Tuccoli Marine has shown the T235 SF in the water for the first time at the Genoa Boat Show. The model brings the yard's Executive Sport Vessel (ESV) approach to the 7-metre segment, and the Collesalvetti builder describes it as the first fishing boat of this size to hold design category B.
At a press conference on the yard's stand, Paolo Sanguettola, sole director of Nuova Tuccoli, and Marcello Gherbin, marketing and sales director, went over the steps that led to the new model and outlined developments in the Professional division. "The decision we took a few years ago to diversify across professional, fishing and leisure boats has proved a winning one: it opens the way to pure cruising, and that is our next goal," Sanguettola said.
ESV takes the over-engineering principle of work boats into the leisure market. Hulls are oversized where loads are highest, structural stiffness is high, and the design focuses on stability, manoeuvrability and safety. According to the yard, the result shows in seakeeping, hull durability and the boat's resale value.
The T235 SF is 7.2 metres long overall with a beam of 2.55 metres. Tuccoli Marine says design category B, which allows the boat to sail in waves of up to 4 metres and winds of up to force 8, was achieved through the choice of glass fabrics used to laminate the hull bottom, the structural specifications and the sizing of the hull.
Power comes from a single outboard or a pair of engines totalling up to 300 horsepower, with a stated top speed of 42 knots. Below deck there is a cabin with a V-shaped double berth for two adults and a separate heads compartment with washbasin and shower. The galley under the hard top has a hob and a sink. In the cockpit, the seat folds down and stows away when not in use, and anglers can add livewells and rod holders.
Every new Tuccoli Marine boat comes with a Digital Boat Passport as standard. It is an NFC (Near Field Communication) chip permanently laminated into the hull, which shows on a smartphone the build certificate, the materials used, the record of certified maintenance, the technical manuals and the original documentation. The yard says the system makes the boat's history traceable and the assessment of its condition and value over time more objective. It also addresses materials traceability and life-cycle management, in line with developments in European regulation.
In the Professional division, the first unit built for the Carabinieri is already in service in Sicily, and the next two are expected between the end of 2026 and early 2027. Construction is also under way on a boat for ARPAL, the Ligurian regional environmental protection agency, which the yard is customising for water quality monitoring and sampling. The specification includes inboard power, an enclosed cabin used as an office, two refrigerators, one reserved exclusively for samples, and a stern arch for the winches carrying the measuring instruments.
A new Professional project is in development, but the yard has not yet released details. "We are working on something important, but for reasons of confidentiality and propriety we cannot say more," said Gherbin. "One thing can already be said, though: it is a further building block of the yard's professional expertise, which could later be transferred to leisure boats as well."