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Tordino – Cabinet in bedroom

12th January 2021 – The cabinets in the bedroom needs redoing. I started with painting the inside but it didn’t turn out the way I wanted. I will have to put in new plywood.  I replaced the kitchen crane but needs some help to tighten it. So in the end I did nothing as I wanted it to be done….

On the bright side, I received a gift from a local historical organisation: several books and objects from World War II.

Tordino – Porthole and kitchen

11th January 2021 – While my mother painted the kitchen doors, I mounted the last porthole in the ship. This time it was for the entrance of the front engine room door. Some nice bronze portholes give a nice touch to the ship. There is still some work to do ti finish the back accommodation. What started as a small makeover of the wheelhouse ends up in redecorating the whole accommodation.

Tordino – Tiling the kitchen

10th January 2021 – The kitchen area is one of the last rooms I need to upgrade. I removed the wallpaper at the kitchen cupboard. The idea was to drill holes in the tiles and screw them like it used to be done. I ended up gluing the tiles. It was a first time job, including cutting the tiles. I was happy with the result. We shall see somewhere next week if they still stick. 

The doors of my cupboard were damaged by the previous owner. I made some new panels. Not sure if I shall paint them or vanish them….

At least, some work has been done.

Tordino – New heather

9th January 2021 – I was always against pellet heather since I had some issues with my first model. It never worked and I spent more money on repairs then what I paid for it. Last year I bought a new one for the Watergeus and I’m happy with it. Now I’ve just ordered one for Tordino for the living room. I want it a bit warmer then what comes out of my central heating system. It is a cheaper model, but it gives 8KW. Should be enough for the old accommodation. I will need to make some adjustments to the living room and outside so it fits. 

Tordino – Parquet in the wheelhouse part II

6th January 2021 – I finished the  parquet in the wheelhouse while my mother cleaned the compass. A support, similar to the one in the Watergeus, was made to hold te compass. It needs varnishing before everything can be mounted. A few more small jobs were done.

On the steps of Tordino, I mounted three bronze bars as anti-slip.  The came from old steps I found aboard Stad Rotterdam. They are more then 100 years old. Mother cleaned them earlier this week and now they are useful again! 

Tordino – Small details and parquet in the wheelhouse

5th January 2021 – I started early in the morning mounting the curtain boxes again. I made them a little wider so we can easily have access to the curtains now. The bathroom was redone last year but I hadn’t finished the little details, something I did now while I had my compressor and nail gun aboard.

Most of the afternoon was spent building the  parquet in the wheelhouse. I need another day to finish it. 

Tordino – Curtains

4th January 2021 – We hung the curtains aboard Tordino in the afternoon. It is looking cozy. I also removed the unnecessary stuff and tools from my living room. I don’t know wat the Dutch are having with little storage, but I ran out of space a long time ago.

Tordino – Compass

30th December 2020 – On the way back, I picked up a rebuilt oil lamp for the wheelhouse. Last Saturday I already bought a compass. Both items are now in the wheelhouse of Tordino. It is starting to look nice. A bit more braze and a wooden floor will make it look finished. 

 

And just to finish the last bits, I bought a small metal boat for behind Tordino. The year is over, so is my money!

Tordino – Curtains

22nd December 2020 – While my mother gave a second coat of vanish in the wheelhouse, I kept myself busy unscrewing the old curtains and building new boxes for the new ones. Looked like an easy job, but it took me most of the day.

I did some measuring for the new entrance and drew some lines where the little crane will be mounted one of these days.

Tordino – Picking up a little crane in Franeker

18th December 2020 – I drove up and and down to Franeker to pick u a little crane form an old Luxe motor. I will try to restore it for Tordino. When I arrived at the yard in Franeker It was a bit disappointing to see the condition and the weight. It could impossible fit in my car without causing any damage. A man at the yard cut the bolts and we moved it together in my van.

Tordino – wood, varnish and portholes

16th December 2020 – With the two of use we did a lot today.  The woodwork in the wheelhouse is finished, everything got stained with two coats and the portholes were mounted in the engine room doors. To mount the portholes, we took out the doors. makes it easier for cutting. I added some more electricity in the kitchen.  Slowly but steady are we making a lot of progress in the old accommodation. 

Tordino – Lights in the wheelhouse

15th December 2020 – I went to do some work on Tordino in the afternoon. Mounting three small lights took me around three hours. I lost most of the time pulling the cables nicely in the wheelhouse and adding 220v from the engine room to the wheelhouse.  Later on I continued with the plywood until it became dark.