On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Bob Lamson at the 38th annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival and discuss his boating background and his beautiful 1999 fully bright-worked (South African Mahogany) Venetian Water Taxi – Capolavoro (Italian for “masterpiece”).
Bob grew up in the Seattle area and his dad ran a boat shop on the Duwamish River when he was a kid. Fast forward to the 1990’s – Bob was taking business trips to Italy and started noticing the drop-dead-gorgeous wooden motor taxis in Venice. He made inquiries as to who the builder was, and shortly thereafter ordered a brand new custom built 31ʹ x 7ʹ Venetian Motor Taxi from Cantiere Motonautico Serenella. The boat is cold molded with 4 veneers of Mahogany and was shipped to the US in 1999 for Bob to enjoy and show in the Seattle area.
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