6th October 2019 – There was a small yacht for sale in Ghent. The size looked good for me and I had a look. The owner warned me the ship was looking worse on the pictures then in real. Well he was wrong. The engine ran, but that was about the only good thing I could find. Certainly not a project for me at that price!
5th October 2019 – We went to the Furiedagen in Maassluis. Friends of us were there with their ship.
28th September 2019 – The second day was better. There was more wind but nearly no rain. We had a lot of visitors and were very happy with the result.
27th September 2019 – We arrived a little early on the event and decided to build the tent ourselves. It worked and we were the first who were fully active.
It became windy and it started raining a t 5 o’clock. We closed our tent and had a look on the event. The ships arrived and I took some pictures and made some movies.
21st September 2019 – One of the dirtiest places aboard Tordino is the front engine room. I cleaned it out at the yard when they had to do some welding. After the issue of leakage at the yard, it was pumped with water to find the leak. Once empty it remained dirty. I had an old barrel with oil from the bilges aboard, old dirty tools and stuff from previous owners. It all had to go!
Half of the engine floor was still on deck from last year.
20th September 2019 – My parents gave a second coat to several parts of the Watergeus. It was a nice surprise when I came home.
19th September 2019 – I had an appointment with the skipper of the Festina Lente. He had two models for me and some paperwork of his ship. It was delivered at the scrapyard.
17th September 2019 – I unloaded the stuff I got from the Festina Lente. At some point I had to call a friend. The chimney was to heavy and it got stuck on a few wooden planks.
While waiting for him to arrived, I greased the lorry for the hatches.
15th September 2019 – The den and front cabin got a second coat of paint. I put some order on my deck and put the propellers back on the roof of the bathroom. One of them was slightly to heavy and I had to use my crane. Never underestimate the luxury of having a crane aboard your ship!
On starboard side, I removed a metal strip so the water could easier get of the ship. I did the same thing on port side last year.
The little boat on my deck was cleaned and I moved some old plates and put them under the hatches. All small things that make my ship looking better again.
14th September 2019 – There was a gathering aboard the Terra Nova in Vreeswijk. While I was there, I went to see the old shipyard, the museum and the ships in the historical harbour. It was a great day with nice people and good weather! A relaxing day!
13th September 2019 – I went to Dordrecht to visit a ship that is going to the scrapyard in a few days. It is a ship with a similar history of Tordino. The owner gave me some nice stuff for the museum.
8th September 2019 – There were 198 visitors on the event Open Monumentendag aboard Tordino. A good result. The people who came were really interested, asked questions and told their own stories. At the end of the evening, I was exhausted and happy to close the hatches….
7th September 2019 – Some small thinks like hovering, removing some dust and moving unused stuff were done this morning. I had a nice visit from some old skippers. They liked it, so they made my day!
6th September 2019 – The top of the roof was painted green. A job started in February, but never got finished. The fuseboxes were connected to the power and now I have proper 220v in every compartment. A major step forward in safety aboard.
3rd September 2019 – I had two meetings aboard the Tordino concerning heritage and cooperation on projects. While waiting the cruise vessel 4 Vaargetijden came alongside. They were surprised I didn’t do difficult them mooring alongside. I explained them I was a museum and not just a houseboat. They understood me…
