Category: MS Tordino - page 3

26th August 2023 – I unloaded the insulation and some tools. I don’t have to much space to work, so I will only bring what I need at the time I need it.

Sanding down the car crane. The crane is aboard since the 90’s. By removing the paint, I could find back the white colour and the several types of yellow before I put a coat of red primer onto it a couple of years ago. Now it was dark brown, but we are bringing it back to bare metal so I can put 2component paint on it.

Sadly enough the weather was unreliable and we had to stop early.

The rest of the day was spent guiding visitors and scanning photos.

23rd August 2023 – Just got some insulation today for the extension of the Library. It is not enough, but I had no more room in the van. I will at least be able to alreaady insulate one of the four walls.

In the evening I continued scanning photos for the Library.

20th August 2023 – I was delighted and honored to have the Terra Nova alongside. The crew paid a visit to the museum and we had a great evening!

19th August 2023 – My mother cleaned starboard side of the ship, while I started cleaning port side with a high pressure machine. Most paint is in a bad condition. I tried unsuccessfully removing most of the flaky paint, but there is still  a lot that will need sanding.

In the afternoon I mounted new flags in the mast and raised the front mast of the ship. I also secured the shore power connector that came loose yesterday.

18th August 2023 – We started building a second entrance (or emergency exit).  We didn’t finish it, as I hoped. We will continue in the beginning of September.

15th August 2023 – Since we will make a new entrance at the front of the ship, the tabernakels need to be empty. As I remembered they were supposed to be empty. Sadly enough not… I forgot to take picture when they were still filled, but now they are empty, or at least nearly…

Besides emptying them, I also secured one the electricity cables that came loose at the side of the ship.

15th August 2023 – While I’m making plans for the Stern, There is also a lot of work that needs to be done aboard Tordino:

• Repainting the entrance white
• removing the old tar and paint on port side
• repainting port side
• patching up the decks where the paint came loose
• removing the flaky paint at the bow
• repainting the bow
• repainting the white part between the rudders
• removing the paint from the car crane
• repainting the deck in green
• patching up the back accommodation where some rust is coming through
• replacing the living batteries of Tordino
• adding battery keys to disconnect them
• ….

So I’m glad I no longer have the Watergeus. Making a list for that ship would also be extremely long. Realizing there are only 24 hours in a day…

13th August 2023 –  The last bits were moved out of the ship today. Boxes with anchor chains, old stairs, clamps, winches, etc… Now the whole area up and down is empty and ready to be converted into a study room for the Library.

In the afternoon, most time was spent on scanning old documents and some photos of the Antwerp Port.

12th August 2023 – In the morning, I started emptying the remaining bits and pieces at the front of the ship. Once the van was filled, I noticed I will need to drive a second time. So much stuff collected in al these years….

In the afternoon, I continued scanning books, magazines and nautical maps for the Library, in between some visits from people who wanted to see the ship. A day well spent!

8th August 2023 – When I emptied the front of the ship, last week, I never realized how much stuff I still need to scan. So like any other evening, I just continued scanning….

6th August 2023 – Skippers came with a nice collection of items for the museum, most of them pieces I don’t have. Besides the objects, they gave me old postcards, documents and books. Enough items to keep u busy for the next couple of months!

5th August 2023 – At the back of the ship, there is a small space with the water tanks. It was filled with spare parts of the engine and some tools. I wasn’t aware of what I had stored there. It was all put there when I just bought the ship, but I never go into that space. Now it is empty! I will put the useful stuff in my warehouse. I will throw away the other stuff.

Now I need to clean this space and then I will fill it with spare parts for the museum.

4th August 2023 – The new website for our research Library aboard Tordino is online (in Dutch only at the moment).

3rd August 2023 – The plan is to move everyday some stuff from the front. Today I filled my car with magazines, books and other items that still need to be catalogued. Another set of shelves are empty!

2nd August 2023 – Just drove to Enkhuizen to pick up some more books. On the way back I stopped at a few second hand shops and came home with a car fully loaded with items and furniture for the museum.