15th August 2023 – Since we will make a new entrance at the front of the ship, the tabernakels need to be empty. As I remembered they were supposed to be empty. Sadly enough not… I forgot to take picture when they were still filled, but now they are empty, or at least nearly…
Besides emptying them, I also secured one the electricity cables that came loose at the side of the ship.
15th August 2023 – I ran the engine, charged the batteries and cleaned out the ship. It is looking more tidy again and there is now space to go through the ship with the mattress.
15th August 2023 – While I’m making plans for the Stern, There is also a lot of work that needs to be done aboard Tordino:
So I’m glad I no longer have the Watergeus. Making a list for that ship would also be extremely long. Realizing there are only 24 hours in a day…
14th August 2023 – I’m making a list of things I want to do on the Stern. It near the end of the summer and besides moving her occasional and cleaning her once, I haven’t done much.
My idea was to do most of these things tomorrow, but the longer I start thinking about it, the less these things will happen. The Stern still needs a bit of love and care… So if it doesn’t rain, she should look a bit more like this:
13th August 2023 – The last bits were moved out of the ship today. Boxes with anchor chains, old stairs, clamps, winches, etc… Now the whole area up and down is empty and ready to be converted into a study room for the Library.
In the afternoon, most time was spent on scanning old documents and some photos of the Antwerp Port.
12th August 2023 – In the morning, I started emptying the remaining bits and pieces at the front of the ship. Once the van was filled, I noticed I will need to drive a second time. So much stuff collected in al these years….
In the afternoon, I continued scanning books, magazines and nautical maps for the Library, in between some visits from people who wanted to see the ship. A day well spent!
10th August 2023 – The replica luxe motor Patricia was passing by.
10th August 2023 – A ship I hadn’t seen before, the Zennedam built in 1966.
8th August 2023 – When I emptied the front of the ship, last week, I never realized how much stuff I still need to scan. So like any other evening, I just continued scanning….
7th August 2023 – We made a small walk in the harbour. I only took pictures of one ship, the O.33 Marbi.
7th August 2023 – At lunch time, the news came to me that the Jogo 2 has sunk in the river Schelde near Dendermonde. We don’t know yet what happened but on the two occasions I was aboard, I met a fine crew on a fine ship.
7th August 2023 – In the morning I noticed the old spits barge Modena, now converted into a cruise ship, being moored at Stalhille. One hour later I managed to take a few pictures of her
6th August 2023 – Skippers came with a nice collection of items for the museum, most of them pieces I don’t have. Besides the objects, they gave me old postcards, documents and books. Enough items to keep u busy for the next couple of months!
5th August 2023 – At the back of the ship, there is a small space with the water tanks. It was filled with spare parts of the engine and some tools. I wasn’t aware of what I had stored there. It was all put there when I just bought the ship, but I never go into that space. Now it is empty! I will put the useful stuff in my warehouse. I will throw away the other stuff.
Now I need to clean this space and then I will fill it with spare parts for the museum.
4th August 2023 – We visited the museum in Dunkirk, including the tall ship and a lightvessel.
