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Old 03-10-2017, 12:18 AM   #1
Zeemeermin
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City: Havelock , Marlborough Sounds
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Dutch Mermaid down under

Having enjoyed your discussions for about a year, I thought I might post something about ourselves, even though we probably don't have "a trawler".
We live in Havelock in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand, and are sort of part-time liveaboards in the summer.
Our boat is a Dutch steel "Kotter", by Vripack, built in 2003. The design is based on a traditional Dutch coastal fishing vessel. She is 49 ft, weighs 33 tonnes, powered by a single John Deere 6068, carries 4000 litres of fuel, 1500 litres of water.
Zeemeermin (Mermaid) was imported from the Netherlands in 2016 on a freighter for most of the way. The last 1000 nm from Auckland she motored on her own keel.
She is an unusual sight in the marinas in NZ, as almost all boats are wooden, aluminum or fibreglass.
Having emigrated from Holland almost 40 years ago, we are enjoying a touch of home in a much warmer climate.
Wilfried
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