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  1. Maarten

    A Dutch Fluyt in shell first, reconstructing the "Ghost ship" scale 1:36

    For a long time I already want to build a Dutch fluyt and had been looking for the best possible candidate. The shape of the fluyt is extraordenary and directly recognizable with its bollow stern, the Jelo of ships. It was the workhorse of the 17th century when the Dutch dominated shipping in...
  2. Kolderstok

    New design 17th Century Fluytschip - Kolderstok

    This is my introduction of a new kit we (=Kolderstok) have developped in the last two years. It is a 17th century Fluytschip, or Fluit. When you translate Fluit into English you get flute. Where the name fluit is derived from is not really known, but in general you can say that the shape of...
  3. flying_dutchman2

    ZEEHAEN 1639, 1:37.5, Dutch fluit from Dutch Explorer Abel J. Tasman by Marcus

    The Zeehaen, a Dutch fluit used by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. But first some historical background information of a Fluit. Shipbuilders, skippers and other curious people, from near and from far, travelled to Hoorn in Noord Holland to look at the new ship. A prominent merchant, Pieter...
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