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The story of the Luxe Motor MS Watergeus and how to convert a Dutch barge into a houseboat

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The Watergeus is my home. It's an old Dutch Luxe Motor, build in 1929.

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Living Afloat gives you free ideas on what you need to know about barges, how to buy them, how to convert them, etc..

House boats & their interior

You can learn a lot on how (not) to convert a boat, the way it must look is more a feeling or looking at some samples. Therefore, many publishers printed books with interiors of boats. Living Afloat has an extensive collection of interior designs, some original, others completely refurbished. Vessels are added whenever I made a photo shoot of the inside.


Spitsen
	Unknown spits from Ghent This spits has been neglected for years. Rain was getting in, deteriorating the interior quickly. This photo shoot is an example how not to do it. It is a sad view for what was once a proud spits barge! But don't forget, this can happen with any boat!

Thames Sailing Barges
	Northdown The Northdown is an exception in multiple ways. First of all it is not a Dutch barge, but a London Thames Barge. Secondly she is a museum and not a houseboat. In her previous life, besides being a cargo boat, she served as a houseboat.

Hagenaar
	Hendrika Maria The houseboat museum is an unique project. I have visited many boat museums, but this one is special. You get a feeling. It is a very small boat, used till the 60's for commercial use, then a houseboat and since a couple of years used as a museum.

Minesweepers
	Lucid The Lucid is a wooden minesweeper, that had been used as a house boat from the eighties till 2004. In 2005 she was donated to be converted in a minesweeper museum. Her house styled interior was removed and she is looking again like in her navy time. These photos are from the 90's.

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Living afloat

The story of the Luxe Motor MS Watergeus and how to convert a Dutch barge into a houseboat

House boats & their interior

Unknown spits from Ghent

Northdown