23th May 2011 – With the Escapade nearly sold I now have some more time for the Watergeus again. All these little jobs that needs doing can finally be done!
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11th May 2011 – Underneath the hatches is the metal roof. It had never been painted. Since I need some metal for the Hornblower, I cleaned a big area, removed the rust and put a coat of primer. The hatches are bolted to the den, but all the bolts are rusted. I might buy some rvs bolts in the near future! It will take less time to open them.
9th May 2011 – Finished!
4th May 2011- I worked on nearly every aspect of the back accommodation: electricity, plumbing, oiling the floor and fitting the mirror again. The water tanks in the back are now filled up and not leaking, so I can start using the whole water circuit!
3th May 2011 – A few flexible pipes had to be fitted. This was done today! A potential buyer came for the Escapade. He will make his decision tomorrow.
23th April 2011 – There was one area on the hull that looked bad. After three ships being moored on that spot for a longer period, the paint was thin and dirty. I cleaned the hull and put a good coat of paint on the side.
Most of the plumbing was finished today, including drilling a hole in the side of the boat.
At five o’clock the bridges in Bruges were closed. A British yacht moored next to the Watergeus, the are planning to stay till after Easter.
20th April 2011 – It looks like a small job to hang a mirror on the wall of the bathroom. In the end it took me a long time!
Later that evening, I took some pictures of barges in Bruges.
12th April 2011 – A small wall had to built for the water pipes running from the tanks to the pump. I made a wooden construction. It was painted together with the rest of the woodwork. The lighter the engine room looks, the nicer to work in!
10th April 2011 – I wanted to mount my curtains in the back accommodation. A small job that took nearly all morning, together with putting the door handles.
The afternoon was far more busier to me. I raised the little work boat that sank last Friday. A neighbour gave me a hand.
After she was raised, we put her alongside my ship.
The front deck was painted and a few little spots on the deck and upper structure. My father redid the railing on the back accommodation.
I continued working till it was dark. Some more pluming for the back accommodation was done as well. The stars were also mounted on the bow of the ship.
9th April 2011 – I had to empty the water from my water tanks in the back accommodation. New fittings have to be made, since the previous connections are rotten. They were last filled in June last year with 200 liters of water. Since there was no other option, I had to let them ran empty in the bilges. It gives you an impression of how your engine room would look when you have a whole of 2cm in your hull below the waterline…
Last week I bought some outdoor furniture, my girlfriend unpacked them and put them on deck. Both skylights in the back accommodation are back, the end of the conversion is very near!
8th April 2011 – With the boat people of Bruges we had a nice gathering on one of the boats near the Sint Jan Hospital. We watched a movie, had a drink and a laugh. It was a great evening! One of the neighbours learned the dog of my girlfriend to swim!
5th April 2011 – In the evening the kitchen was finally finished. I still need to paint the new pieces of wood and then this area is finished as well!
2nd April 2011 – We did some plumbing in the engine room.
27th March 2011 – The kitchen was build in the afternoon. Not everything is finished yet, but it gives a totally different dimension to the area.
The stars I had ordered for the bow of the Watergeus have arrived. I ordered them through deboemerang.nl and I’m happy about the service and quality!
27th March 2011 – While most of the day was spent painting the boat, I did a little job in the engine room. Firstly, I cleaned the floor around the engine room, then i mounted the boiler for the back accommodation. In the late afternoon, I spent some time on the Frantsis. I don’t know why, but I can’t forget her!
I took some pictures in the evening to get an impression of how she starts to look!
