For Auction: Paddle-Wheel Motor Yacht ATLANTA (€50,000 Starting Bid)
A classic silhouette with paddle-wheel propulsion, a steel hull, and timeless mahogany and teak detailing — ATLANTA blends maritime nostalgia with solid Dutch engineering.
When you first lay eyes on ATLANTA, it’s hard not to pause. With her gleaming copper and brass rails, twin side paddles and rounded deckhouse, she looks like a set piece from a 19th-century river scene. But, beneath the vintage styling is a steel-hulled motor yacht built in the Netherlands in 1992. Currently available via online auction, her starting bid is set at €50,000, which is approximately £43,000 or $54,000.
At 10.00 metres (32.8 feet) long and 4.40 metres (14.4 feet) wide, ATLANTA has a broad footprint that supports her twin paddle housings without compromising stability or grace. Her hull was built by Volharding, a Dutch yard known for robust inland and coastal vessels. She is powered by a single 88hp Iveco 8061 M12 diesel engine with just 80 hours of runtime. The drive system is hydraulic, and the paddle-wheel propulsion is both visually striking and mechanically fascinating. This is not a gimmick. It’s a well-executed throwback to a forgotten form of drive — smooth, quiet, and ideal for rivers, canals and inland lakes.
Her construction is worthy of attention. The hull is steel, with plating thickness up to 10mm in some sections. It has been fully sandblasted and coated with epoxy primer and two-component yacht paint. The decks are finished in teak, the superstructure is wood, and every detail feels purposeful; from the brass-rimmed deck hatches to the copper portholes and dorades. Visually, she has a rhythm and symmetry that is rarely achieved in boats of this size. Her forward sheer line flows cleanly into the paddle housings, and her flat aft deck offers open space with beautifully finished grab rails and fittings.
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