Boat purchase completed!

The ship "Estraden" sailed from Harwich this morning. She should arrive at Turku on Friday.

She runs a weekly route and typically arrives early in the morning (of a Friday), but during last week's cruise there was some delays in Kiel canal so she was running a bit behind the schedule arriving in Turku around 3:00 PM.

Thing is of course that if she arrives a bit earlier, there is enough time to unload the boat and have the props and rudders put back and relaunch her for a short trip to a marina where the radar arch can be put back on. But arrival being on Friday, any delay means that the boat is unloaded to the dock and it'll stay there until Monday.

So here's hoping that Estraden can make up the lost time as the shipper suggested they would...

Should you wish to follow this thriller, here's a link to Estraden's AIS-data -> http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=230917000 Click on "Current vessel's track" to see the progress on a map.

One more thing: I haven't received an official confirmation that the boat is on the ship as the person with whom I've been dealing with is away from the office until Wednesday. I did phone Peters & May yesterday and they said that everything should be fine, or at least haven't heard otherwise.

So, I'll be looking closely to the webcams in Kiel canal :D

http://www.kiel-canal.de/webcam/webcam_choice.htm
 
jimmy_the_builder said:
Has it been raining then? :D Lovely down here yesterday, had one of those SoF lunches that started a bit later than planned and went on until midnight. Bit cooler today tho, and rain forecast for tomorrow (altho I will be back in the UK by then).

Sorry for the drift. To the OP, good luck with the shipping, hope you get some en route photos. When mine was trucked down here I put a tracker in it and followed its progress remotely.

Cheers
Jimmy
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Come back Jimmy. All is forgiven.................................................................................
 
Thanks to a very friendly forumate, I received a phone call a little while ago from Peters & May who confirmed that the boat was successfully loaded into the ship and that everything is ok. Woo-hoo :)
 
While the ship sails, I was looking at the pictures I received from Osmotech regarding the radar arch removal. They seem to have done excellent job in labeling the wires and making it very easy to connect them back again.

What precautions does the panel think I should take to ensure that the connections keep working in the future? Would a bi-seasonal spraying of WD-40 do the trick or would something else be required (soldering, etc.)?

I was assuming that the connectors were fitted by Osmotech during the process, but does anybody know if they are in fact done in the factory during the build?

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Those undo-able connections are all made like that at factory. Factory often sprays them in a Waxoyl type spray to keep moisture out, before affixing the GRP cover panels
The 1-2-3-4-5 labels are not factory. Osmotech I guess
 
What a day! Ship arrived at Turku around 11:00 am. When I arrived in the afternoon, the boat was already unloaded and was waiting at the far end of the dockyard. After some frantic unwrapping she was moved back to the dockside for fitting of the props and rudders and relaunching.

She was floating again at around 6:30 pm after which she was moved to a boatyard where the radar arch was put back into it's place.

Now I'm finally sitting in the saloon, having a first proper look around. Wind is howling and it's bitterly cold outside but I'm adjusting the heater as it's getting a bit warm.

Everything seems to have gone well with the trasportation and with everything really :)

Pics to follow when I get back to my pc.
 
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scubaman said:
What a day! Ship arrived at Turku around 11:00 am. When I arrived in the afternoon, the boat was already unloaded and was waiting at the far end of the dockyard. After some frantic unwrapping she was moved back to the dockside for fitting of the props and rudders and relaunching.

She was floating again at around 6:30 pm after which she was moved to a boatyard where the radar arch was put back into it's place.

Now I'm finally sitting in the saloon, having a first proper look around. Wind is howling and it's bitterly cold outside but I'm adjusting the heater as it's getting a bit warm.

Everything seems to have gone well with the trasportation and with everything really :)

Pics to follow when I get back to my pc.
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Good news sm, a relief to see her on the wharf no doubt! I'm now looking forward to the pictorial cruise homeward:)
 
A few pictures from the receiving end.

The boat was well wrapped up and I must say that Osmotech had done all the prepping extremely well. I'll do a separate post on how things went with many people involved.

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Half way through.

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As soon as I had finished, the boat was moved back to the dockside for fitting back the props and rudders and re-launching.

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The crane had no problems in lifting the boat :)

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After a slight hassle I had the power on and managed to get the engines running (thank you Paul). Right after the boat was moved to a nearby marina.

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Marine Reflections had also done a great job in making her shine.

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The were some really nice boats around.

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Still one or two things to sort out (new fender socks for instance) but not much. The plan is to go to Turku on Thursday and start the final part of the delivery on Friday morning. Then we'll really see how everything works.

Weather forecast for the end of the week doesn't look at all good though, so the trip may have to be postponed…

I'm planning to use iAIS mobile app to share my progress at marinetraffic.com if someone wishes to follow how things are going.
 
Thanks Scuby. She really does appear to have survived the delivery experience very well, and certainly looks good on the water.

I hope it all goes well for you at the weekend.
 
in water pics are ace!
she looks lovely, just a Q you did mention that final destination is a lake, so is there another lift out and transportation on the way or she'll get there on her own power?

cheers

V.
 
virtuvas said:
in water pics are ace!
she looks lovely, just a Q you did mention that final destination is a lake, so is there another lift out and transportation on the way or she'll get there on her own power?

cheers

V.
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I'm taking her up to lake Saimaa through Saimaa Canal, which starts from Vyborg and ends up in Lappeenranta. So, no more lift-outs but a change to stretch the sea legs. Hopefully everything goes to plan...
 
I laughed when I saw the boat under the crane. A lot of the Royal Caribbean cruise ships have been built at Turku I think. I suspect they didn't bother getting the calculator out to check safe lifting weights :)

Great to see the boat on your side of the water.

Henry :)
 
scubaman said:
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Marine Reflections had also done a great job in making her shine.
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Lovely pic indeed, surely just the first of a long series!
Looking forward to some interesting cruise reports of rather unusual - but surely interesting - cruising grounds, for us Med boaters... :)
 
henryf said:
I laughed when I saw the boat under the crane. A lot of the Royal Caribbean cruise ships have been built at Turku I think. I suspect they didn't bother getting the calculator out to check safe lifting weights :)

Great to see the boat on your side of the water.

Henry :)
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They did ask the about weight, although I suspect they were just being polite :D
 
Congratulations Scubaman , lovely boat , lovely photos . Good luck with the last leg home .:)
BTW , is the arch very heavy ?
 
scubaman said:
They did ask the about weight, although I suspect they were just being polite :D
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or they were simply checking if they could use these tiny straps that came with the crane and they've never had an oportunity to use todate :p

we want pics of all the lovely surroundings, I guess it's a forest by the marina right?

V.
 
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