42' Pettersson Cruiser (1923) - SILVA

M/Y Silva

Design by C.G.Pettersson in 1923 with drawing nr: 630

Length Overall 12,6 meter (42 feet)
Maximum Beam 2,6 meter (9 feet)
Draft 0,85 meter (2,8 feet)
Weight 5900 kg
Top speed 13 knots, cruising speed 8,5 knots with the fuel consumption 0,5 liter per nautical mile with 4 cylinder Yannmar 4JH3G-HTG compression-ignition engine at 100 hp
Original engine was a 6 cylinder Wisconsin Fuel Engine at 35 HP, And 1929 she got an Kermath 6 cyl 125 hp.
250 liter fuel tank
260 liter fresh water tank
Hot water tank
6 berths
6 battery at 75 Ah
Fuel cell at 140 Ah
Refrigerator at 49 liter
Aft refrigerator/freezer 85 liter
Water borne heating
Forced-air heating in cockpit
Dingy built at Plyms Yard, lapstrake in mahogny with oak frames, on cabin roof (mast and boom are used to lower and retrieve the dingy.

2010 We installed an electric bow thruster at 4 hp.

Builder Landin & Johanssons warf located in Gothenburg for GW Rundström Gothenburg.

The hull was built in Honduras Mahogny with decks in Oregon Pine. Ash tree frames with every 3rd frame in metal and the keel in oak.

Lead keel with a weight of 320 kg ( 705 lbs )

At the latest total overhaul we used pine in the planking below waterline.

All 48 metal frames was replaced to stainless steel.

The construction of Silva was documented in Boat Magazines during the twenties.

When we found Silva 1995 she was placed in southern part of Sweden on land. 1971 she was in water for the last time, thats why we had to take her on lorry to Stockholm for the total overhaul.

After 9000 hours of renovation she relaunched in 2nd November 2001.

Silva’s homepage: https://silva.xn--widstrm-f1a.se/