History

1943 Manufactured by Karlstad Mekaniska Verkstad KMV in Sweden
1943 - 1955 history unknown - related to war and Norwegian Military use.

1955 Rebuilt at Ejnar S. Nielsen Mech Workshop Mech Workshop - K.ART. 411 m/s Karlsøy
1955 Measurement certificate K.ART. 411 m/s Karlsøy (15.11)
1955 Tonnage certificate, where the vessel type is recorded first time: PLEASURE CRAFT/YACHT (22.11)

1978 Message to Ship register / Ibestad Reidulf Arntzen (26.4)
1979 Measurement review / Ibestad Reidulf Arntzen(30.3)
1979 Name certificate / Ibestad Reidulf Arntzen (5.4)
1979 Certificate of title / Ibestad Reidulf Arntzen (17.4)
1979 Ibestad international measurement certificate / Reidulf Arntzen
1980 Measurement certificate / Reidulf Arntzen (14.7) Solek -Solstad mentioned? May be used old document for some purpose?
1986 Inspection Norske Veritas (30.12)

1988 Letter of ownership change to Solstad (31.05)
1988 Registration for Solstad (9.6)
1994 The engine was changed from a Wickmann, type 5DC of 225 HP to the current Caterpillar 3406 with 275 bhp. 1995 Karmøy Skipsconsult AS Created Drawings of SOLEK , new furnishings were built with a lounge and cabins in the "room". Solstad used the boat as a pleasure boat / representation boat for private and company use.

2015 Ownership transferred to "Karmøy Råseglarlag", the boat has been used for trips in the local area for team members, annual participation in the Port Days in Haugesund and various other trips. The boat has been on the slipway for inspection, antifouling and replacement of zinc anodes every two years and the last time now in May 2024.

SOLEK of Skudeneshavn is one of the very last boats of its kind and is a piece of cultural history on the keel. The boat was originally ordered by the Germans in World War II, and the boat type was named "Kriegsfischkutter". The name tells the plan for the vessels to be used as naval vessels until the Germans had "won the war", and after this the boats could be rebuilt as fishing cutters.

An entire armada of this type was built, over 600 similar boats. Many were built in Sweden, but they were also delivered from other shipyards around Europe. The construction method is robust but untraditional with a wooden skin on an iron frame. This boat was built in Sweden in 1943, and served the Germans throughout the war.

After the war, it was taken over by the Norwegian Navy as "K-Art. 411 Karlsøy" where it operated as a surveillance and reconnaissance vessel for many years based at Forsvaret tjenestesteder Ramsund
wiki/Ramsund,_Norway
Marinejegerkommandoen
Forsvaret

When it was retired from the Navy, it was sold to private ownership in Harstad and was named "MS Ibestad", and in 1988 it was purchased by Solstad shipping company in Skudeneshavn.

In 1994 the engine was changed from a Wickmann, type 5DC of 225 HP to the current Caterpillar 3406 with 275 bhp. Furthermore, new furnishings were built with a lounge and cabins to the hold of Solek.

Solstad used the boat as a pleasure boat / representation boat for private and company use.

In 2015, SOLEK was taken over by the coastal culture team "Karmøy Råseglarlag". In our ownership, the boat has been used for trips in the local area for team members, annual participation in the Port Days in Haugesund and various other trips.

The boat has been on the slipway for inspection, antifouling and replacement of zinc anodes every two years and the last time now in May 2024.