Living afloat

The story of the Luxe Motor MS Watergeus, the bakdekkruiser Escapade and how to convert a Dutch barge into a houseboat.
Also containing one of world's largest house boat gallery
MS Watergeus
Watergeus
The Watergeus is my home. It's an old Dutch Luxe Motor, built in 1929.
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MS Hornblower
The Hornblower is my new project: an Groningse snik from 1903.
 
MJ Escapade
In November 2010 I bought a bakdekkruiser. It is again a restoration project.
MS Frantsis
The Frantsis is a beurtschip. We (a neighbour and me) bought her in May 2010 as a small hobby project.
 
Living Afloat
Living Afloat
Living Afloat gives you free ideas on what you need to know about barges, how to buy them, how to convert them, etc..
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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.
 
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