14th June 2022 – I adjusted some t&g so the the doors of the cupboard in the kitchen can open again. I measured the size of the battery to check if the new battery will fit. While doing so, I discovered several lose wires. They are now taped against the wood, instead of just being loose against the metal hull…
I drilled a hole in the roof of the wheelhouse so I can pass through the cables for the solar panel, GPS and extra VHF antenna.
14th June 2022 – The coldest place in the ship is the Library at the moment, only 28.1°C. I did some scanning of book covers.
In the late evening I walked around and discovered that two years of neglecting the wheelhouse wasn’t such a good idea…
12th June 2022 – The safest place with this weather for me is inside, so working in the library is not a punishment at the moment. Over 50 books arrived yesterday…
All the book covers are scanned and added to the inventory of the museum. More books and postcards will follow once I have some more time…
11th June 2022 – To warm to work today, still having trouble with my hay fever, I have to be careful what I do. Sanding machine, hover, compressor with nail gun and a saw were loaded aboard. Maybe next week, if time and weather are fine, I can finish the cupboards of the kitchen.
The cupboard of the kitchen contains plumbing, electricity and wood work. But once it is done, I will win a lot of space in the wheelhouse.
11th June 2022 – The Alberdina came alongside briefly to say hello. I still believe she is one of the better looking barges around at the moment. The Alberdina is klipperaak.
A bit later my girlfriend made another picture of the ship.
In my records I found an older picture taken by Harry De Groot:
10th June 2022 – Today, a nice Dutch kotter passed by.
9th June 2022 – After several months, nearly half a year, I finally managed to get some time to work on the Stern. I hadn’t been aboard since February and was nicely surprised to see dry bilges, no humidity or mold.
I did some outside cleaning and had a look at the wheelhouse. A lot needs to be done, but where to start. Well I mounted the AIS system.
9th June 2022: A small but especially nice looking yacht passed by just after lunch time….
8th June 2022 – The old skipper of Tordino borrowed us his archive. I scanned it during the evening, so I have a proper copy for using in the museum. Still surprised to see new pictures from the ship and how beautiful she was between 1978 and 2010.
7th June 2022 – Today we had a visit from the old skipper. He brought us the Ships bell and a painting from Tordino when it was still sailing as Bianca.
6th June 2022 – The third day of inputting scanned cards and information on paddle steamers, ferries and other passenger related boats. I will be happy once this part is done and that I can start working on other subjects and projects aboard Tordino!
Interested in seeing some result: Click here
2nd June 2022 – An English replica luxe motor passed by. It was common for the English to build a kind of replica Dutch barges. They didn’t get very close in creating a replica but it are nice cruising barges.
2nd June 2022 – We made an evening walk in Ostend. They were dredging the harbour, it reminded me of the old days working on the Musin in the Vuurtorendok when all their equipment was there.
1st June 2022 – At the moment we are still scanning old postcards and can go on for a few more weeks!
1st June 2022 – It had been a while since I had seen the Milieuboot coming by. It often moored alongside Tordino in Beernem, but now she was on her way to Ostend early in the morning. I was to late to take some pictures, but managed to take some on her way back…
