S/S STOCKVIK

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Replacing rust damaged plates between the boiler room and the engine room, with welding and rivitng.

Back side of the boiler.

Max between the boiler and the coal box.

Boiler restoration

Axel and Max is steel brushing the boiler. The painting after the sandblasting was to thin, the zink was in the bottom of the can, so when the contractor painted with rollers the zink wasn't stirred up enough.

Welding under the main engine in the keel stroke.

Drawing over the bottom structure

11 year old Nils is crawling down to the manholes under the main engine, to bolt the plates.

Reaming and riviting

On the inside.

Here we change the plates under the main engine, about 8 m2 on starboard side and about 12 m2 on port side.

The structure is in a good condition so we dont have to repair that.

Lifting the new painted and punched plate.

Bulting the new plate.

Wellding the grinded cut between the new plate and the old plate.

Last rivit in the change of plates and structure under the boiler and coal boxes.

Propellershaft in the turninglathe. Leif at Morums mekaniska in Stocka.

Combusting chamber backplate segment made in our smithy.

Riviting

Urban Backman and Kent Falkenström in action.

Reaming and counterzink with our aqua-pneumatic drillingmachine.

Sandblasting and painting the hull.

Stockvik in the ice.

The trace from the keel and blades of the propeller outside Turf lock.

Rivets

Nils is sharpening rivet materials.

More Rivets

Urban manufacturing rivets.

Rivet holes

Here you can see some of the rivet holes that will be rivited, between the pipes.The picture is taken downwoards. Behind the main engine. Air pump in the lower left corner.

This is the same area from outside.

Replacing old ribbs with new ones

A new made rib is refited.

Special Design

Special designed rivet holder for ranged riveting.