Van Lent - tempting......

[Nautical]

Someone posted a link to some dutch stuff a while ago and I trawled through the for sale section and came accross this. I kept a picture of her on my fav boats album.

Now here is the shocking part, I have really fallen for this boat, I can't get her out of my head, I am falling for the graces of a bygone era all over again. Went through this faze about ten years ago and its back again.

Thing she could be had for around £65K and is in mint condition and obviously looked after by a loving owner. I mean you could'nt loose anything on it...could you?, would make a great med boat, nice open helm station loads of room below, huge sun bathing area on the saloon roof.

No, no, no it can't be, no IPS, no tender garage, no 38 knts....can it?, could it?, would it?..............uuurrrggh.... H E L P I think I am getting sick or something I feel all funny and peculiar.

 

[Nautical]

And then I found this, another Van Lent, more money but lovely lines.

does anyone know if there is a Van Lent owners club?.

 

[DERF]

The second one is indeed lovely.. Any moire links or pics?

 

[tcm]

would it reallymake a greatmed boat? There's aren't manylike that. The saloon will be hot as hell with all that glass and no aircon. What you realy need is outdoor+shade and lots of it and/or darker interior with aircon.

I always thought the van lent/dutch etc sort of thing better for cooler climates - indoors looking out. many others seemto think the same and any big windows have blackouts on from May to end september.

 

[Nautical]

Aircon goes without saying but quite easy to retro fit, was thinking more of those semi dark screen covers the ones that look like fine fish net from the inside but cut about 40% of the light should work fine. A custom bimini top for the helm position that stretched aft to give you totally shaded area.

I know it would not compete against modern flybridge designs but she looks so lovely and a whole heap of well designed and egineered boat for small money compared to new and those classic lines are very appealing (to me anyway).

The second pic the pilot house is actually a retro build during a refit specifically so she could work the med as a charter boat. Prior to that the helm was an out side affair as seen here and probably one of the best executed retro built pilot houses I have seen to date, it really looks as if it was part of the original build.

 

[Petrolia]

First one is OK but second one is stunning. I agree, almost irresistible.

Petrolia

 

[byron]

Roy Stringer... anyone remember him? also known as Captain Carruthers. Founder of the League of Gentlemen and had the pub (now pulled down) called the Outrigger at Kingston next to Turks. He had the first one for many years based at Hamble. I loved the boat and often took it across to Cowes, Cherbourg, and other local ports. Despite being big, heavy and slow she was a joy to handle and quite easy to single hand despite her size. Definately a Gentleman's Yacht from a byegone era.

 

[powerskipper]

If you get her and need crew call me /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[savageseadog]

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The second one is indeed lovely.. Any moire links or pics?

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Here's one:
Moire link

 

[longjohnsilver]

Eh? Where's the boat?

Oh I see, it's a typo...................................

 

[rickp]

Heh /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Rick

 

[pheran]

If you like those have a look at the Super Van Craft range. Very, very similar. Plenty of them about, at least in Holland, and you never see a scruffy one.

 

[tcm]

I agree that they are very lovely BUT they do have a very high "curmugeonly old git" factor, don't they?

 

[Nautorius]

Do you know I have also been considering these more traditional launches. I am fed up of looking at 30-40ft sportscruisers that have only been used for 3 weeks a year and are just in poor condition. Then for the same money I cam accross a 45ft dutch built clasic gentlemans sailor. That started me looking and I found this

Possible?

It is freightening how sensible one can get and I am far to young too appreciate classics.....and that interior and teak deck is lovely! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Paul

 

[theguvnor]

Sorry - that was my post

 

[miket]

Good suggestion.
www.botentekoop.nl
This site is good, albeit only in dutch. It has a search facility by boat make, so you can pull up Super van Craft and get the full monte. They still make these but the newer ones <10 yrs old are expensive.
The older ones, around your £100k date from around the 1970's and are now 35 years old. Those lovely teak decks do periodically need caulking and problem 1 is finding someone to do it and problem 2 is the cost.
If you anticipate keeping the boat in Holland, less of a problem.

 

[Nautical]

Yep suppose so, but I am thinking of an image change, sort of retro cool so to speak. Cross between the 1960's James Coburn look and the Christina O, classic Ray Ban shades, Ralph Lauren linen suit, immaculate 1968 Mercedes 280 SL parked along side at Cannes.

What da ya think, can I pull it off?

 

[tcm]

Ooh! It will only work properly if your swmbo is a dead ringer for Julie Christie.

So that's alright then!

 

[Kawasaki]

What a stunning looking vessel is no.2 It,s a long time since I looked at a boat picture for so long, very, very ,tempting.Man, if you,ve got the spondies go get.She,d look good in 3D, Douglas,Denia,Downright anywhere. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[miket]

www.botentekoop.nl
Uilgebreid Zoeken (click)
Then select:
Soortboot - Motokruisers
Merk - Super van Craft

You should then get around 50 Super van Craft of varying lengths and age.