The charm of the old wooden boat lies mainly in the care of the details. Usually they are small details that lend an elegant appearance typical of the navy than once. But who goes to sea knows how to capture these details in each of the utility of accessories that make life and work easier, and safer boat.
The fiddle, the version of the typical Sorrento boat built at the Marine Alimuri, is a simple wooden frame, strong enough to withstand the abuse of work at sea, but no structural function, which runs around the cockpit, where they were secured networks, loads and, "God willing", the fish caught . Its function is to prevent water from sea spray from escaping to Friesland netting or ropes or taken on board, to flow into the hull, wetting the load, filling the bilge and weighting the boat. The shape of the deck, well caulked, and the movement of the same roll, it makes the water run along the gunwale to the edges of Friesland, where in correspondence with the arms (which could trap water ponds) were charged holes of scuppers.
now work Mast'Antonio Michele Cafiero and focuses on the details of their crop a sail. The "Santa Maria del Lauro, stuccoed and painted, is a boat in every respect. But it is not yet ready to put to sea, and Mast'Antonio, which was used to finish a crop in just over six months, and now must be limited to the leisure of Michael, impatiently. The sea is there, just steps away.
