I have mixed feelings watching this video. On one hand you're dealing with not having proper heat yet, and the autopilot issues, but on the other hand sailing on a gorgeous yauct on the Atlantic with the company of friends and at times dolphins? SWEET! 👍🙂
Remembering this is a delivery (or basically moving the boat to where it can be worked on, obviously it will eventually have a auto pilot and a decent heater).
This was an amazing winter sail, so happy for all of you. Ocean Melody performs beautifully as she cuts through the waves . Thanks so much for sharing another great video. Love you all 💕💕. Prayers continue for Melissa and the baby. Stay safe 🙏🙏⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️
Congrats, you three, on you 100+ nm passage in your new boat. I an so very happy for you. Andy, just a wild guess here, but, I think that Jack is capable of taking over certain of the less strenuous tasks that you perform. As an example, changing the lights from incandescent to LED, including any required adaptations. He is clearly very intelligent and seems to have the dexterity to handle the manual tools needed for the job. It would be a great teaching/learning/ bonding opportunity and it would allow you to get upside down chasing water leaks, etc. What do you think? Kind regards, Tim Hollar
Nice work Andy, really likin 2 workin heads. Cupla workin lights. and your nearly into home port. Thanks m8s & thanks Mike, Tim and Andrew, thanks too.
Thanks for the video. It would have been great to have an overview of your passage plan (including tides etc) and the execution of it. Love the Bob Paisley t-shirt BTW.
Hope you can make the Atlantic coast of the USA someday. North Carolina has some of the most beautiful coastal areas. Beaufort, NC is a beautiful town on the water with a boat building museum and wooden boat shop. Oriental, NC is one od the sailing capitols of the East Coast. The intercoastal waterway is beautiful.
Been watching you guys for a while and am so happy for you! We just acquired an old Hinckley Pilot and will be using some of your great tips to give her some new life. Cheers from James and the rest of the crew of Firefly!
You Made it!!! Jack, I love the pilot berth or sea berth that you were sleeping in. They’re the best. Andy and Melissa, when you buy a used boat you have to be a jack of all trades. Love the way Melissa wouldn’t give up her work on the head. I can’t imagine how cold it is there. I did a crossing and while motoring at about 3:00 am, in the summer, we had all our clothing on and were wrapped in sleeping bags it was so cold, again, in the summer. Previous night we were in shorts and a Jumper.
without any doubt , your excellent videos are worth viewing just to listen to Jack comments on the journey, has a kind of poetry taste and very well said
Nice dolphins! Great waterworks! Cold but very nice sailing! Great narration! All in all a very nice video! Thank you for letting us vicariously be part of all that!
Episodes just get better and better! Getting the auto pilot fixed will be a priority before you are counting your trips not in hours or miles but in days or weeks! AND, your handy crew members will not be there to give you a spell! BUT by then the Captain will be a dab hand at steering and navigation I bet!!! Sorry to hear you are also a migraine sufferer! I too get chronic headaches usually preceded by the flashing zig zag warning lights, Two strong tablets and a lie down in a dark quiet room are the only way to get through them for me! I could see the delight on Mellissa's face on having her firs on board warm shower! The first of many no doubt! Andy, you may not be a welder, plumber, carpenter or sparky but you are a "gifted amateur" par exultance!! Good luck with getting the plumbing system sorted! See you next time. Take Care everyone! David
WONDERFUL!!! What an adventure you are all on. And with the baby coming or maybe already here already based on when this video was taken, you have even more adventures.
@@SailingMelody I know your possibly at 30 weeks of pregnancy. Just to let you know I had my twins at 35 weeks. And they are robust healthy men nowadays. Be well.
A few years ago did the reverse trip. Milford Haven to Isles of Scillies. Had pods of Dolphins follow us along too. In Milford Haven had breakfast on the cafe in the marina!! Must be such a great feeling to be so close to home with your new vessel.
Loved the video you picked the right time to.leave Cornwall especially how the weather is now loved Jack's very clear narration of the journey dolphins were fantastic to watch I wish you well
Fixing conveniences: water, led lights, aft loo. Rushing to get home before the weather prohibits sailing. Simultaneously testing and evluating the boat.
Wonderful video, including Hot Water showers, new Jasco pump for the aft head, and of course with the ease of Ocean Melody sailing once again. You all should be very proud under the weather condition's, it's not for the faint of heart. We pray Melissa and the baby are not stressed and that her delivery will not be complicated while in attendance. Thank you so much, it's a joy to view your progress, which is no less than magnificent to say the least!
After watching you guys for maybe a year, it's great so see you on the water! It makes a strong case for getting a boat that is close to seaworthy rather than a project. One suggestion, maybe have a little more info on your destination on a chart and planned route and stops and so forth.
Love watching you guys so glad you had a safe journey home I'm down here in Cornwall an looking forward to the season and getting my boat on the water .. looking forward to the next video ☺️
Its awesome to see your hard work starting to pay off. I was curious if while your out and about you could take a few shots of Wales scenery. My people came to the US from there. I am just curious what Wales is like.
Great video guys. Especially enjoyed the footage with the sounds of the boat and the sea, no music to drown out the wonderful sound. Just one thing that concerns me, and I’m sure you have this in hand, is the missing lower guard wire on the starboard side. I know you guys clip on but still, it would be better to have the lower one fitted to stop anyone slipping underneath. Not sure is port side is the same. Stay safe guys and see you next time. Andy UK
Gosh ! Young Jack will not be to long before he gets accreditation as a SV Captain.His knowledge is astounding with his challenges.....Magic young fella. I'd be happy to serve under his guidance. Heck!, even my rubber ducky drowns in the bath.
Good video - its also good to know that you are a Brad Paisley fan, I really enjoy C&W. After George Strait and garth Brooks comes Brad Paisley - brilliant singer.
Did I see Worzel Gummage? 😮😂😂 Flashback to my childhood and I wanted to hide 😂. On another note, great to see you all enjoying sailing and love the dolphins!
I own a 1965 Pearson,, 38ft.,, Sail around Long Island NY,, every year,,, just amazing,, NY harbor,, Hells Gate,,, Orient Pt.,, Montauk,, Out of Freeport,,, Have been in pods of dolphin as far as the eye can see,,, my repower with a yanmar diesel was the smartest thing l did ✌️
Loving these sailing home videos , looking forward to seeing what sort of heating your going to fit and how it’s going to be distributed throughout, also interested in the auto pilot repairs hope all is well for you all at the moment 😊
Hi there little seagoing family! I have an observation to make so here goes; you are so obviously happy and at home on the new boat which raises the question of what is to be done with Melody1? It looks to me like you're going to be fully snowed under upgrading Melody 2 for quite some time so do you think that you'll need Melody1 as a worry overhanging your lives? How about doing just the minimum necessary to get Melody 1 to a saleable state so as to be totally committed to M2? Hopefully you should still be able to realise a reasonable profit from M1. I think 'adventure' may be the accurate term for M1 since you have all learnt from the experience. You could view it as Melody's gift to you in return for your gift to her by saving her from an ignominious fate. I'm sure that she will get to cleave the waves again after she finds a good home with someone better suited to HER needs as well! 🤩 That's just my conception of the current situation FWIW! Spring is just over the horizon! Oh to be in England.....
Dear Sailing fibre glass Melody family. 👍👌👏 Congrats for having completed the first long trip successfully. Additionally congrats for having even done some important improvements and repairs. 2) I'm nevertheless eagerly looking forward to watch videos about completing the steel Melody. I definitely like this sturdy 3 keeler boat very much. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards, luck and health in particular. To all of you of course.
I had the issue with the glowing LED lights before, on google i found that a 220uF capacitor connected over the LED lamp is a solution, and it worked for me on a 220V LED light.
What a great video full of everything and so interesting to. Loved the Dolphins and things seem to be working well and coming together nicely. So pleased for you all. Keep well and safe. James.
Takes me back to a night sail we did in our Moody 346 to Milford from Padstow. The pod of dolphins must be the same or their grandchildren. Magical arrival in Dale with the Haven lit up like Vegas. Enjoy.
andy when you use any of your music in the vids, would you run a little text onscreen so we can become familiar with the tracks and composition? That'd be fun if you can find the time, as well, consider tossing some of jacks drawings in for scene transition graphics? anyhow, a couple thoughts.. thanks for everything, you guys have hit the sweet spot of technical tradework, i know yer bringing some navigation and sailhandling, but also y'all bring the family vibe, and sorry, but thank god its not a pile of two year olds'. Sorry Jack, Dont mean to objectify you- , nor Melissa! M- very excited for the baby. anyhow y'all are meeting the sweet spot for awesome sailing lifestyle channels for me!! Cheers from Portland, Oregon!
When you change to LED lighting you can use blue lights in place of red for night time running, the blue light will not disturb your night vision and in fact works better with night vision googles (NVG). When you do get to re plumbing please do not use PVC pipes they not safe in a marine environment because PVC will crack with movement.
It's good too see you all I love your videos glad your on the water you have a beautiful boat. Take good care of yourselves keep the videos coming love you all God Bless ❤️🤗🙏
I think what you are seeing with the afterglow when you turn off the LED lamp is the decaying light output from the phosphors used to produce the white light from the actual blue light of the LED itself. White LEDs work a bit like fluorescent tubes - it is the phosphors that are excited by blue light to produce the white light you see. When you turn off the current, the phosphors continue to glow for a short time, giving the "afterglow". If your LED lamps glow faintly all the time when unpowered, that's a different thing - possibly something to do with capacitive leakage with an AC supply.
Okay Andy , you're not a plumber , not a welder , not a carpenter , but you are a skipper on a beautiful boat . And , if you don't mind me saying so , you are doing your repairs the right way . Calling yourself a bodger is not what i see !
I know some of the LED's at my house have after-glow, but, yeah, not sure what that's about, whether they might have in-built capacitors for voltage smoothing. Not sure.
@@SailingMelody that name was in your credits to one of your series of posts the reason I asked was Richie ball is a musician well known to me and as you are also a musician I was just curious it doesn't matter particularly while I'm here can I say that I am a newcomer to your series and I have been binge watching all day long as a boat fan I have found it fascinating you are an incredible family and Jack is an absolute star a very clever lad all the very best to you and your family my name is Alan ex drummer and complete looney must go now I am currently watching a family of discoverers messing about with boats haha tata for now
@@SailingMelody replied with a steel guitarist called Vic Collins in a band called the Kersal fliers way back when and a great deal of Southend musicians trouble with me is I keep forgetting I'm 72 years old and I expect everybody to know the old ones
Hi guys. Well done with your progress so far ;) Looking forward to seeing you restore her further ;) I just tried to follow your progress on Marine Traffic, but this morning it just shows an ‘Ocean Melody’ in the Dart Marina that hasn’t updated position in over 21 days. Are you turned off for some reason ? Cheers Ray
You should take your blood pressure when your head hurts you could be getting high BP I had headaches for years and it was my blood pressure the whole time now I take bp meds and no headache for a couple years now
It all depends on the conditions and visibility. If it’s reasonably well lit and not too choppy then it’s not such a big deal but if things turn bad they can go very bad very quick. On the next leg as you’ll see we had much more of a drama coming into Pwllheli, although it was far too dark to catch any of it on film unfortunately. That was quite adrenaline filled and yea I guess a bit scary, but it’s always the thought of what can go wrong that causes the fear. Fear is a product of the unknown and if you stay focused on the now and just take care of each problem as they arise then things don’t seem so bad I think.
@@SailingMelody OK. as soon as you said that I recalled times, during my marine electronics career, I encounted similar problems. (and once on my own boat.)
Not ignored by any means. Just not enough hours in the day for everything and hand steering is fine when there’s enough of you. We definitely weren’t going stay put on a guest mooring for weeks to get it fixed when we can do it easily and at our leisure in our home port. :). It’s very high on the priority list I agree
As a woodworker, I am constantly wanting to remove your wood panels and cabinets on your boat, take them home, refurbish them, and return them back newly varnished and spiffed up all shiny and new. I imagine roofers and auto body repair people are wired that way to: catching the dent in the door or missing shingle everyone else over-looks. Unable to actually physically do this, we'll just keep supporting you on patreon! Great filming! Wonderfully done!
Please please feel free It’s on my list of jobs but with everything going on it’s hard to find time. Are you in the UK? And by the way we MASSIVELY appreciate your support, you have no idea
@@OldAndWithered consider it a deal. We have to visit our friend Pam in Florida so once we get to the Caribbean we will work our way all the way to North America along the east coast and I’d love to stop a while and go inland to Texas and Nashville. I was in a C&W band touring for years and years so I’m a chicken picken’ country boy at heart.
@@SailingMelody Your wife and son were playing chess while sailing to Wales. With Black, your son has moved the pawn from b7 to b5. I tried to say this.
Hi Team great trip and crap it looks cold. Also good job Mel keeping Bub where it,s warm and ya didn,t need the Chopper. ;0). Looks to be a happy boat in the Sailing or Motor configuration. A Dolphin escort ya can,t ask for better than that. How did the canvas Dodger work out then no massive leaks as such then. I think a hard dodger would be more user friendly and can take more punishment especially in a heavy sea plus environment where as the one you have now would collapse under weight of water if you took large wave. Heating wise Alluring Artic has some good vids on a couple systems he has used. Ya may have seen it I think the first vid would be the go as being a mid design of engine placement. ua-cam.com/video/Xwal-0J9XhQ/v-deo.html or ua-cam.com/video/qV3KsQe7VPI/v-deo.html Good to see young Jack absorbing all the info and learning all the useful bit,s gonna make a good first mate.Anyhoo keep at it keep healthy Mel. ;0)
Thanks!
I love it when Jack narrates, he’s a natural!
"Feeding everyone", you're a good soul. Such a minor thing and under-appreciated thing, yet one of the most important and selfless.
Jack, once again, outstanding narration! Sir David Attenborough better watch his step or else you’ll have his job!
I have mixed feelings watching this video. On one hand you're dealing with not having proper heat yet, and the autopilot issues, but on the other hand sailing on a gorgeous yauct on the Atlantic with the company of friends and at times dolphins? SWEET! 👍🙂
Hahaha thank you. That’s funny. And lovely 😊
Remembering this is a delivery (or basically moving the boat to where it can be worked on, obviously it will eventually have a auto pilot and a decent heater).
It's a shakedown cruise. Always useful before going too far offshore!
@@davidjma7226 yep! The captain Ron approach! Going to happen, Going to happen out there! 😂
48 feet of heaven! What a really nice jewel this yacht is! A world class cruiser in comfort!
I am really enjoying Jack the narrator ! Thank you.
Glad you’re enjoying it :)
Andy, you most certainly are a welder and plumber…guitarist, sailor and more.
This was an amazing winter sail, so happy for all of you. Ocean Melody performs beautifully as she cuts through the waves . Thanks so much for sharing another great video. Love you all 💕💕. Prayers continue for Melissa and the baby. Stay safe 🙏🙏⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️
Thanks Kathleen xx❤
Congrats, you three, on you 100+ nm passage in your new boat. I an so very happy for you.
Andy, just a wild guess here, but, I think that Jack is capable of taking over certain of the less strenuous tasks that you perform.
As an example, changing the lights from incandescent to LED, including any required adaptations. He is clearly very intelligent and seems to have the dexterity to handle the manual tools needed for the job.
It would be a great teaching/learning/ bonding opportunity and it would allow you to get upside down chasing water leaks, etc.
What do you think?
Kind regards,
Tim Hollar
What a fantastic adventure. Jack is learning soooooo much!
Nice work Andy, really likin 2 workin heads. Cupla workin lights. and your nearly into home port. Thanks m8s & thanks Mike, Tim and Andrew, thanks too.
Thanks for the video. It would have been great to have an overview of your passage plan (including tides etc) and the execution of it. Love the Bob Paisley t-shirt BTW.
Your son speaks beautifully ❤
Yes, I hope everyone is now OK. Thx for bringing us along. 😊😊😊 ken
Hope you can make the Atlantic coast of the USA someday. North Carolina has some of the most beautiful coastal areas. Beaufort, NC is a beautiful town on the water with a boat building museum and wooden boat shop. Oriental, NC is one od the sailing capitols of the East Coast. The intercoastal waterway is beautiful.
Thank you for taking us with you ;)
Another great episode , she is a beautiful boat , well done to all of you and well done Jack on the narration Fair winds
Been watching you guys for a while and am so happy for you! We just acquired an old Hinckley Pilot and will be using some of your great tips to give her some new life. Cheers from James and the rest of the crew of Firefly!
You guys are really getting your boat back in shape I too like watching dolphins playing in the bow wave.
You Made it!!! Jack, I love the pilot berth or sea berth that you were sleeping in. They’re the best. Andy and Melissa, when you buy a used boat you have to be a jack of all trades. Love the way Melissa wouldn’t give up her work on the head. I can’t imagine how cold it is there. I did a crossing and while motoring at about 3:00 am, in the summer, we had all our clothing on and were wrapped in sleeping bags it was so cold, again, in the summer. Previous night we were in shorts and a Jumper.
without any doubt , your excellent videos are worth viewing just to listen to Jack comments on the journey, has a kind of poetry taste and very well said
Nice dolphins! Great waterworks! Cold but very nice sailing! Great narration!
All in all a very nice video! Thank you for letting us vicariously be part of all that!
Thanks for having us all along!
Very cool guy’s! She’s really becoming a home.. very happy for you all 😊
Great to see you sailing. Best of trips in the future.
Episodes just get better and better! Getting the auto pilot fixed will be a priority before you are counting your trips not in hours or miles but in days or weeks! AND, your handy crew members will not be there to give you a spell! BUT by then the Captain will be a dab hand at steering and navigation I bet!!! Sorry to hear you are also a migraine sufferer! I too get chronic headaches usually preceded by the flashing zig zag warning lights, Two strong tablets and a lie down in a dark quiet room are the only way to get through them for me! I could see the delight on Mellissa's face on having her firs on board warm shower! The first of many no doubt! Andy, you may not be a welder, plumber, carpenter or sparky but you are a "gifted amateur" par exultance!! Good luck with getting the plumbing system sorted! See you next time. Take Care everyone! David
WONDERFUL!!! What an adventure you are all on. And with the baby coming or maybe already here already based on when this video was taken, you have even more adventures.
No baby yet. Still cooking. But yea it’s a rollercoaster ride at the moment :)
@@SailingMelody I know your possibly at 30 weeks of pregnancy. Just to let you know I had my twins at 35 weeks. And they are robust healthy men nowadays. Be well.
Wonderful to see the dolphins , stunning.
RESPEKT....Ihr seit Klasse....weiter so!!!!
A few years ago did the reverse trip. Milford Haven to Isles of Scillies. Had pods of Dolphins follow us along too. In Milford Haven had breakfast on the cafe in the marina!! Must be such a great feeling to be so close to home with your new vessel.
Loved the video you picked the right time to.leave Cornwall especially how the weather is now loved Jack's very clear narration of the journey dolphins were fantastic to watch I wish you well
Fixing conveniences: water, led lights, aft loo. Rushing to get home before the weather prohibits sailing. Simultaneously testing and evluating the boat.
Yeah was a really good trip. Glad we did it when we did. The marina in Noss was £600 per month almost
Wonderful video, including Hot Water showers, new Jasco pump for the aft head, and of course with the ease of Ocean Melody sailing once again. You all should be very proud under the weather condition's, it's not for the faint of heart. We pray Melissa and the baby are not stressed and that her delivery will not be complicated while in attendance. Thank you so much, it's a joy to view your progress, which is no less than magnificent to say the least!
Great episode! Stay safe and keep rolling Melody crew! 👍👍
After watching you guys for maybe a year, it's great so see you on the water! It makes a strong case for getting a boat that is close to seaworthy rather than a project. One suggestion, maybe have a little more info on your destination on a chart and planned route and stops and so forth.
Thank you :) great suggestion yes!!! We will do more info like that
Love watching you guys so glad you had a safe journey home I'm down here in Cornwall an looking forward to the season and getting my boat on the water .. looking forward to the next video ☺️
Great to see you guys sailing
I loved seeing the dolphins tagging along for the ride! 🐬
Its awesome to see your hard work starting to pay off. I was curious if while your out and about you could take a few shots of Wales scenery. My people came to the US from there. I am just curious what Wales is like.
She sails great cannot wait to see Ocean Melody flying in a good wind.
Steering with one foot it’s a typical skill the sailor develops when the autopilot fails.
Brilliant!
I'm thinking 3-years.. Caribbean.... cocktail in hand! Congratulations your getting there!
Great sailing!
I feel for you - I have just serviced our jabsco pump handle and it is not my favourite job. At least you had dolphins...... 🤣
Hi I know I'm watching in the wrong order but still love them. Best wishes to your family, keep it up from Chris in Leeds
Thanks so much!
Great video guys. Especially enjoyed the footage with the sounds of the boat and the sea, no music to drown out the wonderful sound. Just one thing that concerns me, and I’m sure you have this in hand, is the missing lower guard wire on the starboard side. I know you guys clip on but still, it would be better to have the lower one fitted to stop anyone slipping underneath. Not sure is port side is the same. Stay safe guys and see you next time. Andy UK
Gosh ! Young Jack will not be to long before he gets accreditation as a SV Captain.His knowledge is astounding with his challenges.....Magic young fella.
I'd be happy to serve under his guidance. Heck!, even my rubber ducky drowns in the bath.
Good video - its also good to know that you are a Brad Paisley fan, I really enjoy C&W. After George Strait and garth Brooks comes Brad Paisley - brilliant singer.
So Cool sailing with the dolphins !! 👍
It was amazing yeah :)
Did I see Worzel Gummage? 😮😂😂 Flashback to my childhood and I wanted to hide 😂. On another note, great to see you all enjoying sailing and love the dolphins!
I own a 1965 Pearson,, 38ft.,, Sail around Long Island NY,, every year,,, just amazing,, NY harbor,, Hells Gate,,, Orient Pt.,, Montauk,, Out of Freeport,,, Have been in pods of dolphin as far as the eye can see,,, my repower with a yanmar diesel was the smartest thing l did ✌️
They’re incredible aren’t they. Always kinda emotional having them grouped around us
This Boat look to sail very well. Its performant. Its not a tourist Boat but a well conceived . Bravo.
Loving these sailing home videos , looking forward to seeing what sort of heating your going to fit and how it’s going to be distributed throughout, also interested in the auto pilot repairs hope all is well for you all at the moment 😊
Hi there little seagoing family! I have an observation to make so here goes; you are so obviously happy and at home on the new boat which raises the question of what is to be done with Melody1? It looks to me like you're going to be fully snowed under upgrading Melody 2 for quite some time so do you think that you'll need Melody1 as a worry overhanging your lives? How about doing just the minimum necessary to get Melody 1 to a saleable state so as to be totally committed to M2? Hopefully you should still be able to realise a reasonable profit from M1. I think 'adventure' may be the accurate term for M1 since you have all learnt from the experience. You could view it as Melody's gift to you in return for your gift to her by saving her from an ignominious fate. I'm sure that she will get to cleave the waves again after she finds a good home with someone better suited to HER needs as well! 🤩
That's just my conception of the current situation FWIW!
Spring is just over the horizon! Oh to be in England.....
You might consider two color LEDs, Red and white. It does require a different switch, but they are great for night vision. Have them on the airplane.
Happy family at sea.Better have different warm system and security alarms.
MR bogie and scarper bro do not sell yourself short what you have dun works dam good work in my book love you guys stay safe later
Dear Sailing fibre glass Melody family.
👍👌👏 Congrats for having completed the first long trip successfully. Additionally congrats for having even done some important improvements and repairs. 2) I'm nevertheless eagerly looking forward to watch videos about completing the steel Melody. I definitely like this sturdy 3 keeler boat very much.
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards, luck and health in particular. To all of you of course.
Lots and lots of work coming up on Steel Melody
I had the issue with the glowing LED lights before, on google i found that a 220uF capacitor connected over the LED lamp is a solution, and it worked for me on a 220V LED light.
Ahhhhh i have some I’m sure, I’ll try that
My old Cobra 850 'Songbird' is there somewhere. Nice little harbour with no swell
What a great video full of everything and so interesting to. Loved the Dolphins and things seem to be working well and coming together nicely. So pleased for you all. Keep well and safe. James.
Have fun👍🏽👍🏽
Always glad to lend a hand! We hope it comes in handy! Any time you need a hand just let us know!
Takes me back to a night sail we did in our Moody 346 to Milford from Padstow. The pod of dolphins must be the same or their grandchildren. Magical arrival in Dale with the Haven lit up like Vegas. Enjoy.
wave as you go past Lundy 😂
We did :)
try turn the bulb around so you break the powerline if you break the ground the leds glimmer like that
andy when you use any of your music in the vids, would you run a little text onscreen so we can become familiar with the tracks and composition? That'd be fun if you can find the time, as well, consider tossing some of jacks drawings in for scene transition graphics? anyhow, a couple thoughts.. thanks for everything, you guys have hit the sweet spot of technical tradework, i know yer bringing some navigation and sailhandling, but also y'all bring the family vibe, and sorry, but thank god its not a pile of two year olds'. Sorry Jack, Dont mean to objectify you- , nor Melissa! M- very excited for the baby. anyhow y'all are meeting the sweet spot for awesome sailing lifestyle channels for me!! Cheers from Portland, Oregon!
Beautiful sail! Can you tell me, why red lights at night? Cheers Non
Oh hell your sailing videos are hands above the rebuild vids….and those were awesome!
When you change to LED lighting you can use blue lights in place of red for night time running, the blue light will not disturb your night vision and in fact works better with night vision googles (NVG). When you do get to re plumbing please do not use PVC pipes they not safe in a marine environment because PVC will crack with movement.
It's good too see you all I love your videos glad your on the water you have a beautiful boat. Take good care of yourselves keep the videos coming love you all God Bless ❤️🤗🙏
Thanks so much
I think what you are seeing with the afterglow when you turn off the LED lamp is the decaying light output from the phosphors used to produce the white light from the actual blue light of the LED itself. White LEDs work a bit like fluorescent tubes - it is the phosphors that are excited by blue light to produce the white light you see. When you turn off the current, the phosphors continue to glow for a short time, giving the "afterglow". If your LED lamps glow faintly all the time when unpowered, that's a different thing - possibly something to do with capacitive leakage with an AC supply.
Andy, how is Melissa?
We really enjoy Jacks narration keep it up Jack.
Okay Andy , you're not a plumber , not a welder , not a carpenter , but you are a skipper on a beautiful boat . And , if you don't mind me saying so , you are doing your repairs the right way . Calling yourself a bodger is not what i see !
...reminds me of my trips to Killorglin
Beautiful video. Love the dolphins.
I know some of the LED's at my house have after-glow, but, yeah, not sure what that's about, whether they might have in-built capacitors for voltage smoothing. Not sure.
Can't see you going around the world 🌎 with a new born baby on board.
I wish you all well on your quest.
We’ll be doing it slowly lol. By the time we’ve gone round they won’t be a new born. They don’t say new born for long lol
Plenty of other people have done it. These guys are good at making things happen.
i iwsh you guys luck in everything you do
Where do you empty your bathroom holding tank?
I thought it’s was paddington Bear at the helm 😂
They dress funny in Milford Haven don't they 🤣
You caught that but did you 😂😂😂😂
Jack is an amazing speaker! As a French guy , I understood all he said! 😂😂😂
I noticed on your last video there was accreditation to Richard Bull would that be the musician diver Richie
Ohhh not sure what you mean? Where did you see the name Richard Bull?
@@SailingMelody that name was in your credits to one of your series of posts the reason I asked was Richie ball is a musician well known to me and as you are also a musician I was just curious it doesn't matter particularly while I'm here can I say that I am a newcomer to your series and I have been binge watching all day long as a boat fan I have found it fascinating you are an incredible family and Jack is an absolute star a very clever lad all the very best to you and your family my name is Alan ex drummer and complete looney must go now I am currently watching a family of discoverers messing about with boats haha tata for now
@@alanwatkins7420 aw thanks so much. No I don’t think it’s the same guy but he sounds like an interesting fella
@@SailingMelody replied with a steel guitarist called Vic Collins in a band called the Kersal fliers way back when and a great deal of Southend musicians trouble with me is I keep forgetting I'm 72 years old and I expect everybody to know the old ones
Hi guys. Well done with your progress so far ;) Looking forward to seeing you restore her further ;)
I just tried to follow your progress on Marine Traffic, but this morning it just shows an ‘Ocean Melody’ in the Dart Marina that hasn’t updated position in over 21 days.
Are you turned off for some reason ?
Cheers
Ray
Ahh yes. Our AIS setup has been a drama and is off line currently. Too complicated to explain here but I will do at some point
@@SailingMelody Thanks, no rush, just interested ;)
You should take your blood pressure when your head hurts you could be getting high BP I had headaches for years and it was my blood pressure the whole time now I take bp meds and no headache for a couple years now
New camera or lens? The image quality seems to have improved. Loving it
Magic. Is it a bit scary coming into a port at night, or is it a fairly straight forward exercise?
It all depends on the conditions and visibility. If it’s reasonably well lit and not too choppy then it’s not such a big deal but if things turn bad they can go very bad very quick. On the next leg as you’ll see we had much more of a drama coming into Pwllheli, although it was far too dark to catch any of it on film unfortunately. That was quite adrenaline filled and yea I guess a bit scary, but it’s always the thought of what can go wrong that causes the fear. Fear is a product of the unknown and if you stay focused on the now and just take care of each problem as they arise then things don’t seem so bad I think.
Not getting any Mud on your tyres?
Did you swing the autopilot compass?
No! That’s what we realised needed doing later on
@@SailingMelody OK. as soon as you said that I recalled times, during my marine electronics career, I encounted similar problems. (and once on my own boat.)
The autopilot is one of the top safety tools you have. Ignore it at your peril.
Not ignored by any means. Just not enough hours in the day for everything and hand steering is fine when there’s enough of you. We definitely weren’t going stay put on a guest mooring for weeks to get it fixed when we can do it easily and at our leisure in our home port. :). It’s very high on the priority list I agree
Good to have 2 working heads, otherwise your backup head is a bucket.
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As a woodworker, I am constantly wanting to remove your wood panels and cabinets on your boat, take them home, refurbish them, and return them back newly varnished and spiffed up all shiny and new. I imagine roofers and auto body repair people are wired that way to: catching the dent in the door or missing shingle everyone else over-looks. Unable to actually physically do this, we'll just keep supporting you on patreon! Great filming! Wonderfully done!
Please please feel free
It’s on my list of jobs but with everything going on it’s hard to find time. Are you in the UK? And by the way we MASSIVELY appreciate your support, you have no idea
@@SailingMelody Texas, USA. Pull into Galveston in the future and we'll feed you well on Tex-Mex and Steaks!
@@OldAndWithered consider it a deal. We have to visit our friend Pam in Florida so once we get to the Caribbean we will work our way all the way to North America along the east coast and I’d love to stop a while and go inland to Texas and Nashville. I was in a C&W band touring for years and years so I’m a chicken picken’ country boy at heart.
@@SailingMelody "Chicken picken" LOL
"b5" is not good move at the opening.
Ohhhh not sure what you mean :) please explain. What’s b5?
@@SailingMelody Your wife and son were playing chess while sailing to Wales. With Black, your son has moved the pawn from b7 to b5. I tried to say this.
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Hi Team great trip and crap it looks cold. Also good job Mel keeping Bub where it,s warm and ya didn,t need the Chopper. ;0). Looks to be a happy boat in the Sailing or Motor configuration. A Dolphin escort ya can,t ask for better than that. How did the canvas Dodger work out then no massive leaks as such then. I think a hard dodger would be more user friendly and can take more punishment especially in a heavy sea plus environment where as the one you have now would collapse under weight of water if you took large wave. Heating wise Alluring Artic has some good vids on a couple systems he has used. Ya may have seen it I think the first vid would be the go as being a mid design of engine placement. ua-cam.com/video/Xwal-0J9XhQ/v-deo.html or ua-cam.com/video/qV3KsQe7VPI/v-deo.html Good to see young Jack absorbing all the info and learning all the useful bit,s gonna make a good first mate.Anyhoo keep at it keep healthy Mel. ;0)