Hi folks,
I'm Daniel and I bought myself a huge (in any meaning) project. Together with my girlfriend Barbara we want to restore her back to the sailing ship she once was.
The boat was built 1950 in The Netherlands. Maybe some parts like the frames are even older since they look like they are from a wooden ship. Anyway 1950 she was built or rebuilt with very thick riveted steel plates. from the 8-10mm steel on most places 5-8mm are left and thats good.
After her life as fishing vessel she was converted to a tall ship. However she lost her mast and was converted to a motersailing houseboat used as a floating artist workshop for some years.
Our dream is to convert her back into a sailing ship. But that's the vision. The dream... We hope that we will be finished in about 5 years.
Now we are up to more, lets say, realistic projects. We want to tackle the rust issue inside and out. Strip the interior. Recoat everything. Put insulation in. New electric, plumbing and heating systems. Overhaul the engine, the generator.... And the list goes on and on and on...
From the technical standpoint everything looks ok but not good. We are a bit nervous because we haven't hauled out the boat pre purchase and we are planning a lift out soon. So keep your fingers crossed.
Before you point your finger at us saying how stupid we are, there is a recent hull thickness report and the ship was reasonable priced wich left some room for repairs. If you still think we are crazy, that's ok also but then you are probably no boat owner.
We have a single DAF 1160 DKTA with 320hp. The engine is turbocharged and aftercooled and therefore relatively small for a ship that size. The good thing is relatively low engine hours but a bit cosmetic wouldn't do any harm.
At the moment we are pretty much in the planning and "look what I found" stage of the project. Water is dripping in at the stuffing box and also somewhere up front. Probably a leaking rivet.
I hope to find some good advice about all the upcoming projects in this forum. Where else should I find advice for boats slightly on the bigger side?
The plan is to keep you updated through this tread and I will ask a lot of questions here, that's for sure. But if you want to see more, for example how we scooped out 1500 liters of oily bilge water, I upload regular videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SailingFlyingConey
If you have any questions feel free to ask!
Regards Daniel
I'm Daniel and I bought myself a huge (in any meaning) project. Together with my girlfriend Barbara we want to restore her back to the sailing ship she once was.
The boat was built 1950 in The Netherlands. Maybe some parts like the frames are even older since they look like they are from a wooden ship. Anyway 1950 she was built or rebuilt with very thick riveted steel plates. from the 8-10mm steel on most places 5-8mm are left and thats good.
After her life as fishing vessel she was converted to a tall ship. However she lost her mast and was converted to a motersailing houseboat used as a floating artist workshop for some years.
Our dream is to convert her back into a sailing ship. But that's the vision. The dream... We hope that we will be finished in about 5 years.
Now we are up to more, lets say, realistic projects. We want to tackle the rust issue inside and out. Strip the interior. Recoat everything. Put insulation in. New electric, plumbing and heating systems. Overhaul the engine, the generator.... And the list goes on and on and on...
From the technical standpoint everything looks ok but not good. We are a bit nervous because we haven't hauled out the boat pre purchase and we are planning a lift out soon. So keep your fingers crossed.
Before you point your finger at us saying how stupid we are, there is a recent hull thickness report and the ship was reasonable priced wich left some room for repairs. If you still think we are crazy, that's ok also but then you are probably no boat owner.
We have a single DAF 1160 DKTA with 320hp. The engine is turbocharged and aftercooled and therefore relatively small for a ship that size. The good thing is relatively low engine hours but a bit cosmetic wouldn't do any harm.
At the moment we are pretty much in the planning and "look what I found" stage of the project. Water is dripping in at the stuffing box and also somewhere up front. Probably a leaking rivet.
I hope to find some good advice about all the upcoming projects in this forum. Where else should I find advice for boats slightly on the bigger side?
The plan is to keep you updated through this tread and I will ask a lot of questions here, that's for sure. But if you want to see more, for example how we scooped out 1500 liters of oily bilge water, I upload regular videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SailingFlyingConey
If you have any questions feel free to ask!
Regards Daniel