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#52 – ⛵Holes! Holes! HOLES! 😱 Restoring a 40 year old steel yacht!!
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#52 – ⛵Holes! Holes! HOLES! 😱 Restoring a 40 year old steel yacht!!

Andy fills all the holes left by the old wind and depth instruments as we continue to chip away at our restoration of this 40 year old steel sailing yacht. We will be putting the new instruments in a pod on the steering binnacle with repeaters in the pilothouse so there is really no need for the ho...
#51 – ⛵ AMATEURS trying to do up a rusty sailboat
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#51 – ⛵ AMATEURS trying to do up a rusty sailboat

We are just an amateur family trying our best to fix up this old rusty sailboat, sometimes things go well and sometimes they don't, and sometimes even progress feels deflating. This week we get the cockpit sealed, mostly, and stop the water coming in, mostly, and get it painted out, mostly, but...
#50 – ⛵This could be BAD! Exposing our lifting keel!!😱 Rusty yacht transformation. [
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#50 – ⛵This could be BAD! Exposing our lifting keel!!😱 Rusty yacht transformation. [

This week Andy finally opens the keel box to take a look at the condition of the lifting keel. He welds a patch in the pilothouse roof, Melissa arrives to help get it painted and re fit the hatches! We hope you find the high speed painting as satisfying as we did!! Remember we're doing all ...
ROUND THE ISLAND RACE 2021 : Sailing Melody SPECIAL Bonus Episode
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ROUND THE ISLAND RACE 2021 : Sailing Melody SPECIAL Bonus Episode

Welcome to this BONUS Episode of Sailing Melody In this special feature Andy takes part in the historic and famous ROUND THE ISLAND RACE, around the Isle of Whight in the Solent, probably the most famous sailing ground in the world. As part of the crew of Lady Hope, a Beneteau 27.7, Andy joins Ala...
#49 – ⛵️Expensive yacht rebuild on a SHOESTRING 😵
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#49 – ⛵️Expensive yacht rebuild on a SHOESTRING 😵

This week Andy starts stripping our mast down and removing the rigging for inspection and Melissa starts tackling the pilot house hatches. Lots of help from jack and a flying boat!! We also have a fantastic chat about rigging with the lovely Herby and Maddie from the youtube channel Rigging Doctor...
#48 – ⛵️Abandoned Sailing Yacht Restoration on a Budget – 🤩
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#48 – ⛵️Abandoned Sailing Yacht Restoration on a Budget – 🤩

This week we tackle servicing the FORD engine in our boat. Our good friend Chris is here to help go over the engine thoroughly and help get it running sweetly. But does it all go to plan? Do we manage to do the complete service and what else will be left to do after Chris has gone? Remember we'...
#47 – De-stepping the mast
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#47 – De-stepping the mast

The mast has come down!!! After 40 years standing proud and tall the mast came down today for a complete refit and to facilitate further repairs to the coachroof and chain plates. We also welcome back our good friend Tim, who is a marine engineer and experienced sailor. Tim is studying marine en...
#46 – Fire and Frustration!
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#46 – Fire and Frustration!

FIRE!!!! FRUSTRATION!!! This was a hard week! We had a lot on our plates and the work on the boat was challenging to say the least so there was a bit of friction in the air as we tackled the front of the cockpit seats and struggled to trim and fit the panels to shape. Even straight bits of metal on...
#45. – CHEAP DREAM YACHT????  RUSTY NIGHTMARE!!!!
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#45. – CHEAP DREAM YACHT???? RUSTY NIGHTMARE!!!!

Is Melody our cheap dream yacht or just a rusty Nightmare? The rusty steel is in a much worse condition than we thought in the cockpit this week as we continue to cut out and replace ever more steel from the aft end of Melody. We're starting to work on replacing the forward sections of the co...
#44 – It’s a DIRTY job but this GIRL’s gotta do it.
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#44 – It’s a DIRTY job but this GIRL’s gotta do it.

More Bad weather forces Melissa and Jack indoors this week so progress is made on stripping out the remainder of the cork insulation from the inside off the pilothouse and getting some lovely new epoxy paint up. Meanwhile, Andy sits around playing guitar (and doing his normal job of course). Than...
Tall Ship Zebu Update – SAD NEWS! Declared Wrecked! – Sailing Melody Extra Episode
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Tall Ship Zebu Update – SAD NEWS! Declared Wrecked! – Sailing Melody Extra Episode

Terrible News. Zebu has sadly been declared a Wreck and has been removed from the breakwater in pieces after a devastating storm caused further catastrophic damage over the last few days. Thanks as always to our AMAZING supporters on Patreon for your incredible generosity! And thanks to ALL of you...
#43 – Cockpit Conundrum Part 2 –  PROGRESS!  NEW COCKPIT SEATS!!!  – Part 2 of 2
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#43 – Cockpit Conundrum Part 2 – PROGRESS! NEW COCKPIT SEATS!!! – Part 2 of 2

The cockpit conundrum continues to confuse and befuddle as we move on with the build, this time tackling the aft seats. turns out the Port side seat is a fair bit narrower than the Starboard which is actually a good thing as Jack's bedroom will be on the Starboard side. We've finally go...
#42 – PROGRESS!  NEW COCKPIT FLOOR PART 1!!!
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#42 – PROGRESS! NEW COCKPIT FLOOR PART 1!!!

An epic conundrum to baffle the brain and confuse the grey matter evolves as we tackle cutting out and replacing large sections of the cockpit floor/sole and seats for reconstruction. This week's episode is split into two sections with the first coming out on Wednesday as normal and the seco...
DISASTER! 100ft long TALLSHIP ZEBU run aground in North Wales.  Sailing Melody Extra Special Episode
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DISASTER! 100ft long TALLSHIP ZEBU run aground in North Wales. Sailing Melody Extra Special Episode

SPECIAL EPISODE The 100ft Long Tall Ship Zebu has tragically run aground on the breakwater at Holyhead after breaking her moorings A historical 100ft tall ship has become stuck on a breakwater in north Wales after drifting from its mooring. The Zebu drifted from Holyhead New Harbour on to the wall ...
#41 – Repairing a RUSTY sailboat! PREPPING AND PAINTING THE TRANSOM
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#41 – Repairing a RUSTY sailboat! PREPPING AND PAINTING THE TRANSOM

Work continues on our rusty sailing yacht as we prepare and paint the inside of the transom. We've removed the whole of the inner transom skin now and have cut out and welded in a large section of replacement steel so now its time to prepare the surface of the inside of the transom and paint ...
Episode 40 – This turned into a DEMOLITION!!  RIPPING apart the pilot house!!
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Episode 40 – This turned into a DEMOLITION!! RIPPING apart the pilot house!!

This week Melissa and Jack rip down the interior of the pilot house in order to expose and examine the metalwork around the hatches and windows. We hope you enjoy this week's offering from Sailing Melody and please don't forget to leave us a comment, even if it's just to say how sill...
#39 – How much more of our BOAT can we CUT out??
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#39 – How much more of our BOAT can we CUT out??

Now the Transom is strong we have begun cutting out all the corroded steel from the cockpit ready for a serious remodel. Seems like its a never ending game now to see how much more of out boat we can cut out. We hope you enjoy this week's offering from Sailing Melody and please don't for...
#38 – WELDING in the NEW TRANSOM into our steel sailing yacht
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#38 – WELDING in the NEW TRANSOM into our steel sailing yacht

We've managed to weld in the new transom with some lovely fresh steel so now we can start cutting out the rest of the corroded steel from the cockpit. Finally some beautiful weather, and as the boatyard becomes more and more active and bustling we crack on with the work on our own project o...
#37 – Cutting out our RUSTY transom! OUCH!! HOSPITAL?? STITCHES??
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#37 – Cutting out our RUSTY transom! OUCH!! HOSPITAL?? STITCHES??

'Tis but a scratch! Come back and I'll bite your arms off! Ouch!!! Andy slipped whilst cutting out the rusty transom with the grinder using a cutting disk and got a nasty cut to his wrist and knee. A quick trip to the hospital and a few stitches and back to work. More Metal work this week...
#36 – Cutting a BIG HOLE in our boat 😱 Let the WELDING begin: Sailboat restoration
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#36 – Cutting a BIG HOLE in our boat 😱 Let the WELDING begin: Sailboat restoration

We've finally started cutting out large sections of steel and welding in new plate. With a break in the weather, the easing of restrictions and the arrival of the new equipment from Lincoln Electric we've finally managed to get stuck in. We've chopped out a large section of the starb...
#35 – I needed to smash something!!!! ANGER MANAGEMENT???
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#35 – I needed to smash something!!!! ANGER MANAGEMENT???

Sometimes sanding drives you crazy and you just have to smash something up to make you feel like you've achieved something. This week, in our customary battle with ever changing weather conditions, we tackle the inside of the forepeak, the sugar scoop and the front of the pilothouse. All i...
#34 – YACHT restoration plans REVEALED
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#34 – YACHT restoration plans REVEALED

Revealing our plans for resorting our yacht. This week we detail how we see the next 12 to 18 months going and how we plan to tackle the restoration project. We're governed by various factors including the weather, work commitments, money of course and family, childcare and the ever pervasive ...
#33 – HATCHES! Are they all TRASH?? Restoring our steel sailing yacht
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#33 – HATCHES! Are they all TRASH?? Restoring our steel sailing yacht

Welcome to Episode 19 of our series about resorting our abandoned steel sailing yacht. This week Melissa is working hard with a little help from Jack to remove all the hatches on the coach roof, we also decide that they really do need replacing! We are Andy, Melissa and Jack, a sailing family base...
#32 – Restoring our abandoned Sailing Yacht
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#32 – Restoring our abandoned Sailing Yacht

Welcome to Episode 18 of our series about resorting our abandoned sailing yacht. This week we pickup our amazing new welder from Lincoln Electric, also finally buy some steel to start cutting and welding and fabricating and Melissa works like an absolute machine sanding and sanding and sanding and s...
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