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Already at 06:00 on Monday morning, the unloading work began on the largest sailboat building in the Nordic region from the pier of the small barrier. The drains and water were already disconnected and now it was time to disconnect the electricity and all the cords.
At ten in the morning she was free and began to be towed to Frihamnen where she will stop for a little over two weeks before continuing the journey to Falkenberg.
– Platform workers should remove pipes and caps and prepare for towing, says Higab project manager Karin Lottkärr.
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Too high for the new Hisingsbron
Barken Viking requires extensive maintenance work every ten years. Now is the time to scrape off the rust and repaint the bottom and hull. Previously, it had been carried out across the river in Cityvarvet, but since it closed in 2015, the renovation has become a major project.
Minor renovations have been carried out in recent years at the Gotenius shipyard dock a kilometer upriver, but its dock is too small for Barken Viking and the new Hisingsbron has also made it impossible for the ship to get there.
– Not even the submasters go below, but they would have to be cut and you just don’t. That Cityvarvet has closed has made it very uncomfortable, says Karin Lottkärr.
Additional cost per trailer
Instead, it will be the Falkenberg shipyard that will carry out the renovation. The trailer is estimated to last ten hours and it will take about 30 people to help.
How much does it cost to tow the boat?
– The whole trailer costs SEK 700,000, but we would have had to move it across the river anyway, so the additional cost for the return trip to Falkenberg will be SEK 500,000, says Karin Lottkärr.
The total renovation is estimated to cost between 18 and 19 million SEK and will last just under a month.
Departure for Falkenberg is scheduled for January 22.
– When we leave depends on how things go with the disassembly and the weather. We should not leave the pier if it blows too much, says Karin Lottkärr.
On February 15, Barken Viking is expected to return to Frihamnen to have its upper masts adjusted and if all goes according to plan it will be back at Lilla Bommen on March 5.
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Viking bark
Built in 1906 as a training ship in Copenhagen.
It is the largest sailboat built in the Nordic countries: 108 meters in length with a dividing boom and four masts.
In 1951, the city of Gothenburg bought it to function as a school for sailors.
In 1994, it underwent an extensive remodel and has been owned and managed by Higab since 1998.
Today it is usually tied up at the Gothenburg Opera House and is used for restaurants and hotels.
Source: Higab
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