19th July 2019 – We started cleaning the anchor winch of the Arma by removing the old paint. The winch started leaking and there was no other option but to empty the oil tank. Most of the tank was filled with water, but at the end, I hoovered out around 120 litres of dirty substance.
It was primered in the afternoon.
12th July 2019 – I got the anchor winch back from the Hornblower. I bought it in 2011, but it never really got in use. Now it is time to restore it to her original condition and put her in the museum.
7th July 2019 – While I was open to the public, I ran the engine for over one hour, including the steering system. It had been a while and no issues came up!
21st May 2019 – I went to have a look in Beernem. There is still a lot of oil in the water.
16th May 2019 – They called me at lunch time. There was a big oil spill in the canal near Tordino and asked me to check if it came from my ship. I was pretty sure my ship was fine, but decided to go there anyway. I was at the other side of the country, so it took me hours to get there.
When I arrived, we noticed the oil was coming from anther mooring behind the Keersluis.
10th May 2019 – Another local group of people came to visit Tordino. It seems people are finding their way to Museumschip Tordino!
3rd May 2019 – Erfgoedddag has just passed or we need to focus on another event that is coming. It are busy times aboard. Last week I spent some time driving around to get some new stuff for the Museum.
28th April 2019 – We had Erfgoeddag aboard Tordino. Sadly enough, it rained a lot. I was happy with the hatch we had made last week.
In the end 104 visitors came to see the boat. A good result.
21st April 2019 – I’ve started by fixing the wheelhouse roof. It still needs replacing at some time, but now I’ve used aluminium tape instead of cheap duct tape. It should be fine for another year.
We gave the wheelhouse another coat of varnish. After three coats she is well protected and looking good.
The car crane got it second coat of paint. The mast for the radar received two coats of black paint and I did another part of the deck with primer while my father continued cleaning the anchor winch.
20th April 2019 – The wheelhouse got it second coat of varnish. The car crane is now painted in the same colours as the rest of my ship. I gave the deck a second coat. The mast of the radar is in primer and the hatch for the entrance is finished.
19th April 2019 – A first coat of varnish was put on the wheelhouse. The wheelhouse hadn’t been maintained for the last couple of years. Even after one coat it started looking good!
I painted the deck I cleaned yesterday. For only a few square meters it took me ages to paint it. The surface is waffles pattern.
My father continued cleaning the anchor winch.
18th April 2019 – The whole day was spent on sanding down the wheelhouse, the radar mast and a part of the deck.
16th April 2019 – Thursday, I’m starting on Tordino, removing the old vanish from the wheelhouse, removing paint on the decks and on the anchor winch. I loaded my car with tools and paint. They were last used on the yard in November when the Watergeus was dry docked.
14th April 2019 – I wasn’t feeling right, but decided to build something. I had two cupboards that I needed to build. They will replace the metal supports. It looks more professional and I can add more content. It is the plan to finish this part of the hold at the end of the year when my budget will allow it.
13th April 2019 – One of the main issues on my museum is the entrance. If it rains, I need to close the hatches. I want a sliding hatch on the entrance. With stuff I had and some metal I bought, I just started building something. It seems to work, but I need some more metal. To be continued….
