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29-11-2005, 08:25 AM
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Re: What's this? It looks awesome!
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Originally posted by Danny
Is there anyone who can tell me more about this boat? It's build in the sixties and equiped with 4 engines. There's only one boat build.
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The boat was named 'Barbarina' Designed by Sonny Levi for Count Augusta and built by Cantiere Delta at Anzio. Launched in May 69.
She was powered by four BPM Super Volcano's and had a top speed of just over 60 knots.
All from the excellent book 'Milestones in my designs' by Sonny Levi - that I was very lucky to be given for my last birthday!
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29-11-2005, 08:15 PM
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Chief C*nt!
Country: United Kingdom
Location: Brighton
Occupation: Sparkler prefect
Interests: Boats
Boat make: Other people's mostly
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I'll love a pirate pdf too 
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I'm not sure how well that would go down with the Boatmad Intellectual Property Police.
Surely it's not OK to splash it just because it's not made any more?
Taxiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! 
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29-11-2005, 09:45 PM
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Location: Alderholt
Occupation: Aerospace
Boat name: T/T D2S
Boat make: Midas 27' Cat, Argo 16 Cat. Avon Rib Thingy
Engines: Merc 280-ROS -JSRE,65Xs, 75 Stinger, Yam 60
Cruising area: Any Seedy Bar
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There was something almost like it produced in the UK,
both built by Souter in the IOW, Don Shead design.
both inboard one was I think "Baby Bovril" the other was "Shady Lady" ended up with Nobby Nevins, used to keep it outside his car place along the goldhawk road. 19' & 21' (nobbys being the 19', came around the same time as the Avenger but SWP - penpromo would know more. Didn't quite have the rakish front of the Levi though
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30-11-2005, 12:15 AM
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Registered User
Location: Scotland
Interests: Hole maker
Boat make: Humber Ocean Offshore
Engines: KAD 300/DPX
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Originally posted by Johnny Rocket
I'm not sure how well that would go down with the Boatmad Intellectual Property Police.
Surely it's not OK to splash it just because it's not made any more?
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01-12-2005, 04:38 PM
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Registered User
Country: The Netherlands
Location: The Netherlands
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Engines: Mercury 2.4 EFI
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Does anybody have more info like the length, beam etc of this boat?
And what about the engines?? How much hp??
Where is this boat now??
Thanks for all the info given so far! I'm trying to get one of these books!
Interesting guy, Sonny Levi.
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01-12-2005, 05:52 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Warsash
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Boat name: Santana
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Quote:
Originally posted by Danny
Does anybody have more info like the length, beam etc of this boat?
And what about the engines?? How much hp??
Where is this boat now??
Thanks for all the info given so far! I'm trying to get one of these books!
Interesting guy, Sonny Levi.
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Power was estimated at 1680 hp! from the four BPM's Two engines behind cockpit on V Drives and two engines fwd of cockpit on straight shafts.
37' long by 10'5" wide, Deadrise at Transom of 26 degrees.
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01-12-2005, 06:00 PM
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Registered User
Country: The Netherlands
Location: The Netherlands
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Boat make: Action Marine 18
Engines: Mercury 2.4 EFI
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Thanks!!
Is there anybody who has more pictures of this boat??
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21-05-2006, 06:14 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Stone, Staffordshire
Occupation: Global CR Manager - Next PLC
Interests: Classic Powerboats, Music and Fashion
Boat name: Deja Vu
Boat make: Classic: 1976 Seacraft 23 foot
Engines: Yamaha 240HP
Cruising area: Salcombe & South Hams
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The boat you actualy have here in the photgraphs is "Barbarina" designed by Sonny Levi and bulit I think in 1968 for Count Mario Augusta ( owner of MV Augusta motorcyles) She was built in Anzio and powered by 4 massive BPM Super Volcanoes. I have no idea what happened to her.
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22-05-2006, 07:40 AM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Christchurch, Dorset
Occupation: Marine Engineer-ish
Interests: Boats, Cars.
Boat name: Splash 4
Boat make: Hunton
Engines: Mercruiser 640
Cruising area: Poole, Solent
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Location: Christchurch, Dorset
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Yep, definately Barbarina as confirmed by Adam. Fortunate to have both of Sonny Levi's books; Dhows to Deltas and Milestones in My Designs, both rare books now, last week there was a Dhows to Deltas on Ebay, reached £67.00 plus delivery so far off $800 !
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22-05-2006, 10:51 AM
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Wasn´t there another Levi beauty which had the misfortune of catching fire many moons ago (about 1969?!). Thunderfish or something like that??
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22-05-2006, 10:54 AM
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Registered User
Country: Italy
Location: Viareggio
Occupation: no
Interests: Offshore powerboats/Motor racing
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Quote:
Originally posted by Adam
One of my earliest powerboat memories was meeting Vincenzo Balestrieri. I was very young at the time (8 or 9) and my parents had a ex race Sonny Levi Corsair. We were moored at Poole Quay when the International race was on and I remember Vincenzo Balestrieri taking a lot of time to talk to us!
I was mad keen on race boats anyway - but that really sealed it!
Seem to think he had a two boat team with him, Black Tornado and a newer Cigarette hull (yelloy) that is not shown on the website. Will have to look at my mother's photo albums when I next visit!
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The other Cigarette of Balestrieri team (yelloy) was this ?
Sorry for the off-thread.
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22-05-2006, 02:28 PM
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Registered User
Country: Italy
Location: Viareggio
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Interests: Offshore powerboats/Motor racing
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Viareggio
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Re: What's this? It looks awesome!
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Originally posted by Danny
Is there anyone who can tell me more about this boat? It's build in the sixties and equiped with 4 engines. There's only one boat build.
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It.s a Levi's Delta36',like that above I think. They are cruising offshore with the same hull and lenght of some Delta for competitions in the '60s.
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08-04-2008, 07:50 AM
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It is well-known boat Renato Levi - BARBARINA
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08-04-2008, 09:11 AM
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Large member
Country: England
Location: On the farm
Occupation: General Trouble Causer Salterns Boatyard
Interests: Official smartass
Boat name: Seahorse.org
Boat make: a V24 and a SLOW unstable ICE Bladerunner
Engines: 2x300 promax, 320 Volvo
Cruising area: England/France & Med
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny
Hello BluFin, I'm going to try to find that book!
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I have one for sale.
Interesting quote....
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Charles Gardner worked closely with Sonny Levi on the design suggesting significant changes by removing the deck over the fuel tanks that reduced the weight significantly. He also interpreted & bent the rules wherever possible including a suggestion that the cabin door could be combined with the use of the mandatory cabin table as well as a dolls plastic cutlery set for the galley!
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Not the V24 Charles Gardner?
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08-04-2008, 09:21 AM
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I have a brand new 2nd edition copy for sale.
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08-04-2008, 09:36 AM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: New Forest
Occupation: ADMIN MANAGER TRAVEL AGENCY
Interests: Le Mans Power Boats GOODWOOD Revival
Boat name: THUNDERBOLT 1961 COWES TORQUAY WINNER
Boat make: CHRISTINA 25
Engines: 2 5 litre Chevrolets total 440 hp
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Levi
That one( black tornado pic) was built for Gianni AGNELLI but do not have details with me.Thunderfish/Merry go Round was taken from the plug of Surfury.
Mike
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08-04-2008, 09:54 AM
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Boat name: Shogun Star*
Boat make: Cigarette Squadron 39
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I have a brand new 2nd edition copy for sale. |
did you pick that up from the Max Aitken Museum in Cowes? They seem to be keen to get rid of their copies there which seem sit there for years bleaching in the window!
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08-04-2008, 09:55 AM
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Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
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Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
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Not the V24 Charles Gardner?
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Eeeerrr, no.
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09-04-2008, 01:37 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: New Forest
Occupation: ADMIN MANAGER TRAVEL AGENCY
Interests: Le Mans Power Boats GOODWOOD Revival
Boat name: THUNDERBOLT 1961 COWES TORQUAY WINNER
Boat make: CHRISTINA 25
Engines: 2 5 litre Chevrolets total 440 hp
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Levi Specials
Danny
there were I think 3 or 4 of this style of boat built for the Med "In crowd" called commuters they could make the trip from St Tropez to the Cap d'Antibes for lunch then back to wherever.Levi designed one then was asked for more I think the first was for Gianni Agnelli and was called C G CINQUETA or something similar next up was the boat for Count Augusta Babarina and then Hildago all along the same lines all based on the Delta shape with which SONNY made his name ,All these commuters were 50 knots plus..some had overnight accomodation in very small cabins as they were mostly seating /engines and big tanks!
Levi has been my hero since A'speranziella won the Cowes Torquay in 1963.
Mike
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10-04-2008, 01:28 PM
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Jeff has a book, Power Yachts by Rosemary and Colin Mudie, with some more info and a transom picture [IMG]http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/Ridgeway_06/Barbarina.jpg
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