18th June 2022 – I added some jubilee clips to the flexibles and did a test. Everything dry! I’m getting better in plumbing. I also managed to do some of the 220v electricity. Let’s see how that will work…
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17th July 2022 – I started working after 21 o’clock, it was still very warm. I managed to connect the fittings with the flexible pipes. Now I only need to tight everything up.
I made a rubber around the sink. Only not sure about the colour. Maybe I should have taken grey instead of black.
16th June 2022 – With over 30°C outside, it was hard to work. Anyway, I wanted to have done something so I drilled two holes, one in the sink to mount a tap and one in the hull for the waste water of the sink. It became warmer and warmer so I went to the shop, spending one hour measuring and checking what pieces I needed. It is the first time I came home with the right pieces and I didn’t buy to many!
If I hadn’t forgotten the teflon, the whole plumbing would have been finished in the kitchen…
14th June 2022 – I adjusted some t&g so the the doors of the cupboard in the kitchen can open again. I measured the size of the battery to check if the new battery will fit. While doing so, I discovered several lose wires. They are now taped against the wood, instead of just being loose against the metal hull…
I drilled a hole in the roof of the wheelhouse so I can pass through the cables for the solar panel, GPS and extra VHF antenna.
14th June 2022 – The coldest place in the ship is the Library at the moment, only 28.1°C. I did some scanning of book covers.
In the late evening I walked around and discovered that two years of neglecting the wheelhouse wasn’t such a good idea…
12th June 2022 – The safest place with this weather for me is inside, so working in the library is not a punishment at the moment. Over 50 books arrived yesterday…
All the book covers are scanned and added to the inventory of the museum. More books and postcards will follow once I have some more time…
11th June 2022 – To warm to work today, still having trouble with my hay fever, I have to be careful what I do. Sanding machine, hover, compressor with nail gun and a saw were loaded aboard. Maybe next week, if time and weather are fine, I can finish the cupboards of the kitchen.
The cupboard of the kitchen contains plumbing, electricity and wood work. But once it is done, I will win a lot of space in the wheelhouse.
11th June 2022 – The Alberdina came alongside briefly to say hello. I still believe she is one of the better looking barges around at the moment. The Alberdina is klipperaak.
A bit later my girlfriend made another picture of the ship.
In my records I found an older picture taken by Harry De Groot:
10th June 2022 – Today, a nice Dutch kotter passed by.
9th June 2022 – After several months, nearly half a year, I finally managed to get some time to work on the Stern. I hadn’t been aboard since February and was nicely surprised to see dry bilges, no humidity or mold.
I did some outside cleaning and had a look at the wheelhouse. A lot needs to be done, but where to start. Well I mounted the AIS system.
9th June 2022: A small but especially nice looking yacht passed by just after lunch time….
8th June 2022 – The old skipper of Tordino borrowed us his archive. I scanned it during the evening, so I have a proper copy for using in the museum. Still surprised to see new pictures from the ship and how beautiful she was between 1978 and 2010.
7th June 2022 – Today we had a visit from the old skipper. He brought us the Ships bell and a painting from Tordino when it was still sailing as Bianca.
6th June 2022 – The third day of inputting scanned cards and information on paddle steamers, ferries and other passenger related boats. I will be happy once this part is done and that I can start working on other subjects and projects aboard Tordino!
Interested in seeing some result: Click here
2nd June 2022 – An English replica luxe motor passed by. It was common for the English to build a kind of replica Dutch barges. They didn’t get very close in creating a replica but it are nice cruising barges.
