Living afloat

The story of the Luxe Motor MS Watergeus and how to convert a Dutch barge into a houseboat
Also containing one of world's largest house boat gallery

Mistakes

While converting my ship I made several mistakes. Most of them were solved, but I'm pretty sure many people already made them or will make them during their own conversion.

General

Construction work

• Floor: No matter what type of floor you built, always make sure you have access to the bilges!

Water system

• Watertanks: I had the chance of receiving free tanks. They contained soap used to protect leather sofa's. The amount of time I spent in cleaning the tanks wasn't worth it! Therefore, buy cleaned tanks. They are not to expensive (second hand ones of course) .
• Canal water: I used canal water to clean my tanks. Since my tanks were connected to the new water system I had laid the canal water entered all pipes and blocked the crane in the shower and kitchen. I had to clean the filters of the cranes and put a lot of chlor in the water to clean my system. Conclusion: Don't use canal water for this job!