Gozzo boats

I don't have that info, and it actually sounds very improbable to me. Adriatic sea can get pretty harsh, and Lampedusa is in mid Mediterranean, closer to Libya than to Italy. You're talking about some 700-800 nm of navigation in the open sea, so it's probably not the small open-deck boats like gozzos and gajetas you have heard about.
Those people are tough and sometimes pretty crazy, but not mad. Or at least - not that much.

 

It looks to me like a planing hull below the waterline, not a displacement one. On top of it, a double-ended topside has been constructed. That's the same design approach used by Aprea Mare, Menorquin and other builders of high-power planing gozzo-like crafts.

 

Would Also Be interesting in to understand the design history of the Messina harpoon boats. Certainly, before the age of diesel power the Sicilians were harpooning swordfish from sailing craft. ?

The Ibicenco Lluat sailed in last week. ' El Rubio" .... Beautiful fast small craft that spreads a cloud of sail.

 

there is a lot of this type of boat in Croatia and south/south west Italy (Liguria), I have one 20" but never finished. Very stabile boats

 

i made the hull so it can be a motor fishing boat, or a sailing boat, or a floating bed/ armchair picnic table thingummy jigger

 

looks great!!!!! Where is this boat? Italy? With 50PS boat will get 12-17 knots

 

whats a 50 ps,

it will do about 7 knots

 

wooden boats about 7 knots but polyester will get 12 knots with 50PS

 

PS is a german version of HP, and have nearly the same value.
1 HP = 0.746 kW
1 PS = 0.735 kW

I'm affraid it takes a bit more to double the boat speed than just changing the constructive material.

 

wooden boat is ower 1oookg weight and polyeater about 600kg

 

thanks daiquiri, yes its a displacement hull not planing