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Yesterday we launched the 1938, 24-foot Viking Sloop we've been restoring for the Olson family--parents Tim and Lorelie, and their son Karl and his wife, Michelle.
The senior Olsons owned this boat for about 20 years, back in the 1970's and '80's, but then sold it to someone who utterly neglected the poor thing. I got it for free on CL a few years ago, did some research and discovered that Tim and Lorelie had been among earlier owners. I got in touch and--long story short--they wanted to buy the derelict and have us do a full restoration. Now it's what you might call a family heirloom that'll be passed down to coming generations...which is a nice thing.
We replaced a lot of steambent oak frames, a number of planks, all of the mahogany rails, and totally redesigned and rebuilt the interior. The boat got a new cockpit area with better seating and storage, a new cabin bulkhead, fresh wiring and a new/old Volvo MB-10 two-cylinder, 10-hp gas engine to replace the frozen-up Isuzu diesel that had been in the boat when I sailed it home.
Although the sailboat Freyja isn't typical fare for NWCBC, here are a few shots from yesterday's launch festivities. Many thanks to Tim and Karl Olson for being great customers and friends, and to those who worked on the boat, including Will Kersten, Amos Howe and Roger Beachy.
- Marty
The senior Olsons owned this boat for about 20 years, back in the 1970's and '80's, but then sold it to someone who utterly neglected the poor thing. I got it for free on CL a few years ago, did some research and discovered that Tim and Lorelie had been among earlier owners. I got in touch and--long story short--they wanted to buy the derelict and have us do a full restoration. Now it's what you might call a family heirloom that'll be passed down to coming generations...which is a nice thing.
We replaced a lot of steambent oak frames, a number of planks, all of the mahogany rails, and totally redesigned and rebuilt the interior. The boat got a new cockpit area with better seating and storage, a new cabin bulkhead, fresh wiring and a new/old Volvo MB-10 two-cylinder, 10-hp gas engine to replace the frozen-up Isuzu diesel that had been in the boat when I sailed it home.
Although the sailboat Freyja isn't typical fare for NWCBC, here are a few shots from yesterday's launch festivities. Many thanks to Tim and Karl Olson for being great customers and friends, and to those who worked on the boat, including Will Kersten, Amos Howe and Roger Beachy.
- Marty
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