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Houseboat IJSSELSTROOM Beurtmotor Onderneming X Leendert |
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The IJSSELSTROOM is a cargo ship built in 1912 in The Hague, the Netherlands. This ship was made for regular cargo delivery services (weekly) along the same towns. They called this type of ship " Beurtmotor ". This type of ship is also called a " Luxe Motor ". A Luxe motor was the first inland shipping cargo vessel that was driven by a diesel engine instead of sails. The first Luxe Motors ware build in 1908. De IJSSELSTROOM was sailing as the IJsselstroom 1 over the Hollandsche IJssel from 1912 til 1941 between Gouda , Utrecht, Woerden.The resident harbour was Montfoort, Onder de Boompjes 8. The ship is 23,40 m long and 4.40 m wide. |
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1941 and half 70's the ship was used by different shipping
compagnies such as expediteur van Dijk. The ship was named
then from 1941 til 48: Onderneming X. In the last years as
cargoship til the mid 70's it was named Leendert The IJSSELSTROOM is now a sailing houseboat. If you visit Holland on your holidays and you want to see a Dutch houseboot, give us a message. |
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present engine of the IJSSELSTROOM
is the famous Gardner 5LW The electrical system of the IJSSELSTROOM is solar powered with twealf solar panels of 650 watt piek (24V) and also a 3,5 KW diesel generator (230V) and a 2KW petrol generator. If we are sailing with our "house" we have no troubles with empty batteries or a noisy generator. Our generator is a Samofa E108 W, a 1 cylinder watercooled diesel. |
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Housboatmuseum
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