Henrik and I have really worked with the hull this spring.
Both rubbed and polished.
My arms have become strong again!
Wonder why? ;-)
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For environmental reasons antifouling is only used a feet or so below the waterline since I have
noticed the most growth just below the waterline. Maybe the light only
reaches this far in our waters?
We will see the result later on.
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Lalji. R.C.A.
A guest from London, UK.
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Canal system last summer, left the boat on our wharf during the winter,
came back to pick it up and continue their journey in the Stockholm
archipelago, only to just after launch discover that it's not enough water in
The Baltic to even let them out across the Trosa Western Town Bay. Sigh!
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Up again, on dry land,
call for the neighbouring boat club, who within a few hours managed to
gather the crew that could drive the remote controlled "Mud
Crawler" and pick Lalji up and drive her across the parking lot into
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The fairway from Trosa stream
out to sea is around four metres deep. It's good enough for M/S Juno and
M/S Wilhelm Tham with a drought of 2.82 metres. We had almost no snow this winter,
and together with a huge high pressure system over our area for a couple
of weeks, which seems to be staying for another week at least, is probably
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The Lucky Day
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When we arrived to the wharf, we found rescue boat Trosa hanging in the
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Raymond fixed the problem in
just half an hour or so.
This is the first view for me, of the smooth underwater body of the
modified combat boat 90E.
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that will stop this boat. Not a floating log, or a short mud or sand bank,
perhaps not even an ice age polished islet.
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Friday, June 13, a lucky departure day!
Henrik and I participated in (by laying off
her mooring) and enjoying the
departure of The Grand Old Lady M/S Juno.
The Göta Canal Boat, built in 1874, sailing almost her entire life on
this route.
Do join us in this short
movie showing her departure from the outer dock in Trosa town, with
destination Gothenburg.
A journey that will take four days through inland canals and lakes.
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M/S Juno is actually according
to the ship register the oldest passenger ship (with overnight accommodation) in traffic
in the world!
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Travel on Göta Canal
Göta
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254 tonnes |
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31,45 m |
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6,68 m |
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2,72 m |
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2 x diesel |
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10 knots |
| Cabins |
29 x 2 berths |
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S/S Ejdern (The Eider), built
in 1880, is the oldest coal fired, propeller driven, steamer with its original engine still
working, in the world.
We visited her earlier this day at her home port in the town Södertälje.
The crew did light a fire under the boiler, and the smell is very special!
The deckhand told us that the core members were about to take 12 days off
before the season begins, from Monday, and sail her through Hjälmare
Canal. What a nice holiday!
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In late afternoon, after the
departure of Juno in Trosa, Henrik asked if we could take the road across
the island Mörkö on our way home, and so we did.
About 20 minutes early we arrived to the car ferry dock at the Skanssundet
sound. I believe Henrik planned this, because it's a candy store 30 yards
from the dock. ;-).
On foot we both noticed the scent of coal fire.
There she was, moored beside the little golf course beside the filling
station (not for coal fired steamers though).
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with the crew. You didn't tell us you were going out this way today, it's
windy today, and so
on... and then we realized they had a slight problem. Ejdern took a group
of people out here to the island to play golf and have fun for a couple of
hours, but now the strong southerly wind prevented them from leaving the
dock. In situations like this one understands why the bow propeller was
invented. The filling station manager did however prepare a powerboat to
pull her bow out at departure.
Oops, our ferry is arriving. Run!
See yah!
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Length 22 m.
Beam 4,2 m.
Depth 1,80-2,02 m.
A 65 hp Compound Steam Engine built in 1880.
A Scottish-type boiler from 1947.
A 4-bladed propeller with a diameter of 1,4 m.
90 passengers.
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Pay her own website a visit
at www.ejdern.org
and read the full story.
A placemark at Google Earth for her mooring in the home
port Södertälje.
Another one at Google
Maps.
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At her own dock at the Mayor's
Cape (Borgmästarudden), almost in the city centre of Södertälje.
Pilot Cape (Lotsudden) in the backgound.
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"utsikt", but first change the views to be seen from east or
north in the square to the bottom left in the new window. She had just
left her dock the day they photographed from south!
If you zoom out, Ejdern will be visable rounding The Pilot Cape for the
lock to Lake Mälaren, and the bridge has begun opening.
You will get a whole story, just by changing the angle and zoom!
Please enjoy! :-)
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The lock control tower in the
background.
Do join us for a wonderful day on the lake with S/S Ejdern on a trip to the island Björkö,
and the ancient Viking trading town Birka. For some of us the town is
more or less considered as Sweden's cradle.
I think we all did catch a cold on the journey, but it was sure
worth it!
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From the car ferry across
Skanssundet I noticed that the islet Käringholmen has been destroyed by
nesting Great Cormorants. This is the first time I've seen it live. I can
not legitimate it, but I can understand some landowners that tries to get
rid of them, with various means.
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2008-07-27
This was actually the only day we managed to get out on the water at
all this summer.
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It's just that Henrik have had private swim lessons once a week all
winter, in a big warm indoor swimming pool, but to convey these skills to
a dip in a cold (21 degrees) muddy Baltic sea wasn't so easy. An attempt
to distract by testing if the life jacket really worked didn't help
either. We will have to wait until next summer.
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She does not really belong to this page, but when I discovered her I
got full ignition on all six!
Or, maybe it's more correct to say two times six in this case. :-)
Please enjoy!
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I believe she is from the mid
sixties.
With wonderful lines!
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sight!
I want one!
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Drysetting
2008-09-19 We have decided to get up early this autumn.
This Friday happened to be the sunniest day for at least two weeks.
Henrik and I had a fantastic day, and managed to empty the boat, conserve
the engine and cover the beauty for the winter, all in one day.
And yet we got time to go down to Trosa beach for a test run with Henrik's new
radio controlled hovercraft. It was very fun!
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was even lower now, than in the spring.
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We had to rock Curette loose
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I did only paint antifouling a
foot or so beneath the waterline just to see if it made a difference in
our dark waters. The old paint is up to seven years old and I can't see
the difference!?
Well, the propeller had no protection at all, and it was totally
overgrown!
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This is unbelievable!
I did make several dives on July 27 to clean the bottom, including the
propeller, and yet it looks like this.
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Henrik has got his own
hovercraft at last (the little one on the hood on the rescue hovercraft I
mean).
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