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£2000 Yacht TIMELAPSE TRANSFORMATION – 16months in minutes #76
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£2000 Yacht TIMELAPSE TRANSFORMATION – 16months in minutes #76

Timelapse of the entire project to date, right from the very start with lots of never before seen footage. This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only time consuming, it's complicated and quite expensive so we really do value any help w...
  • Dec 29, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:52
#75 – This would have cost HUNDREDS! Installing teak in our pilot house
Sailing Melody

#75 – This would have cost HUNDREDS! Installing teak in our pilot house

Welcome to episode 75 of Sailing Melody More work in the pilothouse this week, making the woodwork pretty and adding some decorative touches as well as some more functionality. All that along with juggling outdoor jobs and COLD weather! This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, aba...
  • Dec 22, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:05
#74 – The REALITY of life on a project boat : Sailing Melody
Sailing Melody

#74 – The REALITY of life on a project boat : Sailing Melody

Welcome to episode 74 of Sailing Melody This is the reality of what it's like to live on a project boat. It can be messy, uncomfortable and tiring but we wouldn't have it any other way. This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only ...
  • Dec 15, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:44
#73 – Insulating our PROJECT BOAT ⛵
Sailing Melody

#73 – Insulating our PROJECT BOAT ⛵

Welcome to episode 73 of Sailing Melody Winter is coming and it's getting colder and colder here at Sailing Melody. We had to take all the old ceiling panels down last year to facilitate repairs and welding and over the summer it's been fine but with the temperature here dropping and the ...
  • Dec 08, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:46
#72 – TRANSFORMED YACHT INTERIOR DURING WINTER STORM ARWEN!!!
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#72 – TRANSFORMED YACHT INTERIOR DURING WINTER STORM ARWEN!!!

Welcome to episode 72 of Sailing Melody In this weeks episode Melissa continues in the pilot house during storm Arwen. She cuts new panels , paints and covers them with vinyl. This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only time consuming, it&...
  • Dec 01, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:49
#71 – SCRAP Boat into a HOME on a TIGHT budget ⛵
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#71 – SCRAP Boat into a HOME on a TIGHT budget ⛵

In this weeks episode Melissa continues work on the coach roof sides and removes the cooker. We fit new lights in the pilot house along with vinyl covered ceiling panels. This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only time consuming, it's...
  • Nov 24, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:11
# 70 – Making a new BOWSPRIT!! Rebuilding a STEEL boat⛵⛵
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# 70 – Making a new BOWSPRIT!! Rebuilding a STEEL boat⛵⛵

n this weeks episode Andy makes a new bowsprit for our steel sailing yacht, Jack has an amazing birthday treat with a wild rib ride and we begin putting up the ceiling in the pilot house. Building bowsprit 0.42 Jacks birthday/Rib ride 11.31 Pilot house ceiling 16.11 This is a huge refit and ...
  • Nov 17, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:42
#69 – One YEAR of progress turning a RUSTY YACHT into our TINY HOME
Sailing Melody

#69 – One YEAR of progress turning a RUSTY YACHT into our TINY HOME

One year of progress. One year of working together to turn our rusty old yacht into our future tiny home. We are a family of three in the UK who, together, are restoring an old, rusty, abandoned sailing yacht with limited time, limited funds and limited skills and equipment. But one thing above al...
  • Nov 10, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:08
#68 – Time to PAINT – abandoned yacht restoration
Sailing Melody

#68 – Time to PAINT – abandoned yacht restoration

This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only time consuming, it's complicated and quite expensive so we really do value any help we can get, whether it's helpful advice and comments on the video or gifts through our Amazon Wishlist o...
  • Nov 03, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:33
#67 – RUSTY to SHINY : new stainless chain plates
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#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 consuming, it's complicated and quite exp...
  • Oct 27, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:54
#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 time consuming, it's complicated a...
  • Oct 20, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:07
#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 so we can live with it for a few ...
  • Oct 13, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:44
#64 – RUSTY YACHT TRANSFORMATION
Sailing Melody

#64 – RUSTY YACHT TRANSFORMATION

This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only time consuming, it's complicated and quite expensive so we really do value any help we can get, whether it's helpful advice and comments on the video or gifts through our Amazon Wishlist o...
  • Oct 06, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:49
#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 job with some tricky fabrication ...
  • Sep 29, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:10
#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 expensive so we really do va...
  • Sep 22, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:46
#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 everything. But then we lifted the boat to rem...
  • Sep 15, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:41
#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 and get some nifty advice for fixing that area...
  • Sep 08, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:05
#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 team., she valiantly battles on by herself, a...
  • Sep 01, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:14
#58 GIRL…Tackling a STEEL boat project!! ⛵⛵[S2-EP41]
Sailing Melody

#58 GIRL…Tackling a STEEL boat project!! ⛵⛵[S2-EP41]

Just a Girl tackling a steel boat project to get her ready for our family to move aboard and sail round the world. In this week's episode Melissa insulates the pilot house and gets into to awkward spaces to paint an area of the bilge while Andy is hard at work in his day job. We also have a...
  • Aug 25, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:42
#57 – NORMAL FAMILY restore a RUSTY OLD SAILBOAT
Sailing Melody

#57 – NORMAL FAMILY restore a RUSTY OLD SAILBOAT

We're just a normal family working together to restore this rusty old sailing boat so we can fulfil our dream of moving aboard and sailing around the world. In this week's episode we get Jack as involved as we can building some temporary steps down to what will be his aft cabin. Making...
  • Aug 18, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:25
#56 – 😱 Is this steel yacht too far gone to fix?⛵WHERE IT ALL BEGAN!!!
Sailing Melody

#56 – 😱 Is this steel yacht too far gone to fix?⛵WHERE IT ALL BEGAN!!!

Can this old rusty, battered steel yacht be fixed? This it's a regular episode, just a reminder of how far we've come. This is Melody as we found her, battered, bruised, rusty and rotten. And now look at how far we've come and what we've achieved!. Keep watching our regular epis...
  • Aug 17, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:05:12
#55 – ABANDONED BOAT to TINY HOME! The work continues
Sailing Melody

#55 – ABANDONED BOAT to TINY HOME! The work continues

Welcome to episode 39 of Sailing Melody Season 2 Massive progress this week as we more or less totally rebuild the cockpit combings creating a much better mounting point for the winches and also much better headroom in the aft end of the boat. Two solid days of working from dusk til dawn were hu...
  • Aug 11, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:40
#54 – Repairing a RUSTY wreck whilst battling the elements!!
Sailing Melody

#54 – Repairing a RUSTY wreck whilst battling the elements!!

Melissa gets stuck into the prepping and painting the the side of the coach roof. Jack and Andy Battle the elements to try and get some work done. We also have an amazing gift from one of our followers. Remember we're doing all of this so we can go full time cruising as a sailing family in ...
  • Aug 04, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:52
#53 – Paint makes everything BETTER!! Steel boat project on a shoestring!!
Sailing Melody

#53 – Paint makes everything BETTER!! Steel boat project on a shoestring!!

Andy and Melissa, Prep the coach roof ready for painting as we try and restore our boat on a shoestring. Melissa gets her birthday wish of getting some paint on the coach roof. Remember we're doing all of this so we can go full time cruising as a sailing family in a few years time. We'r...
  • Jul 29, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:06
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