Pettersson boat
The long, slender motorboat that became the finest boat in the Stockholm archipelago in the 1910s and 1920s.
In the early 20th century the boat designer C. G. Pettersson drew motorboats for the Stockholm archipelago and lakes. The hulls were long and narrow so that they ran easily with the weak engines of the day, and the boats acquired a look of their own that makes them easy to recognise.
Pettersson boats became a sign of summer life in the archipelago, where villa owners travelled between the jetties. Those that survive are cared for by enthusiasts and counted as part of Sweden’s boating heritage.
Materials: Mahogany or pine on oak frames, brass, inboard engine
Manufacture: Built by several Swedish yards to C. G. Pettersson’s designs.
The long, narrow hull with a straight stem.
The low cabin with round portholes and the open cockpit.
The varnished mahogany and the brass fittings.