In 1902, Árni along with trader Sophus J. Nielsen, equipped the boat with a  2 hp engine from the Danish engine maker C.H. Möllerups. The boat was first launched from Ísafjörður with the engine on 25 November 1902.
In 1902, Árni and Sophus J. Nielsen outfitted their boat with a 2 hp engine from C.H. Möllerups of Denmark. The boat was launched for the first time from Ísafjörður on November 25, 1902.