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Remember we're doing all of this so we can go full time cruising as a sailing family in a few years time.
This is obviously a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only time consuming, it's complicated and quite expensive so we really do va...
IT'S BAD!! We removed our keel and what we found could result in the end of Project Melody. Melody has a lifting swing keel which goes up inside a box inside the long keel so it is super important to remove that and inspect everything and repair everything. But then we lifted the boat to rem...
Well our boat will definitely sink now!!
In this episode we start tackling some of the bad areas along the bottom of the keel where the side plates of the keel meet the keel base under the engine and prop shaft.
We talk to Ian Poole from SV Blown Away and get some nifty advice for fixing that area...
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Sailing family feeds wild dolphins
In this episode we anchor our sailboat at Tangalooma where we feed wild dolphins and there...
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Sailing disaster - sailboat struck by lightning
Disaster at sea. We got struck by lightning! While Rob is away from the boat in ...
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Bluewater sailboat in the big smoke
Our bluewater sailboat looks tiny in the center of Brisbane. But we're on the move. We are surprised to receive an email from a couple of Cruising Kiwi followers, inv...
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Sailing to Australia
Hitting dry land after our seven days of sailing is a mixed blessing. Leaving behind great ocean sailing co...
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Bluewater Pacific sailing Noumea to Australia Part 3
We continue our Bluewater sail to Australia. After Declan’s faux pas of the...
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Bluewater Pacific sailing Noumea to Australia Part 2
We have set off for our bluewater sail to Australia.
We don’t care what an...
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Bluewater Pacific sailing Noumea to Australia Part 1
Our time in New Caledonia has come to an end. The planning, weather routing...
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Sailing the bluewater of New Caledonia
Where there is water there is life. We love sailing the clear turquoise blue water of the...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Custom rivet press machine! - Wooden Boat Fastenings (EP79)
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EPISODE 79.
In this episode I start thinking about the plank fastenings for Tally Ho. Using copper rivets is the strongest and most authentic choice, but they are not...
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Bluewater sailing can change your life.
If you have got too comfortable swimming with the current or feel that your stuck in a r...
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Sailing alone
This week I'm sailing Alone. Rob has abandoned ship, deserting his wife and children, and flown back to New Z...
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We're not just sailing
We're not just sailing. Being back in New Caledonia is very nostalgic, in 2013 I (Rachel) won t...
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Sailing back to paradise
In last weeks episode we sail back to paradise as we return to Vanuatu waters and we make the tough dec...
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Sailing the Pacific ocean
Our yacht Javelot is our home, our safe haven, carrying us from island to island, country to country w...
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Bluewater sailing postponed when crew gets sick
It's a sad day. It was time for us to up anchor and leave the idyllic shore...
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Learn the 8 RULES we followed to make our keel structure WAY stronger
Our classic 1974 yacht - Chak Matay - has lived a mysterious life. We only know that she was built in Greece in 1974 and made her w...
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Shaping the Stern / Cutting the Rabbet (EP60)
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EPISODE 60.
Rowan returns to give me a hand, and we finish shaping the keel with Adze and power-plane. Then we carve some shape into the Stern Assembly, roughing out the Stern-po...
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Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Shaping the Cutwater / More Timber!
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EPISODE 57.
In this episode, I cut the rest of the shape of the Cutwater into the Stem, using a chainsaw. Then I plane it smooth, and shape the transition to the square stem-head with a gri...
After hauling out, we start the work on the mast, replacing the sewage systems and doing work on the keel. Gaynor also discovers her inner teacher and gives a short course on how to roll paint.
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This week we went to the experts. They both confirm what we are dealing with is a MAJOR structural concern. With their advice in mind, we develop a plan...
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