Living afloat

The story of the Luxe Motor MS Watergeus, the Groningse snik Hornblower and how to convert a Dutch barge into a houseboat.
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The Watergeus is my home. It's an old Dutch Luxe Motor, built in 1929.
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The Hornblower is my new project: an Groningse snik from 1903.
 
MJ Escapade
In November 2010 I bought a bakdekkruiser. She was sold in 2011.
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The Frantsis is a beurtschip. We (a neighbour and me) bought her in May 2010 as a small hobby project. I discontinued the project in 2011.
 
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Home • Living Afloat: The life of a boat lover (What's New!)

Living Afloat: The life of a boat lover

This page used to tell the regular visitor what new information has been added to the website of Living Afloat and my projects. Since I'm working on several boats, I'm changing this page more into a blog.

If you have questions or you would like me to join to see a barge in Belgium or the Netherlands, contact me!

4th February 2012: The coldest night

Tonight was the coldest night in three years. Yesterday it snowed, but I was to ill to take pictures. Now I was feeling slightly better, so I made a very short walk and took some pics.

2nd February 2012: Freezing cold!

Yesterday I had put an extra electric heater in the engine room of the Watergeus near the boiler and water pump. Today I went to the shop for another heater. This time it was for the engine of the Hornblower. The cooling outlet was frozen. I'm to much worried about damage. It might not be to effective to have a heater running in a boat with no insulation. Nevertheless, it is now only 0°C near the engine, better then minus 7°C.

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