This week we open the paint pot and actually prime the floor! Couldn't be more excited as we start making the boat look a lot less grimy! Also...Ben has some ...
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This week we get a heck of a lot of work done, which was our focus over May. We get our heads down and push forward. There is so much prep work involved and I ...
We finally finish demolishing the galley and the nav table and boy is it hot work!! This video took place in May 2023. The videos are behind at the moment due ...
We're back from Ireland and all things birthdays and cannot wait to crack on further. Ben's got to finish the saloon floor before we then head over to the ...
A slightly different episode for you all today and guess what...Ben's done ALL the editing! Let us know what you think and whether he should take over my job ...
We’re finally ready to tab the floor supports to the hull, but it definitely comes with its challenges. Mistakes made and lessons learned as we crack on with ...
This week we crack (sorry) on with flooring duties. As the epoxy cured on the crack in the floor we pushed ahead with getting the floor supports in. It didn't ...
Following on from the last two episodes being all about the removal of our engine, we spend the next episode in preparation for building us a new floor. The ...
Following on from last episode and the beginning of our engine disconnect debacle, in this episode we finally get the engine out and into the workshop so work ...
Following on from where we left off, we arrived back from our 'working' holiday and decided to start renting a unit, not only to store our things whilst doing ...
In this week's episode, we step away from boat work to answer some questions that we've been asked in the comments over the weeks. We had great fun making this ...
We’ve been away with work for four months and we’re finally back and ready to crack on with the building of our home. Whilst we’ve been away, and I promise we ...
This week we discover a large crack lurking beneath where our water tanks were, the epoxy comes out for the first time and the count down is on to finish the ...
Having made SUCH a mess last time, we focus on really managing the dust we know we inevitably will make refitting a boat. The amount of grime 50 years can have ...
We're carrying on taking out as much of the wood as possible along with very needed trip to the tip! We manage to sneak in a small sail trip on Ben's brother's ...
We're back! We have had to be away with work from our boat for several months, with no chance to come back for even a weekend and we are finally back! We have ...
Carrying on from the previous episode, we do a very needed trip to the tip and then hit it hard with draining the diesel tank and removing the diesel stove! ...
Having managing a 3 day delivery back to Burnham-on-Crouch, we were SO excited to start cracking on with the refit. Initially we had plans to keep her in the ...
We bought a sailing boat! A 1972 Contest 38. This is the start of our journey. Join us as we take on the first step in our refit process - delivering the boat! ...