The Pilar was a boat that Ernest Hemingway acquired in April 1934 from Wheeler Shipbuilding in Brooklyn in New York City for $7,495. Hemingway regularly fished off the boat in the waters of Key West, Florida, Marquesas Keys, and the Gulf Stream off the Cuban coast. He made three trips with the boat to the Bimini islands wherein his fishing, drinking, and fighting exploits drew much attention and remain part of the history of the islands.