Well, the trick worked!
BUT!
When I've placed the CaptainCox's (god, i always think something bad when I see this nick :rotfl

textures in the X:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific\Data\Textures\TLowRes\tex folder and loaded the game, the tower was skinned, but the rest (the boat itself) was completely black...
So I went back to X:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific\Data\Submarine\NSS_Balao folder and placed there NSS_Balao_O01.dds / NSS_Balao_T01.dds / NSS_Balao_T02.dds files from CaptainCox's (Gah! :rotfl

redfin hi-res skin archive.
Reloaded the save game and everything is skinned as it should be... Geez... I have no intention to reinstall the game, but I would like to know what caused this... >_<
Anyhow, thanks for the help ppl!
