baby Riva or pseudo-riva anywhere?

[tcm]

I saw some tiny speedboats a few years back . Does anyone know if there are any more stylish versions, wooden style like a riva?

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Happy Xmas, tcm. Not quite the same but Chris Craft and Linetti have a similar retro look

 

[Whitelighter]

If you want modern retro then Mike is right and Chris Craft is probably the way to go.

This - the Lancer Woody is probably the type of thing you are looking for at just under 20ft. if you want a bit bigger, then you can go for the corsair 22

unless you fancy something a little more high tech - though not as quick. This thing will do 15 knts, and cover 80nm just by charging the batteries. retro, lean and green. Composite hull means its not cheap, but that has never put TCM off in the past /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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[tcm]

thanks both to you and Deleted User (and happy xmas) ...but i wonder f teensy weensy a possible? Like a tender, 11 footer, hm? Of course, it's gotta be mega varnishy with tumblehome and white + baby blue or lighty green upholstery and zoomy powerful...

Or is there a boatbuilder who could make one dya think?

 

[Whitelighter]

The people who make the second boat (the launch thingy) say on their website they take on bespoke and custom work.

www.pattersonboatworks.co.uk

 

[Whitelighter]

Forgot, just in case anyone is looking for a slightly bigger Rivaesque boats these are pretty damn cool (if you like that sort of thing).

5.8m so quite dinky really /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

personally I prefare a Colombo over a Riva
for similar stlye and also good seakeeping hulls look for Offshore C.N. they are built in South of Rome, deep stepped hull below but classic lines up top
if you want something real retro to refurbish one can look at the old Abbates, Ilver but also Possilipo build similar mahogany boats to the Aquarama

 

[burgundyben]

Hi Matt.

Buy a real one?

Or something like a Fairey Cinderella (well I had to say that didnt I) or Fenn and Wood Meteor if you could find one?

Like this, but maybe sold, which is no use at all of course if you want to buy one!

http://www.faireyboatsales.com/fairey-boats/fairey-cinderella.html

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

nice the Fairey
I would like a nice rework of this boat especially of the huntsman, below she also good thanks to the Hunt hull

 

[MapisM]

[ QUOTE ]
Like a tender, 11 footer, hm? Of course, it's gotta be mega varnishy...
...
Or is there a boatbuilder who could make one dya think?

[/ QUOTE ]That's definitely a custom build job.
On Como Lake there are still a couple of builders which can do with real wood pretty much whatever you ask them:
- Matteri, and
- Riva.
Mind, the latter is arguably the original one, not the most famous which now builds plastic fantastic gin palaces.
Unfortunately - but unsurprisingly with these kind of builders - both web sites are awful.
But if you're interested I can directly ask them for further details, they are both near my lake home.

PS:
the previous links don't seem to be working for some reason.
Anyway, these are the plain ones.
www.matteri.com
www.barcheriva.it

 

[tcm]

thanks all

wow, fab info there, thanks all i will have look...

 

[Divemaster1]

Try my fellow Norwegians, Dolvik... www.dolvik.no

They do make some beautiful ones... plus do others on order I believe... both modern and traditional designs..