ONE-OFF Steel TWIN Engine Explorer Yacht (And She Is For Sale For €545k)

Welcome aboard Rosephine, a meticulously refitted Kompier Kotter 16:50, that encapsulates the best of Dutch shipbuilding. From her canoe-shaped stern to her well-appointed saloon, she's a boat that blends classic charm with modern comforts

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[wolfgangsaller]

Very charming old school flair! And everything seems to be in good shape! Some adds like solarpanels and a freezer and maybe a wingit kite system and it’s perfect!

[seanfinlayson]

An excellent craft. I'd add solar panels, update the radar screen perhaps? And for the extravagance of the bath/jacuzzi, I'd want a watermaker... But I do like the stern shape it's a great design.

[construct]

Did we miss something? One small fridge and no freezer, on an explorer yacht? Reasonably priced and well built i would think, some hits but some misses. Thanks for the tour!

[douglasthompson]

Hi John, that canoe stern really sets it off. As others have said it needs upgrades to refrigeration and bulk storage to make it more independent for longer trips. Otherwise its spot on. Cheers DougT

[clifbradley]

Good use of space. They really got everything in there as much as they could. This would be a great cold water boat. Not so sure I would take it someplace tropical since those airvents look more suited for heat as opposed to AC cooling, but it is a smaller boat so it would probably cool down pretty well. These are the boats though I imagine going through the north sea around Norway, Greenland, Sweden and Denmark then going over the poles to make it down to Labrador off the coast of Canada

[Ulbre]

If that 3000nm range @ 10 knots is accurate. then that is quite amazing. Dial her back to 8 knots and you're probably looking at 4000nm's. To put that in perspective, the Nordhavn 55, which is a similar length (although 40% extra displacement), has a range of 3000nm @8.25 knots....but her fuel tanks are more than double that of Rosephine.
Between those fuel savings and her price to buy, Rosephine should be a serious contender.

[JimiWolverine]

She's a beauty. Love the range and the only thing I missed for a long trip was a washer/dryer and freezer. Also, not much storage for fenders.

[michaelhastie]

This Yacht seems to be absolutely spotless. Impossibly clean....eat off the deck perfection. Things that need help might be the flybridge access ladder, a dirtier engine room...(proving that the John Deere engines ran more than 1100 Seconds.) A few cushions to reduce glare for the Captain...
P.S. Yacht Buoy: You need to slow down the video, move some things around AND open cabinets. This would prove the yacht's live aboard qualifications.. If an owner is selling a Yacht, he would probably be OK with you looking into a few things. You may need to give him/her a heads up, but it's all part of the Game.
Overall: This is an Explorer Yacht at a very agreeable selling price. It will require upgrades to make it a Oceanic Explorer Yacht, though.

[PTcruiser]

I was under the impression you were reviewing a brand new boat congrats to the current owner and the future owner. It looks like a fantastic boat, especially for the money. I wish it was here in the US I would definitely consider it.

[williamgibb]

Almost perfect. Would place a chest freeze on the flybricge. Watermaker would certainly be nice. Boat has great range but seems like to stop at land every other day for supplies.

[jamesstuart]

Wow. Straight, clean, simple design. Very impressive!

[markomarten]

I would say the only thing missing is a water maker but given the amount of work recently done it’s probably there already and I missed it. The Dutch are great engineers and here’s another example of their expertise put to very good use.

[maryholder]

Beautiful boat, a home from home. She looks safe like with the advantages of yhe canoe shaped sterns. The unfussy looking exterior she maybe an older boat but she got a lot of potential for how her new owner wants her to look. Same with the interior simple classy looking wood and all the catering needs you may need.

[MrRichu]

Need way more fridge/freezer space. Forward raked windows on the bridge would be better, but love the stern. You don't see boats with the canoe sterns anymore. To bad.

[alcondragon]

Wow, I'm in love with this boat. Thank you for showing her.

[sheepdog]

Boat looks brand new and the price seems very reasonable!😊

[MrSpleenboy]

She's a looker for sure.
Was there a freezer on board? I'm just thinking that with a 3, 000nm range, she's going to need more storage than the small (at least by landlubber kitchen standards) fridge in the kitchen!
Also laundry?

[Rudolf.Aigner]

Nice yacht with good design and what's missing can be surely added. Thanks for sharing.

[gblan]

I would've ditched the smaller cabin in favor of a room with a washer/dryer, a large fridge and freezer and a water maker.

[marktaylor]

This is a great boat, I really like the layout and the range of this boat is awesome. Would love owning this boat.