17th November 2010 – There had been no updates for some time. I sold the Frantsis and bought a yacht from the 20’s. I worked hard in the back accommodation of the Watergeus and had some personal issues. Updates will follow more quickly again!
15th & 16th November 2010 – My neighbour is having some trouble with her diesel heater. On Monday I temporary mounted a small heater, but it was to small. So today I had to put back the other one. It is one of the most dirty jobs since fuel and ashes really get deep into your hands. It takes ages to clean them.
14th November 2010 – In the afternoon I continued working on the back accommodation, but discovered I had ran out of wood. So I cleaned the room and made everything ready for tiling the shower and bathroom.
13th November 2010 – Some more woodwork was done in the back accommodation, mainly finishing one side with tongue and groove pine wood. It is a slow job, but I like the result.
I removed the remaining electricity cables, include the whole 24v circuit. It is to expensive to maintain a 24v circuit when I have mains power and I never sail the Watergeus.
11th November 2010 – When you buy a boat it is important to pay several visits before making a decision. The last couple of weeks, I had been making drawings and plans nearly every evening.
I had another visit today, did some small measurements and made my decision. I’ll give it a try! There will be a lot of work, but an easy project has no fun…
8th November 2010 – Where the sleeping room used to be in the back accommodation, I built a set of benches. I finished most of the area.
29th October 2010 – For a few days now I have been looking on information for bakdekkruisers. It is a very fascinating kind of ship. I never worked with yachts before so everything is new to me. A smaller engine, a thinner hull, more shapes and curves, trying to get most out of a space, etc…
25th October 2010 – A potential buyer who promised buying her has withdrawn his bid. That is one of the reasons I don’t like selling boats anymore. Half of the people are not even interested in buying a boat. They come to see one, and spent some time like free entertainment. Of the really interesting people, you may have one serious person who will make a bid and buy the boat. I’ll see what the future brings. Since I’m not in a hurry, I’ll see how many more people will contact me.
24th October 2010 – I bought the latoflex for the bed in the back accommodation. Since my car was to small I had to drive twice. They are now inside, so I could finish the bed construction.
23th October 2010 – It was raining a lot. I couldn’t work outside. It was the perfect moment for shopping, buying a boiler, pump, a bed, etc… for the new back accommodation.
20th October 2010 – The winter is coming. Last night it was minus 2°C so I went to the Arma to fill the engines up with anti freeze.
When I was back aboard I made a solid frame for a bed in the back accommodation of the Watergeus. At least it was warm in my ship.
19th October 2010 – I went looking for a yacht in Ghent. Not sure yet what I should do. Too busy at the moment, But I’ll write some more in the future.
17th October 2010 – I started putting the wires for the electricity in the walls.
16th October 2010 – A potential buyer for the Frantsis came. Since I had already removed the water from the engine, for the coming winter period, I had to fill her up again.
16th October 2010 – In the afternoon I finished the roof of the wheelhouse and another part of the frame in the back accommodation.