Dutch Barge Restoration and Conversion
This channel is about the restoration and conversion of my 1904 Dutch Barge "Neeltje". The journey from a Dutch marina back to the UK and a video diary of the work we do on her. I am certainly no expert at this given this is the first boat I have ever owned but follow us on the journey back to the water and hopefully our travels thereafter.
Our end goal is to take her back across the channel to cruise the canals of Europe. Let's see how far we get.
61 L'Oise to the Seine River
60. Canal du Nord, big boats, big tunnels. Dutch Barge Restoration.
59. River Lys to Lille. Dutch Barge restoration.
58. Canal de Calais and the River Aa. Dutch Barge restoration.
57. Dutch Barge Channel Crossing. Dutch Barge restoration.
56. Making a Resin Boat Table. Dutch Barge restoration.
55. The Doggy Bowsprit amongst other things. Dutch Barge restoration.
54. Overnight to Conyer. Journey to the Kent Coast. Dutch Barge Restoration.
53. Barging through London Town. Journey to the Kent Coast. Dutch Barge Restoration.
52. Journey to the Kent Coast. Cliveden House to Chiswick Pier. Dutch Barge Restoration.
51. Journey to the Kent Coast. Henley to Cliveden House. Dutch Barge restoration.
50. Newbury to Henley on Thames. Journey to the Kent Coast. Dutch Barge restoration.
49. Generator Power. Installing the generator and a Swan love affair. Dutch Barge restoration.
48. A shady place. Installing the Bimini. Dutch Barge restoration and conversion.
47. Into Dry Dock. Dutch Barge restoration and conversion.
46. Kennet & Avon, ome to Newbury. Dutch Barge restoration and conversion.
45. Kennet & Avon, and so to Bristol. Dutch Barge restoration and conversion.
44. Kennet & Avon, Barging around Bath. Dutch Barge restoration and conversion.
43. Kennet & Avon, Caen Hill to Bath, the aqueduct trilogy. Dutch Barge restoration and conversion.
42. Kennet & Avon, Wootton Rivers to The Caen Hill flight. Dutch Barge restoration and conversion.
41. Kennet & Avon, Hungerford to Wootton Rivers. Dutch Barge restoration and conversion.
40. Kennet & Avon, Newbury to Hungerford. Dutch Barge restoration and conversion.
39. Kennet & Avon, leaving Newbury. Dutch Barge restoration and conversion.
Dutch Barge restoration and conversion: 38. Getting the boat back together again
Dutch Barge restoration and conversion: 37. Flue Install and the pulse jet fireplace
Dutch Barge restoration and conversion: 36. Sorting that noisy central heating pump.
Dutch Barge restoration and conversion: 35. Kabola Old English diesel stove rebuild.
Dutch Barge restoration and conversion: 34. Home is where the hearth is.
Dutch Barge restoration and conversion: 33. New floors, new water tank
Dutch Barge restoration and conversion: 32. Down and dirty in the engine bay, gearbox off.