Best seakeeping boat 40-48feet

MapisM said:
I guess the Dino you're referring to was a GT4, not a GT?
Chalk and cheese respectively, in terms of design.
In fact, arguably the latter was even superior to the DB5.
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Can't remember, never got a chance to get in the Dino, though been in the Aston a few times with him. The Dino passed me once, I was doing about 105mph and it went passed me like I was standing still.
A friend of my father offered him a new Ferrari and a substantial amount of cash for the Dino but he said no. The Dino was still in his garage when he passed away, along with the Aston, a 1930's Rolls Royce and a few other old timers, as daily transport he cycled.
Dr John Eaton Turner was his name, he signed prescriptions as JET, he was a great character, he lived round the corner from us.
 
Hi Marcohi76 ,
Sorry I couldn’t make the preview ( was @ a Parchute reg reunion in Normandy ) and thx for posting the pics .

Eveything changes ,time and fashion moves . It’s looks fabulous. But it’s the seakeeping for me ( not yet disclosed / tested by journalist) thats the main , principal benefit of Itama . Not so much the “ Hotel “ side . Plenty of floating caravans from the competition. Let’s not loose sight of the thread title .

As for cars it’s not the value for me it’s the drive , the feeling behind the wheel . Prefer older over newer

We currently have two Ferrari , prefer older V8 s over newer.
One is a Dino , which we classic rally with .

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Bouba said:
I will tell you something nobody knew.....Itama...is the designer’s name spelled backwards
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Its been known since ages. I was told the story in 1995 by Amati himself and his wife at the Genoa Boat Show, after which they showed me the 46, which was the novelty at that show,

To be honest before they told me I used to think it was a mix of Ita for Italy and his name.
 
PowerYachtBlog said:
Its been known since ages. I was told the story in 1995 by Amati himself and his wife at the Genoa Boat Show, after which they showed me the 46, which was the novelty at that show,

To be honest before they told me I used to think it was a mix of Ita for Italy and his name.
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You knew…I knew ….but did MapisM and Portofino know ?
 
Bouba said:
You knew…I knew ….but did MapisM and Portofino know ?
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Of course we did .
Happy to speak for P on this . Hey I think I found something MapishM isn’t going to argue / contradict / ridicule me on , for a change . 😀. MapishM and myself are in agreement….hold on to this folks 😀


Every owner does and those around the brand .
 
Not sure if it was already mentioned but due to my experience one of the most important factors in seakeeping capabilities of a boat is the skipper,s experience to handle the sea , adjust course and speed and adapt to the waves.

of course we are still talking p***y weather because i,m pretty sure no recreational 40-48ft motoryacht is ready for a violent winter storm in open north sea or north atlantic .
 
marcochi76 said:
Regarding the Itama, there are some good ideas:
-the sunbed area at the front is recessed, so you can "anchor" your foot to feel safer
-the interior layout is awkward, but you have everything you need
-engine noise insulation is excellent

I did not like:
-the engine room access is very narrow, through small vertical hatch. no big opening below the sunbeds as I could expect
-the bimini is a strong but fixed structure. so you cannot remove it.
-access to the front through the windscreen opening is improved, but still a bit slippery
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Is the Bimini easily removed or is a permanent structure? Seems a poor design choice not to give easy access to either topless or not. The brochure clearly says easily installed but sounds like that’s not the case. Any insight would be great as the dealer is suggesting to me this is a great summer boat to replace my current one as I look to upsize but stay somewhat retro looking
 
Cortonpark said:
Is the Bimini easily removed or is a permanent structure? Seems a poor design choice not to give easy access to either topless or not. The brochure clearly says easily installed but sounds like that’s not the case. Any insight would be great as the dealer is suggesting to me this is a great summer boat to replace my current one as I look to upsize but stay somewhat retro looking
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I was told the set up for the bolted bimini was made for the first hull, and following hulls should be different, albeit the bolted bimini option will still exist.

To be honest I never kept a boat without a bimini, even on my first nine meter radar arch less Gobbi 27 Sport. That had a bolted set up with two central stainless steel arches which was easily removable to be fair.
 
PowerYachtBlog said:
I was told the set up for the bolted bimini was made for the first hull, and following hulls should be different, albeit the bolted bimini option will still exist.

To be honest I never kept a boat without a bimini, even on my first nine meter radar arch less Gobbi 27 Sport. That had a bolted set up with two central stainless steel arches which was easily removable to be fair.
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That’s really helpful thanks. I’m going to look into what system they use as normally I can expect little to no help from the family onboard. I agree not possible to exist in the Med without a Bimini but as long as it’s a one man job it’s another box ticked .
 
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