Dutch Sailboat With Leeboards

[DRC]

Does anyone know where I could get my hands on some good line drawings with offsets or plans for some of the varous dutch boats that used leeboards. Or even better some info on their design

Thanks DRC

[Bergalia]

Originally Posted by DRC

Does anyone know where I could get my hands on some good line drawings with offsets or plans for some of the varous dutch boats that used leeboards. Or even better some info on their design

Thanks DRC

Send a note to Yipster - he's your man

[Sander Rave]

Send me some more detailled specifications or a specific question and I'll see what I can do.
There are a lot of types that fit this criteria and I don't know what you are up to.
Regards,

Sander

[yipster]

only sailed a "botter" with leeboards ( and did not like it )
bet Sander, Artois and Dutch Peter have more on this subject

[Milan]

Not a lot of info about Dutch "platbodems" in English.
Building plans:
http://www.platbodemzeilen.nl/nieuws/schokkers.htm
second hand platbodems with many photos:
http://www.scheepsmakelaardijgoliath.nl/new/index.htm
a lot of links:
http://www.platbodemzeilen.nl/

[Skippy]

Also try Dutch Peter. I've gotten informative replies from him.

[DRC]

The only information that I havem is from a book "Sailing Craft" by Schoettle copyright 1949. Out of the 786 pages, 21 of them cover the "Yachts of the Netherlands". It has some limited information with pictures and some line drawings. It covers the Boeir, Botter, Schouw, Schokker, Hoogaars, Punter, Lemmeraak, Tjotter, and the Hengst. Some of these are mentioned only by name, no pictures etc.

If someone wants what I have I can scan it in.

Because of what I have is so limited, I'am looking for more detailed info, to fill in the blank spaces in my mind.

Thanks DRC

[D'ARTOIS]

The "Platbodem" consists of many types; Schokker, Botter, Boeier, Aak, Hoogaars all related to the different fishingvessel that once were to find on the Northsea and beyond.

There are still many around and the majority has been converted to yachts; the rest you will find on the bottom of the North Sea and IJsselmeer.

They were notorious unseaworthy when running with the wind. The low and unprtected aft made them very vulnerable to incoming waves.

I lived for about 20 years in a fishing village and I have sailed a North Sea 60 ' Pilot Botter so I speak with some experience.

I will check if I can find some pictures with a related story.

[hateka]

Try the word 'botter and model' on google.

[hateka]

Also try on internet 'VD 172' It gives the story of recent complete rebuild of a botter, from Volendam, Holland. It is in Dutch, but when you phone them you get your answers.