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#54 – Repairing a RUSTY wreck whilst battling the elements!!
Melissa gets stuck into the prepping and painting the the side of the coach roof. Jack and Andy Battle the elements to try and get some work done. We also have an amazing gift from one of our followers. Remember we're doing all of this so we can go ful...
#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...
#51 – ⛵ AMATEURS trying to do up a rusty sailboat
We are just an amateur family trying our best to fix up this old rusty sailboat, sometimes things go well and sometimes they don't, and sometimes even progress feels deflating. This week we get the cockpit sealed, mostly, and stop the water coming in, most...
#50 – ⛵This could be BAD! Exposing our lifting keel!!😱 Rusty yacht transformation. [
This week Andy finally opens the keel box to take a look at the condition of the lifting keel. He welds a patch in the pilothouse roof, Melissa arrives to help get it painted and re fit the hatches! We hope you find the high speed painting as satisfying ...
ROUND THE ISLAND RACE 2021 : Sailing Melody SPECIAL Bonus Episode
Welcome to this BONUS Episode of Sailing Melody In this special feature Andy takes part in the historic and famous ROUND THE ISLAND RACE, around the Isle of Whight in the Solent, probably the most famous sailing ground in the world. As part of the crew o...
#49 – ⛵️Expensive yacht rebuild on a SHOESTRING 😵
This week Andy starts stripping our mast down and removing the rigging for inspection and Melissa starts tackling the pilot house hatches. Lots of help from jack and a flying boat!! We also have a fantastic chat about rigging with the lovely Herby and Ma...
#47 – De-stepping the mast
The mast has come down!!! After 40 years standing proud and tall the mast came down today for a complete refit and to facilitate further repairs to the coachroof and chain plates. We also welcome back our good friend Tim, who is a marine engineer and ex...
RIG INSPECTIONS ON CATAMARANS – SwT 53 Delayed with pleasure
Delayed with pleasure and learning about rig inspections on Catamarans. Crossing oceans is not a human right, it costs money. If you cant afford maintenance and running costs you should not do it. Safety is important and rig inspection is a big part of th...
Between refitting small jobs and daily life while waiting – SwT 52 REFIT DELAYED
Refit delayed so this is a between refitting episode. Small jobs and daily life while waiting for parts from Sweden. Almost done with everything but four rods are putting everything on hold. It shipped express so should not be that much delayed. Meanwhile ...
FULL REFIT ALREADY? – SwT 51 Rig refit part 1(NOT A DIY OR HOW TO)
This is NOT a DIY or HOW TO refit rigging video. BE FREE is too big and requires professionals and professional tools for this enormous job replacing everything from top to toe. Only original parts from SELDEN are used in this process and replaced by exper...
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...
Salt & Tar: Ep.137- Belay Me, Honey
Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...
#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...