The snekke (aka motorsnekke, sjekte or kogg, plural snekker) is a traditionally styled, double ended, open motor launch, originally built in Norway and Sweden. Evolving from wood clinker, sail-powered, open fishing boats, the snekke's timeless design still continues to be replicated, both with and without a cabin, in thousands of workboats and recreational craft throughout the Baltic and further afield.
This 21 foot snekke is of a traditional open 'harbour launch' design and is ideally suited to use as a family picnic boat/runabout for inshore or inland river/lake cruising, or perhaps for use as a tender for a larger vessel. Previously based on the south coast, and most recently used on the Thames (and would equally suit the Norfolk Broads or Lake District), she was refitted and upgraded in 2016, with further improvements, including the installation of a 'new' reconditioned Yanmar diesel engine.
NB - Date of actual vessel is unknown
Inventory
Construction
- GRP construction
- Likely built in Norway/Scandinavia (exact builder and year of build unknown)
- Design based on double ended Norwegian Snekke
- Refitted and upgraded 2016, with further upgrades spring 2021
- Deep keel
- Small steel-plate rudder
- Paint finish (professionally repainted 2016)
- Hull scraped and antifouled spring 2021
- Synthetic teak cockpit sole (professionally fitted 2016, professionally modified 2021 to suit new engine bearers)
- Aft lazarette locker
- Last surveyed February 2021 (all recommendations since carried out)
- Currently ashore on trailer
Mechanical & Electrical
- 9hp Yanmar 1GM10 diesel inboard engine (installed as 'new' reconditioned unit spring 2021)
- Shaft drive to 3 bladed propeller
- New engine bearers 2021
- Plastic fuel tank (under aft seat)
- Wheel steering (new helm console and new steering system 2016)
- Single lever control
- 2 x 12V batteries
- Rewired 2016
- Main battery switch
- Fused switch panel
- Solar battery charger
Equipment
- Single axle road trailer (renovated 2021 with new coupling, brakes, etc. and in good roadworthy order)
- Boat Safety Scheme certificate to 25/04/2025
- 12V auto bilge pump
- Manual bilge pump
- Fire extinguisher
- Navigation lights
- Raymarine i70s multifunction colour display (2016)
- Sound system with speakers (all 2016)
- Cockpit lighting (2016)
- Sprayhood on stainless steel frame with separate tonneau-style cockpit cover - 2016
- Flat cockpit cover - 2016
- Upholstered cushions for rear and forward bench seats, plus engine box (2016)
- Single anchor bowroller
- Anchor
- Boat hook
- Various mooring warps
- Rope fender rubbing strake (2016)
- Fenders
