Euroship Services UK Ltd. 01302 742520

15 x 3.18 Luxe Motor Replica

1 Introduction

1. High Quality Replica 15 x 3.18 meter Luxe Motor Hull incorporating many original boat features. Beautiful counter stern with visible rudder peak.

Original style 25 mm thick stem post with original and typical Luxe Motor top profile.

2. The boat is being fabricated and engineering items are being fitted on a continual basis.

Positioning of tanks and access points has been planned to accommodate the suggested fit out, details of which are illustrated on the drawing Fig 1.

3. Price as of 15-02-06 is £60,000 exc. Vat.

4. Potential customers will note that the price will increase in line with the level of engineering items, which have been fitted.

5. Delivery Ex our works at Harworth UK.

6. Similar Vessel sailing in Holland

7. The hull is fabricated from Lloyds Grade A steel.

8. Completion date is early spring 2006.

9. General construction is a multi-hard chine replica of the original and beautiful Dutch boats on frames at 500 centres.

10. All the flat profile plates, used in the construction of the hull are pre sand blasted and primed before assembly, the finished hull will be painted in a grey holding primer.

11. The Steel thickness used in construction is as follows.

1. Stem Post 25mm

2. Skeg 25mm

3. Motor Foundations 8mm

4. Hull 6mm

5. Rubbing Strake 150mm x 15 mm with 50 mm solid, full half round applied.

6. Bulwarks 40 mm, solid full half-rounds are applied to the bulwark tops, forward and aft cabin roof edges.

12. The Amartec “Easy Stern” drive system fits into a one piece stern tube from the swim to inside engine room, there is no possibility of external water leaks into the aft cabin bilge.

1. General Details.

1.2 Tanks

1. Removable and independent Fuel tanks x 2 off x 810 litres each approx.

2. Filling points are planned at starboard and port sides with vents and Vetus fuel level gauge pre fitted.

Inspection holes with flanged and bolted covers are fitted.

3. Removable and independent Black water Tank 3mm thick, Stainless steel type 304L with level sensor mounting point and multiple access / inspection points. All Vetus fittings are provided.

4. Removable and independent Fresh water tank 3mm thick, Stainless steel type 304L with Vetus Access plugs and level indicator. All Vetus fittings are provided.

1.3. Drive

1. Watertight High Precision seamless stern tube for Amartec "Easy Stern" Shaft System

2. Stainless Steel 316 grade Dia 40mm prop shaft.

3. Amartec Easy Stern, water lubricated, propulsion system.

4. Amartec FASTER Mn Bronze 4 blade propeller Dia 24" x 20 RH Type K4.65 Skew 30 deg. Rake 8 deg.

5. Bronze propeller nut.

6. Seamless precision steel Bow thruster tube.

7. Motor Foundations for approx114HP engine.

1.4. Steering

1. Seamless Steel Rudder shaft tube.

2. Amartec Easy Stern Rudder Bearings System.

3. Aerofoil Profiled and balanced rudder with Amartec Easy Stern foot bearing on P.T.F.E. frictionless base.

4. Rudder Shaft Stainless Steel 316 grade Dia 50mm with square emergency steering point and split flange joint allowing easy and convenient rudder removal.

5. Steering actuator quadrants for twin cylinder operation.

1.5. Drainage

1 Mid and aft ship Scupper drain pipes.

2. Forward and aft cabin roofs are convex and sheered to shed water in both directions.

3. Wheelhouse foundation is angled to allow water to drain from wheelhouse roof as per original Dutch boats.

1.6. Handrails

1. Steel Handrail for aft ship as per original Dutch boats

2. Steel Grab rails for forward and aft cabin roof.

1.7. Cooling

1.20. Independent heavy duty keel cooling tubes with no potential for internal corrosion of hull via skin type cooling tanks.

1.8. Mooring and Locking

1. As per original Dutch boats, bollards are positioned forward and midships just aft of wheelhouse doors for fast and easy access.

This feature allows a competent skipper to lock single handed, if required.

2. Integrated Bollard boxes covering the bollard pipes makes for easy cleaning and no rust traps.

3. Bollard pipes and pins.

1.9. Impact Protection

All the original Luxe Motor barges had a vertical rubbing strake or band fitted at the top of the vertical hull plates. This band extended completely around the vessel and was further reinforced by the addition of a 50 mm full half round (Not a D section or tube section as many of the English replicas have.)

Many of the original Dutch boats had a further full half round to protect and reinforce the bulwark top.

This boat has further full half rounds fitted to the edge of the forward and aft cabin roofs.

1. 150 x 15 rubbing strake or band as per original Dutch boats.

2. 50 mm full half rounds fitted to rubbing strake as per original Dutch boats.

3. 40 mm full half rounds fitted to top of bulwarks and forward and aft roof edges as per original Dutch boats.

4. Proper Bulwarks fully extending from correct stem post to aft ship as per original

Dutch boats.

1.10. Anodes

1. On the rudder blade, 1 off either side.

2. By the bow thruster, 1 off either side.

3. 6 meter from the bow, 1 off either side.

4. 11 metre from the bow, 1 off either side.

5. Engine room, 1 off either side.

6. Near to the propeller, 1 off either side.

1-10.5. Windows and Portholes

1. 4 off Cast brass aft cabin window frames are included and mounted in tapering recessed integral window frames.

2. 6 off Bronze opening portholes are provided for the forward cabin.

These are fitted in tapering, steel tubes.

1-11. Sundries

1. Anchor chain guide tube as per original Dutch boats.

2. Blind anchor tube ring port side as per original Dutch boats.

3. 2 x Roof lights forward cabin

4. 1 x roof light aft cabin as per original Dutch boats.

6. Radiused and formed Anchor locker hatch cover as per original Dutch boats.

7. Integrated Rope lockers with drains.

8. Steadying mast-fixing point with fixed heavy-duty electrical conduit supplied.

3. General Spec of finished vessel.

1. Length O/A 15 Meters

2. Beam O/A 3.18 Meters

3. Air Draft max. 2.9 Meters (Ballast dependent)

4. Air Draft min. 1.9 Meters (Ballast dependent)

5. Water draft min. .9 Meter (Ballast dependent)

6. Displacement. 20 Tonnes

7. Motor. Vetus Deutz DT44 114HP engine

8. Max Design speed. 18 Kph

9. Motor cooling. 4 external keel-cooling tubes with connections pre fitted.

10. Propeller. Dia 24" x 20 RH Type K4.65 Skew 30 deg. Rake 8 deg.

11. Coupling. Clamp Type for ZF 45 Gearbox

12. Potable Water Tank. 750 litres

14. Black water Tank. 500 litres

15. Fuel Tanks. 800 litres (2 x 400 litre tanks)

4. Delivery

Ex Stock our works Harworth, craned on to your pre arranged transport.

6. Extra Items

If required, the purchaser will have access to the benefit of many fit-out components at competitive prices.

Items available-:

6-1. Oil or solid fuel heating systems complete.

6-2 Engine.

6-3 Drive shaft system is fitted.

6-4 Hydraulic steering assembly.

6-5 Anchor winch.

6-6 Bow thruster assembly.

6-7 Portholes.

6-8 Electronic systems

6.9 Power systems

7. Terms

Cleared funds before collection.

Fig 1