motors
Restored outboard engines show the color, craftsmanship, and mechanical style of early boating.
Get a Glimpse of the Collection
Ready To See It In Person?
Explore the Boats & Watercraft Collection during your Volo Museum visit.
See futuristic boats, restored antique motors, the Amphicar, first Sea-Doo, camper boat, and more up close.
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