tommymonza

What about the museum in Milano to preserve it ? They have the room and even though it is a American built boat it is an Italian champions old race boat.

tommymonza

Marco have you been to the museum in Venezia?

tommymonza

MARCO who manufactured this boat? Viewed in Venezia

Black Tornado

The interest for that Cig 36' for the Museo Della Tecnica of Milan is 0.

Black Tornado

About the ASSO it was very famous during the pre-war period in the world speed record attempts.
Looking the third pic we can note the first stern drive of the world.
It was created by the Engineer Guido Cattaneo.
I will speak about it soon in a new thread on OSO dedicated to who really invented the stern drives unit.
Surely wasn't Jim Wynne or him collegue Strang at the times in Mercury in the fifties.

Black Tornado

By the hull it seems a Cosca.

MF

Hi, i will be there i think in the middle of october,
If someone is going to give me some address to look i will go and check the situation, maybe we will save her.

MF

PS
Reconstruction of the deck of my 36 is quite finished, will post some pic when i will spray the primer.

tommymonza

MF it is located at the Abbate yard in Italy on the road between Lugano and Como just over the Swiss border coming from Lugano

It would be shame for it to be scrapped.I can't imagine Abbate wanting anything for it other than someone to haul it away.

If anything it would be cool to see restored just for viewing not for running.

Marco I can't wait to here the story about the outdrive.If you would like you can PM me the story in Italiano and I will have my girlfriend translate and i will send it back to you transcribed.Her english is excellent.

BROWNIE

Outboard Marine Corp built a sterndrive in the 20's. It was all brass, and they showed it at the boat shows for many years. There is nothing new under the sun.