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Originally Posted by a64pilot
I had no idea, however I can assume Neeltje knows what it’s made from.
I didn’t know how many were in actual use anymore, but assume likely quite a few are being lived in?
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FWIW, the Skutzes you see in the various
racing videos have kept their original configuration, with an open hold covered by planks and tarps, full
rigging, tiller
steering, and no
motor.
Most of the (larger) Tjalks were scuttled by the Dutch during WWII to prevent the Germans from using them as troop ships for their invasion of
England, and the remaining ones are the ones that have most often been motorized and transformed into
canal "houseboats", where all the
rigging (leeboards included) have been removed, and a full-length
cabin has been tacked on to the open
hull.
Mine, for example, was originally a manure barge built 10 years before the sinking of the Titanic. It now has 8' ceilings in the
salon, dual-zone AC and over 500 sq. ft. of living space.