sailboat


questo è il primo post in italiano del mio blog, che normalmente è in inglese , buona lettura ! Nell’ultimo post del blog abbiamo parlato di stabilità per le barche a vela, come varia al variare delle forme di scafo e della posizione del baricentro, abbiamo visto che significato hanno […]

Stabilità e foils sui nuovi IMOCA ocean racer


Engine for small sailboats : how to choose it part two in the first part of this topic we pointed our attention on a general description of the three main engine categories (diesel inboard, gasoline outboard, electric engines, both inboard and outboard), and then we examined them form the costs […]

Engine for small sailboats , part two


motorboat plans lobsterboat wood structure
This is not exactly a post dealing with boatbuilding. My intention is to focus on some small refurbishment works that can be done by a hobbyist boat owner to give a new fresh aspect to the interiors and furnitures of his/her small boat. Marinas here in Italy are currently packed […]

Turning a Goblin’s cave into a boat



Autumn 2015: works in progress In working with homebuilders I love to receive upgrades’ news and pictures of the building process. Here are several pictures of the very last month, boats launched (Idea 19 “Tortuga”), several kayaks , and the progress in Hirundo 750 first hull (you can follow Salvatore […]

Autumn 2015: works in progress


  I’m here with the first paper copy of Idea 850 in front of me, checking the last small mistakes, those you’ll never catch on a PC screen, circling them with a red pen and correcting them on dwg files. And yes, I’m quite satisfied and proud of the work […]

Idea 850: “The Beauty and the Beast” has come


Homebuilding your own boat in time of crisis/ PART 2 Second part of the article on how to save some money and launch a sound safe and beautiful boat; we’re gonna talk about engine, deck gears and on-board systems, quite a rollercoaster , so fasten your seat belts ! – […]

Homebuilding your own boat in time of crisis/ PART 2