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#67 – RUSTY to SHINY : new stainless chain plates
Sailing Melody
#67 – RUSTY to SHINY : new stainless chain plates
Work begins on making the new chainplates, we start preparing the head for insulating and paneling and Emily returns to help us paint the cockpit This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only time consumi...
Published: Oct 27, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:20
#66 – We decided to add a gate to the transom
Sailing Melody
#66 – We decided to add a gate to the transom
Further remodelling of the cockpit, transom and back end of Melody this week as well as a look at the new bowsprit and some thoughts on the new chain plates. This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only ...
Published: Oct 20, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:17
#65 – Making our boat into our future home
Sailing Melody
#65 – Making our boat into our future home
As winter approaches we will be needing to do more interior work on Melody because the weather up here in North Wales simply doesn't allow for much outdoor work over the winter months. With that in mind we've made a mock up of our pilothouse seating ideas...
Published: Oct 13, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:22
#63 – We cut the front off our boat!!!
Sailing Melody
#63 – We cut the front off our boat!!!
Its finally happened! We have, at last got around to cutting off the front of the boat!!! Well not quite but almost! In this week's episode we tackle the rusty anchor chain locker which we know many of you have been waiting for us to do. It's a daunting...
Published: Sep 29, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:25
#62 – Welding up a leaky bottom
Sailing Melody
#62 – Welding up a leaky bottom
Remember we're doing all of this so we can go full time cruising as a sailing family in a few years time. This is obviously a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only time consuming, it's complicated and quite...
Published: Sep 22, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:15
#61 – WE REMOVED OUR KEEL!! Could this be the end of project melody?
Sailing Melody
#61 – WE REMOVED OUR KEEL!! Could this be the end of project melody?
IT'S BAD!! We removed our keel and what we found could result in the end of Project Melody. Melody has a lifting swing keel which goes up inside a box inside the long keel so it is super important to remove that and inspect everything and repair everythi...
Published: Sep 15, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:23
#60 – Now our boat will DEFINITELY SINK!!!!
Sailing Melody
#60 – Now our boat will DEFINITELY SINK!!!!
Well our boat will definitely sink now!! In this episode we start tackling some of the bad areas along the bottom of the keel where the side plates of the keel meet the keel base under the engine and prop shaft. We talk to Ian Poole from SV Blown Away an...
Published: Sep 08, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:19
#59 – We BLASTED and PAINTED our BOAT AT LAST
Sailing Melody
#59 – We BLASTED and PAINTED our BOAT AT LAST
In this epsiode we FINALLY have our boat blasted below the waterline to remove the old paint and rust and we pain her bottom sides using JOTUN two pack epoxy. Melissa continues to work alone, doing a job which really should have been tackled by a whole t...
Published: Sep 01, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:25
Is this the best Steel Sailing Yacht ever designed? The DUDLEY DIX 38 Pilothouse
Sailing Melody
Is this the best Steel Sailing Yacht ever designed? The DUDLEY DIX 38 Pilothouse
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Published: Nov 12, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:05