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We're just a normal family working together to restore this rusty old sailing boat so we can fulfil our dream of moving aboard and sailing around the world. In this week's episode we get Jack as involved as we can building some temporary steps down to what will be his aft cabin.
Making...
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 panels to shape. Even straight bits of metal on...
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 replacing the forward sections of the co...
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 (and doing his normal job of course).
Than...
Terrible News.
Zebu has sadly been declared a Wreck and has been removed from the breakwater in pieces after a devastating storm caused further catastrophic damage over the last few days.
Thanks as always to our AMAZING supporters on Patreon for your incredible generosity!
And thanks to ALL of you...
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 Starboard side.
We've finally go...
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 out on Wednesday as normal and the seco...
SPECIAL EPISODE
The 100ft Long Tall Ship Zebu has tragically run aground on the breakwater at Holyhead after breaking her moorings
A historical 100ft tall ship has become stuck on a breakwater in north Wales after drifting from its mooring.
The Zebu drifted from Holyhead New Harbour on to the wall ...
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 of the inside of the transom and paint ...
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 if it's just to say how sill...
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 Sailing Melody and please don't for...
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 crack on with the work on our own project o...
'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 to work.
More Metal work this week...
After many months of sailing together it is time to say goodbye.
We slowly prepare for the way to the Canary Islands and part with our friends.
But first we have to solve the problem with our rusting rigg...
Song: Ikson - Blue Sky (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music promoted by Vlog No Copyright M...
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