Platbodem Skutsje Gerben van Maanen
- Status:Sold
- Manufacturer:Platbodem
- Model:Skutsje
- Category:Flat and round bottom
- Build year:1911
- LOA:14.5 x 3.6 x 0.8 m
- Air draft:15 m
- Hull construction:Steel
- Vessel lying:In verkoophaven
Description
A beautiful, spacious, very well maintained and above all a cozy ship. Ideal for families or groups who want to sail the Dutch inland waterways and want to be the center of nature during a walking tour on the islands of the Wadden Sea. The Gerben van Manen is also a ship with a lot of history, as described in the following article from the "Stichting stamboek ronde en platbodemjachten".
The most appealing skûtsje from the hand of Minne Molles van der Werff in Sneek is the in 1911 commissioned by skipper-fuel merchant Petrus van Vellinga from Sneek built 'The Three Brothers' [S993N]. As appears from the specifications that have been preserved, the ship was to be 17.83 m long and 3.53 m wide. According to the measurement, which took place in Sneek on 8 May 1911, the actual measurements were 17.89 m and 3.58 m. The builders had therefore reasonably kept to the specifications. The ship was measured at 38,737 tons.
On 4 October 1919 Van Vellinga sold the ship to Willem Bouwhuis from Poppingawier and it was given the name 'De Onderneming' . At the re-measurement the ship now measured 42,109 tons, almost 3 1/2 tons more. Possibly the layout was changed or the hull slightly raised. It became the first skûtsje that the Heerenveenster skûtsje Foundation purchased in 1956. In 1957 it was renamed "Gerben van Manen". Because of its white color, the skûtsje was also more or less mockingly called 'Willem Barentsz'. Heerenveen would sail with this in the SKS until 1961, when the committee purchased the current 'Gerben van Manen' [L1418N], a Piipster from 1915. In 1961 the ship was bought by Ph. J.W.A. Diderich from Bilthoven. The ship was then 4 meters shortened and provided with a cabin by Niestern Scheepsbouw Unie BV in Hellevoetsluis and converted to a motor yacht with a powerful engine. The owner at that time (unknown) did not like it, because of the seas of water, which kept on wetting everybody. The name 'Gerben van Manen' was kept.
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Dimensions
Loa 14.5 meter Beam 3.6 meter Draft 0.8 meter Lwl 1425 meter Air draft 15 meter -
Build
Year 1911 Control type Single Cockpit type Centre cockpit Deck colour White Super structure colour White Hull construction Steel Hull colour Beige Where Minne Molles -
Galley
Oven Heating -
Motor
Starting type Electric Cylinders 4 Tankage 400 liter -
Accommodation
Cabins slaapkajuit, vooronder en achteronder Berths 7 Shower Shower -
Tuigage
Main sail Storm jib Storm jib -
Electronics
Battery
Flat bottom boats for sale in the Netherlands
The historic appearance of the flat-bottomed boat is, among other things, what makes it so special. As the name implies, a flat bottom has a flat bottom that has no or almost no keel. The sailing yacht often has side swords, which is what makes it so characteristic. The boats are ideal for charter sailing and are also widely used in the Netherlands. But the flat-bottomed boats can also be used well for pleasure craft or as a houseboat.