Living afloat
The story of the Luxe Motor Watergeus, the Groningse snik Hornblower, the Historische klipperaak Aquarel, the lemmeraak 'Op Hoop van Zegen', the Friese maatkast Tordino and how to convert a Dutch barge into a houseboat.
 
MS Watergeus
Watergeus
The Watergeus is my home. It's an old Dutch Luxe Motor, built in 1929. She was about to be scrapped when we bought her...
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Living Afloat
(and old stuff - outdated)
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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MS Tordino
The Tordino is a Friese Maatkast built in 1922. She is being converted into a floating museum.
 
MS Aquarel
The Aquarel is an authentic klipperaak from 1916 converted for exhibitions and with a permanent small museum of maritime artifacts. She was sold in 2016 and is now a houseboat in Zaandam.
 
MY Op Hoop van Zegen
Op Hoop van Zegen
The 'Op Hoop van Zegen' is a lemmeraak from 1916. She was converted into a classic looking yacht.
 
WEBLOG
I spent most of my time in or around boats. Read what I'm doing!
MS Hornblower
The Hornblower was a project of converting a snik into a yacht. I sold her in 2014 to start another project.
 
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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 This information might be a bit outdated, but the conversion blogs are interesting enough to realise whether you are ready or not to buy a boat!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

Bac accommodation of the WatergeusThe 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...)

 

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 .

 

Living afloat: tips & tricks

Living Afloat, a Luxe Motor sailing on a Belgian canalLiving Afloat gives you free ideas on what you need to know about barges, how to buy them, how to convert them, etc.. (more...)

 

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.

 

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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