14th March 2018 – The first beautiful day since I’m at the yard. A perfect day for painting. My parents painted red and white where it was necessary. I was still watching in the hold where they were welding. In the evening, I helped putting another layer of tar on the boat.
8th March 2018 – The first two plates were mounted on the hull. In the meantime I made some inspection holes in the wood to have an overview on where they were welding. My mother started painting the boat in tar, so did I in the late afternoon.
7th March 2018 – I went to Antwerp to collect some pieces for the boat like life rings, labels, etc… The yard will only start tomorrow on the welding, so there was not much I could do…
6th March 2018 – The yard cleaned the boat with four people in the early morning.
The surveyor came a few hours later. The verdict was honnest but hard. I will have to make some costs to pass the survey!
5th March 2018 – The boat was taken out of the water at 5 o’clock in the morning. That was about it for today.
4th March 2018 – We left Beernem at 7 o’clock in the morning. By 2 o’clock in the afternoon, we were at the yard. It was a nice journey, a bit cold, but no issues during the trip.
A few hours later, another ship moored alongside. Tehy also had to go to the yard the next day.
25th February 2018 – Another cold day! Between the two supports that hold the roof, there was some space I wanted to use to publish the history of Tordino. I wanted to make a solid wall to give some more strength. While building this wall, I changed the design. It is now a half open cabinet for ship models and pictures or objects.
24rd February 2018 – Just to change my mind, I continued working in the hold. My parents painted the sides in primer and the roof of the old cabin with a glossy paint.
23rd February 2018 – When arriving on Tordino, Batteries were flat and the inverter was broken. I managed quickly to charge they batteries, but had to ask my neighbour the help me out with the heater. Thankfully it worked, otherwise I would have got some frost damage to pipes or engine!
22nd February 2018 – I’m holding my hart what will happen next week. If they are right about the temperatures, it will be very cold. I’ve ordered a heat wire for around the water pipes in the bowthruster area since there is no other heating option in that room. I’m sure the Watergeus is heathed enough.
21st February 2018 – I mounted my two VHF antennas on the roof of the wheelhouse. This was one of the last things on my list. Now I just need to close a bulkhead and make my anchor winch work again!
The whole conversion of Tordino is now in this new weblog!
18th February 2018 – Having worked a little to much the last two days, progress was slow today. I did a bit on the second part of the ceiling. Some more t&g was done in the corridor and some plywood was mounted against one of the supports.
17th February 2018 – The wall is finished with t&g, so is the last wall. Now I only need to do one side of the wall near the wheelhouse and I’m finished with t&g! Looking forward to that moment.
My mother helped me out painting the ceiling in the old accommodation and a few walls in the hold. At least, there is now a coat of primer to protect the wood.
16th February 2018 – I finished the ceiling today, at least one length. The other side will be for later. I still need to build the frame to hold it. Therefore the wall needs to be finished with t&g first.
The result is a good looking roof and I’m satisfied. A lot of energy and planning went into the concept, but it feels good. You keep the lines of the hold and the height.