20th April 2013 – Putting primer on the wood in the wheelhouse and the bathroom took me a whole day. I’m happy with the result.
Month: April 2013
18th April 2013 – Since I have a table in the wheelhouse, we decided to eat on the Hornblower. A close friend came and we had a good meal! She liked it, I was looking at all the work that still needs doing. After two years of heavy work, I realize I still need to do a lot of things. Instead of talking of years, it is now a mater of months. When I bought the Hornblower, I always said it will take me three years and I’m not far off!
17th April 2013 – Probably the last day of nice weather. I oiled the little mast and the doors of the ship. Most of the outside is now protected. I can start to concentrate on the inside again. It is surprising that after one winter the wood was looking so neglected. I oiled it with two coats last September….
16th April 2013 – It is becoming hard to move around in the Hornblower. I removed some of my tools and filled up the wheelhouse of the Watergeus. I can now walk around and paint the remaining ceiling and sides.
15th April 2013 – Some more metal on the outside had to be painted. I’ve painted the railing and the remaining items after cleaning them. The whole ship starts to look good.
It is nice to have nice weather. It is was late, but still a clear sky. I’ve started putting the inside of the wheelhouse in primer.
14th April 2013 – Most of the wheelhouse is finished. I did some details on the woodwork. Those details took most of the day.
13th April 2013 – I made a table for the wheelhouse. At least you can now sit down, have a drink or a meal! I’m nearing the end of the jobs for the wheelhouse. Starts to look great.
7th April 2013 – Sometimes, I would forget I still have a boat with lots of work. The weather was nice, so I finished most of the paintwork (primer) aboard the Hornblower. The wheelhouse is starting to look tidy as well. A few more weeks and she is ready 😉
6th April 2013 – One of the neighbours had a plan of making a small trip to Ostend. he asked me if I could join to help. It was a nice journey!
5th April 2013 – I’ve done Zelzate and Terneuzen. I had some time left and decided to have a look in Ghent. This was also the third and last day of the course I was following…
4th April 2013 – Ghent is not far from Terneuzen, so I drove around to check for boats. While driving, I quickly stopped since the Viking was sailing. She is one of the water supply vessels from Terneuzen. Till 2003, the Watergeus joined her.
3rd April 2013 – While I was in Ghent for an IT course, I decided to see what vessels were dry docked in Zelzate. When I arrived, I met an old friend who lived his dream and bought a brand new Luxe Motor. It is a replica, you know it because there are no rivets. Beside that, you wouldn’t see it at all. It is fantastic little ship. I could live on it straight away!
I left after a few drinks and forgot to take some pictures of his ship…
