Portofino
Well-Known Member
There’s two guys inside , the lads just passing tools .We rigged up a sort of wooden scaffold to slide them about .If that's the hatch to the biggest room I'd hate to see the door to the cabin
On a side note that's some serious lead. I hope that lad had some help getting it out
New ones are bigger @ 200 ah ...same external dims to fit back .The old ones must be over 5/6 are 185 ah .Talking 45/50 Kg s each .Theres a shop on the marina sells them .Been on there last legs all season .
Life raft , is a 10 pax , and it’s out of date .I,ll bin it next spring and buy a smaller one .
First owner has a nice hotel on Capri and this was his taxi boat so it was made by Amarti with water tight bulkheads .Extra cupboard + drawers + storage below .Last I heard he runs a XL 51 made by Amartis old crew on the Taber , XL marine , same moulds .Theses days they do a lot of refurbs .
The new ones ( Ferretti + Marco Casali ) are very nice , but there is a strong market for Amarti pre 2004 .A lot of guys are say buying a straight shaft 54 ( Ferretti 62 hull , but on V drives ) for very little and refurbing , bringing up to date .All this refurb stuff has taken off since I bought it .
Sales are tiny and they are made along side the more mass produced Pershing's @ Forli plant in the NE
looking @ 2/3 per year of the 75 , 62 , maybe a few more 45 s ? .
As I said XL marine occupies the old Taber factory in Roma .
Anyhow Twas 28 degrees yesterday when we arrived , no clouds to day .
look no clouds in the Med
