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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...
#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 an...
#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 fa...
#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 A...
#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 m...
#31 – Is the front end of our boat rusted beyond repair? Restoring our abandoned yacht
Welcome to the 17th episode of Season 2 Is the whole front end of our boat rusted beyond repair? In this episode we tear our the forepeak to examine the state of the steel behind the forward collision bulkhead to see how far back the rust in the anchor l...
#30 – It’s all about where you put your probe : Ultrasonic metal thickness testing
Welcome to the 16th of Season 2 It's all about where you put your probe. This week we finally get to do a proper ultrasonic metal thickness test using the Olympus 38DL! NDT or Non Destructive testing is a term which covers a number of methods of testing ...
#29 – t’s all down the pan!!! Restoring an abandoned sailing yacht
It'a all down the pan! This week we're ripping out the heads and shower tray to see what horrors we find under there. We've got some exciting new toys to play with which will be featuring over the next few episodes as well!! We are Andy, Melissa and Jac...
#28 – What horrible things lurk in our bilge? Restoring an abandoned sailing yacht
Cleaning out bilges is never a nice job and with our boat having been neglected and abandoned for so long it was a bit of a worry what horrible things we'd find lurking in the bilge under the forward water tank. Fortunately things aren't as bad as they of...
#27 – We cut a hole in out boat!!! Sailing yacht refit
We cut a hole in our boat! It's freezing cold here and the weather is still terrible so we're working undercover doing what we can until the spring arrives. This week we disassemble the steering system to find it's all jammed up with sand and won't com...
#26 – Finally under cover! Restoring a rusty sailing yacht
We've finally got Melody Under cover so we can get her dry and continue to work on her during the horrible winter months. It's absolutely freezing here now in North Wales....... Like seriously freezing! But with her cover on Melody is much warmer and dr...
#25 – Bowsprit Disaster!!!! – Restoring a steel sailing yacht
The bowsprit is shot! So we have an opportunity to replace it like for like or explore alternatives....... Wood? Carbon? Stainless? More homework to be done before we can make that decision, but whatever we do it's going to need replacing. Along wi...
#24 She doesn’t have a wet bottom! Awkward work on the underside of our steel yacht
The bottom of the boat wasn't wet so it was the ideal opportunity to get on with more work on the underside this week. We continue the awkward work of treating and painting the flakey areas and yet again discover things are not as bad as they appear. W...
EPISODE 23 – DISMANTLING THE STANTION POSTS AND COCKPIT AND TRYING OUT SOME RUST CONVERTERS
This week we continue to battle the Welsh weather and wind and short hours of daylight as we tackle more of the rust. We're trying our a variety of rust treatments and converters to see what works best and over time we'll be able to give our our opinion. ...