Tjalk Sailing Barge

1896 Tjalk Pavilion Dutch Sailing Barge
“Vertrouwen” is fully equipped and is ready to sail the coastlines and cruise the rivers or would make an ideal liveaboard. She offers a life of adventure with cosy and practical accommodation 7 berths, heating, large fully equipped galley, and sea toilet compartment/wet room. “Vertrouwen” with full sails and diesel engine - ready for her next adventure! Viewing highly recommended. A 2018 survey report is available on request.

Please call our Kent – Chatham Office+44 (0)1634 571605 for further information or to arrange a viewing.

Accommodation

Spacious and homely accommodation consisting of saloon, galley, heads compartment/wet room. The saloon features a large table with seating for 6/7 people. Plus, a settee berth to starboard. Convenient storage and shelves throughout. The galley is aft of the saloon to port side - with a large work area comprising of single stainless-steel sink, pressurised hot and cold water, Dometic 2 burner stove with oven and grill, plenty of storage, fridge/ freezer. Forward cabin sleeps 3 single berth to starboard, with a double to port, also access to bow compartment. Aft/Captain’s cabin accessed from the cockpit with double berth and vanity basin. The heads compartment/wet room is forward of the saloon to port with wash basin and shower plus sea toilet. 6ft 6in headroom in all living areas. Cabin roof hatches. Upholstery finished in blue velour, heated throughout via a Webasto diesel heating system. Radio/CD.

Sails and Spars

“Vertrouwen” is rigged as gaff sloop, hollow wooden mast and boom 2014, deck stepped on a tabernacle, with a mast lowering system via the deck winch. Stainless steel standing rigging 2014, Slab reefing mainsail, hanks on foresail.

Winches

2 x Sheet winches

1 x Halyard winch

1 x Mast lowering winch

Sails

1 x Mainsail (2012 good condition)

1 x Jib (2012 good condition)

Mechanical Systems

Powered via a single Perkins four-cylinder 80hp diesel engine (last serviced September 2019), shaft drive to a bronze three bladed propellor, for added manoeuvrability a bow jet thruster has been fitted, 120 litre plastic fuel tank. With an approximate cruising speed of 5 knots an approximate top speed of 7 knots. Last out of water maintenance 2021, anti-fouled anodes replaced. Some service history available.

Electrical System

7 x 12-volt batteries 75Ah, 24-volt system charging from the engine alternator, Victron battery management system, 240-volt shore power connection with 240-volt ring main, immersion heater, and inverter.

Deck Equipment

• 1 x Anchor
• Chain 40m warp 100m
• Anchor windlass (manual)
• Mainsail cover
• Boom awning
• 10 x Fenders
• 6 x mooring warps
• Dinghy
• Outboard engine (Yamaha 2.5 never used)

Navigation Equipment

• Depth
• VHF Radio
• GPS/Chartplotter
• Electronic charts
• Navigation lights
• Masthead light
• Paper charts

Safety Equipment

• 3 x Fire extinguishers
• Carbon monoxide alarm
• 1 x Jackstay
• 2 x Cockpit harness points
• 2 x Harnesses
• 5 x Lifejackets
• Spotlight
• 1 x Horseshoe lifebuoy
• Floating light
• EPIRB
• 2 x Bilge pumps (manual & electric)
• Radar reflector

History and Construction

The 1896 Tjalk Pavilion Dutch Sailing Barge, designed by D. Boat, built in Holland, of steel construction painted black, teak laid decks and coachroof. Displacement hull flat bottom with less than 1m draft. Oak leeboards, lots of beautiful carvings over the main hatch and on the keel hung tiller.

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RYA Training

Network Yacht Brokers Kent, through its strategic alliance with Elite Sailing, an accredited RYA training centre, can offer Professional and Leisure qualifications at every level from beginners’ to very experienced for both sail or power. This includes from RYA Day Skipper to RYA Yachtmaster Coastal, Offshore and Ocean qualifications giving you a chance to begin, improve or broaden your knowledge and boat handling skills on its fleet of Jeanneau Yachts and various Motorboats. Elite Sailing are also able to offer RYA DSC VHF Radio, First Aid, and Diesel Maintenance courses as well as one to one own boat tuition. Please call Elite Sailing on 01634 890512 to discuss your specific training needs. Please quote promotional code NYBK when calling to receive details of their exclusive offers to Network Yacht Brokers Customers.

Disclaimer

Network Yacht Brokers Kent Ltd has the largest range of boats for sale in Kent.  The company normally acts as brokers for the vendor who unless otherwise stated is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars the correctness is not guaranteed and they are intended as a guide only and do not constitute a part of any contract. A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check these particulars and where appropriate and at his own expense to employ a qualified marine surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability on our part.

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferaft, fire extinguishers and flares etc., are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on board as part of the sale of a used vessel, may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owner’s specific needs.