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Ep 147 I Refuse to Fail at This! Fischer Panda Generator
Marine generators live in a harsh environment. Not only that, ours is almost 30 years old. And keeping it running has been a constant challenge. But over the years I've learned so much about diagnosing engine and electrical problems that I knew that with s...
Has Cruising Changed Us? 🤯 | Sailing Since 2006 | Podcast 028
Yes, we've spent 17 years living on a sailboat and sailing the world! In this podcast we talk about how the cruising life has changed us, covering subjects like ego, control-freakery, patience, tolerance, materialism, forgiveness and fatalism. It's been a ...
Ep 146 For The Sailing Fans – SXM to the BVI’s
At the season got started, we were still doing a lot of boat projects. These never seemed to end, and I didn’t even make videos about some of them as it seemed like we were looking like a “project boat”. But then we set off from Antigua to Dutch Si...
#141 – OFF GRID PREPPING : LITHIUM BATTERIES
https://uk.himiwaybike.com/sailingmelody We're steadily prepping and upgrading our old, once abandoned, Bluewater classic, into a state of the art, modern mean machine. And this week that means we crack on with the installation of the Accelerant Lithium ...
Ep 145 Filming The UK Apprentice TV Show in Antigua
See link below to the full episode of “The UK Apprentice, Antigua” (S17, Ep1). The UK Apprentice S17Ep1 Full Episode https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8gyda4https:/www.dailymotion.com/video/x8gyda4 This is just a stupid little #short of our recent ...
Ep 144 Choosing and Commissioning Our New Dinghy
We’re off to Sint Maarten to get our standing rigging replaced and to pick up our new AB RIB! Over the years our old Avon 3.1 Hypalon RIB suffered a multitude of problems, but by far the two most serious were having the rubber coating of the Hypalon fab...
#139 – I’m in LABOUR let’s do some DIY BOAT PROJECTS!!!
Honestly, if we won the lottery tomorrow I doubt we'd buy a different boat because this is arguably in the top 10 Bluewater boats ever built. Support us on Patreon : www.patreon.com/sailingmelody Or : KO-FI - https://ko-fi.com/sailingmelody We want ...
Ep 143 Installing Mabru 12V Marine Air Conditioning
As a person with a lifelong sensitivity to heat, not having air conditioning on the boat has been the one drawback to cruising. I love the warm, clear waters of the Med and Caribbean seas, but have always struggle with overheating. So we finally dug deep ...
#135 – SAILING HOME LEG 5 – A dark start and a dark ending. Milford to Pwllheli
This week our delivery trip takes us from South Wales, Milford Haven Marina, all the way up to North Wales, to Pwllheli Marina, leaving in the dark and arriving in the dark. Another long and cold leg of winter sailing in the UK, but another step closer to...
#134 – SAILING HOME LEG 3 – Pregnant and far out to sea, WOULDN’T WANT TO BE ANYWHERE ELSE
Sailing from Newlyn, around Lands End and all the way up to Milford Haven in South Wales. This is the longest leg of our journey and also probably the coldest. Honestly, if we won the lottery tomorrow I doubt we'd buy a different boat because this is a...
Ep 142 Huge 840Ah Lithium Battery Upgrade for Talisman
2022 was probably the year we did the biggest upgrades to the boat. We added air conditioning, replaced the standing rigging, replaced our galley countertops and gimballing stove, bought a new dinghy, and of course upgraded the battery bank. For Talisman,...
#130 – £60 MAKEOVER! Improvements on a budget. Making our boat a HOME!
We’re finally sailing. With the yacht having been ashore for 10 years and after all this time working and hoping and dreaming, we are actually on the water with sails up and moving in some sort of direction. It’s a genuinely emotional thing to be at t...
#129 – FIRST SAIL after 10 years ashore!! We have never been so happy!
We’re finally sailing. With the yacht having been ashore for 10 years and after all this time working and hoping and dreaming, we are actually on the water with sails up and moving in some sort of direction. It’s a genuinely emotional thing to be at t...
#128 – Tears of Joy!! FINALLY LAUNCHED. One massive step closer to our Dreams!!
In this episode we finally get our Bowman 46 into the water. Honestly, if we won the lottery tomorrow I doubt we'd buy a different boat because this is arguably in the top 10 Bluewater boats ever built. Support us on Patreon : www.patreon.com/sailingme...