MB Shop Sailors--Van der Stadt '27? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

John Doe · #1 06-26-2006, 10:14 AM

I am going to look at a boat this morning. Supposedly a Dutch-built Van der Stadt '27 fiberglass, stepped mast, 4' fixed keel. Assuming sloop rigged, but may be a cutter. The guy that has it for sale must have Alzheimers or something--he doesn't remember talking to me yesterday and told me the boat was built in 1927 (it is an '86). I know Van der Stadt licensed designs and is a famous custom spec. Does anybody know anything about the ones built by the factory? TIA.

koop · #2 06-26-2006, 09:12 PM

How did it look?

Zeitgeist · #3 06-26-2006, 10:10 PM

Hey thaylor, tell uth some more about yer big boat...big guy.

John Doe · #4 06-26-2006, 10:28 PM

Er, ok Z, pour another one and get straightened out.....

I found out a lot about these boats on the 'net today.

The boat was suprising. Old couple that showed up in a gold 350 SDL that was immaculate. The boat was in a warehouse and had been painted with Interlux 2 years ago and left on the hard. No blisters, chalking or any other signs of neglect other than the teak. They ordered the boat from the VDS yard in 1986 and picked it up at the port of new orleans (one owner). The interior is mahogany with a V-berth, two salon benches and a morge-bunk aft on the port side of the engine. Little galley with an icebox, no head. Has an 18 hp SAAB diesel which has 1500 hours. All window gaskets in tact and no mildew inside. Running and standing rigging in order. Sloop rigged, stepped mast, 4 ft. 900 lb keel. The gentleman had had a stroke 2 years ago. The boat was in a warehouse they owned and they tried to sell me several duplexes they owned in the area too. Sad really.

I think it is worth 10-12K--they want 4K for it......

Comes with a 4 wheel heavy duty trailer and cradle which is probably worth 2K by themselves. I am going to take them a check tomorrow.

Wish I could have gotten it 4 months ago cause it would be sailing on the 4th of July on the Chesapeake.

Botnst · #5 06-26-2006, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by John Doe

Er, ok Z, pour another one and get straightened out.....

I found out a lot about these boats on the 'net today.

The boat was suprising. Old couple that showed up in a gold 350 SDL that was immaculate. The boat was in a warehouse and had been painted with Interlux 2 years ago and left on the hard. No blisters, chalking or any other signs of neglect other than the teak. They ordered the boat from the VDS yard in 1986 and picked it up at the port of new orleans (one owner). The interior is mahogany with a V-berth, two salon benches and a morge-bunk aft on the port side of the engine. Little galley with an icebox, no head. Has an 18 hp SAAB diesel which has 1500 hours. All window gaskets in tact and no mildew inside. Running and standing rigging in order. Sloop rigged, stepped mast, 4 ft. 900 lb keel. The gentleman had had a stroke 2 years ago. The boat was in a warehouse they owned and they tried to sell me several duplexes they owned in the area too. Sad really.

I think it is worth 10-12K--they want 4K for it......

Comes with a 4 wheel heavy duty trailer and cradle which is probably worth 2K by themselves. I am going to take them a check tomorrow.

Wish I could have gotten it 4 months ago cause it would be sailing on the 4th of July on the Chesapeake.

You express no guilt at being interested in such a aristocratic craft. You are therefore condemned to proletarian hell.

John Doe, where will you keep such a beautiful boat, Ross Barnett? Pass Christian? I can't imagine you leaving it up there near the arctic circle and visiting it 1-2 times per year in your mukluks for a couple of weeks.

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Zeitgeist · #6 06-26-2006, 11:14 PM

Did I mention that I too am an athpiring thaylor, but for now I prefer to purchath a boat that can be towed behind my marthedes benth? Thounds like a very nithe boat; a boat which I'd purchath in a heartbeat...I mean that from the depthths of my thoul.