Steel motorsailer, Flevoklipper 1270 "Walkabout", launched in 1992, hull built by Flevo Jachtbouw in Nijkerk - Holland, interior by Bloemen a/d Maas B.V. in Niftrik - Holland, dim.: Loa 14.00 m x 4.00 m x 1.70 m, headway: 12.50 m (without antenna). Steel hull, superstructure and deck, massive teak deck, hardened glass windows build into solid brass frames, round bilged hull, long keel, displacement: approx. 18 tonnes, ballast: approx. 2 tonnes (lead), fuel tank (steel): 2x 600 litres), fresh water tank (stainless steel): 1.200 litres, grey water ''sump tank" (electric pump). Steering: The rudder is made of steel and is controlled by a hydraulic steering system. There are two hydraulic pumps with steering-wheels each at the inner and outer steering-position (the inner one is from 2005) as well as a Raymarine autopilot. The course computer, the electric hydraulic pump and the control-unit at the inner steering-position have been renewed in 2005 (Raymarine 400G / ST6000 / Simrad RPU300). The Raymarine course computer is equipped with a piezo-gyro as well as with the latest software to guarantee for precision steering and compensation of gybe and yaw.

Well finished and maintained Flevoklipper, easy to sail thanks to her to furling sails. Good interior layout; cosy saloon under deck with a U-shaped the dinette and galley, comfortable deck saloon with the inside steering position and a L-shaped settee to seat in comfort with a great view outside.
Well insulated, perfect to live aboard; Kabola central heating system, generator etc.

General: decksaloon wtih settee and steering position, under deck: saloon with dinette and galley, large owners cabin + front cabin, 5 (+2+1) berths, two marine heads and a separate shower room, Kabola central heating with convectors, hot water through Kabola, electrical water pressure system (Shurflo pump with surge-tank).
The whole ship is finished in Teak. The walls in the heads and bathroom are from white high-quality resin and the floors are laid with tiling (Ceramic). The upholstery has been renewed in 2004.

Fore-peak: double-berth on port-side (approx. 130 cm at the shoulders, ca. 80 cm at the feet) and a single-berth at the starboard side (approx. 90 cm) as well as two lockers, some shelves and a coat rack.

Fore-peak: marine head with an electric toilet (Rheinstrom RM69 / inside-out / automatic non-return-valve) and a washstand with a warm and cold water tap.

Saloon: U-shaped settee with a large table, where up to 6 people can be seated in comfort. The table can be lowered to have an additional two berths.
Two JBL-loudspeakers, a car-stereo with DVD and CD-changer and a LCD-TV give you entertainment.

Pantry: refrigerator (approx. 120 litres / compressor 24V), four burner stove powered with propane (up to 2*11 l bottles). An exhaust-hood (real inside/out) with integrated lighting makes cooking comfortable. In the pantry there are enough lockers and shelves to fit all the kitchenware you may need. In the pantry there is a double-bowl-sink with a warm and cold water tap.

Deck-saloon: settee for 4 persons to seat in comfort with a great view outside.
The table can be removed to access the floor-boards and the engine-compartment lying underneath. There you find the engine, gearbox, heating, batteries, water pump, electric hydraulic steering-pump and the generator.



Owner’s cabin: double-berth (140 cm at the shoulders, 120 cm at the feet). The mattress lies on a 'breathing-mat’ that gives proper ventilation. On both sides of the bed there are roomy lockers and shelves. Additional reading-lamps give a cosy light.

Owners marine head: a separated room on the way to the owners area in the back of the ship and can be reached easily while sailing. In the same area there is a wardrobe and additional lockers.
Electric toilet (Rheinstrom RM69 / inside-out / autom. non-return-valve) and a washstand with tap.

Owners bathroom: comfortable size , washing-stand with a warm and cold water tap, locker and a shower with thermostatic control.

Heating:
There is a 24V Kabola diesel-heating with warm water generator. In 2005 the heating unit has been equipped with a new electric controller, motor and circulation-pump (Webasto 24V).
The heat is deployed by seven hidden radiators (one in the fore-peak, guest heads, saloon, deck-saloon, owner’s heads, owner’s cabin and owner’s bathroom).
The heating is controlled by an electric control-unit in the deck-saloon (can also be activated remotely by SMS); warm-water is switched on from a control-unit in the pantry if the heating is off.
The diesel for engine and heating comes from port- and starboard-tanks that are separated; an inter tank-transfer can be initiated by a valve.

The engine is a DAF575 diesel engine (5.8l / 6-cylinder), which is connected to a hydraulic PRM-gearbox and via a stainless steel drive to a three bladed propeller. It is controlled by Morse control units, each at the inner and outer steering position; lubrication of the prop-shaft is done with a grease-gun that is fixed in a locker near the engine-compartment.
The engine has been overhauled in 1992 and has about 2.200 running-hours since then; the propeller shaft and bearing have been renewed in 2003.

Rheinstrohm 3 kW electric bow thruster, three fire extinguishers, electric bilge pump, shore power with earth leakage breaker.

Instruments for running-hours, water temperature, RPM, oil-pressure (opt./acust.), voltage (separated for the 12V- and the 24V-bus).

Four batteries of 235Ah each are connected as two banks with 24V (one for the starter and one for the appliances). The starter-batteries have been renewed in 2005/2008.
An automatic charger with 'trace-controlled’ inverter (Intervolt 624E combi) keeps the batteries in a good shape and provides 220V and up to 800W if no shore-power or generator-power is provided.

To be independent from shore-power a water-cooled diesel-generator (Farymann 3,3 kW) provides 2.5KVA and is controlled from the inner steering-position.
All 12V appliances are powered by two electronic 24V-12V converters.
The presence of shore-power is monitored by a GSM-module that also works as an alarm system for the hatchway. If shore-power fails or the hatchway is opened, a SMS-message is generated and sent to one or more addresses.

Instruments at the outer steering-position:
Sestrell Moore magnet compass, GPS/navdata, rudder-position, autopilot, electric compass multifunction display for course, depth, speed and wind (all Autohelm ST50).

The VHF-radio (Furuno FM-2721 Sea (ATIS/GMDSS, new in 2004) has a second station at the outer steering position.

Instruments at the inner steering position:
magnet compass (Plastimo), rudder-position, depth, electric compass, wind (all Autohelm ST50), autopilot (Raymarine ST6000), Raymarine radar with chart plotter (C-MAP). The VHF-radio has its main-station here.

At the chart-table are additional displays for GPS/navdata (Autohelm ST50) and a shortwave- and weather-receiver (Reanud R150 SSB), as well as a RS-232 (serial) plugs for all nav-data (via a Raymarine PC/Seatalk/NMEA-bridge) and the sat-phone (Inmarsat ATLAS 3040 with Track-Sat-Platform at the mizzen-mast). A HP-notebook for these applications is part of the equipment.

Sprayhood, electric windlass (Lowrance Horizon 1.5kW), 6-pers. Life raft (no maintenance), 25kg Simpson anchor with 50m chain (10mm), stern-anchor with a short chain and heavy line in a stainless steel rack, 6 fenders, boarding ladder (stainless steel), sea railing massive stainless steel.

Ketch - cutter rig, Bamar main-mast with in-mast-reefing, pneumatic rod-kicker and stainless steel stays for genoa and jib (all with Bamar roller-reef) as well as the Bamar mizzen-mast with in-mast-reefing and pneumatic rod-kicker. All stays and standing rigging are from stainless steel.
The sail-area is about 88m². There is a main sail, a gennaker, a spinnaker and a mizzen-staysail a genoa and a kutter sail. A Bamar spi-pole is fitted to the main-mast.
Two Enkes sheet-winches (2-gear), an Anderson reef-winch and Lewmar cleats and blocks make the rest of the equipment.

Well finished and maintained Flevoklipper, easy to sail thanks to her to furling sails. Good interior layout; cosy saloon under deck with a U-shaped the dinette and galley, comfortable deck saloon with the inside steering position and a L-shaped settee to seat in comfort with a great view outside.
Well insulated, perfect to live aboard; Kabola central heating system, generator etc.