Wow Andy,Wow Wow Wow......Sorry to hear about your plight on your boat...but on the plus-side...just knowing that since you have grown your Captain Birdseye's Beard....and being Ginger......You have probably got your photo,posted on every Gay Man's Back of the toilet door in the Country......Whats it like being a Salty-ol-Sea Dog ?....honestly you look quite a catch for the LBGT community...Please take this comment in a colourful flashy pixie dust way with lots of rainbow unicorns....I thank you.

@SailingMelody

16 күн бұрын

Hahahaha best comment ever!!

It's not easy what you're doing. To please all the people and to do what you can. You try to do what's best for the family and at the same time what the money can do. ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

❤️

i love your stories . keep on trekking

Awesome couple you are it’s a big world and go explore it its for everyone to see doesn’t matter when you start as long as your breathing it’s never to late to live your life, again your life your great I hope you are finding the life you love

great video i think i would of pressurised the diesel tank to confirm the leak,

Please dont let people sitting in a recliner watching your videos influence or discourage you. There are so many armchair quarterbacks and so few that actually do. Keep doing and thanks for sharing.

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊

@davekimbler2308

17 күн бұрын

your correct , my comment came over a bit harsh and wasn't meant to be , was trying to understand the mind set behind the reason for short trips is all .

@fredrikhjelmare2266

17 күн бұрын

Well said!

You all appear so well and reflect a good vibe. Congrats on the progress

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍

Epoxy in your hair, that reminds me of something. In 1982 I started my apprenticeship as a vehicle painter and in the first few weeks you only do light work. The son of the boss's brother started the apprenticeship with me and we tidied up the paint shelf with the cans of leftover paint and varnish. While we were doing that I took a can and shook it and I hadn't paid attention to whether the lid was firmly on the can. Of course it wasn't and all the paint poured over my colleague's head. He had green car paint in his hair for a few days.😂

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

🙈🙈🤣🤣

I have never been on a sailing vessel before, land locked in the middle of the USA, but wow! Ocean Melody is such a beautiful boat! She looks so sleek in the water. Definitely a classic beauty.

Well done guy's. Thats another problem solved in your usual precise way. I am full of admiration for the way you do these things. Keep well and safe. James.

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Thanks James

Love the netting to keep Oli safe.

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Getting there slowly

I would like to add, the boat has beautiful lines and your new hardtop Bimini really blends in nicely. Great job!

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

She sure does.

Great work yet again and the way you explain what you are doing is fantastic ⭐⭐⭐

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍

Its always something, your doing great.

Please don’t be discouraged by any negative comments that come your way. Your videos are really inspiring, interesting and informative. I remember doing a lot of what you’re doing now on my Freeman 26 so its really good to see someone else working out how to do the same things I found/did. Anyway, great video again. Please keep them coming. I look forward to every Wednesday evening to see what your all up to. Cheers, Dave and Jackie Swain and family xx😊

You said you were pleased with how she sails not surprising seeing her out of the water. Nice video

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

A perfect shape for sailing!!

Very Nice underwater lines you boat has.... lovely.

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

Yes she is very beautiful above and below the water 😄

The boat looked amazing going back in the water, 1st time getting a look at how much beam shes got. 👊🏻👏🏻

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

She's a pretty lady

@derekhoughton1346

18 күн бұрын

Red hair where you are hoping to go can be a curse. Tell me how I know. As a red head Spending 15 months between Hong Kong and Singapore as a 17/18 year old around 1970 I had to learn fast as the Royal Navy treated sunburn as a self inflicted injury.

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

Hence the cockpit enclosure, the ridiculous amount of sun hats and long sleeve shirts 🤣

What a great episode mind you they all are and always interesting so pleased this tank job will end fully repaired leak free and full of diesel a fully completed finished ticked ☑️ off job , those boys are growing up to fast ❤😊

Great work. You are making it work and doing what it takes to achieve your dream. I follow the channel as a regular viewer and would like to suggest that you slow down the crawl of your patrons and supporters, at the end of each episode, to reflect the appreciation they deserve.

Living the dream 😊

The water that it put in diesel tank should be colored to see if the hole going true to the keel...

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

I forgot to mention he did put blue dye in the water

Andy, Melissa, Jack & Ollie: We loved your Deganwy Marina episode. Andy has certainly covered all the angles as to Melody II's leaking diesel tank. We all are wishing Melody a safe and HAPPY summer sailing season. Love Oliver's hair, a beacon of light he will be, with Red Hair!

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Thank you! He sure will be!!

Definitely would have thought an anode on the shaft or prop! Extra anode by the original or on the hull useless. Just go larger if that anode doesn’t last 6 months. We are also super happy with our Coppercoat after 5 years. Nice job on the keel. Hull under the water looks good mate, no need to lift again for at least 2 years. Especially if you dive on the boat regularly to check things.

@SailingMelody

11 күн бұрын

We have a keel cooled fridge to fit so have to lift for that 😁

Great episode . You guys are truly living your dreams. Love it. Manifest destiny.

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

❤️

Would a flexible fuel bladder add some security to the interior of the diesel tank? If you're unfortunate enough to damage the keel on your travels you don't want to corrupt the diesel if you can help it - might spoil your run to safe harbour. Good film, very interesting. North Wales looking good in the sunshine.

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Yes it's definitely a possibility. We are going to reinforce the inside as well 😁

I was so glad to hear your future plans for the interior of the fuel tank. All the way through the video I was concerned that fuel would end up between the lead and glass.

I think your cruising plans are BRILLIANT. An example to everyone, of how to enjoy, safe, risk avoiding family sailing. No matter what your experience, when you add in new 'elements' you need to relearn how they affect your sailing. You have more new things going on than most of us; living aboard, children on board, lots of new equipment, long term cruising, less access to; friends, known suppliers and trades people, less local knowledge, the list goes on. With your planning you will all be safe and enjoy many many adventures.

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

We’re taking it very very slowly. Move from one place to the next, keep it short, simple, good weather, daylight and fix what we need to fix as we identify issues. And yes over time our distances will get greater and our confidence will grow but apart from anything we want to do it this way because long passages are simply boring and we want to see lots of places as we go

@chrisdixon9697

17 күн бұрын

👍

Another interesting episode, thank you. You made a few comments for example 'its ok the kids are not playing on the pontoons'. I suspect this maybe because some armchair 'experts' will pull you up for any tiny thing. It's obvious you love and care for your family and would never let any harm come their way. Don't let the comments drag you down. 👍

70K Congratulations 😀

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

🎉🎉🥳

Well guys I think watching you for a long time,l have seen that you guys make the write decisions at the write times most of the time,as one of your viewers has said it’s easy to sit back in a chair and pull people to bits. But I can clearly see that you both have the safety of your beautiful children first and foremost.don’t really know what to say to be honest.your doing what a lot of people want to do but never too be honest had the courage to do.including my self.,so go for it,Alan

I understand very well your problems with this fuel tank. The first boat I bought was steel. The seller has made it by himself except the hull. He was so uneasy with the diesel oil in the keel under water, that he ignored the tank in the keel and build another one under the bed of the cabin. I was not happy with the stink of it and the loss of space. I understand now how he was clear sighted.

Please stop worrying and justifying what your beautiful children are doing. These gorgeous people are adults who love their children and would not put them in harms way. For gods sake viewers stop telling them what to do with their children. If Jack wants to climb a ladder on dry land he is just exploring, he is just being a child. I love watching from a distance (Australia) and enjoy their hard work and commitment to making a better than boring life for their little family. Jack and Olllie will be amazing humans beings as they grow with this world. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Was listening. Bass and interesting melody notes say much about the sort-of wild-western theme around liftout. Yer British! Then I remembered..." that's him playing the soundtrack.." Best way around royalties mate! Big work putting it all together. Have fun all.

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Can't take credit for the music in this week's episode. Epidemic sounds.

You were luckty to be able to keep the boat in the slings for all that time.

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

We are very lucky 😊

What a lovely marina and staff. So very friendly and amiable.😊

All alright, safety first . Well done. 👍👍👍. 😎😉

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Always!

Great progress guys. Nice to see the keel all sorted out. Melissa did a cracking job on the water line stripe (for want of the boating term).

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

Thanks mate :) hope you’re well

Hi Andy, Melissa lightning Jack and Little Ollie. It’s wonderful to see you’ve got ocean melody out of the water. And you are fixing up these issues always amazes me how many keyboard experts there is out there that constant give negative comments but they’re not doing what use are doing. I must say Melissa you’re looking fantastic as a new mum and Ollie is growing up so nice we don’t see much of lightning Jack, but he is such a wonderful young man and you must be very proud of him. He just loves his little brother. Keep up the good work guys. Don’t take these negative comments to heart. Lots of love and appreciation from Australia.

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊😊

Andy and Melissa, congrats on reaching 70K. You're absolutely doing the right thing by doing short daytime hops to shake the boat down. When the time comes to do longer crossings she should be in good shape and you will have gained enough experience with handling her.

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

That’s yes that’s the plan. Build up slowly. Some people are saying things like “you’re never going to do any long passages” which isn’t true, we are, but at the moment we want to enjoy the short hops and the quaint little towns and moorings and anchorages as much as possible. Aside from the aspect of working on the boat, long passages are boring. We didn’t get into this to spend months off shore, we got into this to enjoy sailing from location to location and exploring as we go. So the boat can be worked on as we go until she and we are ready for longer passages

@sailingmoonshadow3169

17 күн бұрын

I'm assuming you will go into Milford Haven and then round to Falmouth before crossing to France. Of course crossing the Bristol Channel is almost the same as crossing the English Channel. Both took me about 30 hours...

@SailingMelody

3 күн бұрын

Yes with some little detours lol

Andy you and your family are Brilliant. I can see that you are a very careful considered and competent captain. Your explanation and video skills are fantastic, so good luck fair winds, I will follow you on this special journey. Cheers from Downunder.

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

Thank you kindly

Your one anode appears to be more than sufficient. Don’t be tempted to add more as it may in fact do more harm than good by inducing too much galvanic action. 18 months is a perfectly satisfactory service life. Be sure to put a rubber gasket between the anode and the copper coat. Having the anode fixed in place by nuts and lock washers will enable you to change the anode annually without having to lift the boat. You may well find, as I do, that the copper coat will allow you to go two or three years between lifts provided that you are able to inspect your hull, scrub it if needed, and change the anode using scuba or a snorkel. Oh, and whenever you check the anode scrape it back to bare metal to ensure good conductivity. Keep up the good work!

It may be a little too late now, but remember when you haul out before you go back in the water, you have to clean all the growth off of your anodes. If you don’t clean them back to raw metal, they don’t work as efficiently. Nice job repairing the keel!

@jaygee5693

17 күн бұрын

I'm pretty sure that every boat owner would use a haul-out as an opportunity to clean the anodes and do at least a quick clean of the rest of the hull below the waterline. Why wouldn't they?

@TXP2P69

16 күн бұрын

@@jaygee5693 Because most people are lazy???

@cbrucewarren

16 күн бұрын

did you miss the part where he pressure washed the hull??

@jaygee5693

16 күн бұрын

@@TXP2P69 It's not cheap to be hauled out. Missing any such opportunity to clean the hull, prop(s) and anodes would be throwing money away.

Very productive and great work. Well done all of you. Oh and jack is a great brother to Ollie too!

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

He is awesome!!

A braver man than me drilling & working under an unchocked boat. 😮 I see you got some blocks under later on.

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

🙈

As always, you are absolutely amazing!

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

Thanks ☺️

Nice job on the keel buddy, as it looks mint. The boat is a very wide fat lady. You have made the seventy thousand subscribers.

Well done both of you ! That keel looked awesome 🙌 all the best …!

Great episode, and keep doing what you're doing. Its interesting and an enjoyable watch with a totally different take on family life. 😊

That plimsoll line is aggravating me lol

Get the wet vac Hoover out and pull on the hole to extract all the moisture, I have also used one to pull the resin into a crack or void.

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

We used the wet vac 😁😁

Well done, I wouldn't have a clue

Still weird to see how wide the ship is when filmed fully from behind after the drop into the water. Very happy the drop on the bottom of the harbor when the lock failed wasn't the cause of the water coming in. Great to have ocean melody out of the water so you could asses everything and clean up and fixed it al very good. This is a big thing to get that running thing out of your mind about where the water came from.. its a great sight to see the ship going through the water, I like the lines a lot.

Nice video. You guys are dong great! I continue to look to you for motivation to persevere on our own boat. Wish you didn’t have to always preemptively apologize, You have no need to do that as far as I can see! If someone faults you guys, they are truly missing something.

Always look forward to your wonderful episodes Andy,Melissa, Jack and of course Oliver! Great shot of your Beautiful boats gorgeous hourglass shape going back into the water. We'reong time fansbut its the first time ive been able to see her hull shape so well. Such beam shoul be a great asset in most of your sailing, living comforts. Great explanation of your episodes timings Andy,your so extremely thoughtful of your followers,at times, we feel we couldn't be as patient! As always FWCS SAILING ⛵️

A leak will not decrease without intervention. A comment to help your subscribers.

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Thank you 🤩

If the water can get into the tank through the structure of the boat, won’t the diesel leak into the structure?

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Yes we will fully glass the tank once completely dry 😁

@DonFarmer-hq5sw

18 күн бұрын

@@SailingMelody thank you ❤ that was causing concern 😮

Great Job Andy !!!

It must have been stressful enough having a limited time to complete the repair and get the keel dried out in time. Nice glassing work! I'm going to be doing some glassing soon on my own 1940 40' seaplane tender. Best of luck with it all.

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

It was stressful but thankfully we got ahead early on 😄

You all look fantastic! Great video! 😎❤️😎❤️😎

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊

@maryjnorwood3962

17 күн бұрын

@@SailingMelody ❤️

Good luck with the tank I hope you solved the leak 😊😊

Brovo on using whole cloth on the bottom of kile. Having had more than my share of glass over lead. Filling the bulb keel with water to test for leaks is Great way to see leeks, however a good test for when your in the water, you can seal the top of your gas tank from the top, install a psi pressure gauge and add 4-8 Psi on compressor air use a bicycle hand pump, just installed a stainless steel stove bicycle Zero fitting, 1 see gauge for leek down test, if bad results,take a dip to look for bubbles coming from the outside of the keel. Same method can be used to pressure repair to push appoxi into the leaks areas. Also u can put thinner in the fuel tank and pressurising to dry the area between the keel and lead. 4 psi will push appoxi out the bottom, just plug lowest hole first and drill hole every 2- 3 inches while filling up with appoxi and using air pressure to assure completely sealed. Actually this is the reverse of Vacuum Bagging if you think about it. In

@bv6686

15 күн бұрын

Auto spelling correction is painful at times, should read ZERK FITTING

Well done repair! I keep white vinegar or denatured alcohol around for cleaning uncured epoxy off myself and tools....much easier and safer than the alternatives.

Well done 👍🏻👍🏻

Do you have a hot water heater, hot water pipe or possibly and exhaust close enough to your diesel tank? Heat might be causing excessive condensation. You could put a thermometer in your tank and check that way? Also any purge cannistors located near a damp heat source could be collecting moisture.

You’re doin great.

Such a pretty boat

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

Thank you 🤩

Well done - looks as though you've really fixed the bottom of the keel. A thought about anodes.......I've been told that with all the anodes on yachts in a marina an electrolysis circuit can sometimes happen, and an anode on a rope, dangled from the cockpit, can help whilst you're in a marina. It's easy to replace, too! The fluffy thing on a microphone is called a Dead-Kitten, a Dead-Cat....or even a Dead-Wombat, dependent on size!

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Thanks!! Good tip!

@cbrucewarren

16 күн бұрын

anode on a rope...... connected to neutral; also a galvanic isolator [ or best/most expensive, an isolation transformer. on the AC side)will greatly reduce galvonic action/stray currents whilst in a marina

THANK YOU

It was cool having you here 🏴‍☠

The easiest way to diagnose it is to pressurise the Main diesel tank with 0.5 psi of air, its a well proven diagnostic tool.

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

The surveyor just used dye to see it coming out.

@pauldent7067

18 күн бұрын

@@SailingMelody so you've got dye and fuel coming out of ure keel?

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

No fuel because the tank was empty and has been the whole time we have owned her. The water was getting in at the rate of about an egg cup a day. Obviously now nothing is getting in or out. The tank will be re glasses from the inside before use!

Thank-you!

You doing great 👍

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

Thank you 🤩

Another great episode guys .

Thank you

Cheers guys!

Nice repair Andy ! No need to ever apologize for anything , you are providing interesting content and for that I’m grateful. I guess adding glass laminate to the inside of tank is a belt and braces approach but , much like welding it really hard to make it 100% non porous. A few good layers of quality tank lining product should be more than adequate , and potentially better , as easier to well. Cheers Warren

Another great informative video, it sure is a fine looking vessel take and have fair winds from Vung Tau Vietnam

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊

I'm in Cork (Crosshaven) at the mo. Keep looking out for you just in case.

Great content

Bravo! Bon voyage.

good video 👍

34:00 Anodes Looks fine. If you find anything aboard showing signs of corrosion advancing, make sure it's grounded to the common ground and keep annual check on your anode.

Awesome video 👍👍👍🥰⛵️⛵️⛵️

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Thanks Kathleen ☺️

Hi, i have a primerbulp and everyting i nead for cutting an instaling if i get problems. But i am a bit sceptic on the diesel resistance on the bulps. But i are probbably just to charefull. Love your content and hard work!

Andy as always entertaining, informative and definitely LMFAO at you a lot🤣 That was a lot of work it seems you did there and jobs very well done both you and Melissa. I think it is a fantastic idea just day sails down the coast and it doesn't mean you have to dock at a marina each time you could anchor in some Bay some where or use a buoy. Aladino would be proud of you. Okay mate until next video cheers

Your anode doesn't look very worn for 18 months. Check your bonding system if you haven't done yet. I had an electrician go over one of my boats because I saw significant corrosion on the buss bars. He wound up replacing most of the buss bars and making new connections to the bus bars. I had another boat that had some work done to the bottom and they forgot to connect the bonding system to the large plate anode on the stern. I noticed that the anode was not degrading. Basically, the zincs on the running gear were taking all of the abuse. No damage was done and a mystery was finally solved...

Glad y’all were able to get it repaired. I wonder if the diesel tank could not be coated with petro liner plastic. People put plastic liners in automotive gas tanks and it’s like a liquid that dries to a hard plastic shell wondering if that could be done with your diesel tank.

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

You can get custom made plastic tanks, but worth looking at.

Well done thats a truckload of work done in a short time. 😀

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

😄

well done good luck.

Looks good mate!

Maybe try some strongly coloured water in the tank the observe where it appears!Cochineal works well !! Just a thought

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

That's what the surveyor did 🙈 we forgot to mention that!

@delukxy

18 күн бұрын

@@SailingMelody Fluorescein dye is the way to go. You can then check what is leaking out with an ultra violet torch.

@SailingMelody

18 күн бұрын

Yes that would have been good!

I've heard the steel keels (not sure if this is....just as I say that "it's lead"). Well I was going to say they don't absorb impact but transfer it into the boat......not the case here obviously, but still interesting ??? Maybe not 😅

Just one thought from me. Those that know anything about boats and sailing generally will that you’re doing things properly, to a higher standard than most and are taking no chances. Those that know nothing will bleat on and on with pointless criticism. It’s difficult to ignore them of course but don’t feel that you need to justify yourself to them.

I too would re do the plimsoll line given a chance.

@grahamtipping4891

11 күн бұрын

Hadn't watched the whole video so withdraw that comment.

First off, im a huge fan. I really like the channel. As far as the anodes go, i think ive heard that an anode protects an area of metal somewhere around two or three feet around it. Im not sure, and I'd guess it depends on a lot of factors. However, that one seems quite far from your propeller. I understand that theres limited area on your shaft, but maybe you could get one of those flat disc shaped ones and mount it on the sides of your rudder in close proximity to your metal shaft and prop. I also understand that so far you have no electrolysis problems, but that can change in ome bad marina that has an electrical issue at a dock. Your prop and shaft will thank you for it in the long run. I know it won't help currently as you said your a month out, and have already moved on, but think on studying on it before it does get some damage. Just giving you something to ponder, not judging or tryimg to come off as a know it all. Best of luck, best wishes,and Peace on the water to you and yours.

Good luck 🎉

you are living your life and sharing it... that doesn't mean you have to get bothered by useless comments. Recall the tale of the man,boy and their donkey

Your diesel keel tank plans are bomb proof. Not gonna be fun working in that space, but the plan ensures a clean, watertight long term solution. Water in diesel is an ever present nemesis.... enough water contamination comes out of the pump nozzle to cause endless problems.

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

😊

Pretty sure its referred to as a through hull. But if you say it fast enough no one can really tell what is being said. I Love your boat. Great looking vessel. Keep up the great content.

@SailingMelody

17 күн бұрын

True! Thanks 😊