sandra,
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ShaitanOfCorsica.com
Expedition Yacht

UK 43
“Deo Volente”
Registrationnr and name of this vessel.

You did a great job to this vessel, i’m so glad, that this vessel is not destroyed, because, it was my favorit ship for many years, i feld always safe at this vessel when the weather was very bad! I’m very proud, that i was member of the crew from 1998/’99 till 2004. I finished my job as Professional Fisherman in February 2005, that time, i was 58 years old….. it was enough to me, after 35 years Northseafishing (was it enough)? It’s never enough, because: YOU’LL LEAVE THE SEA, BUT, THE SEA NEVER LEAVES YOU!!! I really hope my English is understandable? I will follow your site! Thanks and Good Luck and many greetings from,

Ex-(Northsea-)Fisherman
Henk Rebel,
Huizen.
The Netherlands

My apologies for the late reply.

Yes indeed the flag is wrong (on some of the older images, not the new one).
I´d love to talk with you and you can write me at thorwald @ expeditionyacht . org.
The deck will not meet the latest MCA rules (pretty impossible to comply with on a refit and vessel under 40 m.) but incorporate most class rules and safety rules defined by British and Canadian transport board. The only serious limitation is the exhaust stagg so if the pilot cannot set his heli down on the H more or less he´s should not fly heli´s to our yacht. And we don´t plan to land under extreme circumstances.

Look forward to hearing from you!

I look forward to keeping up with your progress.

Regards

Tim

Let me reply in Englisch, I believe that the tube is called a “Cort Nozzle” and the combination with the prop, a “ducted propellor”… If I am wrong please blame the Nautisch Woordenboek…
I have been searching for information on the conversion of the other fishing vessel I mentioned ( Maverick) …
That conversion, where an Olivier van Meer rigging plan was used, removed the nozzle and the big main engine, as she was to become a sailship. Her new (smaller) engine and much smaller propellor allowed for a much shallower aft draught… It also created much needed room for accomodation in the former fish hold.
As the nozzle is usually not solid, but built hollow, hull plating on frames… I believe that her own buoyancy might help that weight thing… However with the current fuel prices, it might be worth considering such an engine transplant.

Then the wheelhouse… If you are going to take it off the ship anyway, in order to increase the hight underneith, why not move the entire thing foreward a few meters… Maybe line in up with the superstructure extension you are planning already…
This way your conning position is approx midships, Above the mainframe… The best position in bad weather and rough seas, according to the Bowditch… Also it allows you to increase the size of the wheelhouse and the sheltered deckspace behind the existing wheelhouse…

Just Ideas, I hope you can use them…

Greetings,

Arjan van ‘t Hooft

True but it’s minimal. I won’t really gain speed and it offer great protection. Beside, I have to keep that big prop. under the water line so I can’t loose too much weight in the back, especially since the stern fuel tanks will not be used anymore.

Genoten van je site, ziet er super uit… Ik ben stuurman bij P&O ferries, maar heb in het verleden op de Rembrandt gevaren (Ex ss Rotterdam HAL) en ik heb, toen ik in IJmuiden op school zat de door Olivier van Meer getekende conversie van de KW42 naar een 3 mast stagzeilschoener goed kunnen volgen, (Maverick)…

Ik heb wel een vraag… waarom laat je die enorme straalbuis zitten… die levert toch alleen maar extra weerstand op als je maar minimaal vermogen vraagt? Ik weet dat bij de conversie van de KW42 die grote motor door een veel kleinere is vervangen met een kleinere schroef…
Daardoor kwam het schip ook iets verder voorover te liggen, wat voor het uitzicht alleen maar beter had kunnen zijn… Ware het niet dat het stuurhuis is verlaagd.

Mooi werk… Succes met de verdere conversies… Jammer dat dit soort dingen voor de meeste mensen, ook voor mij, helaas een droom moet blijven…

Met vriendelijke Groet…

Arjan van ‘t Hooft