Should You Buy this Dutch 🇳🇱 Steel Trawler?? | Friesland Netherlands

Should You Buy this Dutch 🇳🇱 Steel Trawler?? | Friesland Netherlands - Pt 1 (Ep50)

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10 ай бұрын

In this 50th episode I take a trip to Friesland, Netherlands to explore a small yacht and get some real world cruising feedback to inform my decisions on my pocket trawler build. What's it like on a small cruising yacht? Could this Dutch steel trawler be the boat for me? How small is too small? Join me over the next three episodes as I try to answer these questions and more.
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@martylasher539 10 ай бұрын

Great mash-up of a travelogue, a cruising tutorial, and a boat design discussion. I really enjoyed every part of it. Holland looks like paradise!

@motorcityboatwerks 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Marty! Lot of plates spinning here so I’m really glad it was received as intended. Thanks again 😁

@andrewarthurmatthews6685 8 ай бұрын

Holland is a fantastic country and highly recommend to anyone

@motorcityboatwerks 7 ай бұрын

😁👍

@jannetteberends8730 2 ай бұрын

He was in Friesland. Holland is on the other side of the country. Holland isn’t a country, it’s a province in the Netherlands.

@motorcityboatwerks 2 ай бұрын

You win most-best-observant-viewer this month. Great job 👍😁

@gerritjanh 29 күн бұрын

Nice to see. I rented this exact boat for 2 weeks in 2018. It didn't have a stern thruster then. Made a similar trip through Friesland and Groningen, great fun.

@motorcityboatwerks 29 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment😎

@scottrandle1997 10 ай бұрын

Wow look at you guys world travelers so cool 😎. We're on our albin 27fc stuck in Chicago waiting for the locks to open. When we were looking for a pocket trawler I came across the European boats they were exactly what we were looking for 😁. Really enjoying your trip looking forward to the next episode 👍👍

@motorcityboatwerks 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Scott! Stay safe and stay motivated 😁👍😁

@johnwoods6613 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, the Netherlands look spectacular. That is some great motivation for travel and trawler cruising.

@motorcityboatwerks 10 ай бұрын

An absolute blast! Stay tuned as the adventure continues and more things reveal themselves as we travel across Friesland in this little boat 😁👍

@urbandiscount 3 ай бұрын

I love how this experience speaks to you. I grew up yachting in Friesland. My family is from there, and lots of relatives had their boats at Terherne or Sneek. We used to spend entire summer holidays cruising. I think it's the best kind of boating.

@motorcityboatwerks 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment 😁Be sure to like and subscribe and promote the channel across social media. Thank you 😊

@centric1206 4 ай бұрын

Great video, thank you. learnt lots. Im from Ireland and want to buy a boat in the Holland soon. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment 😁Welcome aboard

@jefersonscholze9445 10 ай бұрын

Amazing trip. Enjoy with your wife in this beautiful pocket cruiser 30. I lot of good tips.

@motorcityboatwerks 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@gnsmk357 10 ай бұрын

Wow. This is an over the top. good, on topic fun video. Go Motor City Boat Works. Great Video.

@motorcityboatwerks 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I really appreciate it. Stay tuned for the sequel 😁👍

@anthonyviele2710 9 ай бұрын

Watching this has started our plans for our next trip.We will use the recommended rental yard.Looks like you maxed out on air draft. Truly informative.

@motorcityboatwerks 9 ай бұрын

😁👍you’re going to love it !

@davetowz 10 ай бұрын

Looks like a great trip, and a good way to get ideas for the build.

@motorcityboatwerks 10 ай бұрын

It was extremely valuable and surpassed my expectations 😎

@andrewarthurmatthews6685 8 ай бұрын

I have a Dutch Cruiser circa 1987 , 30 foot long so very similar to the model in this video. My understanding is that they were not built for long term living as the canal / narrow boats were in the UK. Having purchased and refurbished a small cast iron wood burner stove , fabricated an Indian Sandstone hearth , fitted flue pipe etc my next task is to convert the tiny WC compartment into a wet room/ shower room . I shall be watching your cruiser ideas closely

@motorcityboatwerks 8 ай бұрын

😁👍 Check out the series of my episodes about building a standing alien shower

@russellmurphy8111 10 ай бұрын

Nice adventure with excellent information!

@motorcityboatwerks 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Russell! 😎

@basbouwman5139 4 ай бұрын

Born in Dokkum, when we moved I wondered where all the water was in our new place.

@motorcityboatwerks 4 ай бұрын

Welcome to the Boat Werks 😎 My favorite town in Friesland 😁👍

@charles.neuman18 7 ай бұрын

2:09 Build or buy? Good question. Here's my answer: I was dreaming about building a wooden sailboat for me and my kids. I asked tons of questions on the WoodenBoat forum and even bought plans. I was ready to go. Some wise person saw a fiberglass boat for sale and thought I might be interested. I had never thought about buying a boat, and I was kind of shocked they'd suggest such a thing. But he had a point: Buy a boat for now, while the kids are still young, and I can always build a wooden boat later. Best thing I ever did. I've spent a lot of time in the fiberglass boat with my kids as they grew up. I never did build that wooden sailboat, but now I'm dreaming about a smaller wooden boat. Or buying a larger fiberglass boat. Actually both. I'm just so glad I've had those experiences with my kids, and I didn't waste those years building a boat and not sailing with the kids. I hope to have grandkids, and then we'll see what happens next...

@motorcityboatwerks 7 ай бұрын

Why not do both 🤓

@charles.neuman18 7 ай бұрын

@@motorcityboatwerks That's the spirit!

@motorcityboatwerks 7 ай бұрын

👌

@907T 10 ай бұрын

Hello Joe: I love the Netherlands and can see you do too. That's a cool-looking boat. It's interesting to see an aqua-drive in the engine compartment. It will be interesting to hear from you on whether you think that's something worth having. Enjoy your trip! All the best from Joe in AZ!

@motorcityboatwerks 10 ай бұрын

Hi Joe: this is an excellent question! I’ve got you covered.I’m going to ask you to ask it again in about three episodes. 😎

@jasonreynolds2295 9 ай бұрын

Awsome place 👌 a boaters dream.

@motorcityboatwerks 9 ай бұрын

You have to check it out. I highly recommend it 😁👍

@charles.neuman18 7 ай бұрын

On my bucket list is to travel the Erie Canal. In a sailboat? Maybe, but you have to take down the mast. It's not really a sailboat trip. A nice trawler like that seems perfect. But how many boats can a person reasonably own?

@motorcityboatwerks 7 ай бұрын

Excellent idea 😁👍

@paulbriggs3072 8 ай бұрын

New York State canal system is over 500 miles long and includes the Erie Canal (339 miles), the Cayuga-Seneca Canal (plus Cayuga and Seneca lakes-each over 36 miles long), the Champlain Canal (about 60 miles) including Lake Champlain itself which is about 126 miles long, and the Oswego Canal (about 23 miles) up to Lake Ontario, and many navigable miles of the Genesee River at Rochester and southward. The canals pass through beautiful Onondaga Lake, (about 5 miles long) and Oneida Lake (about 20 miles long) and smaller lakes like Cross Lake. It goes from the beautiful upper Niagara River near Lake Erie in the west to the Hudson River at Troy in the east, to Lake Ontario in the north, to the Richelieu River and Canal leading to the St Lawrence River at the north end of Lake Champlain. It passes through large cities and small towns and beautiful open countryside. You can rent small diesel powered canal boats of about 33 feet with all you need. I will say this, the Dutch have a lot more density to their canal system that is so impressive.

@motorcityboatwerks 8 ай бұрын

And your point is an orange is sort of like an apple if you ignore the actual shape,color, and taste? 🤣 😳

@paulbriggs3072 8 ай бұрын

@@motorcityboatwerks Nah just shamelessly promoting the canals of New York. Maybe a future video...

@motorcityboatwerks 8 ай бұрын

😉

@charles.neuman18 7 ай бұрын

Wow, this was amazing. I had never heard of Frisian language before. Thanks for the bits of history and geography. The place looks like a lot of fun. Are there a lot of people who live on boats permanently? Are there laws restricting them at all? What does it take to charter a boat? From what I understand, to charter a sailboat in the Caribbean requires an extensive resume of documented hours being a captain of a boat.

@motorcityboatwerks 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Check out the Yachter Wetterville website listed in the episode description. It has various languages a good FAQ with information

@gerritjanh 25 күн бұрын

Hi Charles. Don't worry too much about chartering a boat in Holland. You don't need exensive resume or whatever. If you can convince the charterer that you have some experience you will be fine. Some companies require you to demonstrate your skills or take a short one hour course. Drop me a line if you need help.

@motorcityboatwerks 24 күн бұрын

🤓

@andrewarthurmatthews6685 8 ай бұрын

I would very much like to see what ( assuming it has one of course!) the shower room looks like ?

@motorcityboatwerks 8 ай бұрын

On the boat or in the harbor mooring showers? Both are featured in the videos if you bothered to watch them 🤓