Nasty, hard work but you did something others couldn't or wouldn't in the past 50 years! This will pay off in spades for you. Congratulations on a job well done.
As a self professed slob i have my limits and once i begin cleaning it is like an OCD monster is released. The garage in my old home was a great example, so i really appreciate the efforts going into making the bilge look good!
The Australian bio security inspector, on arrival in Oz spent ages checking for wood boring insects. Hetold us that it wasn’t good to have any unpainted and unvarnished wood, as that’s where wood boring insects attack. He suggested we re-paint even where some paint had been scraped off. Perhaps when the wood is dry you might want to consider painting the undersides.
I "liked" this video because you showed a job start to finish without a lot of useless explanation. I like seeing the total job, even at fast forward rather than "oh look. its DONE!
I'm glad. It's very hard to pace things in such a way to keep everyone happy. And I'm a talkative guy so that's just what you get with me mostly and there are many people out there who do the timelapse videos of amazing work being completed much better than I do. I don't really get to compete with that because that's not really me or my personality and I just try to be myself and if some people like me and some don't then that's cool with me. But yes I also enjoy making this style of film sometimes. Most of the time though it's not a case of not showing jobs getting finished that week or that day, it's a case of that's the reality, that most jobs genuinely take weeks and weeks and weeks and other things happen along the way which means the end result gets shown months after the job for started and that's simply the facts and reality of boatwork.
Great job with the bilges. One thing you might consider, is re-commisioning one or more of the built in water tanks. Not for potable, (aka drinking water), but for boat cleaning, and perhaps flushing the toilets / heads. Never enough fresh water on an ocean based boat. Even running a hose to the bow for the anchor chain hose down. Keep up the good work, you will get to sailing. Even if it ends up being short sails in the early spring around Wales & the Irish Sea.
The clean bilges will make a huge difference Andy and hopefully help with any smells lurking down there. Nice job on the brass fittings, I’ll have to try the agitation technique, genius. Andy UK
I know I keep saying Wow1 Andy but you are getting so much done. The boat is looking great and will look almost brand new after you have finished. I greatly admire you for getting things right and finished properly. I don't know how you keep going at such a pace. I certainly could not manage that. Keep well and safe. James.
I know how you feel , many years ago I cleaned and painted all my bilges in my 34 ‘ sailboat , your job is much bigger ,but the compliments I received from many sailer friends was amazing , and they stayed clean for evermore , straighten out the hoses, cables and pumps was very satisfying.
Yes it's a real blessing for us. Although not so much for our friend. We're also of course spending some time making sure their house is well looked after and doing what we can to help at the house not just boat work
We will be putting some white paint on some of the cupboards to brighten and freshen the boat up but no we definitely aren't going to co crazy with too much white paint
Andy those bilges were actually quite the job. Time consuming. It is going to look fabulous once everything is complete. Those Brass fittings at the beginning of the video once put back on where they came from will stand out beautifully. Can't wait for when you finish the repairs of the wood panels, doors ect and put back into place. I hope Melissa didn't hurt herself to badly and that she's feeling better. Looking forward to next weeks episode so to you Andy, Melissa, Jack and Oliver take care stay safe
For cleaning in old fiberglass hulls best thing is acetone.being a fiberglass boat builder of trade for 40 years i learned that nothing else ore new can do the job as acetone.
Good job. And the Acid Queen did the trick. Not sure she was fixing Tommy in the opera by the Who. Anyway, Ocean Melody will look great when you guys are done.
@@SailingMelody You cleaned the hardware with acid. "Acid Queen" is one of the songs on the rockopera "Tommy" by the Who. Their album "Who's next" was the first lp I ever bought. And "Tommy" as well as "Quadrophenia" are masterpieces. Listen to the last as we speak.
Nice work! I’m weird. Were it me I’d use some plastic sheeting, a pressure washer, and a hardwired bilge pump. At least for the cleaning. Though Crud Cutter would potentially work on the bare wood.
Andy, it's nice to see you being able to focus on the tasks at hand instead of having to juggle a full time job and all the other things life throws at you.
Honestly! You've hit the nail on the head. I'm SO much happier and more relaxed and get so much less frustrated knowing I have time to take time without being rushed for time all the time
@@SailingMelody Time my friend, is THE MOST VALUABLE possession a modern person can own.... and a smile from Oliver, or a boyhood snapshot from Cap't Jack is a close second. Much love from an anonymous trucker, somewhere in America.
@@SailingMelody forgot to mention. Loved seeing the process for cleaning the fittings. I’ve got an untrasonic cleaner, but the sander was a brilliant idea. 👍👍
Knees, elbows, hips, shoulders, back. I'm in agony. I have terrible seasonal affective disorder so my vitamin D levels are at their annual low which also makes me have terrible muscle and joint paint as well so I feel like I'm 100 years old currently lol
Geez Andy, that lil adaption deserves a ✋[Hi 5]! Hope Melissa is ok. Nice piece of music runnin over the top too, who chose that? Nice goin m8s, Thanks. Stay vertical, goes double for Melissa and say G'day to Cap'm Jack and Olly.
You should probably paint the underside of the floor joists. If you get some water in bilge to that level, unpainted it just becomes a wick into the wood. Humidity alone could cause issues with swelling and pop the paint off the top areas..
Approximately 50 yrs and no bilge paint. Major cleanup. That dry wood must have soaked up the paint. How many coats of paint? Already looking alot brighter, fresh smell, easier to clean. Once the repainted trim is installed, it would look marvelous.
Bit of looming on your wires and cables wouldn't go astray either. Bundles of like-for-purpose, then bundle the bundles, for efficiency down the track.
You remind me of my Grandfather,who was a great man. Its obvious you both like to hear yourselves talk. I find myself fast forwarding through a lot of your videos yet have no intention of not watching. Keep up the good work.
Have always admired your resilience and tenacity. A true labour of love. Vicariously living my dreams post by post. You will, of course, remember Thinking up a Hurricane and that story and yours has echoes of driving past a Yacht every day for years at the bottom of Bramley Avenue in my home suburb in Montclair, South Durban, South Africa. I always wondered who owned it, why it stood for years and if it would ever see the ocean and dreamt about an adventure unknown aboard. You've taken that wonderment and translated it into reality and I'm absorbed by you phenomenal array of talents, your commitment to your family, your dreams, desires, hopes and most importantly the journey.
Your doing exactly what I would have done, i had difficulty looking at that wiring but I'm sure you've got plans based on priorities 😂😂 all this is making a bond with the boat. No stone left unturned and your attention to detail will pay in dividens.
@@SailingMelody instead of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mechanics, you’ve got Zen in the repair and re-outfitting a 50yr old sailboat. I know it’s gratifying
Dear Melissa, Andy, Oliver and captain Jack, There’s done a lot to get rid of a bad smell in Ocean Melody what will offer all of you a better environment for living on this ship. Hopefully most will be finished soon so you can complete the total interior in a beautiful way. There’s still a couple of things outside to complete like the canopy above the open wheelhouse par example. Willeke and I look forward to your next vlog and send you love from the Netherlands
The bilge being cleaned and painted will make a big difference to the onboard smells. I once helped a friend whose boat had been neglected due to ill health do a deep clean. Acetone worked well on the oily gunge after we had removed the worst of it with hot soapy water and a huge amount of paper towel. It was a hard three days of labour. You are taking fittings off, which wasn't required on our job. Making them useable again is worth the effort to save money in the short term. When you are ready to completely upgrade the interior then you can find something more modern.
Just be careful using acetone, fumes sink to the bottom of bilge and can ignite. A recent Lagoon 50 fire was caused by a mechanic in the stern using acetone to clean snd the fumes sank snd made their way forward where, unbeknownst to the guy in aft locker there was another engineer working on electrics up forward. The fumes ignited and both were lucky to escape with minor, but not insignificant, burns. I have found the builders Big wipes great, they remove pretty much any grease and dirt, also Muck Off a solution used on bicycles to clean muck and grease, is also really good without the risk posed by acetone. Denatured alcohol would be safer also but I’d personally prefer something that doesn’t have such dangerous vapours. Andy UK
Hi Andy, thank you once again for a wonderful video ocean melody is coming together fantastically you’re doing such a good job specially painting and stealing things off for your family, so they can breathe fresh air bits and pieces of bacteria. Once again keep up the good work love and appreciate you all Cliff from Logan City Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺🧑🏾🦽
Kinda. I've been in lots of bands and been a session musician for lots of people over the years. I toured for 5 years with a C&W band playing guitar, pedal steel, dobro, keys, mandolin, fiddle and accordion
Loving the videos! Have you considered linking the sole boards with some thin waterproof ply that slots inbetween the joists? Would mean alot less screws to refit plus you could then take them up in sections rather than indvidually for ease of access/swiftness. Not a boat guy, so might be a stupid idea but wanted to share my thoughts! Keep up the great work, all the best!
Nice work! What kind of paint did you use on the bilges? Also, what are the hatch / tank lids you took off for, and you need to remove the paint to get a good seal? Keep at it!
Your thorough clean and wiping down with degreaser before painting will hopefully mean the paint stays put! I have endured the irritation of flakes and specks of poorly prepped bilge paint repeatedly blocking the bilge pump...
Great work as usual. What are the tanks in the galley area, the nav station and the crawl through for and are they usable? I remember you saying that you were going to use bladders for water storage.
My wife wanted to know.. if you died and I had to clear out the far shed how many of those would I find? (Watching you in the workshop) About 5 vices why? No she said I meant hammers😮 Oh, I thought about it for a while. Are you alright? Is it that difficult to count hammers? So I said could you be more specific? Like are we talking chipping hammers and which material? Lump hammers? By weight handle length? New or used? Type of handle? Claw hammers by weight? material? Do we count heads without handles? Sledge... Hold on she said. If you die I'm not going out there looking for hammers. That's how I feel ireplied so when I need a hammer I just buy one. Glad you didn't ask me about cans of oil.
It's all looking so great im so happy for all of yall but i have to disagree on painting the under side of the wood it doesn't need to breathe it needs to be encapsulated from all the conditions especially the salt air yall are going to be dealing with for many years to come ive been a wood worker for many years 😊
