Living afloat

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

Northdown

The Norhdown is built in 1924 by Anderson Rigden from Whitstable. She stopped commercial service in 1969 and became a museum in Douarnenez, France in 1991.

She was motorized in 1942 and received new sails in 1972.

The main cargo hold is these days a museum

The main cargo hold is these days a museum

The main cargo hold is these days a museum

Metal supports to hold the wooden roof

Metal supports to hold the wooden roof

The bow of te ship with central the keel.