Linex-Boat Oy

The basic concept of Linex-Boat Oy, nourished in the company by the Lindkvist family, is traditional Central-Ostrobothnian quality combined with a modern production-oriented thinking.

Sivert Lindkvist started building wooden fishing- and workboats in the 1920's. When his sons, Rude and Sven, came along, they started to make leisure boats using also fiberglass as material. Today Rudes son Olli Lindkvist, a third generation boat builder, is in charge of the company.

Up until today the Lindkvists have built about 3000 GPR-boats in the 6-12 m class, these including leisure-, work-, official- and lifeboats.

The present Nord Star Patrol collection holds the entire know-how that the family possesses. The modern production facilities of Linex Boat, the modern moulding techniques and motivated personnel make Nord Star Patrol a strong and stylish boat for the demanding customer.

History

Kokkola, like all of the swedish speaking coastal parts of Ostrobothnia, has for centuries been an area for ship and boatbuilding. From these parts of Finland peasants left sailing for Stockholm and from here originates the outfitting for dauntless schooners and frigates for tradesmen all over oceans of the world.

The people that live on the coast have learned to get by on and live with the sea. In one way or another the sea This happened to Sivert Lindkvist, who was known as a skilled boat builder. He was asked to make a boat other than for himself and after this he decided to do only this.

The knowledge was passed on to his son Rude, but boys will be boys, and besides from boatbuilding Rude was interested in speed. Rude was very found of racing with boats and for this reason he specialized in fast boats.

Nowadays when you see an old wooden boat "snipa", from wich you can hear the familiar sound of an old Olympia motor, it almost brings a tear to ones eye.

The fact that you still see these boats, built decades ago, is a reassurance of with what profound care boats are built and kept here, says Olli Lindkvist, managing director of Linex Boat Oy and the son of Rude. Olli has begun the boatbuilding at the fiberglass era. Maybe the next generation will look back and remember how their fathers, at time, built boats out of fiberglass.