5th November 2021 – After asking advice to two neighbours I continued with my plan to alter the back accommodation. I will strip down the second bedroom and turn it into an extension of the current living room. If friends want to stay, they will be able to sleep in the sofa!
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3rd November 2021 – The second bookshelve is built. I ordered some light fittings for in between the corridor I created. I discovered some nice bulbs at one of my neighbours.
1st November 2021– I made a small trip with one of the neighbours.
The reason for the trip was bad weather and no screws with the right size for the railing on the cupboards…
31st October 2021 – There are about a hundred small jobs left, all taking 5 minutes or less. I did a few today like pulling an extra power cable, mounting a light, finishing some plugs, etc…
31st October 2021 – One of the two bookshelves were mounted and filled with books. I will need many more of the collection of books continues to grow.
29th October 2021 – I received a nice collection of books and documents of a local Pilot who used to work on the Schelde. A nice addition to the collection. Thankfully, I bought some extra bookshelves earlier this week.
27th October 2021 – Winter is coming. As every year, this is the period I’m working in the library aboard Tordino. This evening I went to Ikea and bought two extra bookshelves. This gives me space for another 200 books.
25th October 2021 – Two sockets were mounted, the depth meter connected, a picture of a narrowboat screwed in the wall and I let run the electric heather for a while until it stopped smoking.
I added some LED lights powered by a battery and a solar panel in the mast. It was an idea from one of the neighbours.
19th October 2021 – The Hareri came from Bruges and passed along us.
18th October 2021 – With the days becoming shorter, so is dropping my motivation for working. I vanished the floor of the wheelhouse and toilet. the remaining wood around the new door was painted.
Last week I ordered search lights and some more equipment. It will all be mounted on a metal bar. The metal bar is painted and now I’m mounting the equipment.
13th October 2021 – I took half a day of to work on the Stern, but started with a good walk. Once back, I had not much energy left to do something. Anyway, a lot happened and I’m happy with the result!
12th October 2021 – It was raining so I couldn’t do much. The floor got a second coat of oil. Hopefully it will be dry so I can varnish it tomorrow.
11th October 2022 – The Patricia came by today, a lovely replica luxe motor.
11th October 2021 – The floor and panels got a second coat of paint or oil. I finished the wooden box for the car radio of the wheelhouse and I built a wooden box for underneath the wheel. At least I can put some stuff in there like spare fuses, etc…
10th October 2021 – The remaining t&g of the wheelhouse is now painted. I was doubting between oiling and painting. I think I’ve chosen the right thing by painting it. It makes the wheelhouse much bigger. The floor was oiled, or at least a port of it. I also oiled the bathroom floor.
