Wooden Boats LimoTender BLU 8.3m will debut at the Monaco Yacht Show

Combining composite materials and latest generation technologies with classic lines is the salient feature of projects by Wooden Boats, the shipyard established in 2012 by Marco Arnaboldi (Studio Arnaboldi), on the strength of his previous experience as founder of AB Yachts. Arnaboldi’s aim has always been to apply the results of his studio's research to pleasure boating, creating yachts over 50 metres capable of exceeding speeds of 50 knots thanks to their composite construction and use of water jet propulsion.

“When I established Wooden Boats, the idea was to combine wood, the noblest of materials for building boats, with incredible mechanical properties, and carbon fibre”, recalls Marco Arnaboldi. “LimoTender BLU 8.3m is the natural evolution of that idea: a construction employing the cutting-edge composite technology with which I have built dozens of boats of all sizes, from tenders like this to superyachts over 50 metres, but with a touch of class, in pure 'Dolce Vita' style, featuring timeless lines inspired by the motorboats of the Fifties and Sixties”.

The launch of the first LimoTender BLU 8.3m is coming up soon, to allow its owner to use it for the remainder of the summer with his 60-metre yacht before taking it to the Principality of Monaco for exhibition at the Monaco Yacht Show 27 to 30 September, in the Tenders and Toys area.

Its overall length is 8.40 metres, for a maximum beam of 2.70 metres and a displacement of 2.9 tons. The layout on board includes a wheelhouse moved well forward to make room for a saloon with two sofas along its sides and an aft cockpit, also set up with two facing sofas to accommodate a maximum of 12 guests in addition to the two crew members.

An exclusive feature of Wooden Boats’ new LimoTender BLU 8.3m is a solution already successfully proposed some of on the shipyard’s other models: the deckhouse can be lowered to the height of the gunwale with an electromechanical command, reducing its overall height to only 1.50 metres when it is put away in the garage. When raised in sailing position, the headroom inside the deckhouse is 1.80 m.

A 270 hp Mercury turbo diesel inboard engine with stern drive allows the LimoTender BLU 8.3m  to reach a top speed of 35 knots and a cruising speed of 30 knots when fully loaded, with a range of 100 nautical miles thanks to its 150 litre fuel tank.

LimoTender BLU 8.3m  – technical specifications

LOA: 8.40 m

Maximum beam: 2.70 m

Draft: 0.6 m

Displacement with medium load: 2,900 kg

Engine: Mercury Diesel 270hp

Full speed: 35 knots

Cruise speed: 30 knots

Autonomy: 100 miles

Capacity: 12 +2 passengers

Design: Studio Arnaboldi