Ben Tooth and Ellie Lawrence traded the West End for a 1972 Contest 38. Follow their 2026 'back-to-the-shell' refit in Essex in this technical feature.

"Drawers suck." E & B xx -- SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW OUR REFIT FROM THE BEGINNING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx0HQWyr8Ak EPISODE 0 introduces us to ...

Just a small update...We will be back in 2 weeks! E & B xx -- SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW OUR REFIT FROM THE BEGINNING: ...

Whilst I'm away galavanting on holiday, Ben weathers the storm whilst he attempts, several times, to successfully panel the berth on his own. Watch through the ...

Ben gets stuck into making our boat as unsinkable as he can at this point with the help of @trudesignmarine E & B xx -- SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW OUR ...

SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW OUR REFIT FROM THE BEGINNING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx0HQWyr8Ak EPISODE 0 introduces us to all you lovely watchers out there ...

This episode is dedicated to Guy Hill, a valued member of our sailing community who supported us from early on. His thoughtful advice and steady encouragement ...

SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW OUR REFIT FROM THE BEGINNING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx0HQWyr8Ak EPISODE 0 introduces us to all you lovely watchers out there ...

A slightly poor appearance from Ellie as she continues to make the big bucks in shiny London town. Ben's cracking on with lots of jobs this episode, including ...

Sometimes it feels like we spend all day on the boat and don’t achieve very much — or at least not in the way it looks from the outside. But this is the ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR and welcome to another episode. Tackling more small jobs again this week, with a few small hicks along the way! E & B xx -- SUBSCRIBE ...

It's so nice to finally be back together on the boat, as we catch you up to speed on what we achieved this summer! We tackle a big project this week, taking ...

After quite the achievement with the scraping of the hull in last week's episode, we've moved back inside to carry on with the fourth section of our living ...

Feels good to be coming back to you every two weeks with a new episode, catching you up on everything we've been up to so far in 2025! We hope you enjoy this ...

Welcome back from our little haitus! Cannot believe it's been SO long since we put an episode out, life just became a little hectic. We've missed you all and ...

This episode has it all — from hurricane-force winds to perfect sailing days. We start by leaving our anchorage at Loch na Droma Buidhe when the wind shifts, ...

Just when we thought our outboard woes were behind us… it breaks again in the wind and rain, no less! With the engine out of action, Matt rows ashore like a ...

We're back!!!! Well....almost....after a 6 month hiatus, we are finally able to be back on our boat! This is just a small update to fill you all in on what ...

In this action-packed episode, we enter the Crinan Canal, hoping for a smooth transition from Scotland’s west coast to its inland beauty — but things don’t ...

Today we're on our way to Falmouth, ready to join the festivities this weekend at the Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival! We hope to see some of you there!

We have a lot of patching up to do! Enjoy another episode :) E & B xx -- SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW OUR REFIT FROM THE BEGINNING: ...

Welcome to another episode, number 45, crazy how time flies. This week, Ben is sticking with the galley and it is REALLY starting to look like a galley 😂. From ...

Ever tried to make soft closing drawers from scratch with literally zero idea how...Ben tried...watch to see what unfolds. Enjoy E & B xx -- FOLLOW OUR ...

Another Ep in the pot as in this one, Ben moves on to the galley! This part of the boat is really important to us, we both love to cook and a big part of our ...