Living Afloat is a personal website with lots of information and ideas, maintained by Frederic Logghe. It contains the (hi)story of the Luxe Motor Watergeus, the Groningse snik Hornblower, the bakdekkruiser Escapade, the Lemmeraak 'Op Hoop van Zegen', the klipperaak Aquarel and the Friese maatkast Tordino.
There is also the publications on how to buy and convert a Dutch barge. This information might be a bit outdated, but the conversion blogs are interesting enough to realise whether you are ready or not to buy a boat!
At the moment I'm running a museum aboard the Tordino. Converting barges is more then a a hobby. It is a passion. I have converted ships for several years and decided it is now time to concentrate on my two major projects. The Watergeus where I live and the museum aboard Tordino.
Luxe Motor Watergeus
The Watergeus is my home. It's an old Dutch Luxe Motor, build in 1929. She was lengthened in 1961 and continued sailing dry cargo until 1989. She was later converted to a water supply vessel, to be one of the most beautiful vessels of the fleet. (more...) |
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Friese maatkast Tordino
The Tordino is a maatkast from 1922. She was converted in 2017 to become a museum. You can find more on this ship and the project at the website: www.museumschip.be . |
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Living Afloat seen through a camera
I have a big collection of photos from houseboats, mainly taken in Europe. These pictures and a few others are categorized by type of vessel and can be found here.
As far as I know, I believe this collection is world's largest library of houseboats, mainly concentrated on Dutch and Belgian barges. If you own a ship not mentioned in the library, please send me a picture and some information. I kindly add it to the database. |
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Like a good book?
Read the story of Valerie Poore and her first year of living on a Dutch barge / houseboat in Rotterdam's Oude Haven. (more...) |
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