31st March 2020 – I cleaned the first of two light boxes for the Tordino. They are the old boxes from the Arma, wel covered in paint…
I repaired the mast. It is a temporary solution, but I hope it last until the Corona period is over and I can buy another one.
And the last job for the evening was cleaning a porthole for my front door.
30th March 2020 – I did some more painting of the t&g in the workshop. My tin of paint is empty and I couldn’t bother opening another one.
29th March 2020 – The son of a close friend bought a small ship at the yard. His plan is to travel to Amsterdam and back with it. There were a few issues like a leak and they wanted a hatch in the front part of the ship.
I started with the hatch, made a frame and welded it. I had to stop welding because of the wind. It was a storm. I’m heavy, but could no longer stand stable to weld…
28th March 2020 – I’m getting bored with no wood left to work. My deck was a mess and I cleaned it with a high pressure cleaner, removing old paint and rust. I also cleaned the little boat and my hatches where I had been working the last couple of days to restore the light cases for Tordino.
28th March 2020 – It was getting windy and painting was no option. I painted the railing but had to stop. Since I was still aboard, I did some smaller jobs in the bathroom, kitchen and sleeping room.
In the afternoon, I went back to the Watergeus.
27th March 2020 – Maintenance doesn’t stop when the Corona virus is around. I went to Tordino to clean the stern and decks. Since there are no masks available for dust, I only managed to do a small bit. I painted it in the evening.
26th March 2020 – At lunch time I put a coat of primer on the anchor from the Arma. It could dry out in the sun while I continued working from home.
After work, I salvaged my neighbours little boat. I can’t remember how many times it sank before, but now it is broken. After the last stom, it got caught between the big barge and land. It is very doubtful if I can repair it.
While water was running out the small boat, I gave a first coat of paint on the anchor and on the railing of the Watergeus.
In the evening I continued cleaning the other anchor.
25th March 2020 – For the last twelve years, I had some issues with my frontdoor. The hinches were bended and the door opened and closed, but not properly. It is now fixed and I finished the door as well.
Another issue was my hatch. It was in need of some paint
24th March 2020 – I started painting the workshop. I finished the ceiling with t&g before I could paint. Since I ran out of wood, the walls will have to be finished another time.
In the late evening, I chipped some rust from the big anchor. I had no energy left to take an electric tool. So I jus used a hammer.
23rd March 2020 – I finished the ceiling of the workshop. I will not have enough t&g to finish the rest of the room.
22nd March 2020 – Another day of working with t&g in the workshop. I continued with the ceiling.
22nd March 2007 – Today they built my mooring posts. I wasn’t there and my mother didn’t know how to take pictures, so there is no further information available on making mooring posts at this moment.
21st March 2020 – For as long as I have wood, I will continue to work in the workshop. Worked on the walls and the ceiling today.
20th March 2020 – While wathing outside, a pot of ivy was floating in the water. I grapped my boat hook and pulled it out.
13th March 2020 – I had some time left in the morning and drove to Beernem. Because of the Corona virus, the museum is closed.
