22nd December 2020 – While my mother gave a second coat of vanish in the wheelhouse, I kept myself busy unscrewing the old curtains and building new boxes for the new ones. Looked like an easy job, but it took me most of the day.
I did some measuring for the new entrance and drew some lines where the little crane will be mounted one of these days.
19th December 2020 – Back in Franeker, today it was for working on the Stad Rotterdam. We cleaned the remaining bit of the hull and started with the upper structure. Sadly enough it was not possible to keep the current paint system. It was to damaged by the recent work and it had been outside without any maintenance. This means we will have to work another two days of removing paint.
18th December 2020 – I drove up and and down to Franeker to pick u a little crane form an old Luxe motor. I will try to restore it for Tordino. When I arrived at the yard in Franeker It was a bit disappointing to see the condition and the weight. It could impossible fit in my car without causing any damage. A man at the yard cut the bolts and we moved it together in my van.
16th December 2020 – With the two of use we did a lot today. The woodwork in the wheelhouse is finished, everything got stained with two coats and the portholes were mounted in the engine room doors. To mount the portholes, we took out the doors. makes it easier for cutting. I added some more electricity in the kitchen. Slowly but steady are we making a lot of progress in the old accommodation.
15th December 2020 – I went to do some work on Tordino in the afternoon. Mounting three small lights took me around three hours. I lost most of the time pulling the cables nicely in the wheelhouse and adding 220v from the engine room to the wheelhouse. Later on I continued with the plywood until it became dark.
12th December 2020 – While I was in Holland, I managed to get three closed portholes for Tordino. Two for the entrance of the engine room and one for the front. For boat parts you must be in Holland. It is so expensive in Belgium….
12th December 2020 – Early in the morning we arrived at the yard where they had been working very hard on the Stad Rotterdam. Engine room was empty, the middle section welded and many more small things were done as well. We spent most of the day removing tar and paint. A lot was done but we still have to do another three meters.
11th December 2020 – I had limited time today and woke up to late. I did some small pieces at the Stern, like finishing a cupboard, building a box for te curtains, etc… It adds to the cosy feeling of the living room.