3rd January 2011 – I mainly worked all evening in the back accommodation, finishing the remaining panels.
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28th December 2010 – Today we connected the wires to the fusebox. I now have electricity in the engine room and back accommodation, as well as in the wheelhouse.
27th December 2010 – While it is now exactly five years ago we discovered the Watergeus abandoned in Sluiskil, it was the back accommodation that attracted both of us (and the price). Now five years later, the back accommodation has been rebuilt. I mainly worked on the new electricity, putting wires and building the fuse box.
In the afternoon I did some painting.
10th December 2010 – Instead of working, I started making some drawings for the kitchen in the back accommodation.
8th December 2010 – After more then two years I finally started finishing the panels for the instrumentation aboard the Watergeus. I still needed to make a nice wooden panel for my VHF, my music radio, etc…
6th December 2010 – The shower was tiled today. The back accommodation starts to make a difference.
5th December 2010 – The part of the back accommodation that needs to be done the most is the sitting area. I need to finish the pine wood and the ceiling. I tried doing both today.
22nd November 2010 – Another wall in the back accommodation is finished. One more to go, the last one.
21st November 2010 – Finishing the walls with tongue and grove is a boring job. After a while you it becomes so repetitive. It looks good when it is finished and that is the most important thing!
20th November 2010 – Since I build the shower myself, the wooden construction needs to be waterproof. My sheets of multiplex are waterproof, but actually that is only the glue they used to fabricate them. Therefore a seal has been glued over the sheets. It needs to dry a day, so I’ll see when I continue tiling the shower area.
17th November 2010 – The workbench in the engine room was extended so I could mount the water pump. There is also enough space for some tools like spanners and screw drivers. I still have to paint the new construction in case I ever have a leak. The wood will be protected.
The plans for the little yacht are finished. I now have to draw them in scale, once this is done I’ll post the plans.
14th November 2010 – In the afternoon I continued working on the back accommodation, but discovered I had ran out of wood. So I cleaned the room and made everything ready for tiling the shower and bathroom.
13th November 2010 – Some more woodwork was done in the back accommodation, mainly finishing one side with tongue and groove pine wood. It is a slow job, but I like the result.
I removed the remaining electricity cables, include the whole 24v circuit. It is to expensive to maintain a 24v circuit when I have mains power and I never sail the Watergeus.
8th November 2010 – Where the sleeping room used to be in the back accommodation, I built a set of benches. I finished most of the area.
24th October 2010 – I bought the latoflex for the bed in the back accommodation. Since my car was to small I had to drive twice. They are now inside, so I could finish the bed construction.