25th September 2021 – I got the old skylight from the engine room of the Stad Rotterdam. It will be restored and then put in the museum!
Category: MS Stad Rotterdam
28th August 2021 – The yard people came from Holland to install the portholes aboard the Stad Rotterdam. The issues with the big windows will be dealt with another time.
15th August 2021 – I quickly mounted the mast to take a picture. Is looking good!
14th August 2021 – I drove to Kasterlee to pick up two masts. One is for the Stad Rotterdam, the other one for a project in the near future and no, it is not a boat this time!
8th August 2021 – The owner wanted to move her ship to have a few days off. I took the opportunity to move the little dinghy alongside. While we had some wind issues in the beginning because of a broken bridge, the rest of the journey was great. Just before arriving in Plassendale, I detached the little boat, jumped on it and made it to the side!
1st August 2021 – I did some small jobs aboard like partly insulating the exhaust, putting a cable through the bulkhhead, installing a wire to close the fuel tanks from a distance.
24th May 2021 – Today I brought back the Stad Rotterdam from the yard. It was the best day to do so weather wise. Besides some heavy rains with wind in Bruges, it was a perfect journey.
18th May 2021 – We had another survey on the Stad Rotterdam for getting a CVO certificate.
14th May 2021 – There couldn’t be a more inappropriate date to move the ship to the yard then one day before the opening. But since I promised my neighbour to move her ship, so I did. I arrived a little late, but the bridge was stuck anyway. We arrived after midnight at the yard, having done half the journey in the dark. It was an experience, one I prefer not to make again…
10th April 2021 – We moved the Stad Rotterdam to her mooring. It was a nice journey, a bit cloudy and it started raining on arrival. My neighbour is happy her ship is on the mooring.
5th April 2021 – I welded some brackets for the wheelhouse floor and helped mounting the floor. A small job, but the whole floor has been done now. It is stable and the ship is starting to look a bit more finished. Thankfully the yard did the insulation. I could not have imagined we needed to finish the whole ship with insulation and a wooden frame.
2nd April 2021 – I just helped loading the plywood aboard the ship.
27th March 2021 – The carpenter came and we had to cut the wooden ribs and level the insulation. I did as much as I could, but not the most lovely job…
I preferred sitting in the wheelhouse watching the people passing by and just having a drink…
22nd March 2021 – I had a good nights sleep aboard the Watergeus. Makes a difference! We left Beernem in the dark and by the time we arrived at the first bridge, it was daylight. We were stuck behind a tanker for the whole journey. It was a lovely day, steering in the sun and just enjoying the typical (to me boring) view of the canal Bruges-Ostend.
21st March 2021 – We left Zelzate at 8 o’clock in the morning. The lock of Evergem is opening at 10, so we had plenty of time. It was again a cold night. I was surprised to see how busy it was at the lock of Evergem, certainly on a Sunday morning.
At lunch time we arrived at Beernem where we moored the ship alongside Tordino. We had a few drinks and went home.
