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April 30, 2025
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#100 – GIRL VS RUST!!!! Boat DIY project
Welcome to episode 100 of Sailing Melody Painting this week!!!! Melissa being incredible and doing what she does so well, working hard grinding, sanding, needle gunning, TERCOOing and painting to get Melody looking lovely. This is a huge refit and refurb...
#101 – REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE!! Cheap DIY boat rebuild
Welcome to episode 101 of Sailing Melody In this episode we re make the bow sprit platform and re fit the pull pit!! 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 qu...![#102 – Putting our BOAT back together!! PROGRESS on our steering!!!! l [S2-E85]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/lvK8qsdFlCY/maxresdefault.webp)
#102 – Putting our BOAT back together!! PROGRESS on our steering!!!! l [S2-E85]
Welcome to episode 102 of Sailing Melody In this episode we refit our Whitlock steering system!! And along with that we have some awesome instruments on a lovely new instrument binnacle. This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned ...
#104 – We have to MOVE our boat!!! 😱
Welcome to episode 104 of Sailing Melody It's all hands on deck this week as we Nigel, Paul and Andrew join us for a mega few days of crazy hard work in an effort to get Melody ready to move imminently. This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big,...
#105 – MAD RUSH TO MOVE!!! Filling, Fairing, Sanding, Fabricating, Welding, Wiring
Welcome to episode 105 of Sailing Melody Continiuing on from last week, Nigel is cracking on with the keelboat at great speed, Andrew and Melissa are going great guns on the filling and fairing and Andy and Jack are getting the mast wiring in good order. ...
#106 – Feel like a FAILURE!! I CAN’T do this WELDING!!!
Welcome to episode106 of Sailing Melody The pace picks up as we start getting paint on the topsides making Melody look a million dollars. However hidden horrors lower down on the keel prove to be too much for us so, despite feeling like a bit of a failur...
#107 – Mental health and heeling
Welcome to episode 107 of Sailing Melody Whilst Danny the Welder gets on with the critical welding we take a much needed break to sail to the Channel Islands. We get our heel on and our heads straight This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, ...
#108 – GETTING READY TO MOVE OUR BOAT!!
Welcome to episode108 of Sailing Melody Link for Nigel’s channel https://youtube.com/c/NigelTomlinson The final preparations are underway as we make ready for the big move which is cominng imminently This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this ...
#109 – ON THE MOVE!!!! Abandoned yacht moves for the first time in 18 years
Welcome to episode 109 of Sailing Melody Link for Nigel’s channel https://youtube.com/c/NigelTomlinson For the first time in 18 years Melody leaves the yard and heads to her new winter home. This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, ab...
We’re getting married this week , so there’s no proper episode tonight
Sorry we can’t release a full episode tonight, but we’re getting married on Saturday and we just have too much on our plate this week
#110 Preparing to live OFF GRID using solar and wind to make ELECTRICITY!!
Welcome to episode 110 of Sailing Melody. So winter approaches and we need to get our electrical systems in good working order so we can save on the electric bill and continue to work over winter. In this episode we install a solar panel, re-configure o...
#111 – Stealing ideas at the SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW
Welcome to episode 111 of Sailing Melody. A little change from our normal video style this week guys we we head to the Southampton Boat show to blatantly steal ideas from the best and most amazing boats available. If you do want to give us a wedding gif...
#112 – WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! PAINTING THE PARTS OF OUR BOAT NOBODY WILL EVER SEE
Welcome to episode 112 of Sailing Melody. This is our 95th Episode but it's actually In this week's episode we get the whole aft end of the boat painted out in Jotun 87 2K epoxy and also the whole of the three bilges in the forepeak. We're so pleased wit...
#113 – When will she splash?? LAUNCH date revealed!!!!
in this weeks episode we answer all your questions an reveal our launch date we also take you on a little part of our honeymoon. as always that ks so much for watching and for all your support. If you do want to give us a wedding gift towards our solar...
#114 – Rigging our HUGE mast!!!
Go to https://nordvpn.com/melody for the amazing offer and 4 months free on this essential app. Nigel's Channel - Bleeding Rust : https://www.youtube.com/c/NigelTomlinson/about The Mast needs to go back up soon so in preparation for that Tim and Andy ins...
#115 – CABIN BUILD! Will This Cabin be BIG Enough??
In this episode we start working on Jacks cabin, and discuss whether it will be big enough for him long term. We start making the frameworks and installing the insulation and cladding for the aft cabin/quarterberth. The weather is typically awful so we'r...
#116 – No Clickbait!! Genuine footage!! Average looking man does mediocre work on Yacht
Andy's all alone today paneling out the aft cabin. In an effort to avoid click-bate or hyping up the title or description this week's title is completely honest. Nothing fancy, just cracking on with the job. This is a huge refit and refurbishment of th...
#117 – We’ve been keeping a BIG SECRET!! Will this change our plans??? 😱
In this weeks episode we reveal that we're expecting a baby!!! So that's pretty big news. And we get a whole stack of really important welding done with Nigel from the YouTube channel Bleeding Rust. YouTube.com/bleeding rust For the brilliant SCANSTRUT...
#118 – Putting our paint to the test!!!! Painting the keelbox at last
It's less than ideal conditions here in North Wales with strong winds, rain showers and low temperatures. But the show must go on and with the welding in the Keel Box all done we can finally paint out the Keel Box and get a coat of primer on the cockpit at...
#119 – Tough Decisions! How will we accomoddate our baby on board? 🤔
Yes, its true, we've bought another sailing yacht. Here's the story of how, and more importantly why we've taken this huge step so we can accommodate our new baby on board. This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht a...
#120 – Abandoned yacht restoration in freezing conditions 🥶
Work continues on our Steel Pilothouse even though its so cold there's ice inside the boat. This week Andy puts our Jotun paint to the test on the cold steel of the cockpit sole in sub zero temperatures. No funk but he seemed to enjoy himself somehow. T...
#121 – FULL BOAT TOUR of our new BLUE-WATER SAILBOAT
Here it is at last, the full tour you've all been waiting for. In this weeks episode we give you a full tour of our new AWESOME Bluewater sailing yacht, a BOWMAN 46 CORSAIR, which is a centre cockpit, yawl rigged, ocean going, live-aboard beast of a boat. ...
Team Melody : Climb to prepare : Mind, Body and Soul.
Sailing Melody Shorts #1 CLIMBING TO PREPARE OUR MINDS AND BODIES FOR LIVING AND SAILING FULL TIME. Support us on Patreon : www.patreon.com/sailingmelody Or : KO-FI - https://ko-fi.com/sailingmelody We want to say a HUUUUUUUGE thank you to everyone ...
#122 – We have made a decision!! Which BOAT will we KEEP?? Q&A!!
BIG SPOILERS SO DON'T WATCH IF YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR THE SURPRISES. Seriously though, in this episode we answer some of your most asked questions and give away some really big secrets about what's been going on. Honestly, if we won the lottery tomorrow I d...
#124 – We bought a boat on EBAY 🙈 CHEAP 46ft PROJECT BOAT!!!
So you've seen the show round of our Bowman 46 and now here's the first few days of work getting her engine started and seeing what sort of state the electrics and rigging are in. Honestly, if we won the lottery tomorrow I doubt we'd buy a different boat...
#125 – ARE WE CRAZY??? Working on TWO project boats!!!! Stepping the masts
In this episode the masts on our beautiful Bowman 46 Yawl are stepped for the first time in 10 years as we take another huge step closer to our dream of living aboard and sailing full time. Honestly, if we won the lottery tomorrow I doubt we'd buy a diffe...
#127 – We are READY to launch! Final prep before our HOME floats!
In this episode we make the final preparations to get our Bowman 46 into the water. Honestly, if we won the lottery tomorrow I doubt we'd buy a different boat because this is arguably in the top 10 Bluewater boats ever built. Support us on Patreon : ww...
Sailing Melody : Salty Licks : #001 : I’ll see you in my dreams : Django Reinhardt
I'm starting a series of musical shorts. We know shorts are a controversial and polarising thing and some people hate them. My feeling is that if you're going to do them they need to offer something different and extra to the channel., For ages I've bee...
#128 – Tears of Joy!! FINALLY LAUNCHED. One massive step closer to our Dreams!!
In this episode we finally get our Bowman 46 into the water. Honestly, if we won the lottery tomorrow I doubt we'd buy a different boat because this is arguably in the top 10 Bluewater boats ever built. Support us on Patreon : www.patreon.com/sailingme...
#129 – FIRST SAIL after 10 years ashore!! We have never been so happy!
We’re finally sailing. With the yacht having been ashore for 10 years and after all this time working and hoping and dreaming, we are actually on the water with sails up and moving in some sort of direction. It’s a genuinely emotional thing to be at t...
#130 – £60 MAKEOVER! Improvements on a budget. Making our boat a HOME!
We’re finally sailing. With the yacht having been ashore for 10 years and after all this time working and hoping and dreaming, we are actually on the water with sails up and moving in some sort of direction. It’s a genuinely emotional thing to be at t...
#131 – She survived a Hurricane, we find out our boats history!! Lithium upgrade started!
In this weeks episode we get to meet with the old owners of our beautiful boat and find out some interesting history about her. We start the Victron instal and cut mattresses for the aft cabin all in preparation for moving aboard. Thanks so much to our am...
#132 – SAILING HOME : Leg 1 : The journey begins here, from Dartmouth to Fowey
In this week's episode we set sail from Noss Marina, on the River Dart to get to Fowey on the first leg of our journey home. It's a truly amazing thing to be on the water and heading back to our home marina, so we can move aboard and make final preparatio...
#133 – SAILING HOME : Leg 2 : Along the beautiful South Coast of England from Fowey to Newlyn
Thanks so much to our amazing friends who have been their giving their time and knowledge and skills to reach this point, and thanks to our Patreon Family for contributing to make all this possible. We want to say a HUUUUUUUGE thank you to everyone who ha...