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How To Go Stainless In The Galley | Boat Refit Documentary Part 9
With the gas disconnected and the stove out, this was the time for us to address the galley area around the Force 10 cooktop and oven. We wanted to replace the old, dark, peeling teak veneer with something lighter, brighter and easier to keep clean. Looking at home and commercial kitchens, we got ...
#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...
How To Put The Bling Back Into A 43-Year-Old Boat | Boat Refit Documentary Part 7
For those following our 'How To' series, here's the cockpit renovation explained. In it we go through 'How To': ✔️ Service a manual Lewmar winch ( ✔️ Restore previously chrome-plated brass fixtures As well as: ✔️ Giving the low-down on how we put the 'bling' back ...
#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...
#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 experienced sailor. Tim is studying marine en...
#46 – Fire and Frustration!
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...
#45. – CHEAP DREAM YACHT???? RUSTY NIGHTMARE!!!!
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...
#44 – It’s a DIRTY job but this GIRL’s gotta do it.
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...
Tall Ship Zebu Update – SAD NEWS! Declared Wrecked! – Sailing Melody Extra Episode
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...
Going Boat Refit Crazy 🤪
I think I'm seeing woodwork in my sleep! Meanwhile Julian has learned to make patterns and laminate on autopilot. In short, we're going boat refit crazy, but the end of the (hopefully) longest, and trickiest stage is almost in sight. Enjoy! 💙 @shazatsea
#43 – Cockpit Conundrum Part 2 – PROGRESS! NEW COCKPIT SEATS!!! – Part 2 of 2
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...
#42 – PROGRESS! NEW COCKPIT FLOOR PART 1!!!
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...
DISASTER! 100ft long TALLSHIP ZEBU run aground in North Wales. Sailing Melody Extra Special Episode
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 ...
#41 – Repairing a RUSTY sailboat! PREPPING AND PAINTING THE TRANSOM
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 ...