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#77 – A MASSIVE amount of work ahead!!! 😱 TO DO list walk through
Welcome to episode 77 of Sailing Melody We have 307 jobs to do to get this dilapidated old boat back in the water. Can we do it? and more importantly can we do it this year? As promised here is the complete list of jobs. Do get in touch if you can help with any of the things on this list.
£2000 Yacht TIMELAPSE TRANSFORMATION – 16months in minutes #76
Timelapse of the entire project to date, right from the very start with lots of never before seen footage. This is 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 value any help w...
#75 – This would have cost HUNDREDS! Installing teak in our pilot house
Welcome to episode 75 of Sailing Melody More work in the pilothouse this week, making the woodwork pretty and adding some decorative touches as well as some more functionality. All that along with juggling outdoor jobs and COLD weather! This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, aba...
#67 – RUSTY to SHINY : new stainless chain plates
Work begins on making the new chainplates, we start preparing the head for insulating and paneling and Emily returns to help us paint the cockpit This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only time consuming, it's complicated and quite exp...
#66 – We decided to add a gate to the transom
Further remodelling of the cockpit, transom and back end of Melody this week as well as a look at the new bowsprit and some thoughts on the new chain plates. This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only time consuming, it's complicated a...
#65 – Making our boat into our future home
As winter approaches we will be needing to do more interior work on Melody because the weather up here in North Wales simply doesn't allow for much outdoor work over the winter months. With that in mind we've made a mock up of our pilothouse seating ideas so we can live with it for a few ...
#63 – We cut the front off our boat!!!
Its finally happened! We have, at last got around to cutting off the front of the boat!!! Well not quite but almost! In this week's episode we tackle the rusty anchor chain locker which we know many of you have been waiting for us to do. It's a daunting job with some tricky fabrication ...
#62 – Welding up a leaky bottom
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...
#61 – WE REMOVED OUR KEEL!! Could this be the end of project melody?
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...
#60 – Now our boat will DEFINITELY SINK!!!!
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...
#59 – We BLASTED and PAINTED our BOAT AT LAST
In this epsiode we FINALLY have our boat blasted below the waterline to remove the old paint and rust and we pain her bottom sides using JOTUN two pack epoxy. Melissa continues to work alone, doing a job which really should have been tackled by a whole team., she valiantly battles on by herself, a...![#58 GIRL…Tackling a STEEL boat project!! ⛵⛵[S2-EP41]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/zrXG2EgEeco/mqdefault.webp)
#58 GIRL…Tackling a STEEL boat project!! ⛵⛵[S2-EP41]
Just a Girl tackling a steel boat project to get her ready for our family to move aboard and sail round the world. In this week's episode Melissa insulates the pilot house and gets into to awkward spaces to paint an area of the bilge while Andy is hard at work in his day job. We also have a...
#57 – NORMAL FAMILY restore a RUSTY OLD SAILBOAT
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...
#56 – 😱 Is this steel yacht too far gone to fix?⛵WHERE IT ALL BEGAN!!!
Can this old rusty, battered steel yacht be fixed? This it's a regular episode, just a reminder of how far we've come. This is Melody as we found her, battered, bruised, rusty and rotten. And now look at how far we've come and what we've achieved!. Keep watching our regular epis...
We sail to the Hebrides Scotland, Sailing around Britain, Episode 14
In this episode we sail to the Isle of scalpay, fix a small leak on board and take the tender to shore to have a look around. A big thanks to all our existing and new subscribers. We love your comments, likes and feedback Please share it really helps us out Thanks for watching, hope you are enj...
Sailing with North Atlantic dolphins Isles of Rum, Sailing around Britain, Episode 13
In this episode we explore the Isles of Rum climb another mountain and see something special! A big thanks to all our existing and new subscribers. We love your comments, likes and feedback Please share it really helps us out Thanks for watching, hope you are enjoying the episodes Up-dates in ...
Sailing to the Isle of mull and Climbing Dun da Ghaoithe, Sailing around Britain, Episode 11
In this episode we take a look around Oban, climb a mountain and enjoy a beach BBQ A big thanks to all our existing and new subscribers. We love your comments, likes and feedback Please share it really helps us out Thanks for watching, hope you are enjoying the episodes Up-dates in realtime ...
Sailing to the isles of Gigha Sailing around Britain, Episode 9
In this episode we sail to the Ilse of Gigha get lost on a beach, the tender decides to deflate and we meet some lazy horses. A big thanks to all our existing and new subscribers. We love your comments, likes and feedback Please share it really helps us out Thanks for watching, hope you are enj...
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 if it's just to say how sill...
#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 Sailing Melody and please don't for...
#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 crack on with the work on our own project o...
#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 to work. More Metal work this week...
#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 a large section of the starb...