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AldoZ

AldoZ

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Hello to everyone,
I'm Aldo from Rome but coming from Sicily.
I'm passionate with traditional mediterranean fishing boats, expecially that of the gulf of Catania.
I built some of them in 1/24 scale.
In the near future I'will be interested at the type of the caravels of Columbus but I like to see all the beatifull builds in this forum.
Sorry for my simple and concise english.
Aldo.

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also from my side a warm welcome here on boards of our forum.
Interesting boats you are building - hope to see much more of your work
 
Parallel to the contemporary one I made a second one trying to figure out the vintage lateen rigging once used by fishermen.

The livery is also a vintage one very specific of the eastern Sicily and the gulf of Catania.

I have lot of photos of the build log if someone is interested.

Here is the current progress of the build, livery almost done, starting the rigging.

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Bryian said:
Hi Aldo,
my wife is from Lipari, so those boats are common there. :)
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Yes, has been reported that some boatbuilder master has moved from the province of Catania to the eolian islands and now we can find there a tradition of boats exactly similar to that of the gulf of Catania.

It could be a very good location to take a reportage and some measurements.

As of now has been some time that I don't go in visit to the islands, I had an idea of going this last summer but it didn't materialize.
 
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AldoZ said:
I have lot of photos of the build log if someone is interested.
Here is the current progress of the build, livery almost done, starting the rigging.
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It would be great, if you start a building log and show us your work on such boats......
 
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