ULF is being built

Work on building a replica of the ULF began at Ringkøbing Fjord Museer in 1986, and in 1996 the hull was completed. After that, work stopped until 2018, when the museum received funding from the Nordea Foundation's coastal pool to complete the boat. An agreement was then made with Hvide Sande Shipyard to complete the boat.

The shipyard, with shipwrights and apprentices, started the finishing work, and by the end of summer 2020, the bulkhead, deck, rudder and assembly of the machine were completed. Ten volunteers then set to work painting, rigging and preparing the ULF.

And on October 7, 2020, by motor, ULF came out on Ringkøbing Fjord and was sailed from Hvide Sande to Ringkøbing.

The hull of the ULF is clinker-built and consists of 14 planks on each side, steamed and stretched over the templates to give the required shape. But they are not straight/parallel planks. Each plank has its own shape, and together they form the boat's planks, spring curves, and ultimately its sailing characteristics. The shape of the planks is taken from a scratch plank (a model with chalk lines and numbers) that the boatbuilder makes each time he has to transfer the measurements to a new plank. The final plank draft is again assessed by eye, using a draft stick/long softwood strip. The board itself is cut and planed before assembly. During this part of the work, a few millimeters are crucial for the final result.

The construction method is the same as that used by Niels Chr. Graversen and his assistants in 1925 when they built the ULF.