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#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 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 wha...
#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 w...
#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...
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...
#35 – I needed to smash something!!!! ANGER MANAGEMENT???
Sometimes sanding drives you crazy and you just have to smash something up to make you feel like you've achieved something. This week, in our customary battle with ever changing weather conditions, we tackle the inside of the forepeak, the sugar scoop an...
#34 – YACHT restoration plans REVEALED
Revealing our plans for resorting our yacht. This week we detail how we see the next 12 to 18 months going and how we plan to tackle the restoration project. We're governed by various factors including the weather, work commitments, money of course and fa...
#33 – HATCHES! Are they all TRASH?? Restoring our steel sailing yacht
Welcome to Episode 19 of our series about resorting our abandoned steel sailing yacht. This week Melissa is working hard with a little help from Jack to remove all the hatches on the coach roof, we also decide that they really do need replacing! We are A...
#32 – Restoring our abandoned Sailing Yacht
Welcome to Episode 18 of our series about resorting our abandoned sailing yacht. This week we pickup our amazing new welder from Lincoln Electric, also finally buy some steel to start cutting and welding and fabricating and Melissa works like an absolute m...
#31 – Is the front end of our boat rusted beyond repair? Restoring our abandoned yacht
Welcome to the 17th episode of Season 2 Is the whole front end of our boat rusted beyond repair? In this episode we tear our the forepeak to examine the state of the steel behind the forward collision bulkhead to see how far back the rust in the anchor l...