Tordino – Painting green

1st October 2023 – I painted the roof of the back accommodation and the hathces at the front. The green I had ordered is not really what I expected. Likely I will repaint the hatches with a different colour.

Tordino – Insulating a wall

17th September 2023 – I painted the inside of the entrance where it was welded. I added some silicone around the welds in case there would be a small leak. You never know…

The biggest problem  at the moment is space. I can barely turn around in such a small space, never mind work. I insulated one side and mut some plywood in front of it. At least I got ride of some wood and insulation, giving me some more space…

Tordino – Mounting the stairs

16th September 2023 – I broke down a part of the workshop at the front of the ship, reused to wood to raise the floor, built a small stage for the stair and mounted the stair. All written in one sentence, but it took me a whole day….

The good thing is I’m still feeling confident it will work out fine. I hadn’t done a conversion on a ship for a while, but it felt good!

The stairs have been aboard the ship since I own her but I can’t remember where I got them from… They are extremely heavy to move around.

Tordino – Hoovering the front

15th September 2023 – In the late afternoon I hoovered parts of the front. When walking and measuring, I got to much dust around in the museum. I scraped the rust from the corners of the front tabernakels and made them ready for painting.

In the evening I continued scanning books and postcards