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#73 – Insulating our PROJECT BOAT ⛵
Welcome to episode 73 of Sailing Melody Winter is coming and it's getting colder and colder here at Sailing Melody. We had to take all the old ceiling panels down last year to facilitate repairs and welding and over the summer it's been fine but with the ...
Installing our NEW HELM SEAT!
This week we made a HUGE upgrade to our Lagoon 42... we switched out the factory helm seat with the TACO Marine Capri seat! We filmed the install process and are SO happy with the results. Want a similar seat? Use code “TACO10” for 10% off your purch...
#52 – ⛵Holes! Holes! HOLES! 😱 Restoring a 40 year old steel yacht!!
Andy fills all the holes left by the old wind and depth instruments as we continue to chip away at our restoration of this 40 year old steel sailing yacht. We will be putting the new instruments in a pod on the steering binnacle with repeaters in the pilo...
#46 – Fire and Frustration!
FIRE!!!! FRUSTRATION!!! This was a hard week! We had a lot on our plates and the work on the boat was challenging to say the least so there was a bit of friction in the air as we tackled the front of the cockpit seats and struggled to trim and fit the pane...
#45. – CHEAP DREAM YACHT???? RUSTY NIGHTMARE!!!!
Is Melody our cheap dream yacht or just a rusty Nightmare? The rusty steel is in a much worse condition than we thought in the cockpit this week as we continue to cut out and replace ever more steel from the aft end of Melody. We're starting to work on r...
#44 – It’s a DIRTY job but this GIRL’s gotta do it.
More Bad weather forces Melissa and Jack indoors this week so progress is made on stripping out the remainder of the cork insulation from the inside off the pilothouse and getting some lovely new epoxy paint up. Meanwhile, Andy sits around playing guitar ...
#43 – Cockpit Conundrum Part 2 – PROGRESS! NEW COCKPIT SEATS!!! – Part 2 of 2
The cockpit conundrum continues to confuse and befuddle as we move on with the build, this time tackling the aft seats. turns out the Port side seat is a fair bit narrower than the Starboard which is actually a good thing as Jack's bedroom will be on the ...
#42 – PROGRESS! NEW COCKPIT FLOOR PART 1!!!
An epic conundrum to baffle the brain and confuse the grey matter evolves as we tackle cutting out and replacing large sections of the cockpit floor/sole and seats for reconstruction. This week's episode is split into two sections with the first coming ...
#41 – Repairing a RUSTY sailboat! PREPPING AND PAINTING THE TRANSOM
Work continues on our rusty sailing yacht as we prepare and paint the inside of the transom. We've removed the whole of the inner transom skin now and have cut out and welded in a large section of replacement steel so now its time to prepare the surface ...
Episode 40 – This turned into a DEMOLITION!! RIPPING apart the pilot house!!
This week Melissa and Jack rip down the interior of the pilot house in order to expose and examine the metalwork around the hatches and windows. We hope you enjoy this week's offering from Sailing Melody and please don't forget to leave us a comment, even...
#39 – How much more of our BOAT can we CUT out??
Now the Transom is strong we have begun cutting out all the corroded steel from the cockpit ready for a serious remodel. Seems like its a never ending game now to see how much more of out boat we can cut out. We hope you enjoy this week's offering from S...
#38 – WELDING in the NEW TRANSOM into our steel sailing yacht
We've managed to weld in the new transom with some lovely fresh steel so now we can start cutting out the rest of the corroded steel from the cockpit. Finally some beautiful weather, and as the boatyard becomes more and more active and bustling we crac...
#37 – Cutting out our RUSTY transom! OUCH!! HOSPITAL?? STITCHES??
'Tis but a scratch! Come back and I'll bite your arms off! Ouch!!! Andy slipped whilst cutting out the rusty transom with the grinder using a cutting disk and got a nasty cut to his wrist and knee. A quick trip to the hospital and a few stitches and back ...
#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...