Cheap boat to travel the world = Plenty of things to fix!

[@SailingMelody]

Thanks to @weareboatfolk and @Thedeckpenarth for the generous hospitality

[@kevinmartin3859]

A lovely video ollie is certainly growing well walks well Jack's voice is getting deeper bread pudding look you and Andy looking very happy with life well done Melissa 😊😊

[@cherjohnson5807]

Melissa, only a true woman could make a cake with a baby on her hip, I’m so proud of you‼️

[@SailingMelody]

❤️

[@SailingMelody]

I’m proud of her too 😀

[@redshifttrucking4537]

Love the stainless tank idea... you hit the lottery. People are really good, kind, and generous on the whole. Restores my faith in humanity.

[@SailingMelody]

Yes we are very lucky 😊

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

That's what I see and hear over and over again: The boating community is really great all over the world. Best regards, luck and health in particular.

[@Its_me--Boo_Radley]

Wow! I have to say, your dinner at Penarth Marina looked fabulous!

[@SailingMelody]

It was!

[@johnharrison9317]

I am so happy that people in the Uk are so generous, from the marina (bravo) to the fine folk offering help. Your family spreads good feelings and great content, and you deserve good karma.

[@SailingMelody]

Thank you 😊 we are extremely grateful for the help ☺️

[@vicmargesaunders3016]

I used cardboard and a hot melt glue gun!! To make my tank template . Good luck with the project Vic Saunders

[@olskooldoubleucw3837]

It’s always great seeing you all together!! We love seeing Captain Jack and his first mate Ollie! Sending you all hugs and much respect from AZ, USA! Can’t wait to see your future videos!

[@SailingMelody]

Thank you so much. Lots more to come we promise

[@basilbrushbooshieboosh5302]

Looks you're slimming up Mel. Life's definitely agreeing with you. And Jack, you're getting very tall there young man. Especially that you stand ram-rod straight with a great posture.

[@maryjnorwood3962]

Loved the baking! (I could almost smell the lovely aroma of that cake.) 😎🥰❤️❤️❤️

[@MaShcode]

Good thing it’s not the Range Rover of auto pilot steering. Siri, turn starboard, dammit, TURN NOT TERN! 😂

[@SailingMelody]

🤣

[@Kathleensailorgirl]

Wow this is a beautiful Marina, blessings to you all 🥰⛵️⛵️

[@SailingMelody]

Yeah it’s stunning! Thoroughly recommended

[@nhm2896]

Well, fluxgate, depending on mark and model, can be very sensitive to how the boat is leaning or pitching. I had a Raymarine fluxgate fitted and it would differ about 60 deg depending on the speed (pitch) of my boat. Absolutley useless in my case so I had to change to a Furuno GPS-compass. Besides that fluxcompasses gives the magnetic heading (at best) and needs to be corrected in order to be used with radar overlay in the plotter. If possible try to find a GPS-compass instead. The Vector SeaPilot is as small and neat as possible to make them.

[@Parknest]

Andy, as soon as you mentioned the resistors and capacitors in your autopilot, my first thought was that you'll need to replace all the electrolytic capacitors as they're prone to failing due to age. I see you've mastered the art of the CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) template.

[@VEJ2]

CAD design for your anchor protection. (CAD = Carboard Aided Design)

[@SailingMelody]

We love a bit of CAD!

[@ryanwalsh7491]

What s Nice marina. Looks like it really does have it all.

[@blanco.norberto-w6n]

Good Afternoon Mr. Skipper. That Autopilot you have is excellent and the good thing should always be the relief, the guardian for when the first one gets tired. Be careful, regarding Raymarine autopilots I observe and read many complaints, personally I think there are hidden stars. P.S. Take note of this one and do your research and comparisons T2 Pilot Ram /T2 12v Simrad. hydraulic. I also want you to take notes on the Navigation Software that is giving a lot of talk Orca Core and Orca Display 2, one of the two comes with a gyroscopic course correction sensor and that is very important to the Autopilot signal. Greetings to all your family. You feed Oliver who grows quickly, the first one is not far behind either. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️

[@SailingMelody]

Anhhh Orca. Big news coming up with Orca. Keep watching the next episodes

[@FranklinNewhart]

I love the blue dress. It really does justice.

[@SailingMelody]

Thank you 🤩

[@patrickjones5682]

Perfect responce to my request! Stay just the way you are! 🙂

[@SailingMelody]

Will do!

[@FLH3official]

Thank you for this video! And, time for nostalgia, spotted a Westerly Conway and a Westerly Centaur... My parents own these type of boat (in reverse order obviously) and I learn to sail on them, as a teen on the Centaur and as a young adult on the Conway as my parents lent her to me (a great way to make her fully ready, thinks fixed, when they take her for their own holidays...😁)

[@johnhogg9756]

May be jumping gun but could make a straight sided tank depth of hole then have it come out and have tank take some of wider space between floor and old tank.

[@simongilbert7895]

I've just seen your channel and looked back at when you got this Bowman. I used to sail with someone who owned a very similar Bowman in the late 1990s. I think it was kept on the river Fowey not far from where you bought it from near Dartmouth. At the time it had a blue hull blue with beautiful teak decks and an old engine that was forever trying to retire. Centre cockpit ketch like your. I wonder if was the same boat? I have fond memories of leaping off the boat into the river, crewing it in Falmouth week and sailing to France. It was a lovely boat!

[@SailingMelody]

A man called Doug owned this from 1998 to 2010 and bought her from Antigua.

[@jacquelinechiasson1757]

I’m really enjoying the new cabin top height and the view through all the windows. It seems to really open up the cockpit.

[@bobuncle8704]

That’s going to some nice tank

[@SailingMelody]

Yes it is

[@Sircraig7963]

G'day Crew,, I bet Andy dropped the auto pilot and came looking for a cuppa tea and a piece of that yummy bread pudding. Hope the tank goes well. Respect....!

[@SailingMelody]

Haha yes 🤣

[@ronburns268]

With electronics the truth is that capacitors have a finite life. At a point it is "easier" to replace them all. The quotes are because it may not be easy but at least you are not chasing issue later as another old cap fails. Look for leaks and bulges. Likely that tech is telling you the same. If he offers a sheet to buy a whole new set it would be worth the effort to replace them all.

[@SailingMelody]

Good point

[@paulwalker9423]

Enjoyed that one guys good all round episode 😊

[@brian.7966]

What a nice little lad he is, xx

[@SailingMelody]

He is :) thank you

[@rolandtb3]

Possible options for the autopilot. Diesel gas tank: After making detailed measurements and sketches, could you have glued narrow strips of wood or plywood cutouts or cardboard or a combination for a skeletal mock-up? If the tank has not leaked, any reasons not to use as originally intended? How safe is a diesel bladder tank in the existing keel?

[@SailingMelody]

We considered building it the way you suggest but decided a plywood mockup was a better more reliable analogue.

[@monomattock1]

Hot glue gun and veneer to make template. Quick, easy accurate

[@Sluf7]

Great vid Team nice to see the day in the life😅. The Marina is certainly a Gem great they are hosting you😂. Good idea re keel tank and as a separate entity ya can get to use those water tanks as isolated from the Diesel tank😅. Just chug along with the auto pilot yes nice to have but ya but you can chug around without it till ya sort don,t stress over it.😮 Jeez that Ollie's coming along be running round the deck before ya know it.😮😅 Really great ya all looking so relaxed now ya enjoying the Cruising Life keep at it now.😅😂❤

[@SailingMelody]

Ollie is a little superstar. But having him on board means an autopilot isn’t a luxury it’s a serious safety issue because either of us from time to time will need to jump off the helm position to deal with him at least for the next couple of years

[@Sluf7]

@@SailingMelody True very true and I am sure he will move a lighting speed.

[@gregbolitho9775]

Nice, goin m8s, your underway and under sail. Penarth Marina is something else, like Royal Melbourne Yatch Squadron, no 13.98ft Paper Tigers there 😂 Very A.B. Olly looks to be an attempted escapoligist, a lot like what I used to be. At age 5-6, I was still attached to Mum with a leather strap attached to a harness. 😉 Cap'm Jack looks real good, more relaxed too. Those 2 blokes you ran into sound like real good value people. Bread pudding sounds really good, no currants, rasins or sultanas, thats the way my Mum made it. Nice place you got, and everything your doing to it, and with it, just makes it better. Thanks m8s, doing rippa, satay vertical Eh!

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Andy what’s the bet the tong is out whilst your measuring the tank

[@dingdong00002]

young jack is a fantastic brother and both growing like weeds 😂footage in the restaurant was superb💯👍

[@peternkwo7709]

Hi guys .., just driven past some familiar faces, Melissa Jack and Ollie .., so you must be in Falmouth are you at the Falmouth Marina? Not sure the price per evening at the marina but I’m based on the council pontoon just to the right of the marina if you’re looking from the shore..,and the at the end of the pontoon is a free berth used by local or visiting boats for as long as they need it .., Short row to the dinghy dock at the premier marina … good look on your adventures ..x

[@SailingMelody]

Yes we were in the Haven. Ahhh that's great to know thank you 😊

[@trevhedges]

Cheers guys!

[@SailingMelody]

Thanks Trev :)

[@MrButtonpresser]

Great stuff guys. The family is looking happy.

[@jonathanscott550]

nice video and all 4 of you were busy doing stuff. Cool boat taxi, I like the marina. looking forward to next video

[@solskengroupllp2758]

Andy, you looks like a slightly older Ewan McGregor. You have the accent! You just needs the Jedi robes and light saber to complete the circle. You are a braver man then me for dealing with the electronics. Electronics is my kryptonite. Great episode and awesome, awesome, awesome news about the diesil tanks!

[@jimmyjohnstone5878]

McGregor has a Scottish accent. Andy looks absolutely nothing like him. A beard doesn't make them look alike.

[@solskengroupllp2758]

@@jimmyjohnstone5878 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWqqhmeGYpZ0jas

[@antoniodellecave9268]

Irlanda?

[@brian.7966]

oh, stop it. Ewan McGregor indeed.

[@paulwilliams3494]

Hmmmm, looks like you might be near my home waters. Helford?....Nice day today. 😎😎

[@SailingMelody]

We are! Beautiful here!

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

Nice one guys lots of positives and progress, excellent, must make you feel good. I recently changed boat and I have an ancient Pinta autopilot, circa 1970’s. It has an excellent motor and means to engage and,disengage but the brains is not working correctly so a bit like yours. If I turn mine on it goes hard astarboard and then blows a fuse. The compass has light sensitive diodes which detect when it goes,off,course,so I’m changing those but ultimately I will hook up a Raymarine brains box and a fluxgate compass but keep the mechanics. My steering is all gear boxes and prop shafts so bullet proof, just old electronics. You probably know this but capacitors do have a life span so if there are any then good,to change those first as often they are no longer working. Great news on the tank, brilliant. Andy UK

[@SailingMelody]

That’s exactly what I’ve done. Raymarine type 300 course computer, flu gate compass, rudder position sensor and a 6000 series head unit and it’s working like a champ

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

@@SailingMelody That’s brilliant I might need to pick your brains to to wire up my brains lol

[@minibigs5259]

That thumbnail 😍

[@eprohoda]

Sailing~ How is it going?. Yo,perfect , so long!

[@jeremyallard7015]

Hi Andy DREAM-SHAFTER and Crew, a great video. I was wondering if pushing the length of your Stem Head Roller out would be a safe guard to avoid your Anchor hitting the Bow? Stay safe.

[@SailingMelody]

Yes absolutely. I think that’s the answer. I also want to add a removable sprit for flying a downwind sail so I’ll be looking for a fabricator to either beef up our existing roller assembly or make us a new more substantial one with the bowsprit attachment integrated

[@jeremyallard7015]

@@SailingMelody Fabulous Andy I look forward to the footage when it comes.

[@davidhilliar3715]

HI, you pip'd my interest with making cake from leftover bread. I grew up in the 60's with my mother making some similar. Any chance of getting the receipe please. Keep up all the the good work, love seeing your channel.

[@doug2078]

Cool Video guys !!!!

[@julianevans9498]

Hi guys , love watching your videos, very inspirational, just a thought, why don’t you put expanding foam around your new fuel tank, that would fill all gaps, around. The tank and avoid needing to fix it with bolts etc, just a thought by the way , enjoy your lives , sail well, regards j

[@SailingMelody]

We’re looking at all the options including expanding foam

[@peterleyland4793]

Hi Andy , We have bought a Nicholsen 32 to downsize to, she is a bit of a project presently in Dickies Boatyard . hope your journey carries on successfully. Peter (Dentist with poor Handwriting!) Yacht Brillig

[@SailingMelody]

AHH fab good luck with the project 😄

[@jeffw.6821]

I haven't been closely following your page. So, please accept my apologies if I am commenting out of turn. You've already explored Europe quite a lot. So, maybe you should wait until December to leave the UK and then sail to the Caribbean. That way you can avoid the issue with the orcas at Gibraltar, do a major shakedown cruise crossing the Atlantic, fix things at the British Virgin Islands and start getting used to higher tropical temperatures and humidity. I have been watching other sailing channels that have been near the equator in the South Pacific. They have all complained about how hot it has become over the last few years. The South Pacific is warming 2 to 3 times faster than the rest of the world. By the early 2030s, the region will be a "living hell" in the summer months. So, if you want to sail the South Pacific, you should go as soon as possible.

[@SailingMelody]

We like that idea but we do t have the experience yet to do an Atlantic crossing so soon. We’re planing to spend more time training ourselves and preparing the boat more by sailing in the Mediterranean until we feel confident to make that crossing

[@anthonylancina3899]

Hi All, great episode, good tank solution, but why don’t you maximise the tank capacity by coming higher under the sole boards. Can never have enough hidden fuel capacity! Probably already too late but I would make it as big as is practical. Best regards from a fellow old boat fanatic!

[@SailingMelody]

I have come slightly higher but we also need to maintain access to the outlets from the two decorations water tanks on port and starboard and leave enough room for the starter battery bank and tool storage.

[@anthonylancina3899]

@@SailingMelodythanks for replying, if you are heading into Plymouth or Newton Ferrers, it would be great to meet, we also viewed your boat at the time you bought her! Ended up buying a neglected Atlantic 43, now busy restoring her for our adventures! Best regards Anthony

[@johna7075]

I understand the difficulties of baking with a small child, ours is just a little younger than Ollie and I'm trying to produce a lemon drizzle cake today. I shouldn't complain though as I have a massive (compared to a little boat) house so I can put him down in a pile of toys for a few minutes. Hope you enjoyed Cardiff, the bay has changed a lot since I lived there and it was known as "the Docks" and was a place to avoid, full prostitutes and wrong 'uns.

[@SailingMelody]

Mmm lemon drizzle 🤤

[@johnleigh349]

Where on earth did you get that spice rack 😮 i want one 😊

[@SailingMelody]

It's 4 individual racks from Amazon

[@johnleigh349]

@@SailingMelody thank you brillant 😊⛵⛵

[@andrewcolquhoun4007]

I wouldwinter in the UK then you have next Spring summer to visit Europe and get south and out of eu area

[@SailingMelody]

Yes and spend the winter doing heavy weather sail training

[@robertmoreland2638]

Get a new Raymarine autopilot, dump the old system, I retired 9yrs ago with a intermittent working 6000 system, I hand steered all the way to the Med, then with hours and hours messing around hand steered the Balearic’s for 4yrs, before I bought new. Trust me do it now and it will be worth it’s weight in gold. 😀👍🇪🇸

[@SailingMelody]

It’s a money thing I’m afraid. You’re dead right that is what we need but there are about 2000 “critical” things of which the autopilot is just one, so we work with what we can afford, with the time we have and the money we have and the skills we have in the hope that one day we will have more money or more time or more skill or ideally more of all three 😂

[@robertmoreland2638]

@@SailingMelody There isn’t 2000 critical things 👍and after 5yrs of doing it full time you’ll find out as well. 1 an oversized anchor and 60m of chain, 40m warp, powerful windless. 2 Kedge anchor with 5m of chain, 25m warp. For swelling anchorage. 3 Depth sounder. 4 chart plotter, paper charts and pilot books. 5 independent solar battery fridge setup. 6 autopilot. 7 reliable engine good sails and reliable furling gear. As long as you have these you’re going to be safe and love your new life. 😀👍🇪🇸

[@basilbrushbooshieboosh5302]

Relace the system with a modern modern modern one ? Would that mean it's modern ?

[@Stuart.Lockwood]

Watch sailing parlay revival for ideas and Colin the captain will answer questions about the gear he has put in his boat also he’s non ad and ex super yacht engineer

[@melissabennington1473]

😊

[@minibigs5259]

3:54 .........you OK Hun?

[@SailingMelody]

🤣 all good

[@billrichardson2256]

👍

[@SailingMelody]

Thanks 🙏

[@dcdow180]

You have a very expensive self steering system attached to your transom which is far superior to any electronic system, what is the reason you are not using it. I have electronic self steering and I would love the system you 😊

[@SailingMelody]

We LOVE the hydrovane but it’s only useful when there’s just the right amount of wind and currently the wind is being a total pain in the ass, it’s either 30kts and 3 meter waves or no wind and flat seas. But we LOVE the hydrovane for sure

[@chhindz]

Seems you could get some of the curvey shape on the tank roll the sides on the English wheel.

[@SailingMelody]

Yes we could have done it several ways But the guy is making t the tank for me for free so I wasn’t going to be too greedy and wanted to keep the fabrication as simple and easy as possible

[@Turleyswheels]

could you not grease the gap and poor in poly urethane then have the perfect size .im not sure about the cost lol so please discard my comments if not viable ❤

[@SailingMelody]

The shape is super weird and we did consider that but it would have been too difficult to get the foam block out and a total disaster if it had for stuck