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My 1974, 13-ft Sport project
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| arthureld |
Posted on 10/20/08 - 1:19 PM
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I was on vacation for the whole month of September Erik then I left the beginning of this month.
But, Holland and Belgium were a blast. I will be back.
Or, maybe I'll see you over here one day.
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| Erik Selis |
Posted on 10/23/08 - 3:30 AM
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I just added most of the other pictures to the thread.
Roger, glad you had a good time when you were here. Where do you live in the States?
Gerrit, everyone should own a 13-ft Whaler.  If I find one that needs some special attention I think I'll buy it and keep it this time. Hope to see you some time in the future.
Erik
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| arthureld |
Posted on 10/23/08 - 3:50 AM
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Erik, I'm on the south shore of Long Island about 40 miles east of NYC.
I here there will be some big Whaler gatherings around here next year. Would be cool if you made it to one.
Besides Holland and Belgium (my favorites), I also took the Orient Express train from Germany to Istanbul (Austria,Hungary,Romania,Bulgaria).
And I went to Greece, Italy, Spain, and Marocco on my way back. Awsome adventure. 
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| Blue_Northern |
Posted on 10/23/08 - 8:23 AM
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Hey Erik -- I finally got to look through the pictures of your sea trial morning. WOW! The boat looks great. Fine work!
Rob
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| Erik Selis |
Posted on 10/23/08 - 11:14 AM
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Thanks Rob, it was great getting out on the water with her for the first time.
I bet you'll be painting your boat soon? I can't wait to see the pictures. She's going to be a beauty.
Erik
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| kamie |
Posted on 11/20/08 - 9:35 AM
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Erik,
Do you have photo's of the brackets you used for the seat? I like the removable back idea, it's exactly what I am looking for. How about measurements of the console?
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| Erik Selis |
Posted on 11/20/08 - 2:20 PM
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Kamie, I'll have to check when I get back home this weekend. I think I still have a couple of drawings I made of the backrest brackets and backrest wood. I also have drawings of the console. I'll e-mail them to you if you like.
Erik
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| kamie |
Posted on 11/21/08 - 3:18 PM
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Erik,
That would be perfect, whenever you get a chance.
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| rody |
Posted on 11/27/08 - 1:49 PM
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Hi Erik,
NIce boat! I just bumped in your thread..
coincidentally i bought my 13ft in may this year in Antwerp and took it back to Amsterdam holland.
I found it on www.Kapaza.be. It's probably a 1970 era boat (non smirk, blue innerside which has been painted blue/grey covering serial number) with a 1975 40 hp johnson. (like new! not fuel efficient tough)
I was first looking in the Amsterdam Area, but proper BW's cost a lot and are hard to come by here in Holland.
Somehow i got the idea that Bw's weren't shipped to holland untill the eighties considering the lack of "two tone" boats...
I'm happy to have found one of BW's classics and I hope I will soon have funds to make it look as good as yours. In the meantime I'll be racing the canals of amsterdam and the IJsselmeer.
Off topic: Funny to see the 'snoekbaars' you've caught. My brother is very fanatic in Snoekbaars fishing He runs the website: http://www.nksnoekbaarsvissen.nl/
He own's a Rana 17 ft (40hp Yamaha. Apparently great for fishing although not solid, he recently lost some parts of the hull! )
Off course I try to talking him into a serious boat...
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| Turpin |
Posted on 11/27/08 - 10:21 PM
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You'll probably find that it is closer to an early 60 era whaler. nice boat!!
1963 13' Sport 50hp Evinrude
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| Erik Selis |
Posted on 11/28/08 - 12:27 AM
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Hey Rody, thanks for your kind words. How ironic in that you came to Antwerp from Amsterdam to buy your 13-footer and we went from Antwerp to Hilversum (near Amsterdam) to buy Frank's 13-footer. I'm surprised you found yours around here. In any case, good luck with your project. Do you have any reference number of the boat? That way you maybe can find out how old it is. These little 13-footers are very stable boats. Great for fishing the canals and small lakes.
It really is a small world. I know the website you linked to very well. I have quite a few friends that participate in the NKS among others Luc Coppens and Fred de Greef. I have been a fanatic "Snoekbaars" (Walleye) fisherman for many years and have frequently participated in the Belgian Championships. Never won anything significant though I have been planning on participating in the NKS for quite some time as well but I haven't had the opportunity so far. Tell your brother that he's doing a great job and maybe you can get him to buy a Whaler for his fishing needs. Check out my photo-bucket and look at the 17-ft Alert pictures. It's the perfect Walleye fishing boat.
His 17-ft Rana is a good boat. Very good drifting properties and widely used buy pike fishermen in our parts. It's not a fast boat though and certainly not a Whaler
Good luck,
Erik
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| Tono |
Posted on 11/29/08 - 8:04 AM
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Erik:
Good work you've done with that boat. Congratulations.
Tono.
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| Erik Selis |
Posted on 11/30/08 - 3:29 AM
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Thanks Tono, I appreciate your kind words.
Erik
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| KeyRat |
Posted on 07/25/10 - 3:48 PM
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Hi Erik,
Fantastic job on the 13. Well done. I have a 15 sport that I brought back to life and I've been searching high and low for a seatback setup like yours. Would you be willing to send me any drawings and measurements you may have as I'd really like to have something like that fabricated for my 15 here in San Diego.
Thanks in advance,
Gerrit
(Different Gerrit from the one earlier in this thread. I've never met another Gerrit let alone one that has a whaler )
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