Cintra

Giorgetti & Magrini were able to trace the original sail plan, the general plan of construction and several sketches of the spars designed by Fife. The yard started with the demolition of anything that looked not original, drawing a plan of what could be saved or at least restored. At the end, about 50% of the Honduras mahogany planking had to be changed. Eventually to increase the life expectation it got almost completely replaced, as well as all the Acacia frames, and of galvanized iron intermediate ones . The keel appeared fully recoverable, even the stem and the sternpost, all made of elm. Since the restoration work aimed at a reconstruction absolutely faithful to the original design, the work was planned with great care and a unique attention to detail, using the same materials indicated by Fife even when these were difficult to find. The work begun with the removal of bad planks, replaced by new ones in 35 mm mahogany. Using a technique approved by the Lloyds for the metric yachts construction, the hull of CINTRA presents a frame with alternating acacia and galvanized iron structures that ensures maximum strength without too much weight. All frames and floor timbers were removed and rebuilt as a model. The deck was completely dismantled and rebuilt with a base of 20 mm plywood, covered with planks of 15 mm douglas fir (the original essence of the deck), while deck stringers, and hatches where redone in mahogany with maximum loyalty to the original. In the same spirit the stern and the lead keel where rebuild, similar to the original.