LA BOHEME

● Name: LA BOHEME

● Rig : GAFF SCHOONER

● Year: 1913

● Designer: Traditional

● Builder: Sterno Shipyard Karlshamn, Sweden

● Location: DENMARK

● LOA: 34.00

● LOD: 22,0

● LWL: 20,0

● BMax: 5,80

● Depth: 2,50

● Displacement: 120T

● Engine: 198 HP

● Equipments: Engines

• Volvo Penta MD100B, six cylinders, diesel 198 HP 2005  (factory reconditioned ) – Consumption approx: 10 litres per hour at 5-6 knots

• Engine driven alternator

• 2-blade variable-pitch propeller.

• Forward & reverse – direction & speed – controlled by traditional bronze wheel at helm.

• All chain drive, axels and connectors in good condition. Volvo Penta (recon. 2005)

TankageFuel: 2 x 700 litresWater: 1 x 500 litresHolding: 1 x 250 litresElectrical• 220v 50Hz AC shore power & 24v DC house power

• Five 140ah heavy duty marine batteries

• Two isolated for engine, three for house power

• Master control box located engine room

• Modern ‘smart’ battery chargerSailsDacron, 2009. Excellent condition.

Spare set Duradon, 1996. Good condition.

Total sail area: 310m2 Working 483m2 (7’911sf)

• Flying jib – 35m2

• Outer jib – 17.5m2

• Inner jib – 17.5m2

• Staysail – 22m2

• Foresail – 55m2

• Fore topsail – 23m2

• Mainsail – 82m2

• Main topsail – 28m2

• Fisherman – 30m2 220.5Navigation Instruments• Garmin GPSMAP 720s, with memory cards programmed for the area from

Norway to southern Brittany, including the UK and Channel Islands.

• Navigation cards covering Norway to Brittany (2013)

• Sailor 6215 VHF DSC radio (waterproof), with extra external speaker and handset

• Various paper charts of Swedish & Norwegian waters

• Various navigation instruments and Swedish books

• Traditional gimballed compass in historic brass binnacle

• Ship’s brass clock & barometer, and binoculars

• Raytheon radar – Pathfinder SL70 (all items come with mounts and cables)

• Furuno Navtex NX 300 Navigator

• Sailor Skanti 1000 VHF

• Phillips ap Navigator MK8 GPS

• Raymarine ST60 navigation instruments – 3

• Mc Murdo R2 GMDSS handheld emergency radio

• McMurdo RT 1 emergency radio

• McMurdo RT 9-3 SAR radar transponder

• ACR Globalfix GPS RLB-35

• Focus 8×40 binocularsGround Tackle• Original 1913 Johansson of Karlshamn cast-iron dual-lever action, driving a traditional

horizontal wooden windlass.

• Galvanised Bruce anchor 30kg, 10m chain, long warp

• Pair Admiralty kedge anchors, catted without stocks at bows

• Each anchor has 50m of merchant marine studlink chain in chain locker.

• Stocks are carried aboard separately

• Extensive warps carriedSafety Equipment• 6 x self-inflating life jackets with harnesses

• 20 life vests, in deck boxes

• Dan buoy

• Bosun’s chair

• Wooden boarding steps

• Boarding ladder – rope and timber

• 24-person RFD life raft in cannister – serviced 2014

• 25-person Viking life raft in canister – awaiting service

• Various harnesses for working aloft

• Medical kit and flares carried in aft cabinTender• Traditional clinker-built sailing dinghy, with oars, mast, sail and rudder,

mounted on traditional stern davitsStorage and Spares• 20 foot steel, lockable and waterproof storage container/workshop –

located Svendborg, Denmark.

• Full cover for the boat – timber and metal frames and heavy duty vinyl sections

• Set of spare sails – white

• Range of parts, including rigging blocks, sheaves, pipes, etc

• Variety of tools

• Sections of seasoned oak, for making parts, small planks, etc

• Shaped timber blanks for making (turning) belaying pins

• Set of spare mast hoops

• Range of other spares and components

● Costruction and Accomodations: Builder: Sternö Skeppsvarv, Karlshamn, Sweden

Designer: Traditional Swedish-form hull, with tapered stern

Spars• Foremast & Fore topmast – Columbian Pine

• Mainmast & Main topmast – Columbian Pine

• Foremast boom & gaff – Columbian Pine

• Mainmast boom & gaff – Columbian Pine

• Bowsprit with dolphin striker & jibboom – Sitka SpruceRigging• Traditional galvanized. 2009, Sweden. Wormed, parceled & served.

• Handmade baggywrinkle to each set of paired galvanized topping liftsAccommodationsAccommodation for 16 crew and guests in total:

• Four bunks in forepeak

• Two bunks in each of two forward cabins, plus child sized bunk

• Six bunks in saloon, along sides, with seating beneath

• All bunks of open slat design with easy access

• Supplied with fitted covered mattresses

• All bunks provided with generous storage space

SALOON• Large oak table with bench seating (doubling as storage boxes) to suit up to 20 guests for light meals, parties – Ideal setting is up

to 16 for intimate dinner

• Saloon able to accommodate up to 50 guests for party or cocktails. More if forepeak areas are used

• Six open bunks (three port and starboard) atop deep storage

• Old Captain’s mahogany desk, for navigation, study, etc, with drawers and chair

• Small wall-mounted bookshelves for navigation books, etc

• Stores and spares of brass oil lamps for intimate evenings

• Large suspended brass oil lamp

• Three wall-mounted brass oil lamps

• Access to galley through large serving hatch

GALLEY• Four-burner LPG stovetop and oven

• LPG & 220volt refrigerator

• Stainless steel sink and worktops

• Extensive cupboards, drawers and food storage areas

• Range of stainless steel cooking pots, food preparation and serving utensils

• Crockery, cutlery and glassware for 20 people

NOTE: Ample room for extra fridge, large freezer, washing machine, etc

TOILETS• Single head with vacuum pump to holding tank

NOTE: vessel has no shower, but plenty of space exists to install one, plus an extra head

● Description: ‘La Boheme’ is a 34m Swedish topmast gaff schooner which was originally built to carry 30 ton loads of rock and she has been

in service for over 100 years. Her former owner of 47 years used her for private weekend use exploring the local fjords and lakes with his

family and friends.Now back on the market ‘La Boheme’ benefits from being meticulously maintained throughout the last two owners and

the works carried out has been very extensive. In the past year she underwent a full re-caulking of the hull by German Shipwright and

annual antifouling, painting and oiling of brightwork.She is able to accommodate 16 in five cabins and the salon all of which are typical

Scandinavian style bunks. Her ample space down below allows for 50 people for cocktails and 100 people for functions on deck. She is

suitable for MCA coding and the works needed are relatively simple alterations which would allow for a great charter potential – day charter,

sail training and functions.‘La Boheme’ has two sets of sails one Duradon from 1996 and the other Dacron from 2009 which have been

lightly used, rigging and spars are all in working condition. She was fitted with a reconditioned Volvo Penta MD100B in 2005 which gives

you 10 litres per hour in fuel consumption at 5 knots.This Swedish Topmast Schooner is a real piece of maritime history which is now

awaiting her new owner. Viewing is recommended to appreciate her fine condition.General Description

‘La Bohème’ is possibly Sweden’s best-kept maritime secret, and one of the last great Baltic trading schooners in continuous operation for

more than 100 years. A secret, because beyond the western fjords of Sweden, she is unknown – having never appeared at the classic Baltic

regattas. So, she is a real discovery.Launched in 1913, as Tärnan, she has sailed through two world wars, countless storms and miles of sea

ice to deliver a range of cargoes from Swedish pink granite used in the Empire State Building, to Polish coal to make ball bearings for the

German military and Norwegian saltpeter used to produce dynamite.A 34m Swedish topmast gaff schooner, ‘La Bohème’ has a feminine

charm, a swan-like grace and a quick response to a breeze. Her former owner of almost 50 years used her for private weekend voyages with

family and friends, exploring Sweden’s myriad fjords, vast inland lakes and the nearby Kattegat.‘La Bohème’ benefits from being

meticulously maintained over the last 20 years by two owners who have spent around 630,000 euros on very extensive works to help ensure

she sails through another 100 years. In 2013 she underwent a full re-caulking of the hull by German shipwrights and in 2014 was completely

refastened as well annual antifouling, painting, oiling of brightwork and some deck planks renewed.She is currently able to accommodate 16

in four cabins and the saloon in typical Scandinavian style bunks. She has ample space below for 50 people for cocktails, and deck space for

100 people for functions. She is suitable for upgrading to MCA Code 2, with minimal works needed for day charter, sail training and a range

evening functions, moored or under weigh.In addition to solid timbers throughout, ‘La Bohème’ carries a full wardrobe of Dacron sails

(2009), plus handmade traditional standing and running rig, all in excellent condition. Her Volvo Penta MD100B engine (2005) and variable

pitch drivechain are in good condition and deliver consumption of 10 litres per hour at 6-7 knots. She can be handled under sail with just

three experienced crew.This historically significant and rare Swedish topmast schooner is a valuable piece of European maritime history,

with a long, bright future ahead of her.Of course, we can never really own a great classic boat: we can only enjoy being the caretakers of

maritime history. And in doing so, we become a part of that history, a privilege that ensures the vessel is kept alive with all it’s stories and

significance for future generations.

● Asking Price: 390.000

● History: The vessel is extensively documented in a treasure trove of historical papers, dating from 1913. There is a digital archive of

hundreds of photo, capturing the vessel’s life and including 20 years of major maintenance works to racing events and life aboard.

Documents include newspaper articles, programs, certificates, manuals, books etc.

Summary Report of the Restoration Work* on La Bohème (ex-Tärnan) 1993-2014

La Bohème was built to high standards, from the best materials, and for 101 years has been extremely well maintained. Basically, the vessel

has been substantially rebuilt over the last 20 years.Committed to retaining her strength and character, the former owner lavished resources

and time on her continuously. In this he was lucky to be supported by a group of stalwart friends and crew. Every year, once her winter

covers came off, they would begin the annual ritual of painting, varnishing, cleaning and attending to minor repairs and improvements. This

is the kind of loyal crew that every classic boat owner dreams of.Many of the major works were carried out at the Hälleviksstrands Shipyard,

Orust, in Sweden, renowned for their traditional know-how and commitment to authenticity. These works included replacing around 35

frames, port and starboard, extensive re-planking of the transom, topsides and hull, where most of the original pine was replaced with oak.

Much of the deck was re-planked, along with water boards, stanchions, bulwarks and cap rails. The three coach houses have new roof planks

and seams, and three new hatches to MCA standard. Many years ago the keel hogged, as they all do, and successful remedial works involved

a massive new oak keelson and an oversized new laminated keel, shaped to fit. A new owner may choose to rebuild this section, just for

posterity, although the current configuration works very well.She has a new mast and new topmasts, along with complete new standing rig

and a new wardrobe of sails. Her 1947 80 HP Seffle ignition engine was replaced with a factory reconditioned 190 HP Volvo

Penta HD100B naturally aspirated marine engine. Her variable pitch two-blade propellor and drive shaft are also recently

reconditioned.Below decks, the ship was stripped out and renewed. The inner hull, forward from the engine room, has been

completely re-planked. The engine room has a removable metal floor, its walls are metal clad for fire safety, and is sealed off

with a watertight bulkhead. New cabins and bunking have been constructed using the Scandinavian open style to preserve the

sense of spaciousness. The galley area has been fully rebuilt, and given generous storage areas.During the last 20 years, the

owners have spent more than 530,000 euros (2014 values) on her upkeep and ongoing restoration, averaging a respectable

26,500 euros a year. It is fair to say that restoration is complete and that the new owner will be in the enviable position of only

needing consider annual upkeep costs.Year Work Completed Approximate and current cost in €1993 New frames and

planking. 15,000 €1996 New wardrobe of sails. Replace propeller gearing, new topsides planking.60,000 €1997 New fore

topmast and boom 10,000 €1998 Renovation of main mast. New main topmast and main boom. 15,000 €1999 Replace 34

frames and topsides planks, port side. 90,000 €2000 New water heating system installed. 5,000 €2001 New starboard quarter

planks. New stern planks. Renovation of propeller and shaft. 25,000 €2002 Renovation of electric work, interior woodworking,

gas alarm system. 10,000 €2003 Replace port side water boards 18,000 €2004 Clean out diesel tanks, new dome covers and

fuel system.Restore reversing mechanism. 8,000 €2005 New foremast. New reconditioned motor installed: Volvo Penta MD

100B. 35,000 €2006 New Keelson laid. Topsides caulking. New water heater. 22,000 €2007 Replace sheer plank. 8,000

€2009 Replace starboard planking. Install complete new laminated keel. New wardrobe of sails. 80,000€2010 Install steel

protection plates to bow and rudder. Topsides caulking. New oak planks on topsides and pine of deck.New cabinet timber-work

on deckhouses. 20,000 €2013 Complete re-caulking of hull, anti-fouling, painting,Aerokobing, September-October 2013.

50,000 €2014 Underwater hull entirely refastened at Ring Andersons, Svendborg, re-caulking of seam ends and replacing of

bolts. / Replacing several deck planks portside. 35,000 / € 15,000 € (approx)Additional annual maintenance costs of slipping,

painting, anti-fouling, oiling, etc. over 20 years. 60,000 €*Repairs up to 2010 were mostly undertaken Hälleviksstrands

Shipyard, Orust, Sweden.New Work Completed:

Re-Fastening – http://schoonerlaboheme.com/re-fastening/2014- New Work –

http://schoonerlaboheme.com/2014-new-work/ Owner Representative’s Comments

La Boheme is the famous boat that no one has ever heard of, yet many think they can recall seeing her, somewhere …She has

been in service for over 100 years. She was originally built to carry 30-ton loads of Swedish pink granite used in the Empire

State Building.  Her historic provenance includes being the last schooner built in Sweden for sail alone. She got her first motor

in 1926, a 22 HP hot bulb engine. The former owner of almost 50 years used her for private weekend trips exploring Sweden’s

local fjords and lakes with his family and friends.We believe La Boheme is possibly the best kept secret in the Baltic historic

boat world, as she has never been seen outside Scandinavia. She spent 100 years as ‘Tarnan’ in and around Sweden, first in

cargo then in pleasure. She was recently renamed La Boheme for good reasons. La Boheme is currently lying in Svendborg,

Denmark after undergoing extensive works to preserve her for another 100 years.  I see from your website that you have

associates in Italy and France. So if they are looking to add something very different to their books, Denmark is not too far

away.Over the last 18 months, under new ownership, La Boheme has undergone important work to ensure she remains solid

and seaworthy. During 2013 (September-November), her hull was completely recaulked in a famous shipyard on Aero Island,

under German shipwrights.  This year she was completely refastened at the renowned Ring-Anderson shipyard in Svendborg,

Denmark. This included 2,000 nails installed, all bolts replaced with trunnails and all plank-end joints recaulked.We’ve also

done a lot of freshening work – renewing all the coachhouse brightwork, painting her inside and out, new electrics, new pumps,

etc. The end result is not only that she looks great – a uniquely beautiful and elegant ship, like a “gentleman’s (or lady’s) yacht”,

but she could serve a variety of personal or commercial uses. Yet at heart she is rock solid and new where it matters. She is not

a million dollar Fife, but a really authentic vessel with a palpable soul, and her original look, rig and dimensions.She was

surveyed in September 2013 by a specialist German Surveyor, and resurveyed and revalued by him last month to take into

account the recent work. She also has her European Buoyancy Certificate valid for two years.Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor

warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer

desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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