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 THE
"SCHIFETTO CARLOFORTINO"
 
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HISTORY:
The term SCHIFETTO comes from the word
"skiff" that means lance boat. The Schifetto belongs to the generic category of
the "gullets", very diffused in the whole Mediterranean . According to the place
where it had to operate and of the type of activity that had to develop, the
gullet assumed different characteristics, variations and denominations that
distinguished it. The Schifetto was the ancient boat used by the Carlofortinians
for the fishing of lobsters with the creel. Of
contained dimensions, it rarely overcame the 6 meters of length. The material
employed for its construction was the oak for the keel, the pine of Aleppo for
the frames and the resinous maritime pine of Tuscany and Corsica for the
planking. The Schifetto was provided by an inside fish-pond for preserving the
lives of lobsters. The exchange of water happened
through some practiced holes in the tables of the planking, in correspondence
of the fish-pond. These holes were covered with corks
when the fish-pond was unused. The Schifetto introduces the tree very tilted
toward bow. This tree, thanks to a strong hoist at
three ways, lifts a long lateen-yard where the main sail is inserted . The
sails is completed by a “ polaccone “hoisted in head of tree and fixed to the
bowsprit on a flowing ring that makes it faster and very manageable.
Peculiar feature of this kit:
| CONSTRUCTION KITS |
REF. 99/009 |
| BUILDING PLANS |
REF. 66/009 |
| MAXIMUM LENGHT |
mm
660 |
| HULL LENGHT |
mm
480 |
| MAXIMUM WIDTH |
mm
215 |
| MAXIMUM HEIGHT |
mm
750 |
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SCALE
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1:15 |
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