small dutch boats

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  1. peabody
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    anyone familiar with a sleepboot called Opduwer ?
    it's a little tugboat they use in Amsterdam .
    I've been searching the web for a few days trying to find plans.
    hit a brick wall.
    for such a neat boat. you would think plans would be everywhere.
    in steel/wood/aluminum ..
    but alias .. there's nothing that i can find.
     
  2. Tad
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    Brick wall is because google won't let you access dutch sites......

    Go here http://www.euroshipservices.nl/english/

    Scroll down to the Eurosleper 660, buy the kit and get a local welder to help you put it together....Or they might send the cut files to a local metal supplier...

    Good luck...
     
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    Nice little ship!
     
  4. Tad
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    Just need the right word and spelling....try Slepertje in google


    Slepertje.JPG
     
  5. peabody
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    thank you so much .. much appreciated .
     
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    thank you .. much obliged .
     
  7. peabody
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    Steve wanna build a sleepboot ?
     
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    It would be about the 12th in line...
     
  11. peabody
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    ....
    so your time frame is what ? :) :) :) :)
    ....
    yeah.. i could see that coming together .
    and your not far from my job in Omaha.
    I'm there several weekends a month .
    maybe a possibility ?
     
  12. peabody
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    no kidding .. i saw a bunch of them when i was in Amsterdam ..back in 06.
    fell totally in love . :)
    never could find much information about them till now.
    thanks to you guys and Tad.
    guess the objective now is to send out a few emails . and take it from there.
     
  13. peabody
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    thank you Joris !
    only thing is .. I'm in Missouri . no clue what it would cost to ship a boat to the states..
    i wouldn't even know how or where to begin.. :)
    most likely .. I'm going to send an email to those guys Tad is talking about.
    i know a feller in Illinois who'll build one outta aluminum ..
    let's see what the euroship folks say .
    and thank you .
    Peabody
     
  14. Joris
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    Peabody,

    It's not impossible to ship a boat to the states but it involves some work and time (and obviously money). A few years ago i investigated the costs to ship an old wooden runabout to europe and noticed quickly that it needs to fit in a container to be affordable.(around 3000euro's in my case) Making the trip to check the boat and make some arrangements and finding someone to help out can save you a lot of money because the price of transport is just one piece of the pie...

    grts,
    Joris
     

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    Tad your Dutch knowledge impress me ;)
     
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