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Smelne Yachts B.V.: dutch builder of steel motor yachts at Drachten. NAMMERT insures a Smelne Yachts B.V. regardless of year built or where you bought it, liability, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.

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At a glance

Origin

several countries

Class

motor yachts

Typical sizes

9 to 15,5 m

Premium from

from €49 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Smelne Yachts B.V.; cover, cost and conditions

Smelne builds steel motor yachts at Drachten in Friesland. The business started in 1968 with rowing boats and small craft; in 1970 production moved to Buitenstvallaat and in 1979 to its present site at De Steven. What it builds are displacement yachts for inland water and sheltered coast, alongside the Vlet, a shallow form modelled on the Dutch working boat and used for day trips and weekends. You recognise the yachts by the curved steel hull with its soft sheer, the heavy rubbing strake and the wheelhouse with its large upright windows.

Our model records list 49 Smelne models, all of them motor yachts. Build years start in 1988 and run into current production. Forty nine series are recorded: the S models 1180, 1280, 1380, 1480 and 1500; the OK models 1250, 1350 and 1450; the 1420 SC; the Vlet models 42 SD, 1050 OK, 1120 AK and OK and 1200 AK; the Slingshot 40 and 46; and the older DL models 1040, 1140 and 1240. The number gives the length in centimetres, so a Smelne 1380 S measures around 13.8 metres. Lengths run from 9 to 15.5 metres, half the models between 11.9 and 14.2 metres.

Steel is the thing to understand here. It rusts wherever the protection is broken, and by preference where nobody looks: under the sole, behind tanks, around through hull fittings. A survey with plate thickness readings therefore tells more about an older steel yacht than its year of build. These boats also live mostly on inland water, where locks, bridges and tight moorings produce a different kind of wear from the open sea.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Where does Smelne build?

For Smelne Yachts B.V.: At Drachten in Friesland, the Netherlands.

The business started in 1968 and moved to its present site at De Steven in 1979.

What does a number such as Smelne 1380 S mean?

For Smelne Yachts B.V.: It gives the length in centimetres, so a 1380 measures around 13.8 metres.

The recorded range runs from 9 to 15.5 metres across 49 series.

The cover that fits

motor yacht insurance

Tariffs, cover and FAQ for motor yacht insurance in detail.

Third-party liability

The foundation for a boat from Smelne Yachts B.V.: damage to third parties, worldwide,

from €49 a year for liability.

Hull cover

Partial or full hull cover for a Smelne Yachts B.V.,

at replacement value with an agreed fixed value.

For the whole class of boat

For Smelne Yachts B.V.: What matters for motor yachts is the same across every brand;

engine output, how a claim is settled, cruising range and theft protection.

The class page lists every point and every brand in this class, Smelne Yachts B.V.

included.

Insuring motor yachts, every brand and every condition

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Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters

Licence

A powerboat licence (inland or coastal) is required from 15 hp (11.03 kW).

Registration

Registration from 3 hp; for trips abroad carry the boat certificate or flag document.

Waters

Inland, coastal and abroad; plan fairways, bridge clearances, draught and tides.

Equipment

Lifesaving gear, fire extinguisher, anchor, signalling equipment and correct navigation lights.

Cruising range

The agreed cruising range is stated in the policy and can be extended at any time.

Weather

Check wind force in Beaufort and wind direction before casting off, and allow for gusts.

General guidance, not a complete account;

what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and the manual of your Smelne Yachts B.V..

Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.

Series by Smelne Yachts B.V., build years and cover

Smelne 1180 S

Smelne 1180 S is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built since 2002.

Smelne 1250 OK

Smelne 1250 OK is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built since 2002.

Smelne 1280 S

Also a motor yacht, built since 2002.

Smelne 1350 OK

Also a motor yacht, built since 2002.

Smelne 1380 S

Also a motor yacht, built since 1998.

Smelne 1420 SC

Smelne 1420 SC is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built since 2004.

Smelne 1450 OK

Also a motor yacht, built since 2002.

Smelne 1480 S

Also a motor yacht, built since 2002.

Smelne 1500 S

Also a motor yacht, built since 2008.

Smelne Slingshot 40

Smelne Slingshot 40 is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built since 2002.

Smelne Slingshot 46

Also a motor yacht, built since 2002.

Smelne Vlet 42 SD

Smelne Vlet 42 SD is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built since 2012.

Smelne Vlet 1050 OK

Smelne Vlet 1050 OK is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built since 2004.

Smelne Vlet 1120 AK

Smelne Vlet 1120 AK is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built since 2004.

Smelne Vlet 1120 OK

Also a motor yacht, built since 2004.

Smelne Vlet 1200 AK

Also a motor yacht, built since 2001.

Smelne Vlet 1285 OK

Also a motor yacht, built since 2004.

Smelne Vlet 1285 Salon

Smelne Vlet 1285 Salon is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built since 2003.

Smelne Vlet 1295 AK

Also a motor yacht, built since 2004.

Smelne Vlet 1300 OK

Also a motor yacht, built since 2002.

Smelne Vlet 1350

Smelne Vlet 1350 is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built since 2010.

Smelne Vlet 1395 SH

Smelne Vlet 1395 SH is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built since 2011.

Smelne Vlet 1420 OK

Also a motor yacht, built since 2006.

Smelne Vlet 1485 Salon

Also a motor yacht, built since 2002.

Smelne Vlet 1395 AK

Smelne Vlet 1395 AK is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built from 2004 to 2021.

Smelne Slingshot 50 OK

Smelne Slingshot 50 OK is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built from 2015 to 2019.

Smelne 1550 S

Smelne 1550 S is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built from 2004 to 2018.

Smelne Vlet 42 OK

Smelne Vlet 42 OK is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built from 2010 to 2018.

Smelne Slingshot 50

Smelne Slingshot 50 is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built from 2001 to 2013.

Smelne 1040 DL

Smelne 1040 DL is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built from 2002 to 2012.

Smelne 1040 OK

Smelne 1040 OK is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built from 2003 to 2012.

Smelne 1140 DL

Also a motor yacht, built from 1992 to 2012.

Smelne 1140 OK

Also a motor yacht, built from 2002 to 2012.

Smelne 1240 DL

Also a motor yacht, built from 1991 to 2012.

Smelne Slingshot 46 Alu

Smelne Slingshot 46 Alu is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built from 2002 to 2012.

Smelne Vlet 1200 OK

Also a motor yacht, built from 1997 to 2012.

Smelne Vlet 1280 Salon

Smelne Vlet 1280 Salon is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built from 2002 to 2012.

Smelne Vlet 1300 AK

Also a motor yacht, built from 2002 to 2012.

Smelne Vlet 1380 Salon

Also a motor yacht, built from 2002 to 2012.

Smelne Vlet 1400 AK

Also a motor yacht, built from 2002 to 2012.

Smelne Vlet 1000 AK

Also a motor yacht, built from 2002 to 2011.

Smelne Slingshot 44

Also a motor yacht, built from 2004 to 2010.

Smelne Vlet 1000

Smelne Vlet 1000 is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built from 2002 to 2010.

Smelne Vlet 1000 OK

Also a motor yacht, built from 2002 to 2010.

Smelne Vlet 1100 AK

Also a motor yacht, built from 2002 to 2010.

Smelne Vlet 1100 OK

Also a motor yacht, built from 2002 to 2010.

Smelne Trawler 1500

Smelne Trawler 1500 is a motor yacht from Smelne Yachts B.V., built from 2002 to 2009.

Smelne Vlet 900

Also a motor yacht, built from 2000 to 2006.

Smelne 1340 S

Also a motor yacht, built from 1988 to 1994.

What this means for the cover

As the Smelne 1180 S, Smelne 1250 OK, Smelne 1280 S by Smelne Yachts B.V.

and 21 more series are still in production, parts are available and repair costs are predictable.

Even so, value it at replacement cost including retrofitted electronics, not at list price.

For the Smelne Vlet 1395 AK, Smelne Slingshot 50 OK, Smelne 1550 S by Smelne Yachts B.V.

and 21 more series the market value and the replacement cost often differ widely.

An agreed value removes the age-based scale, and the figure in the policy stands.

For the Smelne 1340 S by Smelne Yachts B.V.

series there is no list price left.

That is why we work with an agreed value: you state the figure, we agree it,

and in a total loss exactly that amount is paid, with no deduction for wear.

For the Smelne 1180 S, Smelne 1250 OK, Smelne 1280 S by Smelne Yachts B.V.

and further series: On motor yachts the drive and the electronics together make up about half the

value.

Both belong in the valuation, otherwise the sum insured is too low.

All series at a glance

The Smelne Yachts B.V. range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for Smelne Yachts B.V.: boat type,

build years and length, nothing estimated.

motor yacht
49 models, since 1988, mostly 10.6 to 15 m

Which model was built when?

Sailing boat Motorboat RIBEach bar is one Smelne Yachts B.V. model, running from its first to its last year of build. The colour shows the type of boat. Showing 24 of 49 models.

What does a used Smelne Yachts B.V. cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 46 models by Smelne Yachts B.V..

The table shows what boats in average condition are worth,

from the oldest to the youngest year on record.

Choose your exact model, year and condition in the calculator.

ModelYears builtRange today
Smelne 1040 DL2005 to 2009€83,600 to €126,600
Smelne 1040 OK2006 to 2009€86,800 to €126,600
Smelne 1140 DL1995 to 2009€65,300 to €142,100
Smelne 1140 OK2005 to 2009€96,100 to €143,500
Smelne 1180 S2005 to 2024€115,000 to €438,000
Smelne 1240 DL1994 to 2009€81,800 to €183,500
Smelne 1250 OK2005 to 2024€124,900 to €484,100
Smelne 1280 S2005 to 2024€142,700 to €548,700
Smelne 1350 OK2005 to 2024€166,900 to €643,900
Smelne 1380 S2001 to 2024€147,500 to €659,500
Smelne 1420 SC2007 to 2024€222,100 to €732,800
Smelne 1450 OK2005 to 2024€211,500 to €800,100
Smelne 1480 S2005 to 2024€220,200 to €817,000
Smelne 1500 S2011 to 2021€332,200 to €819,800
Smelne 1550 S2007 to 2017€245,900 to €558,800
Smelne Slingshot 402005 to 2021€124,400 to €425,100
Smelne Slingshot 442007€150,000 to €190,900
Smelne Slingshot 462005 to 2021€173,000 to €707,300
Smelne Slingshot 46 Alu2005 to 2009€244,000 to €365,100
Smelne Slingshot 502004 to 2010€232,400 to €407,000
Smelne Vlet 10002005 to 2007€86,500 to €120,200
Smelne Vlet 1000 AK2005 to 2008€86,800 to €131,700
Smelne Vlet 1000 OK2005 to 2007€84,300 to €115,500
Smelne Vlet 1050 OK2007 to 2024€95,000 to €358,900
Smelne Vlet 1100 AK2005 to 2007€110,000 to €151,200
Smelne Vlet 1100 OK2005 to 2007€105,600 to €145,200
Smelne Vlet 1120 AK2007 to 2024€118,500 to €411,600
Smelne Vlet 1120 OK2007 to 2024€110,000 to €397,400
Smelne Vlet 1200 AK2004 to 2024€161,200 to €548,900
Smelne Vlet 1200 OK2000 to 2009€121,100 to €223,400
Smelne Vlet 1280 Salon2005 to 2009€141,000 to €214,700
Smelne Vlet 1285 OK2007 to 2024€160,800 to €525,400
Smelne Vlet 1285 Salon2006 to 2024€207,400 to €657,500
Smelne Vlet 1295 AK2007 to 2024€188,900 to €591,900
Smelne Vlet 1300 AK2005 to 2009€200,600 to €282,600
Smelne Vlet 1300 OK2005 to 2024€205,800 to €653,900
Smelne Vlet 13502013 to 2024€254,300 to €622,500
Smelne Vlet 1380 Salon2005 to 2009€171,400 to €256,200
Smelne Vlet 1395 AK2007 to 2021€209,100 to €586,000
Smelne Vlet 1395 SH2014 to 2024€341,900 to €776,200
Smelne Vlet 1400 AK2005 to 2009€242,400 to €385,700
Smelne Vlet 1420 OK2009 to 2024€240,100 to €699,700
Smelne Vlet 1485 Salon2005 to 2024€269,400 to €911,800
Smelne Vlet 42 OK2013 to 2017€238,400 to €383,800
Smelne Vlet 42 SD2015 to 2024€269,000 to €576,600
Smelne Vlet 9002003€56,900 to €72,400

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Estimate from our boat records, October 2026.

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