For dining room, library or guest room. Size, colour, and finish of the carrier plate as you want it. Ideal gift for the Swede 55-aficionado. Here you see the classy version with bare hull and deck. Scale of displayed model 1:15, hull length 43 inch (1.09 m). Other scales and sizes are possible. You are welcome to inquire for further details.
1:17 ≈ 94 cm/37 inch hull
1:18 ≈ 88 cm/35 inch hull
1:24 ≈ 66 cm/36 inch hull
custom-made, approx. three month lead time for delivery
Sensibly enlarged Swede 55 steering wheel
Larger wheel with Swede 55 logo – Photo Paul Friedrich Braschos
Replacing the original Ø 80 cm/ 31-inch Fisksätra wheel, fitting to original steering mechanism. Price on request.
100 cm/39-inch wheel (enlarged, still fitting to the classy style of Swede 55)
Ø of wheel 25 mm/ 1 inch
six tapered spokes, inclined 7° backward (destroyer wheel type)
acid-proof, polished stainless steel
fitting to original Swede 55 Fisksätra Varv cone
shipped in a rigid box
custom-made, approx. three month lead time for delivery
Instruction book and Workshop manuals for Volvo Penta MD11C/MD17C and Saildrive 110S
Swede 55 was delivered with two different engines by Fisksätra Varv in the seventies: a 27 horsepower two cylinder Volvo Penta MD11C or the 35 HP MD17C three cylinder version. These engines are reliable and last long, provided they are run/retrofitted with two cycle freshwater cooling.
Cooling channels constricted by dirt or calcification lead eventually to overheating. I recommend trying by all means keeping these rigid, reliable and forgiving Volvo Penta models. Regular maintenance routine with annually changed oil and filter ensure these engines last longer than a sailors’ life. No matter the engine hours run per season, the engine oil should be changed every autumn when preparing the boat for winter.
Overhauled Volvo Penta MD17C after 44 year operation – Photo Swedesail
Workshop Manuals for original Volvo Penta Engines and Saildrive
I can help with the owners manual, workshop manuals for the engine (MD 11/17C) and Saildrive 110 S. The workshop manuals are indispensable for repair jobs and occasional overhaul, i.e. the replacement of Saildrive-Simmer rings in case of milky gear oil.
I did repeatedly lift or remove the engine for maintenance and upgrades or replacement of the Saildrive diaphragm (due every 7 years for insurance, technically lasting longer). Recently, I took the engine out of the boat for its first general overhaul since installation in 1979. You are welcome to inquire for an offer.
Original Fisksätra cockpit table extension
original Fisksätra, oiled teak
extends the Swede 55 folding cockpit table to seat 5-6 for dining
teak covered ≈ 17 mm marine plywood plate
width 62 cm, length 51 cm
total length with teak rods for substructure 75 cm (note photos)
two 50 cm long teak rods for substructure, 38 × 35 mm
≈ 4 kgs
embracing solid teak fiddles 44 mm high
rarely used, good condition
good template to reproduce the original Swede 55 cockpit table
