Living afloat

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

DAF 1160

The Watergeus main engine is a DAF 1160. Placed aboard in 1992 and revised in 1997. The engine was built by the famous Dutch company 'Van Doorne's Aanhangwagen Fabriek'.

Barges sailing a DAF 1160 engine

Here is an incomplete list of barges sailing a DAF 1160 engine. If your barge is powered by a DAF 1160, feel free to mail me and I'll add the boat to the list in no time!

Vessels	Built	Specifications	Engine placed in	Status
BU.201 (Ijselmeerkotter)	1923	Dimensions: 16m x 3,60m x 1,50m		House boat in Sapenburg
Esme (Luxe Motor)	1927	Dimensions: 25,6m x 4,7m		House boat
Le Premier (Spits)	1950	Dimensions: 38,7m x 5,05m x 1,5m Used as a sailing hotel in France		Floating hotel
Louisa Roberta (Motor klipper)	1905	Dimensions: 39m x 6,24m x 1,40m		Seagoing excursion vessel
Mageli (Spits)	1928	Dimensions: 46,47m x 5,07m Built in Belgium at Van Praet-Dansaert, Baasrode		House boat in Leeuwaarden
Martina (Boltjalk)	1920	Dimensions: 20m x 4m x 0,80m		House boat
Rien Sans Dieu (Hasselter aak)	1907	Dimensions: 24,43m x 5,10m x 1,10m Reported for sale in 2007.	2006	House boat
Viking (Patrol boat)	1929	Dimensions: 16,10m x 3,45m x 1,25m	1988	Motor yacht
Watergeus (Luxe Motor)	1928	Dimensions: 38,89m x 5,24m x 0,90m	1992	House boat