21st Augusts 2020 – Recently I acquired six models of ship elevators. One of them will be showed at the entrance of the ship. Therefore I need to rebuild the entrance. I started in the evening by dismantling all the objects and store them securely.
21st August 2020 – I drove to Holland to pick up a water tank for the Stern. I wanted a specific size, and I was happy where I bought them for the Hornblower years ago…
I need a specific size so it fits through the door, and underneath the bed, without causing stability issues on the ship. I asked a few people to measure how deep the ship will be after building a wheelhouse and having a filled up watertank. 100kgs means the ship lowers 1 centimetre. I calculated the weight of the wheelhouse to be around 500 kgs and a filled up watertank 400 kgs including its own weight. I cannot afford the ship to be another 10 centimetres deeper, so I have to start thinking about the weight since there is no furniture yet aboard and I still need to finish many things.
18th August 2020 – Did half of the ceiling for the bedroom, insulation and t&g. The more insulation I can use now, the less I have to move to build the bed and the front of the ship.
18th August 2020 – While it seems quiet aboard the Tordino, we continue to digitalise the collection and add it to Erfgoedinzicht.
16th August 2020 – I finished the two bedroom walls. This was the last bit I could do without moving the insulation. Now I have to move it, but I have nowhere to store it at the moment…
15th August 2020 – We had been talking for some days about bringing the tjalk Anna Sophia from Nieuwpoort to the UK. I was not convinced about the weather, the owner was. First it was a maybe, later a yes and when I had my stuff packed it became a No. The weather is to unstable to move the ship. So we wait for another time slot…
15th August 2020 – Some small jobs were done, like building a frame in the skylight, finishing some wood around a porthole and solving an issue with a big dent in the hull above the waterline. It was something I first believed it was a crack, but after removing the old paint, it was just a big dent. I did put some silicone onto it to be sure…
14th August 2020 – I am always in for a journey aboard the Djoey. I wasn’t the skipper so I could have a drink…
14th August 2020 – The metal for the wheelhouse was delivered today. I made some plans how to cut the sheets, but haven’t started yet.
14th August 2020 – I quickly helped mounting a VHF antenna on the Djoey. Even with a longer antenna, the issue is the same. I think it is because the ship is to low in the water to hear any signal from a longer distance then 100 meters, but when I read the Internet it should be at least 3 km’s..
13th August 2020 – When friends of mine bought the Djoey, I never believed it would be used that much! I had many more ships but never used them that much as they do! There is an issue with the VHF, so I will have a look tomorrow. Now it is time for a drink!
13th August 2020 – I continued with the curved side of the living room, putting in insulation and finishing with t&g.
11th August 2020 – To hot to work, to hot to sleep. These were the issues I was having. I didn’t sleep much last night, was up to early and was getting nervous. I jumped into my little boat and started floating around taking pictures of my ships.
11th August 2020 – The Minart left at 5:30 in the morning and by the time they arrived at the first lock, the engine was boiling. We stopped and started working on the engine.
10th August 2020 – The last day of the Minart in Bruges, the new owners invited me for a drink. They are leaving tomorrow.
