4th May 2021 – I welded the railing around the gangway and finished welding the supports underneath and around the wooden floor. Let’s hope it is secure enough.
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3rd May 2021 – The metal has arrived for the gangway. It was about getting time, more then one month I had to wait…
1st May 2021 – Early in the morning we dropped the distance keepers in the water. They are floating! I’m happy.
The rest of the day was spent with my neighbours, working with t&g, putting a coat of primer and assisting my mother while she cleaned and painted the den.
30th April 2021 – I went shopping for wood and t&g. Aboard the Watergeus I picked up a small door. This door has been used aboard the Escapade, was later installed in the Hornblower and will now be used aboard Tordino.
In the evening I bolted the hooks on the distance keepers.
28th April 2021 – I ran out of t&g, so I started filling the holes of the nails with filler. My mother continued painting the black strip and in the evening I did some touching up of the hull with the remaining paint.
26th April 2021 – The next problem is the old chimney with a kind of insulation you prefer not have. Taking it away is to dangerous so I made a box around it.
24th April 2021 – I mainly worked on the entrance. In the early morning we mounted the brackets for the distance keepers.
21st April 2021 -While my mother did some painting, I continued on the entrance. We started late in the evening. The first picture was taken early in the morning.
19th April 2021 – I just finished the insulation in the upper part of the new entrance and finished two walls with t&g.
18th April 2021 – I continued with the entrance, cutting wood and building a frame. At the end of the evening I added some insulation and the power cables for the lights.
17th April 2021 – I mounted a porthole in the new entrance. I have never had so many issues making the hole. Such a tick and hard metal… It took me more then two hours, but I’m happy I could finish the job! Tomorrow some wood work!
16th April 2021 – In between interviews and people chatting to me I managed to finish the welding of the steps for Tordino. I had to make the entrance bigger as well. The next big thing is now building the interior with insulation and old panels from an interior of a spits barge.
While working, I noticed the old restaurant in Diksmuide was towed to the yard.
15th April 2021 – I had my first night in Oudenburg. Slept well, was so tired I didn’t hear of feel much. It became windy again today.
The stairs are mounted for the new entrance. They need proper welding, a job that I will do tomorrow. I had an interview with the local TV and I had to move the little yacht behind me. If it wasn’t for those, I might had finished my steps. Anyway, I was very pleased with the local press!
14th April 2021 – I slept aboard Tordino with the generator running charging the batteries. When I woke up, it was cold. I started the heather and half an hour later the main engine. The skipper from next door came, so did a friend from Oudenburg and my regular skipper for Tordino. We left and had a nice journey. All the bridges and the lock opened straight away. I was happy. We even fit under the old railway bridge which is normally limited to 5 meters 20, while Tordino is 10cm higher.
There was a small issue with Stalhille bridge which had a technical issue. Once it was solved we continued our journey and made it safely to the temporary mooring.
(c) Peter Velle
(c) Peter Velle
Once the concrete has dried out I can use the new mooring posts and move my ship around 300 meters forward.
13th April 2021 – We continued removing old paint and painting the decks. I stopped working late in the evening. All decks are now painted with the exception of the part on front of my back accommodation door.
When the temperature started to drop, I started the generator. It just started. I will keep it running for the night.
