16th July 2021 – The Arie sank in Ghent. It is always dissapointing to see a ship sinking, this one especialy since it once belonged to a friend of a mine and we had a great time aboard! It was ten years ago we towed it on the mooring in Mariakerke…
Month: July 2021 - page 2
16th July 2021 – A converted lifeboat arrived this afternoon. Not an old riveted one, but a more modern version, the kinda of models that are now very popular in the UK as tiny houseboats.
15th July 2021 – We had our first of many nocturnes together with the Spaanse tolhuis. It was a great success! Looking forward to have more of these events and projects.
14th July 2021 – It is already halfway summer and the weather hasn’t given me any moment to paint. I wanted to wait to put the name and numbers on the Stern until it was fully painted. I don’t want to get a fine when I’m moving the ship next time, so I put some temporary labels on it. At least, if there is a check on the ship, they can now trace it…
12th July 2021 – We had some issues with the gearbox, or at least that is what we think. We made a small trip trying it out…
The reflections on the water were beautiful.
12th July 2021 – The Alberdina passed by on its way to Bruges
11th July 2021 – Today we had our big jump in Oudenburg, a small event where people jump in the water to promote the clean water. With the little boat of my neighbour we mounted the safety line and I was standby on the boat if something would go wrong…
In the evening we hand another small trip with the vlet…
10th July 2021 – To close a nice evening, we did a small trip with the little boat.
8th July 2021 – I’m not really working on any of my ships at the moment. The few nice moments, I’m having a drink in Plassendale or making plans for stimulating the tourism here. They days it is raining, I’m scanning my books and magazines in the museum.
So there will be less updates at the moment…
6th July 2021 – When I left for work this morning driving along the Canal, I noticed the sun was shining brightly on the water. This afternoon it changed and it became extremely windy. When now sitting in the hold of Tordino, I hear and feel the wind. It is a bit a scary feeling! The ship is rolling because of the wind, something I never had before with any of my ships. Since Tordino is now 5 meters away from the land side, wind can easily play around….
My battery charger broke, an expensive one that I had just replaced the beginning of December 2020… I hope Victron will replace it. They give 5 years of warranty… A small charger is now running but I know it is not enough for everything.
3rd July 2021 – I had a group of people in the morning and the afternoon was busy as well. In the evening I had some friends coming over. Days like this are passing by quickly. It is now two months we are on the mooring.
2nd July 2021 – While I was relaxing on deck of the Baron, the police arrived to check the paperwork of my neighbour. I quickly went aboard Tordino to check for my paperwork where I could find it, ran to my car to get the numbers out for the sailing boat and went back aboard. The police left without checking me….
2nd July 2021 – In the evening, when everyone started watching the football we decided to make a small trip with the vlet. The lock keeper wasn’t amused at all… He preferred watching the football instead of opening the bridges…. But then again, not everyone likes football.
2nd July 2021 – An important day for the community of Plassendale, for the first time in years, a passenger ship moored at our pier. Press arrived and everybody had to give an interview.
