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Arkup Launches New, 8.5-Knot, 40 Floating Home

Arkup, the innovative Miami startup, just launched its latest yacht/houseboat/floating home, a 40-footer that provides what the company calls “the ultimate user experience.” Arkup launched its first project, a 70-footer, more than two years ago, and so far it’s been featured in Architectural Digest, among other publications, and several music videos. The 70 carried a price tag of just under $6 million. We don’t have a price on the new 40 yet, but it’s certainly aimed at a broader market. The appeal of an Arkup is that it has four retractable stainless steel columns, or “spuds,” that can be deployed…

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Brand-New ARKUP: A 7-Knot Cruiser and a Self-Sufficient Luxury Home

If you drove over the Macarthur Causeway at the Miami show, you probably did a doubletake as you passed Star Island, where the new 75-foot ARKUP was on full display, usually along with an ever-changing parade of visiting boats or jet-skiers. At 75-feet-long and with full-glass windows all around, ARKUP certainly turned a lot of heads. But what most of us didn’t realize is that ARKUP was built at Merrill-Stevens with help from Donald L. Blount, the naval architect. It’s designated as a recreational boat by the Coast Guard, and it’s available for sale or charter. ARKUP, developed by a…