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#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...
#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...
#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. ...
#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...
#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...
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Removal
I had to remove the keel to find where the leak was. Water was coming in from the keel housing (cavity). It ended up having a crack next to the keel lock bolt. I fiberglassed it shut. The keel lock is not necessary in my opinion. If one runs aground the ke...
#89 – A BIG ANCHOR for our YACHT RESTORATION MANTUS M2
Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/melody - Enter promo code MELODY for 83% off and 3 extra months for free! Welcome to episode 89 of Sailing Melody And here's the link to MANTUS https://www.mantusmarine.com In this episode we continue work o...
#88 – RUSTY BOAT is becoming a HOME!!
Welcome to episode 88 of Sailing Melody Here's the link to the Duracell Project https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDuracellProject/about This week we fix the woodworking mistakes from last week's episode and have fun paying a little tribute to one of our mos...
#87 – I totally screwed up the woodwork :
Welcome to episode 87 of Sailing Melody Working between the boat and home makes things tricky and that can mean silly mistakes. In this episode we make some lovely hardwood frames for the deck hatches but not everything goes to plan....... Here’s the ...
#86 – We bought a VAN!!!!
Welcome to episode 86 of Sailing Melody As part of the process of moving aboard Melody and going full time sailing we've bought a Camper Van. It may seem like a strange move but downsizing into a tiny home like a Van will make the move to Melody much eas...
#85 – BUDGET boat DIY!! Fitting New pannels on the cheap!!
Welcome to episode 85 of Sailing Melody In this weeks episode Andy is taking it easy, recovering from being poorly but managing to get a little bit done in the saloon, refitting the deckhead :) This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, ...
#84 – I CUT the SOLE out of my BOAT ⛵⛵
Welcome to episode 84 of Sailing Melody In this weeks episode Melissa is all by herself cracking on with some typically tricky and downright dirty disgusting work ripping out the sole and horrible old pipework for the grey water tank. This is a huge r...
#81 – Last of the LEAKS!!? Welding up HOLES on our OLD sailboat ⛵
Welcome to episode 81 of Sailing Melody Would you like to support us? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sailingmelody Paypal: Paypal.me/sailingmelody Send us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/sailingmelody Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/...![#80 – Can we fit ANOTHER cabin in our 38ft steel yacht??? [S2-EP63]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/P3rxbGWtqik/mqdefault.webp)
#80 – Can we fit ANOTHER cabin in our 38ft steel yacht??? [S2-EP63]
Welcome to episode 80 of Sailing Melody In this weeks episode Andy is working on his own on Jacks aft cabin. He sands, grinds, makes a lot of mess and paints it with epoxy. He Also uses reclaimed furniture to make a bulk head and door down to the cabin. ...
#79 – PAINTING the DECKS on our not so RUSTY STEEL boat ⛵
Welcome to episode 79 of Sailing Melody This week we spend a lot of time sanding, grinding and chipping away at the foredecks, Gunwales and toenail. We finally get paint on this huge area, This is a HUGE job ticked off out list!! This is a huge refit an...
#78 – Things don’t always got to plan – SAILING YACHT REFIT
Welcome to episode 78 of Sailing Melody Sometimes things don't go to plan and when you think you've got a great idea things just don't work out how you'd expect them too. But the way we see it, if nothing goes wrong and you make no mistakes, you're proba...
#77 – A MASSIVE amount of work ahead!!! 😱 TO DO list walk through
Welcome to episode 77 of Sailing Melody We have 307 jobs to do to get this dilapidated old boat back in the water. Can we do it? and more importantly can we do it this year? As promised here is the complete list of jobs. Do get in touch if you can help w...
£2000 Yacht TIMELAPSE TRANSFORMATION – 16months in minutes #76
Timelapse of the entire project to date, right from the very start with lots of never before seen footage. 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 quite expensiv...
#75 – This would have cost HUNDREDS! Installing teak in our pilot house
Welcome to episode 75 of Sailing Melody More work in the pilothouse this week, making the woodwork pretty and adding some decorative touches as well as some more functionality. All that along with juggling outdoor jobs and COLD weather! This is a huge r...
#67 – RUSTY to SHINY : new stainless chain plates
Work begins on making the new chainplates, we start preparing the head for insulating and paneling and Emily returns to help us paint the cockpit This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only time consumi...
#66 – We decided to add a gate to the transom
Further remodelling of the cockpit, transom and back end of Melody this week as well as a look at the new bowsprit and some thoughts on the new chain plates. This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only ...
#65 – Making our boat into our future home
As winter approaches we will be needing to do more interior work on Melody because the weather up here in North Wales simply doesn't allow for much outdoor work over the winter months. With that in mind we've made a mock up of our pilothouse seating ideas...
#63 – We cut the front off our boat!!!
Its finally happened! We have, at last got around to cutting off the front of the boat!!! Well not quite but almost! In this week's episode we tackle the rusty anchor chain locker which we know many of you have been waiting for us to do. It's a daunting...
Re-uniting a keel and hull is tricky (solo sailor)
Sister ships, Wahine and Distant Dreamer, have keel work projects going on side by side. Wahine, my boat, a Gib Sea 402 is having to redo a repair I did two years ago as well as having the keel bolts inspected. Distant Dreamer, a Columbia 43 and a Trans...
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