CLASSIC BOAT JUNE 2019 91
CRAFTSMANSHIP
Left: a Riva Junior
ready for a test on
Lake Iseo
Right: The
specialised
department for
restoration revise
everything to do
with the ship
engines. Most of
the classics have 8
cylinder propulsion
Right: sanding the
hull between
layers of varnish
Right: very
experienced
craftsmen at work.
Some of them
have been at RAM
for decades
Right: all mahogany
parts are made by
hand. This is a
wedge to repair a
part of a keel
Old and new are
looked after here
Ulla, the third Riva ever built, now the oldest existing in the world, will be rebuilt for her owner