When we demolished the old superstructure (the living room) in the houseboat, it was of course time to start building something new! First a company came and welded a basic iron frame. Then Peter and his brother Dennis started building the frame for the room. Peter's son Billie and his cousin Pontus also helped.
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You may remember that we were going to demolish the top room of the houseboat (the living room) and build a new one? Step one in such a project is demolition ... This is what it looks like when you demolish part of a houseboat!
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We didn't know much about the history of the houseboat, so when we were recently contacted by a former owner, it was exciting! There's still a lot we don't know, but we've been given another piece of the puzzle ...
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We have two new Aquavillas in the marina, and it's time for the new owners to move in. So how do you go about moving your belongings into a floating villa? Well, the usual way is to borrow the marina's trolleys and drive furniture and moving boxes out onto the jetty. Another variant is apparently to do this ...
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We paint the hull with two-component epoxy. This means mixing two different components just before painting. One component is a hardener. The paint dries in a few hours, and then cures for 1-2 weeks. The final result is a rock-hard surface that will protect the hull from moisture.
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Yesterday, two new Aquavillas arrived at the Pampas Marina. The most delicate moment is when the floating villas get off the barge and into the water. Therefore, everything is done slowly. This is exciting!
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Now that the midsummer weekend is over, we can't continue to be idle ... The houseboat is on land and we are busy. Right now we are painting the hull. We've bought a two-component paint that will be applied in a thick layer to protect the hull.
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The boat hull is now sanded! Working time for one person (that's me): three full working days and two evenings. I have been dreaming about this boat hull at night for the last week... Now I feel it inside and out: every scratch and dent.
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The houseboat is originally from the 1930s and has been remodelled a number of times. So different parts have a different number of years behind them. Some parts are quite modern while others make you think you are on a historical tour of the Regalskeppet Vasa or something.
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The houseboat was on land in 2012, when the previous owner had the hull blasted and painted. In other words, the board the hull should be fine, but it doesn't seem to be. We brought in an expert yesterday who went around the boat and measured the thickness of the paint with different technical devices, which we have never seen before.
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