Tag: rvs

Hornblower – Railing (3)

Posted on 8 April 2012 by frederic - Updated 14 May 2019

8th April 2012 – There are two more things that need to be done on the bow. One of them is a support for the cable sliding along the deck when the anchor is dropped. The other one is the railing on the bow. I wasn’t expecting to finish this job in a half a day, but we did.

The bow, which has been has been the subject of several discussions is finally looking like I really wanted it to look!

My parents came to help as well. They sanded the original ceiling in the living room and did some wood work.

MS Hornblower

pipes, railing, rvs, sanding, welding

Hornblower – Railing (2)

Posted on 7 April 2012 by frederic - Updated 14 May 2019

7th April 2012 – Today we put the railing pipes on their feet. The old feet still need to be cut. It might give a wrong impression, but I won’t use them as a fender or to keep boats away in a lock…

Last week, when welding a bulkhead in the engine room, a rotten pipe felt through the hull. Since this hole is only seven centimeters above the waterline, it is now closed by welding a little patch on it. I could have used fiber or something else, but it would not feel safe.

MS Hornblower

hull patching, railing, rvs, welding

Hornblower – Railing

Posted on 6 April 2012 by frederic - Updated 14 May 2019

6th April 2012 – The ship had a railing on only one side. We never had the time to finish this project in Sluiskil. It certainly is not the most important job, but it looks nicer. When I’m going to the yard in May, I don’t want to carry all these length of pipe with me. They are now stored on the hatches of the Watergeus.

Today I cut the feet for the railing and welded them on the boeisel of the ship. A very time consuming job! Welding RVS pipe on metal is not that easy.

MS Hornblower

pipes, railing, rvs, welding