Writer: Helena Bergström
Lifting a houseboat is not something you can do in the blink of an eye. In fact, it took almost seven hours. And before that, of course, a lot of preparation was required...
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Booking contractors
Several different contractors (plumbers, blacksmiths, sheet metal workers) were booked well in advance, as were Peter's brother, son and nephew, who will come and help with the construction when the houseboat is on land. Some materials (windows and doors) have already been ordered. Others still need to be ordered, and hopefully will arrive on time. So, quite a lot of logistics involved!
Preparing for the lift
Then it was time to prepare for the actual lift. Peter has mainly been calculating and planning, while I have started packing glassware and crockery into moving boxes. I have never been involved in lifting a boat before, but I guess it's good if there is no crockery rattling around in the cupboards... We also took a little trip on the underground to Hornbach in Hallonbergen, Sundbyberg, to order materials.
Time to lift the houseboat
Then came the day when the houseboat was to be lifted! The lads spent the first few hours locating and disconnecting all the pipes. Since the boat is permanently connected to water and sewage, it has to be ”disconnected”. Then, around lunchtime, it was time...
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Junitjje says:
Good luck with the renovation!!!
04 June 2014 - 19:36
Alexandra says:
It will be exciting to see what it will look like later! Will you renovate completely yourself?
04 June 2014 - 19:56
Deciree says:
Agree that it will be so fun to see what your boat will look like after the renovation. You are so talented:) Hugs to you both.
04 June 2014 - 20:08
BP says:
That was a really solid job. Nice to see your documentation. Now you can finally start the renovation. It will be soooo exciting to see the work and then the result.
04 June 2014 - 21:00
Ditte says:
It's good that things have gone well so far. And it is a big boat, but it is the same way to get up and in our sailboat. Good luck to you! Exciting to follow your work.
04 June 2014 - 21:13
admin says:
Junior girl, please! There will be a lot of work...
Alexandra, we do most of the work ourselves, but there are also blacksmiths and sheet metal workers. And Peter's brother comes for a few days and helps out.
Deciree, we're excited too! And we'll see afterwards how good we were... haha.
BP, it took longer than I thought. But it is good that they are doing it properly. It is not a small boat to lift ...
Ditte, yes, it's probably exactly the same thing, but maybe a little more complicated when it's this big.
04 June 2014 - 21:26
Nils-Åke Hansson says:
A marina with proper gear, I see. Now it's a Good luck with the renovation. Will be fun to follow.
Motorhome living is a luxury!!!
Nisse
04 June 2014 - 21:36
Elisabeth says:
How exciting! There's a lot to be done when the boat is big and heavy. I guess you document the work afterwards. Good luck to you! Elisabeth
04 June 2014 - 22:06
Lars Permelin says:
It looks small on land, how much can it weigh? Good luck with the renovation.
04 June 2014 - 23:09
Rolle o Carina says:
A real boost so to speak from its location!!!
Now you have work to do, but you can do it!
It will be fun to follow the transformation.
Enjoy and good luck......
04 June 2014 - 23:27
Marina says:
Cool to be able to answer the question "What have you been doing today then"? but a "Well, we moved our house"...;)
05 June 2014 - 3:57
Inga M says:
Nice to see the whole lift here in a picture sequence! My spontaneous reaction is surprise that the boat does not tip over when it is in the water, it looks so high when it comes up on land! But I guess boats are built to stay on the right keel. 😉 . Hope it goes well now with renovation. What are you aiming to do now that you have got it up on land? What can you not do when it is in the water?
05 June 2014 - 5:06
Steve says:
Another stage happily in harbour. In harbour, sometimes expressions are particularly appropriate.
05 June 2014 - 6:05
admin says:
Nils-Åke, yes, they can lift boats up to 50 tonnes here.
Elisabeth, yes, it feels like a lot has to go right during this whole renovation process!
Lars Permelin, well, it's not that small... It's 18.5 metres long and weighs about 20 tonnes, we think.
Rolle and Carina, yes it will be a lot of work!
Marina, very strange feeling to lift your house, I must say!
No M, we are going to completely demolish the top superstructure and rebuild it completely. It will be slightly larger, insulated and all the windows and doors will be new. In the kitchen area the panelling will be replaced and a new window on the "sea side". It is difficult to do these big heavy jobs when the boat is in the water and hopeless to change windows etc. on the sea side... We will review the hull as well...
Steve, haha a lot of expressions become funny, like "we are in the same boat" and stuff like that...
05 June 2014 - 6:33
Henny says:
Fun!
05 June 2014 - 7:14
Frankie & Co says:
So exciting and oh how wonderful you get started and get going again 🙂 .
Work well and have fun!
05 June 2014 - 7:41
JoY says:
Nice to see it come up on land. How deep is it?
It will be exciting to follow your renovation work, you are very good to undertake such a big job.
Hugs
05 June 2014 - 16:53
Kattas Betraktelser says:
What a sight that your home is adrift, on land. Hope all goes well now. Exciting.
05 June 2014 - 18:49
admin says:
Frankie & Co, it's time to get to work!
Well, not that deep actually. The red is what is below the waterline.
Katta, yes it felt very different to see it adrift, on wheels!
05 June 2014 - 22:11
Patrik says:
It's fun to see when you lift big boats.
Can it not run under its own power but has to be towed? Is there no engine in it?
08 June 2014 - 21:12
admin says:
Patrik, the engine has been removed. It was there once, of course, but today the boat has been completely remodelled into a home. In the old engine room we have a wardrobe and laundry room...
😉
08 June 2014 - 21:40