Kisfaludy - new paddle vessel on Lake Balaton, Hungary

[AlistairD]

KISFALUDY  a new diesel-powered replica of an 1846 paddle steamer, entered service on 1 May on Lake Balaton in Hungary, based at Balatonfured
http://welovebalaton.hu/balaton/all.aboard.let.the.boating.season.begin

[marinemole]

Interesting stuff Alistair. The hull shape looks a bit modernistic but suppose it can't be seen when the vessel is afloat. To think we can't find the money to restore the original we have on Loch Lomond never mind build a brand new replica. Thanks for sharing.


Andy

[greateastern]

Does look like a Trumpy yacht.

[Spankbucket]

I must say that I quite fancy some apple froccs on Lake Balaton!!!

[Roderick Smith]

Certainly seasonal.

780109M Fonyod (Hungary): Skaters on Lake Balaton; RBS (who can skate, but was simply posing on this occasion).  (Roderick Smith)

Roderick B Smith
retired editor

[AlistairD]

It seesm from the company website,
 http://setahajo.hu/keszthely/
that there is a second replica paddler, Hableány, operating from Keszethly.
She has the dates 1867 and 2007at the base of her paddle box, so it would seem that she is a replaca of an 1867 paddle steamer