Bengt

	Bilderna som följer visar de båtar Bengt byggt efter starten på Sjöfartsmuseet. Första båten var Bohusekan som sedan följdes av Starbåten. Starbåten är för övrigt inte riggad, men vem har å ena sidan sett en riggad båt på land? The following pics shows the boats that Bengt has built after his start at the maritime Museum in Stockholm. His first boat was the Bohus skiff, followed by theStarboat. By the way she is not tackled, but on the other side,who has ever seen a tackled ship with saIL on dry land?
Livräddningsbåtar som Särdal byggdes i början av 1900-talet, för att rädda sjömän i nöd. Modellen är gjord efter en båt som bevaras i Harplinge hembygdsmuseum i Särdals gamla livräddningsstation. Livräddningsbåten, Särdal, kom till genom privata initiativ och bemannades av lokala fiskare och lantbrukare. Båten har använts för att rädda skeppsbrutna. (Detta behövdes verkligen; på en kust- sträcka skedde inte mindre än 100 förlisningar.) 10 roddare drev fram båten som vattenfylldes? i hårt väder för att få bättre "driv i rodden". Lifesaving rowing boats like Särdal was used to save distressed seamen. The model is a replica after a boat preserved at Harplinge folkmuseum in Särdals old life saving station. The idea for a lifesaving boat arose through private initiative and the "Särdal" should be manned by the local fishermen and farmers (!) The intention with the boat built in Sweden at the start of the 1900´ with the aim to rescue seamen in distress. This was the reality: On coastline of the dangerous Swedish west coast along Halland more than 100 ships were lost,often with the whole crew. 10 oarsmen manned the "Särdal". In rough weather the boat was partly filled with water thus keeping her steadier in the breakers.
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Särdal life saving station. The station was erected in 1908 by the Swedish General Shipping Society and paid through donations. During the September storm in 1903 were many ships were wrecked and people on the wrecks shore stood helpless and saw the wrecks beeing broken down in the heavy sea, many times with the whole crew.Now they needed urgently a sea-worthy boat enabling them to save distressed seamen.How to pay for the boat was an open question until a donator saved the enterprise. In summer 1906 the rowing lifeboat "Otto Stenberg" was collected and on the 28 Oct.1908 the Särdals life- saving station was opened and at the same time the station had a sort of show down with the volontary personnel. According to the Boards protocol of the 2nd April 1953 we can read: From the Swedish Lifesaving Society came an inquiry if the folk society in Särdal for the future could take over the responsibility and protection of a lifesaving boat stationed at Särdal. According to the papers of the 6th August 1957 the Swedish LSS had arranged to the folk society in Särdal to be the new manager for life-boat and all other inventories. In the station is not only the lifeboat to be seen but also all sorts of fishing tackle.

Träplattan användes för att instruera de som skulle räddas, på plattan stod inskrivet hur de skulle hantera den lina som skjutits ut med raketapparaten. Lägg märke till texten, "om masterna äro förlorade". Man inser att detta var män som inte var ute på en söndagsseglats. The wooden tile on the photo was giving instructions to them on board ships in distress how to handle the rope that was shot with a rocket apparatus from land to ship. The instructions in the pictures are in Swedish but English as well as German ones were also available.
Båten är byggd efter museets ritningar och skall egentligen inte ha den här finishen. En sådan båt borde vara tjärad eller omålad.

Denna modell, gemenligen kallad "fruktkorgen" av avundsjuka kollegor i branschen, visar en laxeka från Haverdal norr om Halmstad. Brunnen genom botten vid toften var avsedd för en utombordsmotor som satt där av samma skäl som orsakat båtens form. Fula båtar men användbara för sitt ändamål. Dessa anskrämliga båtar användes förr för att vittja de fasta laxgarn som stod utmed stränderna i Halland. Den egendomliga formen kommer sig av att man inte ville att båten skulle fastna i garnen. This model mostly called the "Fruitbasket" by envious colleges in the branch shows a salmon-skiff from Haverdal north of Halmstad. A well in the stern was intended for an outboard motor. Ugly boats to look at but useful for there purpose. These boats were used to pick up fish caught in the stationary salmon nets in shallow waters along thecoast of Halland. The strange shape of the boats was to avoid being caught by the nets while picking up fish.