26th March 2011 – I’ve done some little inside work, visited some friends in Sluiskil and drew a few plans for the Escapade.
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25th March 2011 – If you look at the Watergeus, a few areas are repainted, I continued combining those pieces by painting the areas in between. It is now looking better!
24th March 2011 – They promised a nice day on the weather news and indeed, it was! I painted the back of the Watergeus. In the afternoon, I did a small paint job on the front.
20th March 2011 – The back side of the entrance has been repainted. I removed most of the rust and painted it red, just like the rest. Since I’m off in the afternoon, I did another part of the gang boards as well.
19th March 2011 – I continued working on the bow, doing another part of the boeisel, the foot of the mast and the crane in the front.
16th March 2011 – Probably the last day of the week where I would paint. I redid the back accommodation and one side of the deck. Since it had been done last year, I only had to clean the deck, remove some loose rust and repaint the area.
15th March 2011 – The boeisel on the front at starboard side has been painted. Since the Escapade is moored alongside, it was an easy job.
The remaining of the evening, I was planning how to rebuild the Escapade. The picture I received last week makes me think. I really want a back accommodation to sleep. I have seen it on many yachts and the Escapade had it as well. I will have to raise it a little more then it once was, since the new ribs are taking some space.
14th March 2011 – I mainly removed rust from the hull. It is still not the perfect moment, it is getting dark at 7 o’clock, I can’t wait till summertime! For the last two years I had been mainly working inside (except the gang board). You don’t notice this in the beginning, but rust is coming through the paint. At some moment, when you realize it, a lot of work needs to be done. I hop to do a big part in a months time.
12th March 2011 – I continue doing some smaller maintenance jobs on the Watergeus. Rust just doesn’t look good on a boat. I cleaned the boeisel on the back and removed some ropes. I want her to look again for the summer.
11th March 2011 – I’m feeling better at the moment. I ordered some original replica bronze stars for the bow of the Watergeus. Since I don’t have enough time at the moment or money, I also ordered some cheap name signs for the vessel.
In the late evening I removed some paint and rust from the bow. I quickly repainted that area. It is a totally different colour, but I like it.
My mother came today, she continued painting the back accommodation.
6th March 2011 – I mainly worked outside today. A nice day. I did a small sanding and repaint job on the Watergeus. Later, I removed the paint from the railing of the Escapade. A job that will certainly take a day or two.
5th March 2011 – The back accommodation got it first coat of paint. Together with my girlfriend and mother, we managed to paint the whole area in one afternoon.
27th February 2011 – I was looking for a few metal drilling bits when I noticed some water under my engine. First, I taught it was rain water, but very soon I noticed it came from a different area, the propeller. Friday afternoon, I ran my engine for an hour,so I know what caused the leak. Only it didn’t stop. Looking closer, I noticed the belt of the automatic grease pump was broken. I now quickly used the manual pump, but water continues to drip. I’ll have a look somewhere next week.
A bit more positive news on the Escapade, even with the heavy rain from last night, not much water had come in. I now properly sealed most of the holes on deck.
Thinking of what needs to be done this year, painting the outside of the Watergeus, going to the yard with my two boats, building a new upper structure on the Escapade, I realize it will be a bit to much for one person.
First of all, I want the back accommodation to be finished, so people can rent the area. Whenever the weather permits it, I must paint the outside of the Watergeus. It has now been three years and without maintenance it doesn’t look good anymore.
If the Escapade stays dry, I’m not in a hurry converting her. She will take a large amount of my budget.
26th February 2011 – One tile was replaced today. It was broken by drilling a hole yesterday evening. The toilet was mounted, the wheelhouse woodwork finished and the last corner of the floor sanded. A few bits of wood needed a primer and the area was cleaned.
What needs to be done the next weeks: Plumbing in the engine room, painting and getting the kitchen in!
In the evening I started cleaning the inside of the yacht. I used steel brushes and a hammer to remove rust and paint.
25th February 2011 – In the morning I filled up my water tanks, a job that takes four hours. While they were filling, I cleaned one of my storage rooms. Since I need to break down the bedroom in the Escapade, all my tools and stuff that was located there needs to get to the Watergeus.
The afternoon was completely spent on removing paint on the Escapade.