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boden36 · 18-12-2011, 13:56

Maybe there was a typo and it was to be 14 tons - that would be closer for a heavily built steel yacht of that length. Ours is around that.
Regards,
Richard.

xymotic · 18-12-2011, 14:44

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Originally Posted by boden36

Maybe there was a typo and it was to be 14 tons - that would be closer for a heavily built steel yacht of that length. Ours is around that.
Regards,
Richard.

Yeah, that seems more like it. Thanks All!

Here's a picture of the previous owner before he took the boat apart for a refit (the cond I got her in)

The boat has a very colorful provenance, it used to be owned by Guy Williams who was the actor in the orig. Zorro tv show and also played the dad on Lost in Space.
His son has a tribute page to his father, and on it is an entire page devoted to memories sailing on the boat with his dad. So there are some pretty cool pictures of her The Oceana

I've emailed Guy Williams Jr. but haven't yet received a reply.

S/V Alchemy · 18-12-2011, 17:09

That could EASILY be 14 tonnes. Mine's 41 feet and is only 29,000 with diesel tanks full but no water or provisions. I should top out at 16 tonnes fully loaded.

Funny how plastic boats are in pounds or kilos, but metal boats are in tonnes!

Yachts66 · 18-12-2011, 20:51

Get an audio gauge and it will tell you exactly how thick the plating is so you can compute an accurate weight. Good tool to have on a steel boat in any case.

Regards,

Thomas

xymotic · 18-12-2011, 21:22

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Originally Posted by Yachts66

Get an audio gauge and it will tell you exactly how thick the plating is so you can compute an accurate weight. Good tool to have on a steel boat in any case.

Regards,

Thomas

It's on a LOOONNNNNGGGGG list of stuff

Yachts66 · 19-12-2011, 06:55

Look on line! I scored a really nice one for abut half what the local stores were asking!

Regards,

Thomas

xymotic · 19-12-2011, 09:30

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Originally Posted by Yachts66

Look on line! I scored a really nice one for abut half what the local stores were asking!

Regards,

Thomas

I work @ wm, everything is half off, so that's full retail

at the moment I need a plasma cutter and a better compressor (and a higher paying job)

DutchTreat · 19-12-2011, 14:31

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Originally Posted by MacG

There is nothing exotic about a steel yacht. Why should there? Yachts of steel are built in Holland since the use of iron, later steel in general boatbuilding.
All the major yachts have steel hulls/alu superstructures. Nothing new.
The Dutch and the Germans are the best steel builders in the industry and the former shipyard I worked with produced abt. 50 steel rivercruisers p. annum.

I am glad to hear that!

MacG · 19-12-2011, 16:05

How a Vollenhovense Bol might end up in Ontario is of course another story ......

DutchTreat · 19-12-2011, 16:19

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Originally Posted by MacG

How a Vollenhovense Bol might end up in Ontario is of course another story ......

The people I bought her from were originally from Holland. They went over, bought her and had her shipped over.

I tell you for me it was love at first sight! I just wish there was more info in English on these boats.

MacG · 19-12-2011, 16:20

This is a typical Dutch "Cruiser" destined for rivers and sheltered open waters, when weather allows it even for the IJsselmeer.
They are built of 5-4 mm steel 37 or 41 and come in a variety of interiors. It is one of the most popular designs in Holland and still make very good prices.

MacG · 19-12-2011, 16:40

@ DutchTreat

In line with the expanding fishery on the IJsselmeer this type of sailingvessel was developed around the change of the millennium of 19th to 20th century.
The first shipyard that had built this type was the yard of the Kroeske Coy.
Originally it is a vessel developed for the purpose of fishing, later on developed into a real yacht with limited length. Very sought after, costly and for the afficionado' s of traditional yachts a "Dutch Treat".

Of course the general linesplan is much older. Go back to the 17th century and you will find many similar designs.

S/V Alchemy · 19-12-2011, 17:05

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Originally Posted by MacG

How a Vollenhovense Bol might end up in Ontario is of course another story ......

Wow. That is the real deal. Leeboards and everything.

I would have to sail up to them and ask them about it. Unless they ran for shallow water, I'm pretty sure I could catch up...

Pretty boat, though.

S/V Alchemy · 19-12-2011, 17:07

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Originally Posted by MacG

This is a typical Dutch "Cruiser" destined for rivers and sheltered open waters, when weather allows it even for the IJsselmeer.
They are built of 5-4 mm steel 37 or 41 and come in a variety of interiors. It is one of the most popular designs in Holland and still make very good prices.

God, it looks a bit like my pilothouse without the mast...