We're so blessed. Yes there's a lot of stuff going on in the world to be miserable about, but we're here, on our little, modest, floating home. Enjoying time with each other. Enjoying turning this old boat into a comfy place to live. We're learning mor...
Life is tough for so many of us right now. With the cost of living continuing to rise to eye-watering levels, many families—ours included—are having to rethink how we spend, save, and make do with less. But that doesn't mean we can't still enjoy life, ...
We finally left Portland after an amazing winter making new friends and enjoying this awesome Marina. Honestly we can't recommend Portland Marina highly enough. People told us it would be remote and exposed but it didn't feel like that to us. Yes there w...
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The honest truth about our winter at Portland Marina part of the @boatfolk7709 network of marinas.
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Melissa is poorly but still gets on with making incredible custom canvas bits and pieces for our Bluewater floating home.
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Melissa is poorly but still gets on with making incredible custom canvas bits and pieces for our Bluewater floating home.
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This week we carry on with boat jobs but we also meet a guy who is sailing around the world using a whole different set of rules. Let us know what you think of his approach to the bureaucracy of travel law.
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This is incredible!! Our cockpit enclosure is back!!
We cannot thank Dave enough for the work he has done on the cockpit enclosure!
This week we collect it and get it back on the boat!
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Whilst tackling the job of recommissioning one of the built in water tanks Andy discovers water seeping into the boat. It looks like we have water trapped in the core of the hull. Is this going to cause a huge problem down the line?
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Watch Andy spend three days stuck on a job which involves him getting in and out of the anchor locker about 10000 times. This was a super physical and tough job but one which will give our beautiful 1974 Bowman Sailing yacht much more anchoring capability...
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Sometimes, progress doesn’t look the way you expect! In this episode, we remove Ocean Melody’s cockpit enclosure and take the stainless steel frame to Dave for some much-needed refin...
Are we really quitting? It's a question we've been asked a lot recently, and in this video, we’re addressing the honest truth. After years of living aboard our classic yacht, Ocean Melody, and sharing our adventures, challenges, and triumphs, we've had m...
Watch Andy spend three days stuck on a job which involves him getting in and out of the anchor locker about 10000 times. This was a super physical and tough job but one which will give our beautiful 1974 Bowman Sailing yacht much more anchoring capability...
Join us as we give you a thorough tour of the interior of our Classic 1973 Bowman 46 Sailing Yacht. We've owned Ocean Melody for two years, sailed her over 1000 miles and have done a heap of upgrades and modifications.
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Watch as we live aboard our classic sailing yacht and tough out a Winter Storm un the UK, Storm Daragh.
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We bought a derelict boat and sailed 1000 miles : Timelapse
In this incredible journey, we take you through the transformation of our 1974 classic Bluewater yacht, Ocean Melody. Abandoned for over 12 years and purchased on eBay for just £17,000, she was ...
What happens when you start a huge project without telling your better half? Chaos, sawdust, and a lot of rewiring! In this episode of Sailing Melody, I take on one of the biggest interior overhauls yet aboard Ocean Melody. Watch as I tackle a massive re-w...
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