Hello everyone,
I am very curious about a few smaller
steel designs, found mainly in the
Netherlands.
Not wanting to start (yet another) discussion on "Steel boats Vs Fiberglass", I would like to know if someone can point me to more info on these designs regarding their seaworthiness. I know that a few were specifically designed to
cruise the inland waterways, but some "look just right" for extended coastal cruising.
Although not particularly "inclined" to get one in particular, I really like the idea of a small tough
steel boat, even though admittedly slower than its
fiberglass equivalent in light airs. This meaning that if I would find two "similar" boats (Glass and Steel) that had been maintained in great condition, I would probably get the steel one.
So seaworthiness of the design in my question here.
The particular boats are:
Domp (7.7m)
Jakon (7.5m)
Argonaut (7.4m)
Sneekermeer (8m)
Friesland (8m)
Many Other...
Info is scarce and almost exclusively in Dutch, so can anybody please shed a light on this?
Thanks.