Viksund Boat of Norway

Viksund Boats AS aka Viksund Yacht AS aka Viksund Bat AS aka Viksund AS. With sister company Viksund ASIA LTD.

It's an Norwegian company that started in the late 60's. building GRP boats. many of the boats they build is considered as an classic today, and some was from when the Prototype was launched. They even got one Fishing boat preserved by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. since Viksund created the modern fishing boat, that we see so many of today in Norway, and they are all based on the same basic layout. bridge and crew compartment in front, fish well/tank in center and engine room in rear, some with a V-gear, and some with and some almost directly connected to the propeller.

Viksund have gone from just an pioneer company in Norway, shocking everybody with something new, to become the world biggest boat builder in the world in the 80's, but due to the Norwegian Bank (DNB), some also work as an national bank and was one of the biggest finance team to Viksund, went bankrupt in late 80's, they took with them Viksund, some had big loans at that time, financing, an new factory in Portugal and had just finished it's factory in North Norway. they was also establishing and forward factory in USA. They was at that time trying to get an better grip on the international marked.

they restarted the company again, and have had after that had two bankruptcy on them due to a very tight marked, and extreme Norwegian tax (taxes can be so extreme sometimes that an Volvo engine can cost up to three and four time as much in Norway compared to Sweden!). Today they are owned by Skorgenes. but are operating under there own name, and are expecting to do well now, since Skorgenes have factory in Poland and that will help with getting down the build cost of the larger Viksund vessels.

The History will be updated as soon as I can, to an better version.

Boats:

Viksund Sabbcruiser:
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Viksund robaat (Rowboat)
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Viksund combi 25:
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Viksund 25 MS
Viksund 25 Columbi
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Seagoing vessel build to withstand everything. with watertight/airtight compartments. keep floating even if the lounge, cabin and engine room is filled with water. This is an boat you can take out in the worst weather and survive! these boats type have created many story's about them self (something I will come back to later).
Materiall: Glass fiber
Length. 7.5m
beam. 2.40m
draft. 0.95m to 1.05m
Weight: 3000kg, 3300 with 300kg ballast, 3500kg with 500kg ballast.
engine: 20-30 hp
Speed: 8+ knots with modern 28 hp Yanmar 3GYM30, 6 knots with 70's 25 hp Volvo Penta MD2B.
hull thickness: 33 to 35mm all around, with up to 50mm in some areas.
superstructure thickness. from 11 to 25mm thickness.

Viksund 27 series
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Viksund 27 was the backbone of Viksund production together with Viksund 31 Goldfish. Viksund 27 come i variation of with or without sail or as fishing boats. they was know for there big volume, large aft deck, and an excellent sea-keeping and toughness. the sail version of these vessel wasn't the fastest sailboat.

as a vessel without sail, these boats had only 400 kg ballast while sail version had a 1000 kg ballast (added steal keel). Viksund said that by adding ballast to the hull the gave these slow boats an better sea-keeping.

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In the early years Viksund had problem selling grp boats, people was believing that grp boats was a dead trap that could'n withstand the harsh Norwegian weather, so one day Viksund had one 27 Columbie dropped of an mountain and then had a couple of men hammering on it with 10 kg sledge hammers, except some broken glass, the grp hull and superstructure was still intact, and after some repairs to the Gel-coat, the boat was sold and are still sailing today!
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In 1977 An fabric new 27 MS fall of an cargo ship during an winter-storm, for only be found by the Norwegian Navy a couple days later. The vessel was still intact with no damage at all, even those strengthened windows the 27 series received in the later years wasn't damaged. And she was also totally dry, so the Navy put an crew onboard, started up the engine, and drove it in to harbor, after an inspection, she was delivered to customer. (No repairs was needed!)
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Back in the 80's and Norwegian took an 27 sjark (fishing vessel) and crossed the Atlantic to New York, with only one modification, more fuel and water, and a big cooler down in the fishing well. As he that drove the boats said: "all I had to do was start the engine, point the bow in correct direction, and lean back and relax. Even in bad weather!"
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Viksund 27 MS

Weight: about 4000kg
Material: GRP
Length: 8.05 meter
Beam: 2.85 meter
draft: 1 meter (depending on what type of ballast she have)
hull thickness: 35 mm in hull side and bottom, with 40 mm in strengthened area.
Sail: 25kvm, supporting sails: 17 kvm
Engine: 18 to 45 hp, Sabb, Yanmar or Volvo
Speed: 8-9 knots with Volvo Penta MD 3B diesel 36 Hp
fuel tank: standard 60 or 100 liter Sabb tank
Water: 40-50 liter
Cost in 1973: 69900 NOK (If we use an Inflation calculator we get: 426390 NOK (52000€))

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(sjark = fishing vessel)

Viksund 31 Sjark (Fishing boat)

pictures from a 31 traveling from Norway to USA via Greenland:
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The Viksund 31 Sjark had an very small production in those first year it was available on the marked, but wasn't an success until they updated it with the hull they used on 31 Goldfish and used the smae superstructure as on 27 Sjark. It gave them more space under deck, the new hull gave them space to move the engine further down in the hull giving more space on deck and in the hold, she had an also better sea capability than on any earlier vessel in the Viksund family. The vessel was an success from day one, looked as an classic, was in a class of it's own compared to it competitors and sat the standard on how a modern fishing boat should be. there was build several thousand of them delivered every where in the world: USA, Africa, Asia, etc.

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Viksund delivered an 31 Sjark to an mountain ocean in Africa, but there was no way up there, so Viksund rented some equipment and made a road up that mountain.
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A Viksund 31 Sjark capsized last year, due to overload. but thanks to smart design from Viksund, the ship was still floating up side down, even after rescue crew used and chainsaw to the hull to get out crew. the vessel was token on land, hull repaired, engine and gear repaired and replacement of all electric system. And are still in use today.
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Viksund 31 Sjark aka Viksund 31 (fishing boat)

Weight: 3500 to 4500 kg (modified version could weight up to 5000 kg)
Material: GRP
Length: 9.40 meter
Beam: 3.10 meter
Draft: 1.20 meter
hull thickness: 35 mm in hull side and bottom, with 40 mm in strengthened area.
Engine: 22 to 100 hp. Sabb or Volvo Penta or Perkins
Speed: from 5 knots to 10 knots
Fuel tank: Standard 210 liter
Cost: Unknown, but are today sold on the user marked for 35000€ to 50000€

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Viksund 35
Viksund combi 31
Viksund 35
Viksund 42
Viksund 29 Speed sjark
Viksund 33 Speed Sjark
Viksund 770 Sjark
Viksund 1001 Proffsjark
Viksund 1200 Sjark
Viksund 1400 Sjark
Viksund 1500 Sjark
Viksund 1800 Sjark
Viksund 950 Speedsjark
Viksund 1050 Speedsjark
Viksund 43/1400 Sjark
Viksund 46/1400 Sjark
Viksund 24 Buyable
Viksund 28 Flyfish
Viksund 31 Columbie
Viksund 31 Goldfish
Viksund 660 Combi
Viksund 770 Combi/Cruiser
Viksund 880 Frontier
Viksund 990 Combi/Cruiser
Viksund 1100 Tango/Romeo/Bravo
Viksund 900 Futura
Viksund 800 Futura/Amfi
Viksund 825
Viksund 750 Bravo/Columbi/Combi/Sport
Viksund 925 Alfa/Bravo
Viksund 100/1000 Alfa
Viksund 830/835/900 combi/Columbi
Viksund 350 St. Cruz
Viksund 270 St. Cruz
Viksund 260/280 St. Cruz
Viksund 290/310 St. Cruz Classic
Viksund 310/330 St. Cruz
Viksund 320/335 St. Cruz
Viksund 340 St. Cruz/HT Classic
Viksund 345 St. Cruz
Viksund 360 St. Cruz/HT Classic
Viksund 360 St. Cruz sport
Viksund 360 Speed sjark
Viksund 395 St. Cruz

Never build or prototypes:
Viksund 25 sport
Viksund 27 Sport
Viksund 42
Viksund 1900 Sjark
Viksund 35 Cruiser

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