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Cork decking manufacturer Marine Cork debuted a redesigned product at the 65th Genoa Boat Show, demonstrated on the Stem 50 — the first aluminum sailboat built in Italy in over a decade.0:10 Maurizio interviews Francesco Enrico of Marine Cork aboard the vessel, focusing on what distinguishes the new deck from earlier versions.1:00 The original Marine Cork product left cork granules visibly coarse; the redesigned version uses a finer, more uniform texture that Marine Cork first presented at the METIES show in Amsterdam.1:48 Enrico lists the technical case for cork over teak or synthetic decking: cork weighs roughly one-third as much as either alternative, insulates thermally and acoustically, dampens vibration, resists staining, and absorbs impacts without denting — Enrico claims dropping an anchor leaves no mark.2:30 On the sustainability side, harvesting cork bark does not kill the tree; stripped trees reportedly triple their CO2 absorption, and the material is fully recyclable.3:23 The weight advantage is framed as particularly significant on a sailboat, where deck weight affects performance and stability.2:36

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