ex Police cruiser RP1
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Former Police vessel in original fit out. Made by order of the Dutch State Police, there were 3 types of the Waddenkruiser built. These were specially developed for the Wadden Sea & the IJsselmeer. After the vessel has been taken out of service, she was bought by an old crew member and he still owns her. Worked under the numbers RP 20 and later RP 1 with location Harderwijk, then Lelystad and later in Enkhuizen, with Wemeldinge as the last place with the numbers RP 73 and later P 73. In 1994 she was decommissioned and further used as a recreational vessel. Equipped with a spacious engine room and an aft peak that is in use as storage. The wheelhouse is spacious and has a good visibility around, through the stairs you enter the salon with in there 4x 1-person berth (folding) and further forward is the galley with in there also an 1-person berth with in front the toilet. Behind there are 2 cabins each with a berth and the Portside cabin is equipped with a desk. A great ship that was built by a Shipyard that is now known as Royal De Vries Scheepsbouw (Feadship) and a great designer De Voogt Naval architects.
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General information
| Yard: | Shipyard De Vlijt (firma Gebr. H. & J. de Vries), NL-Aalsmeer |
| Designer / Architect: | De Voogt, NL-Haarlem |
| Hull shape: | flatbottom round bilges |
| Hull material: | steel |
| Deck material: | aluminium |
| Superstructure material: | aluminium |
| Construction method: | welded riveted superstructure rubbing strake around wide side decks (gunnels) transom stern flare shape bow bulwark around 3 watertight bulkhead(s) |
| Steering system: | mechanical wheel 2x steel rudder |
| Windows: | aluminium windows frames aluminium outside doors |
| Displacement (approx.): | 40 ton |
| Airdraft (approx.): | 4,80 m everything down |
| Owner: | Dutch owner |
| Colour / Paint System: | blue hull white bulwark some overdue maintenance |
| Certificates: | will be delivered with a: inland waterways certificated (TRIWV / ES-TRIN) zone 2 Netherlands zone 3 zone 4 Waal, Lek & NL Rhine |
| Suitable for / as: | suitable for bigger waterways coastal waters inspection vessel |
| General information: | from second owner |
| Additional information: | The techniques used on board are commercial shipping quality. Hull shape is suitable for drying out. classic motor yacht roomy foredeck spacious aftdeck forepeak with chain locker Great vessel for cruising on the European canals and rivers. Great vessel for cruising on the coastal waters. |
Technical information
| Enginepower: | 2x 240 Hp 2x 176 kW |
| Engine brand: | 2x GM Detroit |
| Revolutions: | 2x 1800 RPM |
| Engine model: | 2x 8V71 |
| Number of cylinders: | 2x V8 |
| Construction year engine: | 1972 |
| Overhaul engine: | 1986 |
| Running hours (approx.): | portside 1800 starboard 2100 after overhaul |
| Fuel: | diesel |
| Fuel tank (approx.): | 2x 1000 litre steel tank(s) |
| Cooling system: | closed cooling pipes 2x dry exhaust 2x insulated exhaust |
| Propulsion: | 2x 3 blade propeller greased lubrication of propeller shaft |
| Gearbox: | 2x Torqmatic Marine Gear hydraulic reduction/ratio 2:1 |
| Speed (approx.): | 14 km/hour cruising speed at 900 RPM 20 km/hour top speed |
| Heating: | central heating on diesel |
| Engine instruments: | present |
| Electricity system: | 24 / 230 Volt 230 Volt shore power connection |
| Batteries: | 2x 230 Ah batteries 2x 230 Ah battery (05-2018) |
| Battery charger: | Van Rietschoten en Houwens battery charger 24/35 |
| Inverter: | Victron Atlas inverter 24/1200 |
| Fresh water tank (approx.): | 1x 450 litre aluminium tank(s) |
| Water pressure system: | gravity |
| Engineroom: | well maintained see photographs |
| Deck wash pump: | submersible pump |
| Gas system: | present |
| Additional information: | 2x spare propeller |
Accommodation
| Interior: | original see photographs |
| Insulation: | partly |
| Cabins: | 2 cabins |
| Berth: | Forward: 1x 1-pers Salon: 4x 1-pers Starboard cabin: 1x 1-pers Portside cabin: 1x 1-pers |
| Lay-out plan (not to scale): | see attachment |
| Toilet / Heads: | hand pumptoilet |
| Cooker: | 2x 2-burner hob on gas |
| Microwave: | present |
| Fridge / Refrigerator: | Coolmatic |
| Freezer: | small ice compartment |
| Worktop: | stainless steel worktop |
| Washbasin: | stainless steel sink |
| Water tap: | cold water |
| Headroom (approx.): | toilet (approx.) 1,85 m galley (approx.) 1,99 m salon (approx.) 1,93 m cabins (approx.) 2,03 m wheelhouse (approx.) 1,96 m |
Navigation equipment
| Navigation equipment: | 2x Sailor C401 VHF rate-of-turn indicator navigation lights 2x window wiper Automatic Identification System (AIS) clock barometer portable search light |
Rigging and sails
| Mast: | wooden mast |
| Lowerable: | yes manual |
Equipment
| Anchor equipment: | manual anchor winch Klipp anchor in hawse-hole anchor chain |
| Searail / Pulpit: | searail on bulwark |
| Dinghy: | GRP dinghy Mercury outboard engine |
| Davits: | present |
| Safety: | fire extinguishers life buoys according to the certification requirements |
| Additional information: | deck lights steering chair |
