16th September 2020 – I finished the primer on the wheelhouse. I removed the old paint at the back and gave everything a coat of primer, some parts a second one.
Month: September 2020 - page 2
16th September 2020 – Just some pictures of the Stern in the early morning in the fog…
15th September 2020 – Finally I got some time to redesign the website of Museumschip Tordino. I did a small adjustment last month, but I wasn’t happy. Now the result is better.
www.museumschip.com
15th September 2020 – I have some spare fuses left at Tordino. Went to pick them up before heading back to the Stern. I mounted the fusebox but that’s where it stopped. I did some research on where to put the antennas on deck and I continued looking for windows. It is so hard to find cheap second hand windows…
14th September 2020 – Today several small jobs were done like mounting an outside socket for the shore power, installing a temporary door, building the wooden frame for the wheelhouse and a lot of cleaning. I found it so important to start cleaning the inside of the wheelhouse.
I want to avoid that dust is coming into the engine room compartment. And yes the engine was still running after all we did the last week. I cleaned the mooring, removing Tomorrow back to work. I’m tired but it was a good holiday, doing a lot of work in a short period.
13th September 2020 – I finished the welding of the border around the wheelhouse, painted it and the ceiling. I have one window that fits for the back of the wheelhouse. It took me two hours to mount it. It will not be an easy job for mounting the other windows.
12th September 2020 -I started by drilling wholes in the ribs and mounting wood. I want the wheelhouse to be more solid before I continue welding.
Some welding had to be done like small forgotten parts, ribs and a whole in the ceiling. Once this was done, the wheelhouse was painted in primer. Looks better for the neighbourhood. Some people were already looking strange at my project and some other neighbours complaining of giving critics.
Not that I bother to much, but I don’t want to provoke….
12th September 2020 – I picked up two friends who have their barge in Nieuwpoort. They will be towed to Ramsgate tomorrow. I am always nervous when moving one of my bigger ships, but they were nervous as well. No matter how I tried to calm down the situation, there was a continuous doubt. We had a good meal and a drink and when I left I was pretty sure they would make it with no major issues.
11th September 2020 – Another day of mounting metal and welding. One more sheet had to be put in position and a part of the strip around the roof. Some of the welding was tricky since wood was nearby and I could not remove it.
In the evening, I closed a leak in the deck. The ship should be dry now if it rains.
10th September 2020 – We redid the roof. It was not looking good at all. Once the roof was looking better, it was time to continue with the sides.
9th September 2020 – A big day today, I started at five in the morning removing the old wheelhouse. The first few bits came off easily. Once I was at the front, it became more difficult.
8th September 2020 – I started removing the back part of the wheelhouse, welding a platform, and the first part of the shield of the wheelhouse. It took me some time to drag the sheets aboard the ship. I don’t want to remove the cover yet since I have no idea of the weather. It is so unreliable at the moment.
6th September 2020 – I started late today, had a good sleep first. The toilet is the next room I want to work on. I changed the support for the toilet and continued with t&g.
In the afternoon, we moved the Stern behind the Watergeus for welding. A lot needs to be done, so it was easier moving her behind me where the mooring is free at the moment. I had no time of taking pictures since we were with three and all needed both our hands.
