Camuffo
Wooden boats
Building boats entirely made of wood is becoming increasingly rare. These boats have intrinsic characteristics due to their unique construction, unrivalled by more recent constructions in fibreglass. The solid mahogany frame cladded with hardened marine super-laminated wood and the fully removable components of the boat create a structural synergy with the highest elastic coefficient, superior to any other shipbuilding material.
ALL-WOOD YACHTS
Framework and cladding
Unlike a fibreglass shell, made from a mould, a wooden boat was initially made with a solid mahogany framework cladded with marine plywood, but later hardened marine super-laminated wood was used with layers of decreasing thickness down to the millimetre. In the 1950s, Marco Camuffo, with the arrival of irreversible thermosetting marine glues, plywood and hardened marine super-laminated wood consisting of cross-bonded layers of marine wood that blocked the movement of the wood, thereby eliminating the need for external maintenance, was the first to change the ancient pre-Columbian Camuffo framework. Having to replace solid wood planking sections with a single panel covering the entire side of a 20×2 m C65, he added wide longitudinal strips of solid mahogany to the sides and bottoms with glued joints to ensure a perfect and structurally strong gluing base. The load-bearing framework is reinforced by strong longitudinal stringers in solid mahogany that connect the framework along the entire length of the hull from the stern to the bow, ensuring greater safety during navigation and even in extremely rough sea conditions, especially during particularly damaging torsional movements, notably in the northern Adriatic Sea, where abnormal waves are formed due to shallow waters and variable winds.
ALL-WOOD YACHTS
A material with unparalleled qualities
The framework, with the thickness of the ribs, allows the formation of double bottoms and air cavities between the internal locks and the external planks. They recycle the air from below when the boat is submerged to create a natural environment that is always balanced and free from condensation, thus making your stay on board a pleasant one. The furnishings of the boat interior include about a thousand elements in solid mahogany and marine plywood. Structured, shaped, varnished and screwed to the hull framework, they can be completely dismantled with a screwdriver in the event of damage. Being able to fully dismantle the internal parts of the yacht, despite high labour costs, provides structural synergy with the highest elastic coefficient, which is superior to any other shipbuilding material and extremely useful for overcoming even the most severe conditions at sea. Camuffo selects the best wood for naval use, i.e. wood that is most resistant to both fresh water, which is more hazardous, and sea water, and technological wood, which is hardened marine super-laminated wood for cladding the entire hull, decks and superstructures, due to their insulation, elastic coefficient, biological material and heat resistance without deforming. Moreover, they have a longer service life, thereby excluding any possibility of comparison with other materials for naval applications."
