Here is the hulking hull, in the slings, ready to become airborn.  The flatbed of the truck is being readied and the tense minutes will begin (lifting belts have been known to snap without warning).

















	

The pendulous relocation to the truck trailer has been accomplished without any heart-failure.  Taken while gassing up, attracting open-mouth stares. this photo give proportion to the Danish fishing boat currently named 'Kørk'.

















	

Here's a good look at the hull's external state.  Luckily the Danish Oak is in fairly good condition.  With 2 inch thickness, there will be lots of room to get back to the strong fibres in the wood.


















	

A closer examination shows the mamouth boards, and the Hundested CPP (controled pitch propellor).  Some of the sealing material has fallen loose.
Did someone leave their keys hanging up?


















	

Here you are standing upon the deck. (Please watch where you step.  Our liability insurance isn't paid yet.)  The work to be done is formidable but, without a deadline, every hour of it can be savoured and enjoyed.  The intention is not to return her to 'original' but to use any newer, better methods while not trying to change the overall feel.
There is no reason to lessen the final result where better technologies exist.

















	

"The Man Who Saved A Boat.........."
Upon arrival in Stoney Creek, Ontario, CANADA (near Hamilton), after a luckily 'uneventful' trip, she was hoisted and lowered onto her cradle at her new home: Viking Marine International.  It didn't take her saviour, Bo, very long to cut a hole in her deck big enough to lift the engine out, for a total overhaul.  Here, Bo operates the lift for the crutial manoevers.

















	

The Hundested engine is large and heavy.  It is meant to run at one selected rpm only.  Forward and backward movement, as well as speed, are all governed by altering the pitch on the propellor's blades. More on this later.

















	

The cabin, or pilot house, was removed to facilitate repair and upgrade.  It sits in Bo's industrial shop for assessment.  This fishing boat has obviously been through some trauma, either while working or enduring the elements during the years she spent on the 'hard'.








        











	

Only a few remnants of the electronics were left.  Here you can see the interior of the pilot house.  The problem of mixing watts with water, is still a major problem on any boat.



















	

The thickness of the Danish Oak is evident in this photo of the corner of the deck hatch.  Obtaining the wood itself could be more work than the actual physical replacing of it.
OK!..... maybe not!
























"The Stomach of the Beast"
Time and environment have affected the interior but only to a medium-small degree.
This hasn't been a pleasure boat.
A North Sea existence is no cruise down the ICW.










This photo, taken before the Hundested engine was removed,
helps to show the scale and size of the flywheel.
It easy to see how smooth the engine must run when it is up to speed.

























































This is a PROUD, CANADIAN website.


















  

    
      
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