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.
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15th February 2018 – Besides using my time in converting a ship into a museum, I also need to look for content. This evening, I continued scanning old postcards for the Picture Library on the site.
11th February 2018 – While my parents painted the small beams for the ceiling, I mounted a second support and cut some wooden planks in the right length for the ceiling.
10th February 2018 – A beautiful day. The bowtruster started after, I had an issue with the starter motor last week. It is a dry day, just what I needed.
23 wooden beams of 6.10 meters long were delivered. They will become the ceiling of the hold. It took us some time to get them aboard.
9th February 2018 – The old cabin wouldn’t look right if there was no skylight. I found one near Maaseik. It is some distance to drive to pick it up, but it was the right one. A round skylight is older and would fit better with the interior.
3rd February 2018 – Probably one of the most dangerous parts of the conversion was lifting one of the wooden beams 3.6m heigh and secure it.
This beam will be used to hold the ceiling. With the two of us we managed to get it in position. Once secured, it gave the right impression on the height of the ceiling. Now I just need to order the wood and I can start building the roof.
2nd February 2018 – I’m still working on the old accommodation. There will be a bedroom and kitchen. I spent most of the day finishing the kitchen. I’m glad it doesn’t have to be a functional kitchen.
We did some painting in the afternoon. Knowing how many square meters that will be painted in the next couple of weeks….
30th January 2018 – I just dropped some wood on Tordino. I can now continue to work in the hold this weekend. It will be raining the next couple of days and then I don’t want to open my hatches.
28th January 2018 – Just another day shooting nails into t&g. This time I worked some more around the old cabin.
27th January 2018 – The roof of the old cabin will be done in pine wood, painted creme white. The same will be used fot he back wall of the sleeping room and kitchen. I had 20 packages of t&g left, they all went up in that one ceiling.
23rd January 2018 – Last weekend, it started raining while unloading the van. I put the wood on the platform and covered it with the hatches. This evening, I lowered it in the hold, so I can continue with finishing the walls.
21st January 2018 – Every muscle in my body was hurting. Working was no option today. I drove around in Holland to pick up several museum objects like namesigns, paintings and books. First time doing long distances with my new van! Was a great journey.
20th January 2018 – In the early morning, I mounted OSB on top of the frame from the old accommodation. I can now walk on it to finish the walls above and to build the ceiling of the hold.
In the afternoon, I lifted and mounted an 80kg wooden beam for the support of the ceiling. I had to move it up to a height of 3m30. Wit a wooden construction, a few screws and a rope, I managed to get one side right. The other side needs to be another 20cm higher, but I had no strength left, neither was my temporary construction strong enough to hold any more pressure. Will be continued…
19th January 2018 – Wood had to be delivered today. The company couldn’t tell me exactly when they would come, so I started working in the hold. It was a lovely dry day. Hatches were open and it felt like working outside on a sunny day. fresh air, not to cold!
The door in the corridor to the second part of the hold was mounted. It is the same style of door as the main entrance. Last year I bought three similar old cabin doors. They have nice brass fittings.
Wood was delivered in the afternoon. I cut the wooden beams on the right size and mounted them above the old accommodation. I took beams of 14cm heigh to make sure it could support itself. I now have a frame for the ceiling of the old cabin!
16th January 2018 – I’ve just spent an evening working on Tordino. The walls are now finished on the outside of the old cabin. It now looks like a square box. I was surprised to see how much plywood went into making these walls.