1912 Colin Archer kosterboot being restored in Germany

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Here are some pictures sent to me by a client in Berlin who's restoring this vessel and is chasing some bronzeware for her. In another thread I appealed for help in translating the German, and if it materialises I'll let you know. In the meanwhile, she's a nice-looking boat, nicht ist?

Approx main dimensions are --
</font> LOA -- 41'-6" </font> LBP -- 34'-6"</font> LWL -- 30'-9"</font> Beam -- 11'-3"</font> Draft -- 5'-3"</font> Displ -- 6.7 tons (imp)
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http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/public/bravo_info1.jpg
http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/public/bravo_info2.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/public/bravo_info3.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/public/bravo_info4.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/public/bravo_info5a.jpg
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[Mike Field]

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Translation by kind courtesy of Martin Schulz --

Kosterboot BRAVO
History:
Built 1912 on the swedish "Koster" islands along the lines of Colin Archer. Colin Archer copied and improved the traditional boat designs of the islands Koster and Hvaler. This procedere of improving traditional lines was also done by the boatyards of those islands who took the designs from Larvik.
This boat was used as fishing boat in the beginning and then was converted to the looks it has today in the 50s by the grandson of the first owner, the owner of a fishfactury. The teak-deck as well as the Mohagonycabin were restored and the rig changed into a 7/8 rig. The original Koster-hull was left untouched.
In 1979 an engine was installed and 1980 the hull was sheathed with GFK by a swedish boatyard.
Length overall (without Jib-boom): 10,5m
Length overall (incl. Jib-boom): 12,70m
Length waterline: 9,4m
Draught: 1,6m
Weight 6,8tn

Main: 42sqm (4 years old)
Staysail: 22sqm (new)
Big Jib: 18sqm
Jib. 15sqm

Navigation:
Silva-Navigation, GPS, Log, depth-sounder, radio, simrad

Engine:
Perkins M4 108, 50hp, diesel, 80 gas-tank
Speed: 7kn

Hull:
5cm Oak planks on spruce/fir
GFK sheathing 0,5-1,2cm
Deck: Teak Cabintop: Mohagony

Including trailer
To see in the Baltic harbour Zingst (Esat Germany).
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[Hans Friedel]

The original Kosterboat is a trad Swedish opend woorking boat. And it has been around for a long time.

http://hem.passagen.se/swempa.johansson/b_kos.htm

Nowdays a Koster typ boat means a doubleender made for long distance cruising

http://www.laurinkoster.just.nu/

Hans