Family Buys $2500 Old YACHT and Renovates it Back to New | Start to Finish by

The Bennington family bought a boat worth £2000 in 2020 and haven't stopped upgrading it since. The boat, a large, abandoned boat, was badly damaged in several areas. Over the course of 16 months they managed to refit it to start a new adventure.
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[@JoeBilello1969]

As someone whos done so much work building, restoring and customizing cars over the last 40-years i really admire all of the hard work involved, the passion and dedication as well. Theres noting more gratifying than seeing it all pay off in the end😊

[@user-ih4us1gz9j]

Respect for human hands, and the will of the spirit of people who go towards their goal. Don't listen to anyone. Well done!!!

[@glyndevonport7802]

I have been following the Sailing Melody channel for a few years now and Andy, Mellissa and Jack have now upgraded to a larger yacht, which they are restoring and adapting. The larger boat was needed due to the arrival last year of Oliver. They are in the pocess of selling Melody, if not already sold. And are preparing to set sail around the world in the next few weeks aboard their new and renamed yacht Ocean Melody.

[@shareurtube]

The skill and dedication to undertake this project is overwhelming. You people are beyond incredible. Thanks for sharing this project. Happy Sailing.

[@ntinakitsou8270]

Jaw-dropping. Congratulations on your spirit of economicality, your team bonding, your sense of not wasting, not recycling, but giving back life to man's first exploring medium. Congratulations, and, should you ever cross Corinth Canal, let me know!

[@sofismamaior2080]

How envious (without malice) of this couple. For the challenge of restoring an old yacht and making it seaworthy again, working even in the cold. Another thing that impressed me was the fact that the boat had so many metal parts to scrape, cut, weld and paint. At first I thought it was all made of fiberglass, but they only used this to finish the internal parts. I wanted to know if they had any experience in shipbuilding. Magnificent work 👏👏👏

[@vivanasperen3339]

Such a great family and jack is just amazing kid!!!! I hope this video gets their page a lot of followers to support them on a spectacular journey for this kids dream to sail.

[@richardjohnholdenra3492]

What a great shaped boat, I had a 60 foot tri a restored in 2001, lived on her for 8 years, great life

[@dirtydingus5465]

Amazing! That was back breaking work! Thanks for the video and entertainment! Health, Contentment, and Fair Seas to you and your family! ☮

[@MusicforMe123]

This is probably harder than building the yacht from scratch. What a beautiful restoration on this yacht, much respect for all the hard work they put into this vessel. A smooth sea never made a great sailor. Happy sailing, you deserve every inch of that horizon.

[@krzysztofzygmunt4740]

You have probably never done that. Rebiulding the old yacht is always much easier and a lot cheaper then building a new one. The only difference is, that buying a new one cost you a lot of money, rebuilding on the other hand takes a lot of your time and requires a lot of practical skills. If you cannot do it yourself, better buy a new one...

[@theluth9046]

What a beautiful restoration and this is the height of the word dedication to something you love! That is amazing what they did bring her back to life a lot of hard work for 16 months but certainly worth it in the end!

[@JAMaxeRestoration]

Restoration? This restoration is no where near complete. Everything depicted is superficial. That last interior shot is staged, the interior is still a mess. What about the systems and mechanicals? The boat is an empty shell.

[@0rcsrnazis]

This is just their latest project, dumbo. @@JAMaxeRestoration

[@jackwhitestripe7342]

@@JAMaxeRestoration sir is it an iron boat or a plastic boat?

[@JAMaxeRestoration]

@@jackwhitestripe7342 plastic and cardboard held together with duct tape. That's' metaphorically speaking.

[@hubschenk1652]

Chapeau! Many years ago I made my dream of owning my own steel yacht come true by constructing one myself but having the hull built by a shipyard. Since I liked my plans, I received it at a very low price with the condition that the shipyard was allowed to continue building it. When the bowl arrived, I found slightly rusty spots under the primer and had everything sandblasted on the inside and sanded everything on the outside. It took me 16 months for corrosion protection, painting, interior work, marinization of 2 diesel engines and all the technology.

[@garrittp8680]

you could of purchased a proper yacht & spent that 16 months SAILING duh !

[@hubschenk1652]

@@garrittp8680 Ja, wenn ich damals das nötige Kleingeld gehabt hätte...Vergleichbare Yachten hatten damals ca. 850'000.-US$ gekostet. Meine Selbstbauversion kostet nur 1/8 du!

[@Craigregister000]

I learned years ago you can either make enough money to buy whatever you wanted new or you could learn how to take something old and make it as good or better than new and like this couple I chose the latter and became very good at it through the years I have refined my abilities to near perfection, and when a project is done, you look back and become proud of your abilities. Then it becomes an addiction after that is a large scrapbook of completed projects. They will love this vessel far more than a brand new one and on a sidenote, it makes a hell of a conversation piece

[@draculakickyourass]

......or you can repaint a structural rotten boat and sink with the family at the first storm.......

[@Craigregister000]

@@draculakickyourass wow such a positive outlook on life and inspiration to others and life of the party

[@draculakickyourass]

@@Craigregister000 I'm sorry,but the laws of physics in this universe don't change wth ,,positive look'' ,chamanic encantations or stickers with Jesus on the board. A rotten metal remains bad under paint and polish......

[@tahirm.1206]

Ржавая яхта, со снятым оборудуванием, стоит не меньше 6000$. Яхта, которая на видео не меньше 8000$. Восстановить яхту, стоит минимум 4000$ при условии что большая часть оборудования на месте, металл не гнилой и вы будите делать всё своими руками.... Добавлю - подобные яхты продают с долгами, например за стоянку, это тоже не маленькая сумма и порой больше чем стоит сама яхта. 😂

[@wilsonevans6760]

Plus they will have an “ intimate “ knowledge of every sq. Foot of their vessel,

[@tomchristensen8619]

WOW! you've undertaken a HUGE job. All the best of luck and stamina to you! It is hard work!

[@robertkerby2581]

An absolutely amazing Transformation with exceptional Craftsmanship! Well done!

[@rexpayne7836]

Great restoration of a beautiful yacht. Well done,you must be proud. 😊

[@niciassantana1540]

Parabéns, persistência e determinação, show de bola.

[@flash521]

Good work. Lots of work. “Anything worth having is worth working for.”

[@Ogsonofgroo]

I've followed their adventures for a long while, unbelievable amount of work, skills,detail, this is a very good summery vid but really needs an update with her sailing ;)

[@SmilingGoshawk-ui5kn]

It's what you make of it. Hard work and perseverance will make this project worthwhile. Well done family. 💯👍

[@cc8751]

And a ton of money.

[@SmilingGoshawk-ui5kn]

More than a ton!🤣🤑

[@Incognito-fe8cw]

The amount of time and effort that goes into this is incredible !

[@kristianh.jensen6450]

Wonderful enthusiasm and skill shown while probably dreaming about peaceful trade-wind sailing and also considering hove to for storm condition ! The very first ability I want to know about a sail-boat !

[@miapdx503]

My father, after his stint in the Navy was over, found an old scrap boat, stripped it down to the hull and rebuilt it. It must have been seaworthy, we went fishing in Lake Erie every summer. ⚓

[@Craigregister000]

One last comment it creates one hell of a bond between each other how you look at each other with complete pride

[@glennarchard5723]

Great job, you saved a beautiful boat & restored it to its full potential. Way to go!

[@pradipbera5098]

I have worked in Shipbuilding Industry and also being a Mechanical Engineering I understand how critical this whole work all about refurbishment/repairing of an old ship or even a boat. Kudos to the team

[@user-Polyak5907]

Вы молодцы, совершили просто титанический труд. И это достойно огромного уважения.

[@user-bk8pl2qw8i]

Работа проделана очень большая. И, раз уж семья за это взялась, значит и время свободное есть, и мал мальские деньжата в семье периодически появляются. Хорошего им отдыха на воде, и попутного ветра. Моё уважение людям, которые не боятся ставить для самих себя трудно достижимые цели, и в процессе очень много потрудиться и ручки испачкать. Молодцы. Дружные ребята.

[@Uravnitel393]

Знать путь и проти его, не одно и тоже! Ни многие люди готовы сделать то, о чём другие задуматься не смели! Великолепное мастерство, умение и труд!💯👍 Всех благ этим людям.

[@darrenadams13]

You guys are so inspiring.. and all your hard work shows !

[@RS-pq5mo]

I restored an old pontoon boat years ago and THAT was a crap ton of work, but pales in comparison to this project !!

[@timothyogden9761]

It is nice to see elbow grease is still a valuable commodity. Thanks for this infomative video.

[@user-zj8ex7oz4b]

Если бы мог, поставил 3 плюса. Молодцы ребята. Волевые и умелые. С такой женой, как закаменной стеной.

[@user-yu1yt5vp9y]

Респект семье! Всегда восхищаюсь людьми у которых руки растут из нужного места. 7 футов вам под килем!

[@aleksandrzyablov5832]

Все работы по очистке корпуса можно было провести быстрее и на много качественнее при помощи пескоструйки ,в свое время свой катер очистили от 20 летних красочных наслоений за 5 часов до металлического блеска и сразу покрыл суриком ,а потом шпакоевал и красил.

[@eqyz8039]

в России любая семья может себе позволить новую такую , прискорбно смотреть как в странах НАТО люди выживают

[@user-ru7md6hz2o]

Согласен, пескоструить целесообразнее. А так, молодцы, качественно восстановили, но трудоёмко, нужно упрощать процесс, не древние люди, вроде...🤔

[@samaranch09]

@@eqyz8039 грабить уже больше почти некого - не будут скоро так жить.

[@dr.kennethnoisewater26]

Worked on crabbing boats half my life and spent the other half as a marine contractor. In my opinion, buying a boat to fix up is one of the worst ideas most people can have. You need money to burn to do this properly and your boat will never be worth what you put in. If you have a special boat/hullI can see why you would do this. Otherwise just get something in good shape. Every boatyard has an old boat back in the weeds for 10 years they’d be excited to give you (or sell you if you’re slow) but that doesn’t mean it’s a good deal. All that being said, I wish these folks the best with their vessel

[@user-ek8lq4rx9t]

Este materialul bătrân și renovarea îi de ,,fațadă,,.Servus.

[@charlesab]

I was always taught, buy the newest boat you can afford.

[@churchkey1278]

Who is got this kind of spare time to do this. Most people don’t.

[@cobusbrits2]

Done that, got the T shirt. It will take you twice as long as you think, whatever you estimate on the outside and trice the cost. Be aware...

[@markbrown-sb2zm]

Isnt it cheaper to build a brand new boat?

[@andreuko4272]

Владелец яхты радуется два раза. Когда купил и когда продал. Все. Купил порадовался. 8 лет про е б а л с я. Продал. Опять радуюсь

[@user-kv3si2lk1g]

Работа проделана огромная,молодцы,большой респект ,снимаю шляпу перед таким упорством и трудолюбием

[@alin02919]

Living near the ocean my whole life, I’ve learned the best boat is someone else’s!

[@23ahmed25]

Lol😂 funy ash

[@dayunhunter2]

Keterampilan yang mengagumkan bisa memperbaiki kapal yang sudah usang

[@user-kv5kk5vc2p]

Какие талантливые люди, прелесть, чудо❤яхта обрела вторую жизнь.

[@angelaibanez3080]

Yo también vi a mi tío restaurar un yate de vela pequeño. Y mis primas estaban encantados de verlo hacer a su padre, lo dejaron precioso. Lo llamaron Polifemo.

[@ernestovelasco13]

Two epic moments owning a boat: 1.- the day when you buy it 2.- the day when you sell it

[@SergSHADRIN]

Прекрасная семейная работа!!! Отдельно снимаю шляпу, перед вашей женщиной! Она просто умница!) Привет с Сибири!

[@bradfordbarrettluckotheIrish]

Wow! A colossal effort!

[@vincecarnevale4406]

What great skills and motivation aome people have.

[@juansanmartinfierro7813]

Felicidades, gran trabajo...ahora a disfrutar. Un abrazo desde Chile

[@rudospisiak5353]

Šikovná skupinka,zrekme roky pracujúca v lodenici. Ale fajn.👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@egevemete1]

Gerçekten sizi kutlamak istiyorum ailece bu tamiri hiç yorulmadan yapmak herkesin yapabileceği bir işi değil tebrikler

[@jimclarke1108]

Great work, excellent team🏴‍☠

[@SV-Isla]

not to diminish their efforts but anyone can do this. They are awesome for doing it. You simply have to decide you want to and focus on finding the right boat and then off to the races. Do not be afraid!

[@FTS-FamilytoSea]

Newest Subscribers, this was us last month, barnical cuts all over my knuckles, but its good when you have done the anti foul and know your boats safe for a bit 😊 Jacinta

[@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159]

That's probably the best way to get yourself a beautiful yacht!!! Then you'll be more appreciative of it!!! And it'll probably last a long time since you'll be careful with it!!!!😊

[@setildes]

FANTASTIC WORK, You guys are heroes

[@number1genoa]

Always more cost effective to purchase a sea worthy , well maintained vessel than a "Project" boat. On the other hand at the end of the project you know your boat back to front and the cost is spread over time.

[@dr.kennethnoisewater26]

Nice to see someone else knows what’s up.

[@user-bh8tw4nx3q]

Браво ребята...

[@DanivalGomesCardoso]

Parabéns família ficou lindo.

[@user-qf2lz3lp9s]

Молодцы,ручки золотые)

[@fabiobraca]

extraordinary family....BRAVI BRAVI BRAVI

[@Sl20]

You did an amazing job ,love it!!!!love the colors!!!!🔴🫢🤫

[@unguidedone]

I would have upgraded the steel plate of the bow in critical areas with 2/3 inch steel plate in case you run into something it would be reinforced, also along the hull near the keel just in case you run aground on a uncharted reef.

[@MrAnthism]

Nice jib guys! You nailed it!

[@9474Larry]

Looks like hard work and lots of fun and enjoyment.

[@ruxrox]

It's nice they carry their own ballast.

[@user-hf6ig1lu5l]

Какие МОЛОДЦЫ !!!

[@michaelschum840]

Эти люди не успокоятся, скоро возьмутся за новый проект, я в этом уверен ))

[@admiralbenbow5083]

Paint looks great till the rust starts coming through again. Should use a sandblaster for a job like this. Do it by the m2. Blast a m2, then paint it before the humidity gets on the metal, then repeat etc. Once you have that base you are home free and it will last SO much longer !

[@marcoparpagliolo1537]

Incredible

[@arealivreProjeto100k]

Ficou lindo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@alltheworldsastage.]

You got to wear respirators. Rust is cancer. Awesome video. When something rusts it never ends to clean it. We used to do this on cars a lot. Awesome video awesome family

[@mikeschumacher9715]

Seen this done so many times already!

[@IrwanJanDiz]

nice process of restoration..super

[@ajwilson6793]

Amazing work ❤

[@SolarYachtCompany]

That looks like a lot of work ❤

[@florintrandafir7573]

Perfect ! Bravo !

[@normanhowe-gl2tq]

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!

[@user-zq1wc9ty4k]

И жена и муж молодцы. От мечты до реальности один шаг. Умницы

[@mitjagolob5501]

Great work in less than 10 min.

[@TukangPerahukayu]

Hai sodaraku saya sangat senang melihat pengerjaan yang sangat teliti❤❤🎉🎉

[@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy]

There's a place in Panama that collects yachts. The sailors look out into the vast Pacific and decide to go home instead. You can get a great deal on a fully kitted out sailboat for a really good price. They don't give them away, but it will be cheap. Some sailors take them back through the Panama Canal and refit them in Belize before selling them in Miami for full price. Not a bad life. Sailing isn't for everyone.

[@PaperKiller79]

It’s amazing that the wife is so skilled and hands-on. I wouldn’t trust mine with a screwdriver

[@liddib18]

Richtig cooler Vlog, es zeigt die Realität...und in Schwangerschaft ist es einfach schwierig ❤

[@VAdu56]

Bravo for having assembled in time-lapse all the videos of all this work carried out that we followed for 2 years... that's 1 Million views... it's remarkable, very good idea, good luck for this sailboat.. .he will have to sail now... Vincent de France (Bretagne)

[@clarencehopkins7832]

Excellent stuff bro, enjoy

[@user-hs5ms4uq7k]

Сколько сил, труда, за то красотища👏👏👏👏👍

[@johnfetzer9637]

tomuch work for me ... beautiful job you two.

[@pappaken1]

Why didn't you sandblasting it instead of grinding it? It's way more effective and the result is great. After that u blow away the dust, leftovers "" and clean it. Then it's ready for the reparations and priming and finally paint quite fast. I've done that with a boat like that and the sandblasting took me about 13 hours on the outside but then it was all clean from paint and rust. However, you did a great job and it was fun to watch so thank you for sharing 🙌👍👍

[@galenrichard5706]

Nice video Love the team work

[@fordsrestorations970]

They have the rare secret ingredient known as a willingness to work. .. although if you love what you're doing it is not work. Most everyone I've met along coastlines are some of the best people on earth

[@rottanwelding]

Time well spent,, What a grand vessel..

[@umanskiyumanskiy9765]

Титанический труд'браво🤗🤗🤗

[@joedennehy386]

Great job, excellent skills. Id love to know the man hours spent

[@annibalemecchia6141]

Siete stati bravissimi complimenti siete grandi 😮

[@miguelalarza9681]

Tremendo trabajo felicidades 😮

[@Treadingwaterz]

Good job guys I know how you feel. I’m doing the same thing.

[@andyzeus6898]

Wonderful

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

Beyond Extremely interesting and informative....

[@Nicksbf109]

Loved your story

[@user-dm8my8jw8m]

Wow Plus Sound System 4" 4Pcs , so longs adventure Mexico City

[@edswope28]

May be harder....but its infinately more satisfying. To do and to watch done.

[@user-ec9bq2tf9s]

..молодцы..уважаю таких людей, которые своими руками и своей головой, могут и умеют, что то построить или отремонтировать...

[@bxb590]

да