20th August 2022 – They are talking about reducing the locks to safe water. This means less boats will be passing. I ws lucky to spot an classic English yacht.
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11th August 2022 – Between every sheet of the wheelhouse roof, there is a wooden gutter. They are still fine, but not to last another 100 years. I left enough space between the sheets and the gutter to slide an aluminium gutter in between. If it works, the rain water should no longer touch the wood. Let’s hope, since they are speaking about heavy rain next week….
11th August 2022 – Since I was a child, I’ve always known this ship to be in the port of Ostend. They towed it away and it will be taken out of the water in the next couple of days. I don’t know if many people will notice the ship is gone. It is believed to be an old Mickey, an English minesweeper from during the second World War.
10th August 2022 – I noticed in between several other yachts a special looking riveted ship, a kind of bakdekkruiser.
9th August 2022 – The tjalk Pascal passed by
8th August 2022 – We received a model of a houten waal from an skipper’s wife today. It is a nice addition to our collection!
3rd August 2022 – A nice looking luxe motor moved from Bruges to Ostend. I had a chance to take some pictures.
2nd August 2022 – My mother cleaned the front of the ship, namesigns and the canal side of the ship. That side urgently needs some attention! I chipped the anchor on the front deck. An anchor I got from a neighbour, the same neighbour who later complained it was in front of the Watergeus. Well now it is aboard Tordino and it will remain there for a long period!
1st August 2022 – The wooden lists are finished. I just need to replace one more window and then I can move on to the next project aboard Tordino.
31st July 2022 – I renewed the cables of the mast of Tordino. I believed one the cables had snapped, but it was a part of the bracket from the mast that broke. I just had enough stuff with me to solve this issue. So replacing cables took me nearly a day.
The weight of the LED lights is so heavy I had to strengthen the front of the mast a bit more. I can also use this part now for hanging some smaller flags.
I added some extra cables like I did on the Watergeus. Theoretical I can now double the amount of flags on the mast as long as it holds.
In the late afternoon I cleaned the front deck removing the old Christmas decoration, old ropes, fenders and other tools that came from the Watergeus or the Baron. It had become a bit of a storage space instead of a free deck. One cleared, I could sit on a chair and have a beer!
31st July 2022 – The Feniks arrived yesterday afternoon, one of the last remaining traditional looking passenger ship. The vessel is now heading to Nieuwpoort.
30th July 2022 – A school ship, Captain Smith passed by.
29th July 2022 – We drove to Gouda to enjoy a beautiful event organized by the LVBHV. Over 400 historical vessels were present. I met some friends, had a good lunch an got to see many lovely vessels.
28th July 2022 – A very rare view these days. A shortened spits barge in use as a pusher. I hadn’t seen this ship for a while….
28th July 2022 – I mounted the hard wooden lists around the wheelhouse. The outside is now done. My mother cleaned the radar. Slowly getting there in cleaning and retouching the ship!
