How are you sailing with all the sails furled ? ? Maybe new age electric motors ????

With the dingy sitting so high, you might have issue with sails when tacking. Be nice to look at new dingy and see how low you could make it. Turning dingy over would be better and you could still open hatch. The way you have it will be a problem with rain, although you could leave drain plug out but that would put dirty water and the deck. Just my opinion

I wouldn't worry to much about the "Keyboard Warriors " there's an old saying about " Walking a mile in my moccasins " ,,, The smoke on start up may be valve stem wear ,,, monitor your oil consumption to see how bad it is ?

Good video, and what you guys are doing is great, but Click bait is what people understand it to be: A sensationalized headline that wrongly pulls people into a video or onto a page that does in no way promises what the headline link initially promised. Everything else is just a good headline/link name. Is the dingy cradle not going to make it take off in high winds?

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love the dinghy idea, I have a similar situation, but i like what you have done,,,

If you don't feel ready you made the right choice. And yes, offshore sailing is boring as ....!

Congratulations on breaking the 07k barrier. Just a quick question. Did you rough up the copper coat after you had let it dry. I thought you had to do this to actuate it. Happy to be wrong.

I think you're escaping the country because you don't like the direction it's going. I wonder if you think it's finished or if it can be salvaged. Do you understand this is a time of great change? The madness can't endure but there are going to be rough seas ahead. I like your channel and you two seem like very authentic people, sensible and well possessed. Once the storms have abated and people stop pointing fingers and scapegoating, it'll be good to watch your channel without wondering how nationalist you are.

Well responded to your future plans. Your plans will never meet another persons plan. Do it your way and what is right for you as you said. Good luck and love to all❤

As I have repeatedly said it’s up to you just what you say do and share people can just shove off if they don’t like it crack on guys we all think the world of you ALL 😊

It is good to take ypur time if you can. More people should do this:)

I'm with you....coastal hoping sounds great and see something of the area rather than sail on by. If viewers want the Roaring 40s action then they should scroll on by elsewhere. You're doing a great job.

Big YES on your homeschooling comments. We homeschooled from birth and now have 2 lovely adult children that thrive in life and both graduated at the top in their Bachelor’s degrees.

I would keep a used but serviceable impeller as an emergency backup

One thing I would say is that I am sure you did but just didn’t show it, but if parts of your impeller have broken off it is important to try find them in the heat exchanger as they can reduce the flow and make the heat exchanged less efficient. As for the chap complaining, please ignore it and just enjoy what you are doing, we have sailed long passages in some very challenging weather through the Indian Ocean and up the Red Sea and are now doing short hops in the Mediterranean. For me the day hopping is so much more fun, we get to see the world. Enjoy yourself and just do it your way

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 😅

Keep doing what you are doing short sails helps you to get to know your boat I would do just the same as you and see as much as I could, I have watch people sail long trips and get in trouble very quickly baby steps is the sensible way to go,some times you do tend to waffle but that’s ok as that is you keep going and sail free love your show

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

Thanks for being so open about your finances, very interesting for other people who plan to cruise on a budget (like me) and shows you can do it with not much money actually. One suggestion about your outboards: I think it might be very difficult to get a 9.9 HP on and off a dinghy (too heavy). From my experience a 5 HP is plenty to get around. This depends a bit on on the shaft length, but why don't you mount the 9.9 as a safeguard/backup engine with a bracket on the transom of Ocean Melody? So in case the main diesel fails, you can still get to a marina. I had my inboard fail on me twice, with the second time my prop getting caught in a craypot line. The danger of that is also significant in Europe especially off the coast of Portugal. I am in the process of installing a 6HP Tohatsu long shaft on the back of my boat as a backup. In your case your 9.9 HP would also be enough to get you safely home.

No doubt you've moved on from Milford Haven now but a trip up the Haven would have been well worth while. I lived in Pembroke Dock for several years and also Lawrenny, which is further up the Haven. It seems fashionable these days to criticise negatively. As has been said ,do your own thing and don't let the buggers grind you down! An edit. One thing I forgot to mention is that the blue smoke at start up from cold is more than likely to be worn valve guides or damaged seals. At rest the oil left on the cylinder head can run down the guides, when the engine is stopped for only a short while the oil doesn't have time to run down. Black smoke would indicate that the injectors need servicing.

Holy cow, can't believe someone actually wrote such a critical comment to you. If the shoe were on the other foot how would that person feel if a total stranger wrote such a rude & critical comment? Trying to live a good life and take care of your family is #1 priority. Plans change. That's life. 💖🤗🙏⛵🐬

love your videos but would like to point out that Beaumaris is pronounced Boh Maris not Bew Maris.

Its always something, your doing great.

your doing a great job, thank you.

Your kids are probably far safer crossing an ocean with you than they are in a big city, or driving a car. People are just afraid of what is unknown to them. I was homeschooled for a year while living on my parents boat as a kid. I Loved it, and excelled at the schoolwork.

Hey, one of the best things you can fit to your engine is a few independant temperature sensors. Ideally one on the exhaust around the exhaust manifold to quickly detect loss of raw water. Another can go on the head. This will show overheating way quicker than the main tempguage. The other place to add one is on the transmission. They usually have an ajustable alarm set point which is worth its weight in gold. They have saved my bacon a few times. Ive used the Aussie made engine watchdog TM4, but I am sure others work fine.

Milford haven is definitely not south Wales mate, it's in Pembrokeshire,,,,,

Great stuff as always. Sorry you feel you need to justify your choices to people who will never be happy. Just what I hope will be a helpful comment. Do t forget to consider KZbin content creator insurance. Best wishes.

Sadly the main people worrying about you taking your kids out are the same people who's kids probably sit at home all day on their electronics. You kids are going to have an amazing life coming up and I'm truly jealous of them,

I don’t see a point commenting on videos that are weeks behind. I’m not sure why utubers that post weekly get weeks behind anyway. You should make a weekly video and post it up to the present date. Or perhaps this is just a way to get your patrons to pay for the latest episodes…..

Hello, good afternoon. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 My dear Captain Welsh, you have done EVERYTHING correctly, don't worry so much about giving an explanation to someone who tries to criticize you, first, they won't understand it, second, it's not on your mind. I just want to tell you that MANY TIMES you will notice that THERE IS NO correct path, but there are MOTIVES and correct REASONS to choose a path. I was listening to your wife and they will truly have a titanic task. ONLY FROM HERE I SUPPORT your decision and congratulate you for everything you have achieved. First law of Life: The less you tell, the better it will be for you and if you don't talk about it, no one ruins it. P.S. What's wrong with the United Kingdom, Mr. Sunak leaves and Mr. Starmer enters.....Uhm Uhm..This Mr. has a nervous Tic always looking to the left. What fucking luck! 🤣😏

Learning that Jack is thriving on home schooling is not surprising. Great job Melissa ! ❤❤😊

I appreciate your comments about"legit-bait". I've been wondering about the exaggerated titles of videos on a number of channels that I follow. Now I understand.

Smoke on start up is usually an indicator of worn valve guide seals. Minute qty of oil weeps into combustion chamber and burns up after starting from cold. Doesn't happen when warm as all parts expanded and compressing seals. As engibe cools seals shrink causing weeping. When it affects actual starting is the time to worry.

Hi just a quickly, won’t your jib sheets catch up on your new set up when tacking ?good luck with your adventure!

Pourquoi passer autant de temps à répondre à des gens comme çà? C'est chiantissime !!! Si vous vouliez qu'on parte ailleurs, vous ne vous y prendriez pas autrement ! J'ai un conseil pour vous : vous avez un rêve et une famille formidable, alors poursuivez et laissez les pisses-froid de côté, sur le bord de la route (Car ceux-là n'iront jamais nulle-part : ce sont des briseurs de rêves, des aigris) Demandez donc à ce monsieur pourquoi les abeilles ne perdent pas leur temps à expliquer aux mouches que le nectar est meilleur que la merde... Why spend so much time responding to people like that? It’s extremely boring! If you wanted us to go somewhere else, you wouldn't do it any other way! I have some advice for you: you have a dream and a great family, so go ahead and leave the cold pissers aside, on the side of the road (Because those will never go anywhere: they are dream breakers, bitter people) Ask this gentleman why bees don't waste their time explaining to flies that nectar is better than shit...

Hi Andy. Some time ago you mentioned an online guitar tutoring thing. How about it?

Your comments regarding the comments were exceptional, you simply can't please everyone but you can certainly be truthful in what you are doing.

My thoughts regarding the dinghy, why not consider a dinghy which you can sail but can accept an outboard. Would be a great addition especially for the boys.

If you are in the schengen zone how do you manage regarding the Brexit rules.

I enjoyed that, i always wondered how you and others managed financially . Especially these tubers with multi million pound cars etc

Andy tell the wanna be Cpt Pugwash to go boil an egg 🙄

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Don’t sweat the negative comments. Do what makes you and yours happy.

Not a judgement but a question... Have you had Oli in swimming lessons? I had no idea that they even had classes for infants!! until my former lead had twins and they went to swim classes. They learn to be calm and how to flip over onto their back and then kick to move toward mom or dad.

Andy you must make Documentaries your Puffin Island Blog was brilliant. (I know there is a lot to do beforehand though)