10th May 2009 – In the early morning we removed the pieces from the bow rudder that I took from another spits barge a few months ago.
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9th May 2009 – During the day we did the other side of the living room in pine. A few little gaps on the side were filled as well. I think with another two days the whole living room will be ready for painting.
5th May 2009 – In the afternoon I filled the tanks up to their maximum level (1000 liters each) and emptied them through the pump that was connected last week. I had a nice deck wash!
The outside dining table was painted. It was now the third year I had it, so it had to be painted once to extend it’s lifetime.
In the forepeak, the floor was painted red. If it turns out to be nice, I might do it as well in the living room. It’s an idea from another ship.
4th May 2009 – In the late evening, I finished the floor in the forepeak. Since not all planks were fixed and I felt through recently, I decided to finish this job first. Before you know, somebody else could fall through as well.
3th May 2009 – In the morning we reconnected the tanks. We let them dry before putting water in and yes they remained dry, no leaks! In the afternoon we made the copper fittings for the bathroom and kitchen.
2nd May 2009 – While cleaning out the bathroom for the the plumbing works tomorrow, I had the bright idea to already build the ceiling. I had some wood left from the sleeping room and should be enough for the ceiling, so it was.
In the evening I put a porthole in the bulkhead between the fore peak and the front accommodation. This was an attempt to have more light in the forepeak without making holes in the deck or hull. I have now some more light but it really isn’t that spectacular.
1st May 2009 – The yacht season has started, this means a lot of yachts were passing by today. At least thirty yachts, mall and big passed by. Some of them running the engine at a ridiculous speed, knowing a few hundred meters further there is a bridge and they have to stop anyway.
We continued on the living room, finishing one side by the end of the day.
29th April 2009 – In the evening I started filling the tanks. Quickly I discovered a tank was leaking, so I shut it of from the rest. Another tank started leaking as well, so I stopped filling them. Since I learned a lot at my neighbour last year, I decided to stay while filling the tanks, so no harm was done when they started leaking. I still had dry bilges!
28th April 2009 – Since we didn’t have all the pieces for the water system, the tanks were connected to the pump and that’s it for the plumbing today.
I started building the first wall in the forecastle. I tried a few possibilities and ideas since I want to have the maximum of space out of this small area. When it was dark I had to stop working, but at least half of a frame is standing.
26th April 2009 – The first step in creating a nice space in the fore peak is building a decent floor. The previous one were a few sheets of multiplex wood on rotten pine with wood worm. The old floor was removed a few months ago and the bilges were cleaned. The new floor is a solid construction and the base for the further conversion.
25th April 2009 – Yesterday evening we started talking about possible ways to connect the different systems. Today it was the moment to start. It took us several hours to look for the pieces we needed and only an hour to connect them.
20th April 2009 – The workbench was lowered in the technical area. Since I have no strength in my right wrist, I built a system of little winches so I could lower the bench from the front cabin to the technical room.
19th April 2009 – Somewhere the coming week we would connect the watertanks and pump.
Therefore we wanted to finish the ceiling and walls of this reasonable big room. A metal plate had to be moved, a fuel tank and some other heavy stuff.
After this had been gone, I could start building the walls. By the end of the evening one wall was done and two plates were mounted as ceiling. It was a bit disappointing that we could only get that far, but at least it looks tidy and it will be easier to work in this area now.
18th April 2009 – Today we continued and finished the ceiling of the living room. With this done, you see no more metal, insulation or damp foil. It gives a more finishing touch.
13th April 2009 – My neighbour is preparing her ship for a yard visit. One of the jobs was to clean her hold since water needs to be pumped in as ballast. Since a lot of my stuff is stored in her hold, it had to be taken out.
Once out, I still had to find the space myself. Not easy while converting a ship.