Two over 70 somethings buy a 24ft yacht and set about restoring it to sailing trim. It's an Achilles 24 of 1978 (?) vintage. Old but not as old as us two ! Any creaks or pops in the videos are probably our aching bones and joints.
Why do we do it ?
Well for most of my life I wanted a boat. Be it yacht or motor boat. The usual constraints of the need to work and earn money came first.
It wasn't Lynn who wanted a boat but me, she's coming along for the ride and we do this together.
Life changed and I found myself in Devon, then opportunity arose to buy a yacht that I could afford from my savings.
Actually, after I negotiated the price it left me with enough funds to buy the paint, consumables, etc. neccessary to do the works on the budget I had. 'Marine' on a purchase means it costs far more than normal items :-)
As pensioners we have very limited funds so sometimes we 'make do'. Restoring what's there rather than replacing with new. We do our best. Unless it's broken of course.