At this moment, the Watergeus is my house, a comfortable cozy houseboat. This blog starts when I found the ship and will continue for as long as I own the ship. Any progress will be published in this section. It also contains some of my personal notes!

The whole story started on 27th December 2005 when Andy an I drove to Sluiskil to have a look at a small fishing boat for sale…

2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011• 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017

 

  • 2005
    • December 2005: Discovering the boat

 

  • 2006 – Yard and outside work
    • January 2006: Cleaning the boat and running the engine
    • February 2006: Painting the boat and building a wooden roof
    • March 2006: Painting and preparing he for selling
    • April 2006: I bought the boat
    • May 2006: Dry-docking & survey
    • June 2006: Cleaning the boat
    • July 2006: Repairing the boat at the yard
    • August 2006: Cleaning the engine room
    • September 2006: Removing the wooden roof
    • October 2006: Building the den and cabin
    • November 2006: Building the den
    • December 2006: Finishing the den and placing the hatches

 

  • 2007 – Outside work
    • January 2007: Placing the windows
    • February 2007: Building a waste water tank & sailing to Bruges
    • March 2007: Finishing the roof & putting electricity in the back accommodation
    • April 2007: Cleaning the bilges for a last time
    • May 2007: Building a floor
    • June 2007: Building the floor
    • July 2007: Designing the roof and doing some smaller jobs
    • August 2007: Preparing to build the roof
    • September 2007: Building the roof
    • October 2007: Finishing the roof / cleaning the boat
    • November 2007: Doing it a bit slower: planning
    • December 2007: Replacing exhaust and adjusting back accommodation

 

  • 2008 – Starting the hold
    • January 2008: Planning and starting the hold
    • February 2008: Putting the watertanks in
    • March 2008: Starting in the hold
    • April 2008: Working in the hold, insulation and crane
    • May 2008: painting the outside,hatches and wood work on the inside
    • June 2008: Inside work
    • July 2008: Inside work (part 1)
    • August 2008: Inside work and new windows
    • September 2008: Electricity and the inside
    • October 2008: Batteries, engine room and office space
    • November 2008: Sleeping room and electricity
    • December 2008: Sleeping room and living room

 

  • 2009 – Continuing on the hold
    • January 2009: Bulkhead between tanks and living area
    • February 2009: Wood work, corridor and frame around the windows
    • March 2009: Finishing the main wood works & Control panel for the engine
    • April 2009: Finishing the living room
    • May 2009: Plumbing and living room
    • June 2009: Living room
    • July 2009: Living room, kitchen and sailing trip in the Netherlands
    • August 2009: Living room and bathroom
    • September 2009: Central heating and painting
    • October 2009: Kitchen and painting
    • November 2009: Decorating the living room
    • December 2010: Mast

 

  • 2010 – Outside work
    • January 2010: Front area
    • February 2010: Collecting pieces
    • March 2010: Deck
    • April 2010: Dec, crane and hatch
    • May 2010: Deck
    • June 2010: Another boat, another story
    • July 2010: Bilge cleaning on the Frantsis and front cabin of the Watergeus
    • August 2010: Outside work on the Watergeus
    • September 2010: Converting the back accommodation
    • October 2010: Plumbing the back accommodation
    • November 2010: Back accommodation
    • December 2010: Back accommodation and the yacht Escapade

 

  • 2011 – Back accommodation & MJ Escapade
    • January 2011: Back accommodation
    • February 2011: Back accommodation and Escapade
    • March 2011: Plumbing and kitchen in the back accommodation (part 1)
    • April 2011: Snik Hornblower
    • May 2011: Snik Hornblower
    • June 2011: Nothing at all
    • July 2011: Not much!
    • August 2011: Deck and outside work
    • September 2011: Front cabin: finishing the front

 

  • 2012 -Yard visit for the Watergeus
    • January 2012: Thinking about a yard visit
    • March 2012: Generator and big cleanup
    • May 2012: Going to the yard
    • June 2012: Yard visit and painting the ship

 

  • 2014
    • August 2014: Small jobs and maintenance
    • September 2014: Small jobs and maintenance

 

  • 2015
    • April 2015: Fire on the Watergeus
    • May 2015: Creating some more space
    • June 2015: Front accommodation
    • July 2015: Repairing the outside of the Watergeus

 

  • 2016
    • July 2016: Painting the outside
    • August 2016: Painting the outside
    • September 2016: Painting the outside

 

  • 2017
    • February 2017: Emptying the wheelhouse
    • September 2017: Getting her ready for CVO (communautair certificaat)
    • October 2017: Getting her ready for CVO (communautair certificaat)
    • November 2017: Getting her ready for CVO (communautair certificaat)