Where is Slovenia? Anyone here from there?

[Mr Quatro]

Shipman 80 ft sailboat made by Seaway, the shipyard based in Slovenia since 1983.

I approve of this sailboat for dream lovers:

https://vimeo.com/42136626

[u crank]

I believe you are looking for a Mr. Betonov. :O:

[fireftr18]

I believe you are looking for a Mr. Betonov. :O:

He may even have built your boat.

[Betonov]

As a matter of fact I did :haha:
Well, depends on the launch year.

Been working for Seaway since 2007 to 2015 when the company went bust and now I'm working for SVP Avio, the company that took over the reigns.

[Eichhörnchen]

How did you not know about Betonov,, our boat-building, beer-drinking, garden-digging, dog-walking, khukri-wielding Slovenian, who wanders the lonely Carpathian mountains only stopping now and then to light camp fires and dream of the red-haired women who've rejected him :haha:

[Betonov]

How did you not know about Betonov,, our boat-building, beer-drinking, garden-digging, dog-walking, khukri-wielding Slovenian, who wanders the lonely Carpathian mountains only stopping now and then to light camp fires and dream of the red-haired women who've rejected him :haha:

The Alps :O:

Fun fact, the boatyard is nowhere near the coast.
It's in Upper Carniola, nestled into an Alpine basin. So if it sounds that the boats are made in a workshop under a mountain it's because the boats are made in a workshop under a mountain. And to top it all off, we're even protected by a medieval castle :)

[Mr Quatro]

I am so sorry on where Slovenia is (not was,uh) for some reason I thought you were on the Black Sea not the Baltic Sea. You work for a very well respected company Betonov. :yep:

Your products are even on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9nwmtviWVw



http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll146/anagahan/Slovenia/maps.jpg

[Jimbuna]

I believe you are looking for a Mr. Betonov. :O:

Better known as Long John Silver :salute:

[Betonov]

I am so sorry on where Slovenia is (not was,uh) for some reason I thought you were on the Black Sea not the Baltic Sea. You work for a very well respected company Betonov. :yep:


Adriatic sea.

The company (if you look at the map you posted) is about under where it says g. Kamen right under the huge Slovenija text. Smack in the middle of the mountain area.

The company is about to enter a new golden era. New capable bosses and millions or Russian investments :yeah:

[Cybermat47]

The company (if you look at the map you posted) is about under where it says g. Kamen right under the huge Slovenija text. Smack in the middle of the mountain area.


Strange place for a shipyard :hmmm:

[Betonov]

Strange place for a shipyard :hmmm:

I know.
But for some reason people from upper Carniola are excellent boatbuilders while the people from Istria (coast) have trouble inflating one :doh:

Right next to Seaway is Elan, also a boatbuilding company and 10km further up the basin in Jesenice are 2 more boatyards


Oh, one more thing. Shipman yachts have a retractable keel so they can dock in harbors too shallow for other sailboats.

[Schroeder]

I am so sorry on where Slovenia is (not was,uh) for some reason I thought you were on the Black Sea not the Baltic Sea.

Slovenia has access to the Baltic Sea now?:o
I knew we couldn't keep these Kukri wielding lunatics away from us for long.:dead:

[Mr Quatro]

Adriatic sea.

The company (if you look at the map you posted) is about under where it says g. Kamen right under the huge Slovenija text. Smack in the middle of the mountain area.

The company is about to enter a new golden era. New capable bosses and millions or Russian investments :yeah:

Adriatic sea? Okay I spoke too soon again ... :oops:

Looks beautiful the sea and the yacht ... can you name the 7 seas without looking it up?

I was just over there on youtube and found this one too:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8rvt-OKGRw

This one is made in Northern Finland is that the Baltic?

The swan 112
Length Overall: 34.34m (112'7"ft)
Length at Waterline: 28.15m (92'4"ft)
Beam: 7.42m (24'4"ft)

[Rockstar]

Been working for Seaway since 2007 to 2015 when the company went bust ....


Fun fact, the boatyard is nowhere near the coast.


Well, there's your problem. :)

[Rockstar]

I know.
But for some reason people from upper Carniola are excellent boatbuilders while the people from Istria (coast) have trouble inflating one :doh:

Right next to Seaway is Elan, also a boatbuilding company and 10km further up the basin in Jesenice are 2 more boatyards


Oh, one more thing. Shipman yachts have a retractable keel so they can dock in harbors too shallow for other sailboats.

Retractable keels are the way to go, especially if you want to get off the beaten path for some secluded privacy. We had a Peterson 44 with a cutway keel drafting 6'3". Our choices were mostly if not always limited to anchoring with the rest of the herd.

[Betonov]

This one is made in Northern Finland is that the Baltic?



That it is.

Reminds me of a joke I might have read few days ago on Subsim:
Europeans be like: I drove to the Netherlands for shopping and on my way home I stopped in Germany for coffee.
Texans be like: I started in Texas and after driving for 4 hours I'm still in Texas


Our main export it the Greenline range of boats.
It's a hybrid boat (http://greenlinehybrid.si/) that can run on diesel or sunshine :)

http://greenlinehybrid.si/GetFile.ashx?id=3205

observe the solar cells on the hard top

[u crank]

Better known as Long John Silver :salute:

Not sure I want to know why. :O:

[Jimbuna]

Not sure I want to know why. :O:

Because he spends a long time sitting on the toilet whilst counting his coins :)

[Betonov]

What coins, I drive a Clio remember, it means I'm as poor as Somalia :dead:

[Jimbuna]

What coins, I drive a Clio remember, it means I'm as poor as Somalia :dead:

I notice you make no mention of the secret mead still you have running 24/7 :)

[Betonov]

I notice you make no mention of the secret mead still you have running 24/7 :)

You mean that mead I brought to York, the one I bought from a local artisan :O:

[Jimbuna]

You mean that mead I brought to York, the one I bought from a local artisan :O:

Still got a little left which I keep for such occasions as when an 'outlaw' I have issues with comes to visit :03:

[Eichhörnchen]

I thought you drank blood in Slovenia?

[Betonov]

I thought you drank blood in Slovenia?

Alps =/= Carpathian mountains

maybe Italian blood

[Penguin]

Slovenia has access to the Baltic Sea now?:o
I knew we couldn't keep these Kukri wielding lunatics away from us for long.:dead:

Well, strange things have happened since they split from the Czech Republic... :know:


Alps =/= Carpathian mountains

maybe Italian blood

Cherry mead is called Odin's blood here, commonly sold on mediaval markets. Maybe you should market it as Duce's blood to sell it in your country. (please gib license costs if you start a business with that idea!)

[Commander Wallace]

I thought you drank blood in Slovenia?

No, that's Transylvania. It's the national drink of vampires everywhere. :D. Awesome boats Betonov.